# 健康保険法施行令 / Order for Enforcement of the Health Insurance Act — 第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/suppl-4212-63/art-2. 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. - Law: 健康保険法施行令 (Order for Enforcement of the Health Insurance Act), 大正十五年勅令第二百四十三号 - English title "Order for Enforcement of the Health Insurance Act": claude-opus-5-5 - Kind: ImperialOrder — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say. - Provision: 第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2)（定義） — address `suppl-4212-63/art-2` - Text in force since: 2026-10-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/suppl-4212-63/art-2 - e-Gov law ID: 215IO0000000243 — never renamed. A permanent link, `/l/{lawId}/{address}` on this site, redirects to the page. - Every provision below carries its address and its URL on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第二条（定義） — Definitions caption: machine translation, not official suppl-4212-63/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/suppl-4212-63/art-2 **第一項** この附則において、次の各号に掲げる用語の意義は、当該各号に定めるところによる。 suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1 In these Supplementary Provisions, the meanings of the terms listed in the following items are as prescribed respectively in those items. machine translation, not official **一** 平成十八年健保法等改正法　健康保険法等の一部を改正する法律（平成十八年法律第八十三号）をいう。 suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-1 "2006 Health Insurance Act, etc. Amendment Act" means the Act Partially Amending the Health Insurance Act, etc. (Act No. 83 of 2006); machine translation, not official **二** 新健保令　この政令による改正後の健康保険法施行令をいう。 suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-2 "New Health Insurance Order" means the Order for Enforcement of the Health Insurance Act as amended by this Cabinet Order; machine translation, not official **三** 協会　全国健康保険協会をいう。 suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-3 "JHIA" means the Japan Health Insurance Association; machine translation, not official **四** 支部被保険者　健康保険法第百六十条第一項に規定する支部被保険者をいう。 suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-4 "single branch-insured person" means the single branch-insured person prescribed in Article 160, paragraph (1) of the Health Insurance Act; machine translation, not official **五** 都道府県単位保険料率　健康保険法第百六十条第二項に規定する都道府県単位保険料率をいう。 suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-5 "premium rate for each prefecture" means the premium rate for each prefecture prescribed in Article 160, paragraph (2) of the Health Insurance Act; machine translation, not official **六** 経過措置期間適用月　都道府県単位保険料率の変更の場合における当該変更後の都道府県単位保険料率（平成三十二年三月以前に用いられるものに限る。）を用いる最初の月をいう。 suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-6 "transitional month of application" means in the case where the premium rate for each prefecture is changed, the first month in which the premium rate for each prefecture after the change (limited to that used on or before March 2020) is used; machine translation, not official **七** 平均保険料率　一の事業年度における新健保令第四十五条の二第一号に掲げる額の総額の見込額を同号に掲げる額と、当該一の事業年度における同条第二号に掲げる額の総額の見込額を同号に掲げる額とみなして、同条（経過措置期間適用月が三月以外の月の場合にあっては、新健保令第四十五条の三）の規定の例により厚生労働省令で定めるところにより算定した率をいう。 suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-7 "average premium rate" means the rate calculated, as specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, in the same manner as under the provisions of Article 45-2 of the New Health Insurance Order (Article 45-3 of the New Health Insurance Order, where the transitional month of application is a month other than March), by deeming the estimated amount of the total sum of the amounts listed in Article 45-2, item (i) of the New Health Insurance Order in a business year to be the amount listed in that item, and the estimated amount of the total sum of the amounts listed in item (ii) of that Article in that business year to be the amount listed in that item; machine translation, not official **八** 最高都道府県単位保険料率　一の事業年度において新健保令第四十五条の二（経過措置期間適用月が三月以外の月の場合にあっては、新健保令第四十五条の三）の規定に基づき算定した都道府県単位保険料率のうち最も高い率をいう。 suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-8 "highest premium rate for each prefecture" means the highest of the premium rates for each prefecture calculated, in a business year, pursuant to the provisions of Article 45-2 of the New Health Insurance Order (Article 45-3 of the New Health Insurance Order, where the transitional month of application is a month other than March); machine translation, not official **九** 平成二十一年度経過措置基準率　平成二十一年度における最高都道府県単位保険料率から同年度における平均保険料率を控除した率を十で除して得た率をいう。 suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-9 "fiscal 2009 transitional base rate" means the rate obtained by dividing by 10 the rate obtained by deducting the average premium rate in that fiscal year from the highest premium rate for each prefecture in fiscal 2009; machine translation, not official **十** 第一号平均保険料率　一の事業年度における新健保令第四十五条の二第一号イに掲げる額の総額の見込額を同号に掲げる額と、当該一の事業年度における同条第二号に掲げる額の総額の見込額を同号に掲げる額とみなして、同条（経過措置期間適用月が三月以外の月の場合にあっては、新健保令第四十五条の三）の規定の例により厚生労働省令で定めるところにより算定した率をいう。 suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-10 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-10 "item (i) average premium rate" means the rate calculated, as specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, in the same manner as under the provisions of Article 45-2 of the New Health Insurance Order (Article 45-3 of the New Health Insurance Order, where the transitional month of application is a month other than March), by deeming the estimated amount of the total sum of the amounts listed in Article 45-2, item (i), (a) of the New Health Insurance Order in a business year to be the amount listed in item (i) of that Article, and the estimated amount of the total sum of the amounts listed in item (ii) of that Article in that business year to be the amount listed in that item; machine translation, not official **十一** 第一号都道府県単位保険料率　一の事業年度における新健保令第四十五条の二第一号イに掲げる額を同号に掲げる額とみなして、同条（経過措置期間適用月が三月以外の月の場合にあっては、新健保令第四十五条の三）の規定の例により厚生労働省令で定めるところにより算定した率をいう。 suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-11 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-11 "item (i) premium rate for each prefecture" means the rate calculated, as specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, in the same manner as under the provisions of Article 45-2 of the New Health Insurance Order (Article 45-3 of the New Health Insurance Order, where the transitional month of application is a month other than March), by deeming the amount listed in Article 45-2, item (i), (a) of the New Health Insurance Order in a business year to be the amount listed in item (i) of that Article; machine translation, not official **十二** 最高第一号都道府県単位保険料率　一の事業年度において新健保令第四十五条の二（経過措置期間適用月が三月以外の月の場合にあっては、新健保令第四十五条の三）の規定の例により算定した第一号都道府県単位保険料率のうち最も高い率をいう。 suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-12 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-12 "highest item (i) premium rate for each prefecture" means the highest of the item (i) premium rates for each prefecture calculated, in a business year, in the same manner as under the provisions of Article 45-2 of the New Health Insurance Order (Article 45-3 of the New Health Insurance Order, where the transitional month of application is a month other than March); machine translation, not official **十三** 第二号都道府県単位保険料率　一の事業年度における新健保令第四十五条の二第一号ロに掲げる額を同号に掲げる額とみなして、同条（経過措置期間適用月が三月以外の月の場合にあっては、新健保令第四十五条の三）の規定の例により厚生労働省令で定めるところにより算定した率をいう。 suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-13 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-13 "item (ii) premium rate for each prefecture" means the rate calculated, as specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, in the same manner as under the provisions of Article 45-2 of the New Health Insurance Order (Article 45-3 of the New Health Insurance Order, where the transitional month of application is a month other than March), by deeming the amount listed in Article 45-2, item (i), (b) of the New Health Insurance Order in a business year to be the amount listed in item (i) of that Article; machine translation, not official **十四** 第三号都道府県単位保険料率　一の事業年度における新健保令第四十五条の二第一号ハに掲げる額を同号に掲げる額とみなして、同条（経過措置期間適用月が三月以外の月の場合にあっては、新健保令第四十五条の三）の規定の例により厚生労働省令で定めるところにより算定した率をいう。 suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-14 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-14 "item (iii) premium rate for each prefecture" means the rate calculated, as specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, in the same manner as under the provisions of Article 45-2 of the New Health Insurance Order (Article 45-3 of the New Health Insurance Order, where the transitional month of application is a month other than March), by deeming the amount listed in Article 45-2, item (i), (c) of the New Health Insurance Order in a business year to be the amount listed in item (i) of that Article; machine translation, not official **十五** 収入等見込額相当率　一の事業年度において取り崩すことが見込まれる準備金の額その他健康保険事業に要する費用のための収入の見込額のうち当該支部被保険者を単位とする健康保険の当該一の事業年度の財政においてその収入とみなすべき額として協会が定める額を新健保令第四十五条の二第一号に掲げる額とみなして、同条（経過措置期間適用月が三月以外の月の場合にあっては、新健保令第四十五条の三）の規定の例により厚生労働省令で定めるところにより算定した率をいう。 suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-15 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-15 "rate equivalent to estimated revenue, etc." means the rate calculated, as specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, in the same manner as under the provisions of Article 45-2 of the New Health Insurance Order (Article 45-3 of the New Health Insurance Order, where the transitional month of application is a month other than March), by deeming the amount specified by JHIA as the amount to be deemed revenue in the finances of that business year of health insurance on the basis of the branch-insured person concerned, out of the estimated amount of the reserves expected to be drawn down in a business year and other revenue for expenses required for health insurance business, to be the amount listed in Article 45-2, item (i) of the New Health Insurance Order; machine translation, not official **十六** 平成二十一年度調整基礎率　平成二十一年度における最高第一号都道府県単位保険料率から同年度における第一号平均保険料率を控除した率を十で除して得た率をいう。 suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-16 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-16 "fiscal 2009 adjustment base rate" means the rate obtained by dividing by 10 the rate obtained by deducting the item (i) average premium rate in that fiscal year from the highest item (i) premium rate for each prefecture in fiscal 2009. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-4: 健康保険法第百六十条第一項 → 健康保険法 第百六十条第一項 (Article 160, paragraph (1)), art-160/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-160/par-1 (e-Gov law ID 211AC0000000070) - suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-5: 健康保険法第百六十条第二項 → 健康保険法 第百六十条第二項 (Article 160, paragraph (2)), art-160/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-160/par-2 (e-Gov law ID 211AC0000000070) - suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-7: 新健保令第四十五条の二第一号 → 健康保険法施行令 第四十五条の二第一項第一号 (Article 45-2, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-45-2/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/art-45-2/par-1/item-1 - suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-7: 同条第二号 → 健康保険法施行令 第四十五条の二第一項第二号 (Article 45-2, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-45-2/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/art-45-2/par-1/item-2 - suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-7: 同条 → 健康保険法施行令 第四十五条の二 (Article 45-2), art-45-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/art-45-2 - suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-7: 新健保令第四十五条の三 → 健康保険法施行令 第四十五条の三 (Article 45-3), art-45-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/art-45-3 - suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-8: 新健保令第四十五条の二 → 健康保険法施行令 第四十五条の二 (Article 45-2), art-45-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/art-45-2 - suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-8: 新健保令第四十五条の三 → 健康保険法施行令 第四十五条の三 (Article 45-3), art-45-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/art-45-3 - suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-10: 新健保令第四十五条の二第一号 → 健康保険法施行令 第四十五条の二第一項第一号 (Article 45-2, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-45-2/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/art-45-2/par-1/item-1 - suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-10: 同条第二号 → 健康保険法施行令 第四十五条の二第一項第二号 (Article 45-2, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-45-2/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/art-45-2/par-1/item-2 - suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-10: 同条 → 健康保険法施行令 第四十五条の二 (Article 45-2), art-45-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/art-45-2 - suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-10: 新健保令第四十五条の三 → 健康保険法施行令 第四十五条の三 (Article 45-3), art-45-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/art-45-3 - suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-11: 新健保令第四十五条の二第一号 → 健康保険法施行令 第四十五条の二第一項第一号 (Article 45-2, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-45-2/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/art-45-2/par-1/item-1 - suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-11: 同条 → 健康保険法施行令 第四十五条の二 (Article 45-2), art-45-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/art-45-2 - suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-11: 新健保令第四十五条の三 → 健康保険法施行令 第四十五条の三 (Article 45-3), art-45-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/art-45-3 - suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-12: 新健保令第四十五条の二 → 健康保険法施行令 第四十五条の二 (Article 45-2), art-45-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/art-45-2 - suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-12: 新健保令第四十五条の三 → 健康保険法施行令 第四十五条の三 (Article 45-3), art-45-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/art-45-3 - suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-13: 新健保令第四十五条の二第一号 → 健康保険法施行令 第四十五条の二第一項第一号 (Article 45-2, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-45-2/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/art-45-2/par-1/item-1 - suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-13: 同条 → 健康保険法施行令 第四十五条の二 (Article 45-2), art-45-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/art-45-2 - suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-13: 新健保令第四十五条の三 → 健康保険法施行令 第四十五条の三 (Article 45-3), art-45-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/art-45-3 - suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-14: 新健保令第四十五条の二第一号 → 健康保険法施行令 第四十五条の二第一項第一号 (Article 45-2, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-45-2/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/art-45-2/par-1/item-1 - suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-14: 同条 → 健康保険法施行令 第四十五条の二 (Article 45-2), art-45-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/art-45-2 - suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-14: 新健保令第四十五条の三 → 健康保険法施行令 第四十五条の三 (Article 45-3), art-45-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/art-45-3 - suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-15: 新健保令第四十五条の二第一号 → 健康保険法施行令 第四十五条の二第一項第一号 (Article 45-2, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-45-2/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/art-45-2/par-1/item-1 - suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-15: 同条 → 健康保険法施行令 第四十五条の二 (Article 45-2), art-45-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/art-45-2 - suppl-4212-63/art-2/par-1/item-15: 新健保令第四十五条の三 → 健康保険法施行令 第四十五条の三 (Article 45-3), art-45-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/art-45-3 ## Cited by 1 provision cites this one. 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