# 健康保険法 / Health Insurance Act — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions)

- 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: 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) — address `suppl-4181-84`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-4181-84
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-4181-84
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## 附　則 平成一八年六月二一日法律第八四号
<sup>suppl-4181-84 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-4181-84 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-4181-84</sup>

### 第一条（施行期日） — Effective Date
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>suppl-4181-84/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-4181-84/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-4181-84/art-1</sup>

**第一項**  この法律は、平成十九年四月一日から施行する。ただし、次の各号に掲げる規定は、当該各号に定める日から施行する。
<sup>suppl-4181-84/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-4181-84/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-4181-84/art-1/par-1</sup>
This Act comes into effect on April 1, 2007; provided, however, that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect on the dates specified in those items:
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  **一**  附則第十六条の規定、附則第三十一条の規定及び附則第三十二条の規定　公布の日
  <sup>suppl-4181-84/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-4181-84/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-4181-84/art-1/par-1/item-1</sup>
  the provisions of Article 16, the provisions of Article 31 and the provisions of Article 32 of the Supplementary Provisions: the date of promulgation;
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  **二**  第一条の規定、附則第三条第一項から第三項までの規定及び附則第十七条の規定中健康保険法（大正十一年法律第七十号）第六十五条第二項の改正規定　平成十九年一月一日
  <sup>suppl-4181-84/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-4181-84/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-4181-84/art-1/par-1/item-2</sup>
  the provisions of Article 1, the provisions of Article 3, paragraphs (1) through (3) of the Supplementary Provisions, and, among the provisions of Article 17 of the Supplementary Provisions, the provisions amending Article 65, paragraph (2) of the Health Insurance Act (Act No. 70 of 1922): January 1, 2007.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

### 第三十一条（罰則の適用に関する経過措置） — Transitional Measures Concerning the Application of Penal Provisions
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>suppl-4181-84/art-31 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-4181-84/art-31 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-4181-84/art-31</sup>

**第一項**  この法律（附則第一条各号に掲げる規定については、当該各規定）の施行前にした行為並びにこの附則の規定によりなお従前の例によることとされる場合におけるこの法律の施行後にした行為及びこの附則の規定によりなお効力を有することとされる場合におけるこの法律の施行後にした行為に対する罰則の適用については、なお従前の例による。
<sup>suppl-4181-84/art-31/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-4181-84/art-31/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-4181-84/art-31/par-1</sup>
With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed before this Act (for the provisions set forth in the items of Article 1 of the Supplementary Provisions, those respective provisions) comes into effect, to acts committed after this Act comes into effect in the cases where the provisions then in force continue to govern pursuant to the provisions of these Supplementary Provisions, and to acts committed after this Act comes into effect in the cases where the provisions remain in effect pursuant to the provisions of these Supplementary Provisions, the provisions then in force continue to govern.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

### 第三十二条（その他の経過措置の政令への委任） — Delegation of Other Transitional Measures to Cabinet Order
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>suppl-4181-84/art-32 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-4181-84/art-32 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-4181-84/art-32</sup>

**第一項**  附則第三条から第十六条まで及び前条に定めるもののほか、この法律の施行に伴い必要な経過措置は、政令で定める。
<sup>suppl-4181-84/art-32/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-4181-84/art-32/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-4181-84/art-32/par-1</sup>
Beyond what is provided for in Articles 3 through 16 and the preceding Article of the Supplementary Provisions, transitional measures necessary incidental to the enforcement of this Act are specified by Cabinet Order.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-4181-84/art-1/par-1/item-1: 附則第三十一条 → 健康保険法 附則第三十一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 31), suppl-4181-84/art-31 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-4181-84/art-31 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-4181-84/art-31
- suppl-4181-84/art-1/par-1/item-1: 附則第三十二条 → 健康保険法 附則第三十二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 32), suppl-4181-84/art-32 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-4181-84/art-32 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-4181-84/art-32
- suppl-4181-84/art-31/par-1: 附則第一条 → 健康保険法 附則第一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1), suppl-4181-84/art-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-4181-84/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-4181-84/art-1
- suppl-4181-84/art-32/par-1: 前条 → 健康保険法 附則第三十一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 31), suppl-4181-84/art-31 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-4181-84/art-31 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-4181-84/art-31

## Cited by

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

- 健康保険法 附則第一条第一項第一号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-4181-84/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-4181-84/art-1/par-1/item-1
- 健康保険法 附則第三十一条第一項（罰則の適用に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-4181-84/art-31/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-4181-84/art-31/par-1
- 健康保険法 附則第三十二条第一項（その他の経過措置の政令への委任） — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-4181-84/art-32/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-4181-84/art-32/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
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch health-insurance-act-20261010T183826-027, 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
