The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may entrust the investigation and analysis prescribed in Article 16, paragraph (1) and the affairs pertaining to the use or provision under Article 16-2, paragraph (1), in whole or in part, to the Medical Information Infrastructure and Medical Fee Examination and Payment Organization under the Medical Information Infrastructure and Medical Fee Examination and Payment Organization Act (Act No. 129 of 1948) (hereinafter referred to as the "Organization"), the Federation of National Health Insurance Associations prescribed in Article 45, paragraph (5) of the National Health Insurance Act (hereinafter referred to as the "NHI federation"), or other persons specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (referred to as the "Organization, etc." in the following Article).
厚生労働大臣は、第十六条第一項に規定する調査及び分析並びに第十六条の二第一項の規定による利用又は提供に係る事務の全部又は一部を医療情報基盤・診療報酬審査支払機構法（昭和二十三年法律第百二十九号）による医療情報基盤・診療報酬審査支払機構（以下「機構」という。）又は国民健康保険法第四十五条第五項に規定する国民健康保険団体連合会（以下「国保連合会」という。）その他厚生労働省令で定める者（次条において「機構等」という。）に委託することができる。
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