# 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-5021-40` - Text in force since: 2026-10-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-5021-40 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-5021-40 - 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. --- ## 附　則 令和二年六月五日法律第四〇号 suppl-5021-40 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-5021-40 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-5021-40 ### 第一条（施行期日） — Effective Date caption: machine translation, not official suppl-5021-40/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-5021-40/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-5021-40/art-1 **第一項** この法律は、令和四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。 suppl-5021-40/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-5021-40/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-5021-40/art-1/par-1 This Act comes into effect on April 1, 2022; provided, however, that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect on the dates specified in those items: machine translation, not official **一** 第一条中国民年金法第八十七条第三項の改正規定、第四条中厚生年金保険法第百条の三の改正規定、同法第百条の十第一項の改正規定（同項第十号の改正規定を除く。）及び同法附則第二十三条の二第一項の改正規定、第六条の規定、第十一条の規定（第五号に掲げる改正規定を除く。）、第十二条の規定（第六号に掲げる改正規定を除く。）、第十三条の規定（同号に掲げる改正規定を除く。）、第二十条中確定給付企業年金法第三十六条第二項第一号の改正規定、第二十一条中確定拠出年金法第四十八条の三、第七十三条及び第八十九条第一項第三号の改正規定、第二十四条中公的年金制度の健全性及び信頼性の確保のための厚生年金保険法等の一部を改正する法律附則第三十八条第三項の表改正後確定拠出年金法第四十八条の二の項及び第四十条第八項の改正規定、第二十九条中健康保険法附則第五条の四、第五条の六及び第五条の七の改正規定、次条第二項から第五項まで及び附則第十二条の規定、附則第四十二条中国民年金法等の一部を改正する法律（昭和六十年法律第三十四号。次号及び附則第四十二条から第四十五条までにおいて「昭和六十年国民年金等改正法」という。）附則第二十条及び第六十四条の改正規定、附則第五十五条中被用者年金制度の一元化等を図るための厚生年金保険法等の一部を改正する法律（平成二十四年法律第六十三号。以下「平成二十四年一元化法」という。）附則第二十三条第三項、第三十六条第六項、第六十条第六項及び第八十五条の改正規定、附則第五十六条の規定、附則第九十五条中行政手続における特定の個人を識別するための番号の利用等に関する法律（平成二十五年法律第二十七号）別表第二の百七の項の改正規定並びに附則第九十七条の規定　公布の日 suppl-5021-40/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-5021-40/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-5021-40/art-1/par-1/item-1 The provisions of Article 1 amending Article 87, paragraph (3) of the National Pension Act; the provisions of Article 4 amending Article 100-3 of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act, the provisions amending Article 100-10, paragraph (1) of that Act (excluding the provisions amending item (x) of that paragraph), and the provisions amending Article 23-2, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act; the provisions of Article 6; the provisions of Article 11 (excluding the amending provisions listed in item (v)); the provisions of Article 12 (excluding the amending provisions listed in item (vi)); the provisions of Article 13 (excluding the amending provisions listed in that item); the provisions of Article 20 amending Article 36, paragraph (2), item (i) of the Defined-Benefit Corporate Pension Act; the provisions of Article 21 amending Article 48-3, Article 73 and Article 89, paragraph (1), item (iii) of the Defined Contribution Pension Act; the provisions of Article 24 amending the row for Article 48-2 of the Defined Contribution Pension Act as amended in the table in Article 38, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Employees' Pension Insurance Act, etc. to Ensure the Soundness and Reliability of the Public Pension System, and Article 40, paragraph (8); the provisions of Article 29 amending Article 5-4, Article 5-6 and Article 5-7 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Health Insurance Act; the provisions of paragraphs (2) through (5) of the following Article and Article 12 of the Supplementary Provisions; the provisions of Article 42 of the Supplementary Provisions amending Article 20 and Article 64 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the National Pension Act, etc. (Act No. 34 of 1985; referred to as the "1985 National Pension Act Amendment Act" in the following item and Article 42 through Article 45 of the Supplementary Provisions); the provisions of Article 55 of the Supplementary Provisions amending Article 23, paragraph (3), Article 36, paragraph (6), Article 60, paragraph (6) and Article 85 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Employees' Pension Insurance Act, etc. to Unify, etc. the Employees' Pension Systems (Act No. 63 of 2012; hereinafter referred to as the "2012 Pension Unification Act"); the provisions of Article 56 of the Supplementary Provisions; the provisions of Article 95 of the Supplementary Provisions amending row 107 of Appended Table 2 of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (Act No. 27 of 2013); and the provisions of Article 97 of the Supplementary Provisions: The date of promulgation; machine translation, not official **二から七まで** 略 suppl-5021-40/art-1/par-1/item-2-to-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-5021-40/art-1/par-1/item-2-to-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-5021-40/art-1/par-1/item-2-to-7 Omitted machine translation, not official **八** 第四条中厚生年金保険法第六条第一項第一号及び第十二条並びに附則第四条の二の改正規定、第九条の規定、第十五条中国家公務員共済組合法第二条第一項第一号、第四十条、第七十二条、第百二条の二及び第百二十五条から第百二十六条の二まで並びに附則第二十条の二第一項及び第二十条の六第一項の改正規定、第十七条中地方公務員等共済組合法第二条第一項第一号、第四十三条、第七十四条、第百十三条第一項及び第百四十一条から第百四十二条まで並びに附則第四十条の三の二の改正規定、第十九条中私立学校教職員共済法第二十二条第二項の改正規定、第二十三条の規定、第二十九条の規定（第一号に掲げる改正規定を除く。）並びに次条第六項並びに附則第十四条、第十九条及び第二十四条の規定　令和四年十月一日 suppl-5021-40/art-1/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-5021-40/art-1/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-5021-40/art-1/par-1/item-8 the provisions in Article 4 amending Article 6, paragraph (1), item (i), Article 12, and Article 4-2 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act, the provisions of Article 9, the provisions in Article 15 amending Article 2, paragraph (1), item (i), Article 40, Article 72, Article 102-2, and Articles 125 through 126-2, and Article 20-2, paragraph (1) and Article 20-6, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the National Public Officers Mutual Aid Association Act, the provisions in Article 17 amending Article 2, paragraph (1), item (i), Article 43, Article 74, Article 113, paragraph (1), and Articles 141 through 142, and Article 40-3-2 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Local Public Officers, etc. Mutual Aid Association Act, the provisions in Article 19 amending Article 22, paragraph (2) of the Private School Personnel Mutual Aid Association Act, the provisions of Article 23, the provisions of Article 29 (excluding the amending provisions listed in item (i)), and the provisions of paragraph (6) of the following Article and Articles 14, 19 and 24 of the Supplementary Provisions: October 1, 2022; machine translation, not official **九及び十** 略 suppl-5021-40/art-1/par-1/item-9-to-10 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-5021-40/art-1/par-1/item-9-to-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-5021-40/art-1/par-1/item-9-to-10 Omitted machine translation, not official **十一** 第十条の規定　令和六年十月一日 suppl-5021-40/art-1/par-1/item-11 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-5021-40/art-1/par-1/item-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-5021-40/art-1/par-1/item-11 the provisions of Article 10: October 1, 2024. machine translation, not official ### 第二条（検討） — Review caption: machine translation, not official suppl-5021-40/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-5021-40/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-5021-40/art-2 **第一項** 政府は、この法律の施行後速やかに、この法律による改正後のそれぞれの法律の施行の状況等を勘案し、公的年金制度を長期的に持続可能な制度とする取組を更に進め、社会経済情勢の変化に対応した保障機能を一層強化し、並びに世代間及び世代内の公平性を確保する観点から、公的年金制度及びこれに関連する制度について、持続可能な社会保障制度の確立を図るための改革の推進に関する法律（平成二十五年法律第百十二号）第六条第二項各号に掲げる事項及び公的年金制度の所得再分配機能の強化その他必要な事項（次項及び第四項に定める事項を除く。）について検討を加え、その結果に基づいて必要な措置を講ずるものとする。 suppl-5021-40/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-5021-40/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-5021-40/art-2/par-1 The government is to, promptly after this Act comes into effect, taking into account the conditions of the enforcement, etc. of the respective Acts as amended by this Act, from the viewpoint of further advancing efforts to make the public pension system a system that is sustainable over the long term, further strengthening the guarantee function in response to changes in the socioeconomic situation, and securing fairness between and within generations, review the matters listed in the items of Article 6, paragraph (2) of the Act on the Promotion of Reform to Establish a Sustainable Social Security System (Act No. 112 of 2013), the strengthening of the income redistribution function of the public pension system, and other necessary matters (excluding the matters specified in the following paragraph and paragraph (4)) concerning the public pension system and systems related to it, and take necessary measures based on the results of that review. machine translation, not official ### 第四十一条（罰則に関する経過措置） — Transitional Measures Concerning Penal Provisions caption: machine translation, not official suppl-5021-40/art-41 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-5021-40/art-41 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-5021-40/art-41 **第一項** この法律の施行前にした行為及び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に対する罰則の適用については、なお従前の例による。 suppl-5021-40/art-41/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-5021-40/art-41/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-5021-40/art-41/par-1 With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed before this Act comes into effect and 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, the provisions then in force continue to govern. machine translation, not official ### 第九十七条（政令への委任） — Delegation to Cabinet Order caption: machine translation, not official suppl-5021-40/art-97 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-5021-40/art-97 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-5021-40/art-97 **第一項** この附則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（罰則に関する経過措置を含む。）は、政令で定める。 suppl-5021-40/art-97/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-5021-40/art-97/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-5021-40/art-97/par-1 Beyond what is provided for in these Supplementary Provisions, transitional measures necessary in connection with the enforcement of this Act (including transitional measures concerning penal provisions) are specified by Cabinet Order. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - suppl-5021-40/art-1/par-1/item-1: 附則第九十七条 → 健康保険法 附則第九十七条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 97), suppl-5021-40/art-97 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-5021-40/art-97 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-5021-40/art-97 - suppl-5021-40/art-1/par-1/item-8: 第一号 → 健康保険法 附則第一条第一項第一号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1, paragraph (1), item (i)), suppl-5021-40/art-1/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-5021-40/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-5021-40/art-1/par-1/item-1 - suppl-5021-40/art-2/par-1: 持続可能な社会保障制度の確立を図るための改革の推進に関する法律（平成二十五年法律第百十二号）第六条第二項 → e-Gov law 425AC0000000112, 第六条第二項 (Article 6, paragraph (2)), art-6/par-2 — not held in this collection ## Cited by 2 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-5021-40/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-5021-40/art-1/par-1/item-1 - 健康保険法 附則第一条第一項第八号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-5021-40/art-1/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-5021-40/art-1/par-1/item-8 --- ## 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-20261010T183826-037, 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