# Article 42, paragraph (7), item (iii), its wordings — Order for Enforcement of the Health Insurance Act

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How the wording of Article 42, paragraph (7), item (iii) (第四十二条第七項第三号) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: Order for Enforcement of the Health Insurance Act (健康保険法施行令) — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order
- Provision: Article 42, paragraph (7), item (iii) (第四十二条第七項第三号) — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/art-42/par-7/item-3 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/art-42/par-7/item-3)
- The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/amendments
- 2 wordings, oldest first.

## 1. Before Cabinet Order No. 240 of 2026

- State: In force

Japanese:

> 七十歳に達する日の属する月の翌月以後の特定疾病給付対象療養であって、外来療養である場合　次のイからハまでに掲げる者の区分に応じ、それぞれイからハまでに定める額（七十五歳到達時特例対象療養に係るものにあっては、それぞれイからハまでに定める額に二分の一を乗じて得た額）

English (Machine translation, corrected on review, not official):

> in the case of treatment subject to specified disease benefits that is received on or after the month following the month that includes the day on which the person reaches the age of 70 and is outpatient treatment: the amount specified in each of (a) through (c) in accordance with the category of persons listed in (a) through (c) below (for that relating to medical treatment under the special rule on reaching age 75, the amount obtained by multiplying the amount specified in each of (a) through (c) by 1/2):

## 2. 1 August 2027 — Cabinet Order No. 240 of 2026

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: 1 August 2027
- The amendment: Reworded (Cabinet Order No. 240 of 2026) — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/amendments/20270801_508CO0000000240

Japanese:

> 七十歳に達する日の属する月の翌月以後の特定疾病給付対象療養であって、外来療養である場合　次のイからニまでに掲げる者の区分に応じ、それぞれイからニまでに定める額（七十五歳到達時特例対象療養に係るものにあっては、それぞれイからニまでに定める額に二分の一を乗じて得た額）

English (Machine translation, not official):

> in the case of treatment subject to specified disease benefits that is received on or after the month following the month that includes the day on which the person reaches the age of 70 and is outpatient treatment: the amount specified in each of (a) through (d) in accordance with the category of persons listed in (a) through (d) below (for that relating to medical treatment under the special rule on reaching age 75, the amount obtained by multiplying the amount specified in each of (a) through (d) by 1/2):

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending laws: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/215IO0000000243)
- English name of the law: Written for this site with AI
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI
- The Japanese text before: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/215IO0000000243/20261001_508CO0000000276)
- The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/215IO0000000243/20270801_508CO0000000240)