# 健康保険法 / Health Insurance Act — 第百八十六条 (Article 186)

- Law: 健康保険法 (Health Insurance Act), 大正十一年法律第七十号
- English title "Health Insurance Act": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Act — 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: 第百八十六条 (Article 186)（規約の記載事項） — address `art-186`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-186
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### 第百八十六条（規約の記載事項） — (Particulars to be Included in the Constitution)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-186 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-186 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-186</sup>

**第一項**  連合会は、規約において、次に掲げる事項を定めなければならない。
<sup>art-186/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-186/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-186/par-1</sup>
A federation must specify the particulars listed below in its constitution:
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  **一**  目的及び事業
  <sup>art-186/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-186/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-186/par-1/item-1</sup>
  its purpose and business;
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  **二**  名称
  <sup>art-186/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-186/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-186/par-1/item-2</sup>
  its name;
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  **三**  事務所の所在地
  <sup>art-186/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-186/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-186/par-1/item-3</sup>
  the location of its office;
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  **四**  総会に関する事項
  <sup>art-186/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-186/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-186/par-1/item-4</sup>
  particulars relating to general meetings;
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  **五**  役員に関する事項
  <sup>art-186/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-186/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-186/par-1/item-5</sup>
  particulars relating to officers;
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  **六**  会員の加入及び脱退に関する事項
  <sup>art-186/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-186/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-186/par-1/item-6</sup>
  particulars relating to the joining and withdrawal of members;
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  **七**  資産及び会計に関する事項
  <sup>art-186/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-186/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-186/par-1/item-7</sup>
  particulars relating to assets and accounting;
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  **八**  公告に関する事項
  <sup>art-186/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-186/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-186/par-1/item-8</sup>
  particulars relating to giving public notice; and
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  **九**  前各号に掲げる事項のほか、厚生労働省令で定める事項
  <sup>art-186/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-186/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-186/par-1/item-9</sup>
  beyond the particulars listed in the preceding items, particulars specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
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## Cites
- art-186/par-1/item-9: 前各号 → 健康保険法 第百八十六条第一項第一号 (Article 186, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-186/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-186/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-186/par-1/item-1
- art-186/par-1/item-9: 前各号 → 健康保険法 第百八十六条第一項第二号 (Article 186, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-186/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-186/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-186/par-1/item-2
- art-186/par-1/item-9: 前各号 → 健康保険法 第百八十六条第一項第三号 (Article 186, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-186/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-186/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-186/par-1/item-3
- art-186/par-1/item-9: 前各号 → 健康保険法 第百八十六条第一項第四号 (Article 186, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-186/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-186/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-186/par-1/item-4
- art-186/par-1/item-9: 前各号 → 健康保険法 第百八十六条第一項第五号 (Article 186, paragraph (1), item (v)), art-186/par-1/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-186/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-186/par-1/item-5
- art-186/par-1/item-9: 前各号 → 健康保険法 第百八十六条第一項第六号 (Article 186, paragraph (1), item (vi)), art-186/par-1/item-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-186/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-186/par-1/item-6
- art-186/par-1/item-9: 前各号 → 健康保険法 第百八十六条第一項第七号 (Article 186, paragraph (1), item (vii)), art-186/par-1/item-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-186/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-186/par-1/item-7
- art-186/par-1/item-9: 前各号 → 健康保険法 第百八十六条第一項第八号 (Article 186, paragraph (1), item (viii)), art-186/par-1/item-8 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-186/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-186/par-1/item-8

## Cited by

2 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 健康保険法 第百八十六条第一項第九号（規約の記載事項） — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-186/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-186/par-1/item-9
- 健康保険法 第百八十八条第一項（準用） — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-188/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-188/par-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 健康保険法 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/211AC0000000070/20261001_507AC0000000087), retrieved 2026-10-10
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Health Insurance Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3266/tb), retrieved 2026-10-10
- This site's parser, version 189 — 健康保険法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-10
