# 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 / Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People — 第百六十五条の三 (Article 165-3)

- Law: 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 (Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People), 昭和五十七年法律第八十号
- English title "Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People": Ministry of Justice translation
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- Provision: 第百六十五条の三 (Article 165-3)（関係者の連携及び協力） — address `art-165-3`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-165-3
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### 第百六十五条の三（関係者の連携及び協力） — (Coordination and Cooperation among Relevant Persons)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-165-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-165-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-165-3</sup>

**第一項**  国、後期高齢者医療広域連合及び保険医療機関等その他の関係者は、電子資格確認の仕組みの導入その他手続における情報通信の技術の利用の推進により、医療保険各法、この法律その他医療に関する給付を定める法令の規定により行われる事務が円滑に実施されるよう、相互に連携を図りながら協力するものとする。
<sup>art-165-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-165-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-165-3/par-1</sup>
The national government, Association of Medical Care Systems for the Elderly Aged 75 and older, medical institutions providing services covered by health insurance, etc., and other relevant persons are to coordinate and cooperate with one another so that the processes implemented pursuant to the provisions of the Medical Insurance Acts, this Act, and other laws and regulations providing benefits related to medical care are implemented smoothly, by introducing a mechanism for confirming electronic qualifications and promoting the use of information and communications technology in other procedures.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/357AC0000000080/20261001_507AC0000000087), retrieved 2026-10-19
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4903/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19
- This site's parser, version 209 — 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19