# 健康保険法 / Health Insurance Act — 第一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1)

- 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: 第一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1)（施行期日） — address `suppl-5031-66/art-1`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
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### 第一条（施行期日） — Effective Date
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**第一項**  この法律は、令和四年一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。
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This Act comes into effect on January 1, 2022; provided, however, that the provisions listed in the following items come into effect as of the dates specified in those items.
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  **一**  第六条中国民健康保険法附則第二十五条の改正規定並びに第八条中生活保護法第五十五条の八、第八十五条の二及び別表第一の三の項第三号の改正規定並びに次条第一項、附則第八条及び第十条の規定、附則第十五条中地方公務員等共済組合法（昭和三十七年法律第百五十二号）第百四十六条の改正規定、附則第二十一条中住民基本台帳法（昭和四十二年法律第八十一号）別表第一の十九の項及び別表第二から別表第五までの改正規定、附則第二十三条中租税条約等の実施に伴う所得税法、法人税法及び地方税法の特例等に関する法律（昭和四十四年法律第四十六号）第三条の二の三第一項の改正規定（「第七百三条の四第十一項第一号」を「第七百三条の四第十項第一号」に改める部分に限る。）並びに附則第二十九条、第三十一条及び第三十二条の規定　公布の日
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  The provision in Article 6 revising Article 25 of the Supplementary Provisions of the National Health Insurance Act, and the provision in Article 8 revising Article 55-8, Article 85-2, and Appended Table 1, row 3, item (iii) of the Public Assistance Act, and the provisions of paragraph (1) of the following Article, Article 8 and Article 10 of the Supplementary Provisions, the provision in Article 15 of the Supplementary Provisions revising Article 146 of the Local Public Officers, etc. Mutual Aid Association Act (Act No. 152 of 1962), the provision in Article 21 of the Supplementary Provisions revising row 19 of Appended Table 1 and Appended Tables 2 through 5 of the Residential Basic Book Act (Act No. 81 of 1967), the provision in Article 23 of the Supplementary Provisions revising Article 3-2-3, paragraph (1) of the Act on Special Provisions of the Income Tax Act, the Corporation Tax Act and the Local Tax Act Incidental to Enforcement of Tax Treaties, etc. (Act No. 46 of 1969) (limited to the part replacing "Article 703-4, paragraph (11), item (i)" with "Article 703-4, paragraph (10), item (i)"), and the provisions of Article 29, Article 31 and Article 32 of the Supplementary Provisions: the date of promulgation;
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  **二**  略
  <sup>suppl-5031-66/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-5031-66/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-5031-66/art-1/par-1/item-2</sup>
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  **三**  第一条中健康保険法第百五十九条及び第二百四条第一項第十二号の改正規定、第二条中船員保険法第百十八条及び第百五十三条第一項第七号の改正規定並びに第三条及び第四条の規定並びに附則第三条第三項、第四条第二項、第五条及び第六条の規定、附則第十一条中私立学校教職員共済法（昭和二十八年法律第二百四十五号）第二十五条の改正規定（同条の表第七十五条の三第一項の項中「第百条の二の規定」を「第百条の二第一項の規定」に、「第二十八条第四項及び第五項」を「第二十八条第五項及び第六項」に改める部分及び同表附則第十二条第九項の項中「第四項」を「第五項」に改める部分に限る。）及び同法第二十八条の改正規定、附則第十二条の規定、附則第十三条中国家公務員共済組合法（昭和三十三年法律第百二十八号）第七十五条の三第一項第五号、第百条の二及び第百二条第一項の改正規定、附則第十四条の規定、附則第十五条中地方公務員等共済組合法第七十九条第一項第五号、第百十四条の二、第百十六条第一項及び第百四十四条の十二第一項の改正規定並びに附則第十六条、第二十六条及び第二十七条の規定　令和四年十月一日
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  the provisions in Article 1 amending Article 159 and Article 204, paragraph (1), item (xii) of the Health Insurance Act, the provisions in Article 2 amending Article 118 and Article 153, paragraph (1), item (vii) of the Mariners Insurance Act, and the provisions of Articles 3 and 4, and the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (3), Article 4, paragraph (2), Article 5 and Article 6 of the Supplementary Provisions, the provisions in Article 11 of the Supplementary Provisions amending Article 25 of the Private School Personnel Mutual Aid Association Act (Act No. 245 of 1953) (limited to the part amending "the provisions of Article 100-2" to "the provisions of Article 100-2, paragraph (1)" and "Article 28, paragraphs (4) and (5)" to "Article 28, paragraphs (5) and (6)" in the row for Article 75-3, paragraph (1) in the table of that Article, and the part amending "paragraph (4)" to "paragraph (5)" in the row for Article 12, paragraph (9) of the Supplementary Provisions in that table) and the provisions amending Article 28 of that Act, the provisions of Article 12 of the Supplementary Provisions, the provisions in Article 13 of the Supplementary Provisions amending Article 75-3, paragraph (1), item (v), Article 100-2 and Article 102, paragraph (1) of the National Public Officers Mutual Aid Association Act (Act No. 128 of 1958), the provisions of Article 14 of the Supplementary Provisions, the provisions in Article 15 of the Supplementary Provisions amending Article 79, paragraph (1), item (v), Article 114-2, Article 116, paragraph (1) and Article 144-12, paragraph (1) of the Local Public Officers, etc. Mutual Aid Association Act, and the provisions of Articles 16, 26 and 27 of the Supplementary Provisions: October 1, 2022;
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  **四及び五**  略
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  **六**  第一条中健康保険法第二百五条の四第二項及び第二百五条の五の改正規定、第二条中船員保険法第百五十三条の十第二項及び第百五十三条の十一の改正規定、第五条中高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律第百六十五条の二第二項及び第百六十五条の三の改正規定、第六条中国民健康保険法第百十三条の三第二項及び第百十三条の四の改正規定、第八条の規定（第一号に掲げる改正規定を除く。）並びに第九条及び第十条の規定並びに附則第十一条中私立学校教職員共済法第四十七条の三第二項及び第四十七条の四の改正規定、附則第十三条中国家公務員共済組合法第百十四条の二第二項及び第百十四条の三の改正規定、附則第十五条中地方公務員等共済組合法第百四十四条の三十三第二項及び第百四十四条の三十四の改正規定並びに附則第二十二条、第二十四条及び第三十条の規定　公布の日から起算して三年を超えない範囲内において政令で定める日
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  The provision in Article 1 revising Article 205-4, paragraph (2) and Article 205-5 of the Health Insurance Act, the provision in Article 2 revising Article 153-10, paragraph (2) and Article 153-11 of the Mariners Insurance Act, the provision in Article 5 revising Article 165-2, paragraph (2) and Article 165-3 of the Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People, the provision in Article 6 revising Article 113-3, paragraph (2) and Article 113-4 of the National Health Insurance Act, the provisions of Article 8 (excluding the revision provision listed in item (i)), and the provisions of Article 9 and Article 10, and the provision in Article 11 of the Supplementary Provisions revising Article 47-3, paragraph (2) and Article 47-4 of the Private School Personnel Mutual Aid Association Act, the provision in Article 13 of the Supplementary Provisions revising Article 114-2, paragraph (2) and Article 114-3 of the National Public Officers Mutual Aid Association Act, the provision in Article 15 of the Supplementary Provisions revising Article 144-33, paragraph (2) and Article 144-34 of the Local Public Officers, etc. Mutual Aid Association Act, and the provisions of Article 22, Article 24 and Article 30 of the Supplementary Provisions: the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding three years from the date of promulgation.
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## Cites
- suppl-5031-66/art-1/par-1/item-1: 次条第一項 → 健康保険法 附則第二条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (1)), suppl-5031-66/art-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-5031-66/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-5031-66/art-2/par-1
- suppl-5031-66/art-1/par-1/item-1: 第三十二条 → 健康保険法 附則第三十二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 32), suppl-5031-66/art-32 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-5031-66/art-32 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-5031-66/art-32
- suppl-5031-66/art-1/par-1/item-3: 附則第三条第三項 → 健康保険法 附則第三条第三項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 3, paragraph (3)), suppl-5031-66/art-3/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-5031-66/art-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-5031-66/art-3/par-3
- suppl-5031-66/art-1/par-1/item-6: 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-5031-66/art-1/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-5031-66/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-5031-66/art-1/par-1/item-1

## 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六号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-5031-66/art-1/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-5031-66/art-1/par-1/item-6
- 健康保険法 附則第三条第三項（健康保険法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/suppl-5031-66/art-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-5031-66/art-3/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
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch health-insurance-act-20261010T183826-038, 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
