# 健康保険法 / Health Insurance Act — 第七条の十四 (Article 7-14)

- 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: 第七条の十四 (Article 7-14)（役員の解任） — address `art-7-14`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-7-14
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-14
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### 第七条の十四（役員の解任） — (Dismissal of Officers)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-7-14 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-7-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-14</sup>

  **第一項**  厚生労働大臣又は理事長は、それぞれその任命に係る役員が前条の規定により役員となることができない者に該当するに至ったときは、その役員を解任しなければならない。
  <sup>art-7-14/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-7-14/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-14/par-1</sup>
  When an officer appointed by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or the president becomes a person who is ineligible to be an officer pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Article, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or the president, respectively, must dismiss the officer.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  厚生労働大臣又は理事長は、それぞれその任命に係る役員が次の各号のいずれかに該当するとき、その他役員たるに適しないと認めるときは、その役員を解任することができる。
  <sup>art-7-14/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-7-14/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-14/par-2</sup>
  If an officer appointed by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or the president falls under any of the following items or is otherwise found to be unfit to serve as an officer, the minister or the president, respectively, may dismiss the officer:
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **一**  心身の故障のため職務の遂行に堪えないと認められるとき。
    <sup>art-7-14/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-7-14/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-14/par-2/item-1</sup>
    the officer is incapable of performing official duties due to physical or mental disability; or
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **二**  職務上の義務違反があるとき。
    <sup>art-7-14/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-7-14/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-14/par-2/item-2</sup>
    the officer committed a violation of obligation in the course of duties.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第三項**  理事長は、前項の規定により理事を解任したときは、遅滞なく、厚生労働大臣に届け出るとともに、これを公表しなければならない。
  <sup>art-7-14/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-7-14/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-14/par-3</sup>
  If the president dismisses a director pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the president must notify the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare of the dismissal and publicize it without delay.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-7-14/par-1: 前条 → 健康保険法 第七条の十三 (Article 7-13), art-7-13 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-7-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-13
- art-7-14/par-3: 前項 → 健康保険法 第七条の十四第二項 (Article 7-14, paragraph (2)), art-7-14/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-7-14/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-14/par-2

## Cited by

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

- 健康保険法 第七条の十四第三項（役員の解任） — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-7-14/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-14/par-3

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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
