# Changes to Japanese law on 9 December 2022

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2022-12-09. Every law, and how to address a provision: https://japanlaw.org/llms.txt. The same laws as MCP tools (no sign-in): https://japanlaw.org/mcp.

What changed on 9 December 2022 in 6 laws on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- Residential Basic Book Act (住民基本台帳法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on the Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Medical Care for Patients with Infectious Diseases, etc. (Act No. 96 of 2022) (感染症の予防及び感染症の患者に対する医療に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/504AC0000000096 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000096)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/342AC0000000081/20221209_504AC0000000096
- Health Insurance Act (健康保険法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on the Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Medical Care for Patients with Infectious Diseases, etc. (Act No. 96 of 2022) (感染症の予防及び感染症の患者に対する医療に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/504AC0000000096 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000096)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/211AC0000000070/20221209_504AC0000000096
- Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (出入国管理及び難民認定法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on the Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Medical Care for Patients with Infectious Diseases, etc. (Act No. 96 of 2022) (感染症の予防及び感染症の患者に対する医療に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/504AC0000000096 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000096)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326CO0000000319/20221209_504AC0000000096
- Medical Care Act (医療法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on the Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Medical Care for Patients with Infectious Diseases, etc. (Act No. 96 of 2022) (感染症の予防及び感染症の患者に対する医療に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/504AC0000000096 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000096)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000205/20221209_504AC0000000096
- National Health Insurance Act (国民健康保険法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on the Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Medical Care for Patients with Infectious Diseases, etc. (Act No. 96 of 2022) (感染症の予防及び感染症の患者に対する医療に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/504AC0000000096 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000096)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/333AC0000000192/20221209_504AC0000000096
- Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People (高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on the Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Medical Care for Patients with Infectious Diseases, etc. (Act No. 96 of 2022) (感染症の予防及び感染症の患者に対する医療に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/504AC0000000096 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000096)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/357AC0000000080/20221209_504AC0000000096

Every day: https://japanlaw.org/en/changes

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (6 records)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (6 records)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI