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

- 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: 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) — address `suppl-5041-76`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/suppl-5041-76
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/suppl-5041-76
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## 附　則 令和四年六月二二日法律第七六号
<sup>suppl-5041-76 · https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/suppl-5041-76 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/suppl-5041-76</sup>

### 第一条（施行期日） — Effective Date
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<sup>suppl-5041-76/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/suppl-5041-76/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/suppl-5041-76/art-1</sup>

**第一項**  この法律は、こども家庭庁設置法（令和四年法律第七十五号）の施行の日から施行する。ただし、附則第九条の規定は、この法律の公布の日から施行する。
<sup>suppl-5041-76/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/suppl-5041-76/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/suppl-5041-76/art-1/par-1</sup>
This Act comes into effect as of the day on which the Act for Establishment of the Children and Families Agency (Act No. 75 of 2022) comes into effect; provided, however, that the provisions of Article 9 of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect as of the date of promulgation of this Act.
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### 第二条（処分等に関する経過措置） — Transitional Measures Concerning Dispositions and Other Matters
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<sup>suppl-5041-76/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/suppl-5041-76/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/suppl-5041-76/art-2</sup>

**第一項**  この法律の施行前にこの法律による改正前のそれぞれの法律（これに基づく命令を含む。以下この条及び次条において「旧法令」という。）の規定により従前の国の機関がした認定、指定その他の処分又は通知その他の行為は、法令に別段の定めがあるもののほか、この法律の施行後は、この法律による改正後のそれぞれの法律（これに基づく命令を含む。以下この条及び次条において「新法令」という。）の相当規定により相当の国の機関がした認定、指定その他の処分又は通知その他の行為とみなす。
<sup>suppl-5041-76/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/suppl-5041-76/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/suppl-5041-76/art-2/par-1</sup>
An approval, designation or other disposition, or a notice or other act, done by the former national organ under the provisions of the respective Acts before their amendment by this Act (including orders based thereon; hereinafter referred to in this Article and the following Article as the "Former Laws and Regulations") before this Act comes into effect is, except as otherwise provided by laws and regulations, deemed, after this Act comes into effect, to be an approval, designation or other disposition, or a notice or other act, done by the equivalent national organ under the equivalent provisions of the respective Acts after their amendment by this Act (including orders based thereon; hereinafter referred to in this Article and the following Article as the "New Laws and Regulations").
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**第二項**  この法律の施行の際現に旧法令の規定により従前の国の機関に対してされている申請、届出その他の行為は、法令に別段の定めがあるもののほか、この法律の施行後は、新法令の相当規定により相当の国の機関に対してされた申請、届出その他の行為とみなす。
<sup>suppl-5041-76/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/suppl-5041-76/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/suppl-5041-76/art-2/par-2</sup>
An application, notification or other act that has actually been made to the then-existing organ of the State under the provisions of the Former Laws and Regulations at the time this Act comes into effect is, except as otherwise provided for by laws and regulations, deemed, after this Act comes into effect, to be an application, notification or other act made to the corresponding organ of the State under the equivalent provision of the New Laws and Regulations.
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**第三項**  この法律の施行前に旧法令の規定により従前の国の機関に対して申請、届出その他の手続をしなければならない事項で、この法律の施行の日前に従前の国の機関に対してその手続がされていないものについては、法令に別段の定めがあるもののほか、この法律の施行後は、これを、新法令の相当規定により相当の国の機関に対してその手続がされていないものとみなして、新法令の規定を適用する。
<sup>suppl-5041-76/art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/suppl-5041-76/art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/suppl-5041-76/art-2/par-3</sup>
With regard to a matter for which an application, notification or other procedure must be made to the then-existing organ of the State under the provisions of the Former Laws and Regulations before this Act comes into effect, and for which that procedure has not been made to the then-existing organ of the State before the day this Act comes into effect, the provisions of the New Laws and Regulations apply, except as otherwise provided for by laws and regulations, after this Act comes into effect, by deeming that procedure not to have been made to the corresponding organ of the State under the equivalent provision of the New Laws and Regulations.
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### 第三条（命令の効力に関する経過措置） — Transitional Measures Concerning the Effect of Orders
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<sup>suppl-5041-76/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/suppl-5041-76/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/suppl-5041-76/art-3</sup>

**第一項**  旧法令の規定により発せられた内閣府設置法第七条第三項の内閣府令又は国家行政組織法（昭和二十三年法律第百二十号）第十二条第一項の省令は、法令に別段の定めがあるもののほか、この法律の施行後は、新法令の相当規定に基づいて発せられた相当の内閣府設置法第七条第三項の内閣府令又は国家行政組織法第十二条第一項の省令としての効力を有するものとする。
<sup>suppl-5041-76/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/suppl-5041-76/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/suppl-5041-76/art-3/par-1</sup>
A Cabinet Office Order under Article 7, paragraph (3) of the Act for Establishment of the Cabinet Office, or a Ministerial Order under Article 12, paragraph (1) of the National Government Organization Act (Act No. 120 of 1948), issued under the provisions of the Former Laws and Regulations is to have effect, except as otherwise provided by laws and regulations, after this Act comes into effect, as the equivalent Cabinet Office Order under Article 7, paragraph (3) of the Act for Establishment of the Cabinet Office, or the equivalent Ministerial Order under Article 12, paragraph (1) of the National Government Organization Act, issued based on the equivalent provisions of the New Laws and Regulations.
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### 第四条（罰則の適用に関する経過措置） — Transitional Measures Concerning the Application of Penal Provisions
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<sup>suppl-5041-76/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/suppl-5041-76/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/suppl-5041-76/art-4</sup>

**第一項**  この法律の施行前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-5041-76/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/suppl-5041-76/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/suppl-5041-76/art-4/par-1</sup>
With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed before this Act comes into effect, the provisions then in force continue to govern.
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### 第九条（政令への委任） — Delegation to Cabinet Order
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<sup>suppl-5041-76/art-9 · https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/suppl-5041-76/art-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/suppl-5041-76/art-9</sup>

**第一項**  附則第二条から第四条まで及び前条に定めるもののほか、この法律の施行に関し必要な経過措置（罰則に関する経過措置を含む。）は、政令で定める。
<sup>suppl-5041-76/art-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/suppl-5041-76/art-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/suppl-5041-76/art-9/par-1</sup>
Beyond what is provided for in Articles 2 through 4 and the preceding Article of the Supplementary Provisions, the transitional measures necessary in connection with the enforcement of this Act (including transitional measures concerning penal provisions) are specified by Cabinet Order.
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## Cites
- suppl-5041-76/art-1/par-1: 附則第九条 → 国民健康保険法 附則第九条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 9), suppl-5041-76/art-9 — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/suppl-5041-76/art-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/suppl-5041-76/art-9
- suppl-5041-76/art-2/par-1: この条 → 国民健康保険法 附則第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2), suppl-5041-76/art-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/suppl-5041-76/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/suppl-5041-76/art-2
- suppl-5041-76/art-2/par-1: 次条 → 国民健康保険法 附則第三条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 3), suppl-5041-76/art-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/suppl-5041-76/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/suppl-5041-76/art-3
- suppl-5041-76/art-3/par-1: 内閣府設置法第七条第三項 → e-Gov law 411AC0000000089, 第七条第三項 (Article 7, paragraph (3)), art-7/par-3 — not held in this collection
- suppl-5041-76/art-3/par-1: 国家行政組織法（昭和二十三年法律第百二十号）第十二条第一項 → e-Gov law 323AC0000000120, 第十二条第一項 (Article 12, paragraph (1)), art-12/par-1 — not held in this collection
- suppl-5041-76/art-9/par-1: 附則第二条から第四条まで → 国民健康保険法 附則第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2), suppl-5041-76/art-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/suppl-5041-76/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/suppl-5041-76/art-2
- suppl-5041-76/art-9/par-1: 附則第二条から第四条まで → 国民健康保険法 附則第三条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 3), suppl-5041-76/art-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/suppl-5041-76/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/suppl-5041-76/art-3
- suppl-5041-76/art-9/par-1: 附則第二条から第四条まで → 国民健康保険法 附則第四条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4), suppl-5041-76/art-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/suppl-5041-76/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/suppl-5041-76/art-4

## Cited by

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

- 国民健康保険法 附則第一条第一項（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/suppl-5041-76/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/suppl-5041-76/art-1/par-1
- 国民健康保険法 附則第二条第一項（処分等に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/suppl-5041-76/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/suppl-5041-76/art-2/par-1
- 国民健康保険法 附則第九条第一項（政令への委任） — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/suppl-5041-76/art-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/suppl-5041-76/art-9/par-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
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch national-health-insurance-act-20261017T183826-039, translated 2026-10-18
- This site's parser, version 209 — 国民健康保険法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-17
