# 健康保険法 / Health Insurance Act — 第五条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 5)

- 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
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- Provision: 第五条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 5)（健康保険法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — address `suppl-3601-45/art-5`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
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### 第五条（健康保険法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — Transitional Measures Accompanying the Partial Amendment of the Health Insurance Act
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<sup>suppl-3601-45/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-3601-45/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-3601-45/art-5</sup>

**第一項**  分べんの日がこの法律の施行の日の前四十二日以前の日である被保険者及び被保険者であつた者については、前条の規定による改正後の健康保険法第五十条第二項及び第六十九条の十八第一項の規定は、適用しない。
<sup>suppl-3601-45/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-3601-45/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-3601-45/art-5/par-1</sup>
With regard to an insured person and a person who was an insured person whose date of delivery is a day on or before the 42nd day before the day this Act comes into effect, the provisions of Article 50, paragraph (2) and Article 69-18, paragraph (1) of the Health Insurance Act as amended by the provisions of the preceding Article do not apply.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第二項**  この法律の施行前に分べんの日後労務に服すに至つた被保険者及び被保険者であつた者で、この法律の施行の際同日以後四十二日を経過していないものについては、前条の規定による改正後の健康保険法第五十条第二項及び第六十九条の十八第一項の規定にかかわらず、なお従前の例による。
<sup>suppl-3601-45/art-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-3601-45/art-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-3601-45/art-5/par-2</sup>
With regard to an insured person and a person who was an insured person who came to engage in work after the date of delivery before this Act comes into effect and for whom 42 days have not elapsed from that date at the time this Act comes into effect, the provisions then in force continue to govern, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 50, paragraph (2) and Article 69-18, paragraph (1) of the Health Insurance Act as amended by the provisions of the preceding Article.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-3601-45/art-5/par-1: 健康保険法第五十条第二項 → 健康保険法 第五十条第二項 (Article 50, paragraph (2)), art-50/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-50/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-50/par-2
- suppl-3601-45/art-5/par-2: 健康保険法第五十条第二項 → 健康保険法 第五十条第二項 (Article 50, paragraph (2)), art-50/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-50/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-50/par-2

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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
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch health-insurance-act-20261010T183826-016, translated 2026-10-11
- This site's parser, version 189 — 健康保険法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-10
