# 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 / Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People — 第二十九条 (Article 29)

- Law: 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 (Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People), 昭和五十七年法律第八十号
- English title "Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People": Ministry of Justice translation
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- Provision: 第二十九条 (Article 29)（関係者との連携） — address `art-29`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act/art-29
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### 第二十九条（関係者との連携） — (Coordination with Relevant Parties)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-29 · https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act/art-29 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-29</sup>

  **第一項**  保険者は、第三十二条第一項に規定する前期高齢者である加入者に対して特定健康診査等を実施するに当たつては、前期高齢者である加入者の心身の特性を踏まえつつ、介護保険法第百十五条の四十五第一項及び第二項の規定により地域支援事業を行う市町村との適切な連携を図るよう留意するとともに、当該特定健康診査等が効率的に実施されるよう努めるものとする。
  <sup>art-29/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act/art-29/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-29/par-1</sup>
  In providing Special health examinations, etc. to subscribers who are young-old as prescribed in Article 32, paragraph (1), insurers are to pay attention to appropriate coordination with municipalities that provide community support projects pursuant to the provisions of Article 115-45, paragraphs (1) and (2), Long-Term Care Insurance Act, while taking into account the mental and physical characteristics of subscribers who are young-old, and are to endeavor to ensure the efficient implementation of the Special health examinations, etc.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  保険者は、前項に規定するもののほか、特定健康診査の効率的な実施のために、他の保険者、医療機関その他の関係者との連携に努めなければならない。
  <sup>art-29/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act/art-29/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-29/par-2</sup>
  Beyond what is provided for in the preceding paragraph, Insurers must endeavor to cooperate with other Insurers, medical institutions, and other relevant persons for the efficient implementation of Special health examinations.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-29/par-1: 第三十二条第一項 → 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 第三十二条第一項 (Article 32, paragraph (1)), art-32/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act/art-32/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-32/par-1
- art-29/par-1: 介護保険法第百十五条の四十五第一項 → 介護保険法 第百十五条の四十五第一項 (Article 115-45, paragraph (1)), art-115-45/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-45/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-45/par-1
- art-29/par-1: 第二項 → 介護保険法 第百十五条の四十五第二項 (Article 115-45, paragraph (2)), art-115-45/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-45/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-45/par-2
- art-29/par-2: 前項 → 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 第二十九条第一項 (Article 29, paragraph (1)), art-29/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act/art-29/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-29/par-1

## Cited by

1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 第二十九条第二項（関係者との連携） — https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act/art-29/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-29/par-2

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/357AC0000000080/20261001_507AC0000000087), retrieved 2026-10-19
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4903/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19
- This site's parser, version 209 — 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19
