# 健康保険法 / Health Insurance Act — 第七条の六 (Article 7-6) - 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: 第七条の六 (Article 7-6)（定款） — address `art-7-6` - Text in force since: 2026-10-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-7-6 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-6 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs 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. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第七条の六（定款） — (Articles of Incorporation) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-7-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-7-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-6 **第一項** 協会は、定款をもって、次に掲げる事項を定めなければならない。 art-7-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-7-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-6/par-1 JHIA must specify the particulars listed below in its articles of incorporation: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 目的 art-7-6/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-7-6/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-6/par-1/item-1 its purpose; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 名称 art-7-6/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-7-6/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-6/par-1/item-2 its name; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 事務所の所在地 art-7-6/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-7-6/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-6/par-1/item-3 the locations of its offices; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 役員に関する事項 art-7-6/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-7-6/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-6/par-1/item-4 particulars relating to its officers; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **五** 運営委員会に関する事項 art-7-6/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-7-6/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-6/par-1/item-5 particulars relating to its management board; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **六** 評議会に関する事項 art-7-6/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-7-6/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-6/par-1/item-6 particulars relating to its council; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **七** 保健事業に関する事項 art-7-6/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-7-6/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-6/par-1/item-7 particulars relating to healthcare services; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **八** 福祉事業に関する事項 art-7-6/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-7-6/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-6/par-1/item-8 particulars relating to welfare services; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **九** 資産の管理その他財務に関する事項 art-7-6/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-7-6/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-6/par-1/item-9 particulars relating to asset management and other finances; and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **十** その他組織及び業務に関する重要事項として厚生労働省令で定める事項 art-7-6/par-1/item-10 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-7-6/par-1/item-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-6/par-1/item-10 other important matters related to organization and operations as specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項の定款の変更（厚生労働省令で定める事項に係るものを除く。）は、厚生労働大臣の認可を受けなければ、その効力を生じない。 art-7-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-7-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-6/par-2 No alternation to the articles of incorporation referred to in the preceding paragraph (except those pertaining to matters specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) is effected without authorization by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 協会は、前項の厚生労働省令で定める事項に係る定款の変更をしたときは、遅滞なく、これを厚生労働大臣に届け出なければならない。 art-7-6/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-7-6/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-6/par-3 When JHIA makes any amendment to the articles of incorporation with regard to matters specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare referred to in the preceding paragraph, it must notify the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare of the amendment without delay. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 協会は、定款の変更について第二項の認可を受けたとき、又は同項の厚生労働省令で定める事項に係る定款の変更をしたときは、遅滞なく、これを公告しなければならない。 art-7-6/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-7-6/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-6/par-4 When JHIA is authorized for an amendment to the articles of incorporation referred to in paragraph (2) or makes any amendment to the articles of incorporation with regard to matters specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare referred to in the same paragraph, it must give publicly notice of the amendment without delay. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-7-6/par-2: 前項 → 健康保険法 第七条の六第一項 (Article 7-6, paragraph (1)), art-7-6/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-7-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-6/par-1 - art-7-6/par-3: 前項 → 健康保険法 第七条の六第二項 (Article 7-6, paragraph (2)), art-7-6/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-7-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-6/par-2 - art-7-6/par-4: 第二項 → 健康保険法 第七条の六第二項 (Article 7-6, paragraph (2)), art-7-6/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-7-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-6/par-2 ## Cited by 3 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 健康保険法 第七条の六第二項（定款） — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-7-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-6/par-2 - 健康保険法 第七条の六第三項（定款） — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-7-6/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-6/par-3 - 健康保険法 第七条の六第四項（定款） — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-7-6/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-6/par-4 --- ## 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