# 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 / Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People — 第百六十七条 (Article 167)

- 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
- 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: 第百六十七条 (Article 167) — address `art-167`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
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### 第百六十七条
<sup>art-167 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-167 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-167</sup>

**第一項**  第三十条、第百二十五条の二第二項又は第百二十五条の四第三項の規定に違反して秘密を漏らした者は、一年以下の拘禁刑又は百万円以下の罰金に処する。
<sup>art-167/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-167/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-167/par-1</sup>
A person who divulges any secret in violation of the provisions of Article 30, Article 125-2, paragraph (2) or Article 125-4, paragraph (3) is punished by imprisonment for not more than one year or a fine of not more than 1,000,000 yen.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第二項**  次の各号のいずれかに掲げる者が、この法律の規定に基づく職務の執行に関して知り得た秘密を正当な理由がなく漏らしたときは、一年以下の拘禁刑又は百万円以下の罰金に処する。
<sup>art-167/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-167/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-167/par-2</sup>
If a person as set forth in one of the following items divulges confidential information learned in connection with the performance of duties based on the provisions of this Act without legitimate grounds for doing so, that person is subject to imprisonment for not more than one year or a fine of not more than 1,000,000 yen:
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **一**  後期高齢者医療広域連合の職員又はその職にあつた者
  <sup>art-167/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-167/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-167/par-2/item-1</sup>
  a current or former official of a Association of Medical Care Systems for the Elderly Aged 75 and older;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  後期高齢者医療診療報酬審査委員会若しくは後期高齢者医療審査会の委員、国保連合会の役員若しくは職員又はこれらの職にあつた者
  <sup>art-167/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-167/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-167/par-2/item-2</sup>
  a member of the Examination Committee for Old-Old Medical Treatment Fees or the Examination Board for Old-Old Medical Treatment, an officer or employee of the NHI Federations, or a person who was formerly in those positions;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **三**  第七十条第五項（第七十四条第十項、第七十五条第七項、第七十六条第六項及び第七十八条第八項において準用する場合を含む。）の規定により厚生労働大臣の定める診療報酬請求書の審査を行う指定法人の役員、職員又はこれらの職にあつた者
  <sup>art-167/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-167/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-167/par-2/item-3</sup>
  a person who is or was an officer or employee of a designated corporation that conducts a review of medical bills specified by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare pursuant to the provisions of Article 70, paragraph (5) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 74, paragraph (10), Article 75, paragraph (7), Article 76, paragraph (6), and Article 78, paragraph (8));
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **四**  第七十条第六項（第七十四条第十項、第七十五条第七項、第七十六条第六項及び第七十八条第八項において準用する場合を含む。）の規定により厚生労働大臣の定める診療報酬請求書の審査を行う者又はこれを行つていた者
  <sup>art-167/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-167/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-167/par-2/item-4</sup>
  a person who conducts or used to conduct a review of medical bills specified by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare pursuant to the provisions of Article 70, paragraph (6) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 74, paragraph (10), Article 75, paragraph (7), Article 76, paragraph (6), and Article 78, paragraph (8)).
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-167/par-1: 第三十条 → 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 第三十条 (Article 30), art-30 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-30 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-30
- art-167/par-1: 第百二十五条の二第二項 → 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 第百二十五条の二第二項 (Article 125-2, paragraph (2)), art-125-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-125-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-125-2/par-2
- art-167/par-1: 第百二十五条の四第三項 → 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 第百二十五条の四第三項 (Article 125-4, paragraph (3)), art-125-4/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-125-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-125-4/par-3
- art-167/par-2/item-3: 第七十条第五項 → 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 第七十条第五項 (Article 70, paragraph (5)), art-70/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-70/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-70/par-5
- art-167/par-2/item-3: 第七十四条第十項 → 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 第七十四条第十項 (Article 74, paragraph (10)), art-74/par-10 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-74/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-74/par-10
- art-167/par-2/item-3: 第七十五条第七項 → 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 第七十五条第七項 (Article 75, paragraph (7)), art-75/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-75/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-75/par-7
- art-167/par-2/item-3: 第七十六条第六項 → 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 第七十六条第六項 (Article 76, paragraph (6)), art-76/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-76/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-76/par-6
- art-167/par-2/item-3: 第七十八条第八項 → 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 第七十八条第八項 (Article 78, paragraph (8)), art-78/par-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-78/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-78/par-8
- art-167/par-2/item-4: 第七十条第六項 → 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 第七十条第六項 (Article 70, paragraph (6)), art-70/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-70/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-70/par-6
- art-167/par-2/item-4: 第七十四条第十項 → 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 第七十四条第十項 (Article 74, paragraph (10)), art-74/par-10 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-74/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-74/par-10
- art-167/par-2/item-4: 第七十五条第七項 → 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 第七十五条第七項 (Article 75, paragraph (7)), art-75/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-75/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-75/par-7
- art-167/par-2/item-4: 第七十六条第六項 → 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 第七十六条第六項 (Article 76, paragraph (6)), art-76/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-76/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-76/par-6
- art-167/par-2/item-4: 第七十八条第八項 → 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 第七十八条第八項 (Article 78, paragraph (8)), art-78/par-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-78/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-78/par-8

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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
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch elderly-medical-care-act-20261019T112331-005, translated 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