# 国民健康保険法 / National Health Insurance Act — 第百一条 (Article 101)

- Law: 国民健康保険法 (National Health Insurance Act), 昭和三十三年法律第百九十二号
- English title "National 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: 第百一条 (Article 101)（審理のための処分） — address `art-101`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/art-101
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-101
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### 第百一条（審理のための処分） — (Disposition for Proceedings)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-101 · https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/art-101 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-101</sup>

**第一項**  審査会は、審理を行うため必要があると認めるときは、審査請求人若しくは関係人に対して報告若しくは意見を求め、その出頭を命じて審問し、又は医師若しくは歯科医師に診断若しくは検案をさせることができる。
<sup>art-101/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/art-101/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-101/par-1</sup>
When the Examination Board finds it necessary to conduct proceedings, it may request a report or an opinion from the person who filed the application for examination or any person concerned, may order any of these persons to appear for inquiry, or may direct a physician or dentist to perform a diagnosis or examination.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  都道府県は、前項の規定により審査会に出頭した関係人又は診断若しくは検案をした医師若しくは歯科医師に対し、政令の定めるところにより、旅費、日当及び宿泊料又は報酬を支給しなければならない。
<sup>art-101/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/art-101/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-101/par-2</sup>
To any person concerned who appeared at the Examination Board or any physician or dentist who performed diagnosis or examination pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the prefecture must pay said person's travel expenses, daily expenses and accommodation expenses or remuneration pursuant to Cabinet Order provisions.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-101/par-2: 前項 → 国民健康保険法 第百一条第一項 (Article 101, paragraph (1)), art-101/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/art-101/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-101/par-1

## Cited by

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

- 国民健康保険法 第百一条第二項（審理のための処分） — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/art-101/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-101/par-2
- 国民健康保険法 第百二十二条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/art-122/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-122/par-1
- 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 第百三十条第一項（国民健康保険法の準用） — https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act/art-130/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-130/par-1
- 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 第百六十九条第一項第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act/art-169/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-169/par-1/item-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 国民健康保険法 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/333AC0000000192/20261001_507AC0000000087), retrieved 2026-10-17
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — National Health Insurance Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/2453/tb), retrieved 2026-10-17
- This site's parser, version 209 — 国民健康保険法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-17
