# 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 / Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People — 第七条 (Article 7) - 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: 第七条 (Article 7)（定義） — address `art-7` - Text in force since: 2026-10-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-7 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-7 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第七条（定義） — (Definitions) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-7 **第一項** この法律において「医療保険各法」とは、次に掲げる法律をいう。 art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-7/par-1 The term "Medical Insurance Acts" as used in this Act means the following acts: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 健康保険法（大正十一年法律第七十号） art-7/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-7/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-7/par-1/item-1 the Health Insurance Act (Act No. 70 of 1922); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 船員保険法（昭和十四年法律第七十三号） art-7/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-7/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-7/par-1/item-2 the Mariners Insurance Act (Act No. 73 of 1939); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 国民健康保険法（昭和三十三年法律第百九十二号） art-7/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-7/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-7/par-1/item-3 the National Health Insurance Act (Act No. 192 of 1958); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 国家公務員共済組合法（昭和三十三年法律第百二十八号） art-7/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-7/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-7/par-1/item-4 National Public Officers Mutual Aid Association Act (Act No. 128 of 1958); machine translation, not official **五** 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） art-7/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-7/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-7/par-1/item-5 Local Public Officers, etc. Mutual Aid Association Act (Act No. 152 of 1962). machine translation, not official **六** 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） art-7/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-7/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-7/par-1/item-6 the Private School Teachers Mutual Aid Act (Act No. 245 of 1953). Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "private School Teachers Mutual Aid Association Act (Act No. 245 of 1953)." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4903/tb **第二項** この法律において「保険者」とは、医療保険各法の規定により医療に関する給付を行う全国健康保険協会、健康保険組合、都道府県及び市町村、国民健康保険組合、共済組合又は日本私立学校振興・共済事業団をいう。 art-7/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-7/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-7/par-2 The term "Insurers" as used in this Act means Japan Health Insurance Association, health insurance societies, prefectures and municipalities, national health insurance societies, mutual aid association, or the Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan, which provide medical care benefits pursuant to the provisions of the Medical Insurance Acts. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** この法律において「被用者保険等保険者」とは、保険者（健康保険法第百二十三条第一項の規定による保険者としての全国健康保険協会、都道府県及び市町村並びに国民健康保険組合を除く。）又は健康保険法第三条第一項第八号の規定による承認を受けて同法の被保険者とならない者を組合員とする国民健康保険組合であつて厚生労働大臣が定めるものをいう。 art-7/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-7/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-7/par-3 The term "insurers of employee insurance, etc." as used in this Act means insurers (excluding Japan Health Insurance Association, prefectural and municipal governments, and national health insurance societies as insurers under the provisions of Article 123, paragraph (1) of the Health Insurance Act) or national health insurance societies whose members are persons who do not become insured under the same Act with the approval under the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (1), item (viii) of the Health Insurance Act, as specified by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "The term "insurers of health insurance, etc." as used in this Act means insurers (excluding Japan Health Insurance Association, prefectural and municipal governments, and national health insurance societies as insurers under the provisions of Article 123, paragraph (1) of the employee insurance Act) or national health insurance societies whose members are persons who do not become insured under the same Act with the approval under the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (1), item (viii) of the Health Insurance Act, as specified by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4903/tb **第四項** この法律において「加入者」とは、次に掲げる者をいう。 art-7/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-7/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-7/par-4 The term "participant" as used in this Act means the following persons: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 健康保険法の規定による被保険者。ただし、同法第三条第二項の規定による日雇特例被保険者を除く。 art-7/par-4/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-7/par-4/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-7/par-4/item-1 an insured pursuant to the provisions of the Health Insurance Act; provided, however, that this does not apply to a specially-permitted insured for day laborers pursuant to the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (2) of the same Act; Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "a insured pursuant to the provisions of the Health Insurance Act; provided, however, that this does not apply to a specially-permitted insured for day laborers pursuant to the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (2) of the same Act;" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4903/tb **二** 船員保険法の規定による被保険者 art-7/par-4/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-7/par-4/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-7/par-4/item-2 an insured under the provisions of the Mariners Insurance Act; Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "a insured under the provisions of the Mariners Insurance Act;" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4903/tb **三** 国民健康保険法の規定による被保険者 art-7/par-4/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-7/par-4/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-7/par-4/item-3 an insured pursuant to the provisions of the National Health Insurance Act; Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "a insured pursuant to the provisions of the National Health Insurance Act;" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4903/tb **四** 国家公務員共済組合法又は地方公務員等共済組合法に基づく共済組合の組合員 art-7/par-4/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-7/par-4/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-7/par-4/item-4 a member of a mutual aid association based on the National Public Officers mutual aid association Act or the local public employee, etc. mutual aid association Act; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **五** 私立学校教職員共済法の規定による私立学校教職員共済制度の加入者 art-7/par-4/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-7/par-4/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-7/par-4/item-5 a member of the Private School Teachers mutual aid system under the provisions of the Private School Teachers Mutual Aid Act; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **六** 健康保険法、船員保険法、国家公務員共済組合法（他の法律において準用する場合を含む。）又は地方公務員等共済組合法の規定による被扶養者。ただし、健康保険法第三条第二項の規定による日雇特例被保険者の同法の規定による被扶養者を除く。 art-7/par-4/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-7/par-4/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-7/par-4/item-6 a dependent pursuant to the provisions of the Health Insurance Act, the Mariners Insurance Act, the National Public Officers mutual aid association Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to other Acts), or the local public employee, etc. mutual aid association Act; provided, however, that this does not apply to a dependent pursuant to the provisions of the Health Insurance Act of a specially-insured day laborer insured pursuant to the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (2) of the same Act; Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "a dependent pursuant to the provisions of the Health Insurance Act, the Mariners Insurance Act, the National Public Officers mutual aid association Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to other Acts), or the local public employee mutual aid association Act; provided, however, that this does not apply to a dependent pursuant to the provisions of the Health Insurance Act of a specially-insured day laborer insured pursuant to the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (2) of the same Act;" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4903/tb **七** 健康保険法第百二十六条の規定により日雇特例被保険者手帳の交付を受け、その手帳に健康保険印紙をはり付けるべき余白がなくなるに至るまでの間にある者及び同法の規定によるその者の被扶養者。ただし、同法第三条第二項ただし書の規定による承認を受けて同項の規定による日雇特例被保険者とならない期間内にある者及び同法第百二十六条第三項の規定により当該日雇特例被保険者手帳を返納した者並びに同法の規定によるその者の被扶養者を除く。 art-7/par-4/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-medical-care-act/art-7/par-4/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-7/par-4/item-7 a person whose specially-insured day laborer certificate book received pursuant to the provisions of Article 126 of the Health Insurance Act has not run out of blank space to affix additional health insurance stamps, or such person's dependent pursuant to the provisions of the same Act; provided, however, that this shall not apply to any person for whom a period during which said person shall not be eligible as a specially-insured day laborer pursuant to the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (2) of the same Act is running upon the approval obtained pursuant to the provisions of the proviso of the same paragraph or who has returned such specially-insured day laborer certificate book pursuant to the provisions of Article 126, paragraph (3) of the same Act or such person's dependent pursuant to the provisions of the same Act. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - art-7/par-3: 健康保険法第百二十三条第一項 → 健康保険法 第百二十三条第一項 (Article 123, paragraph (1)), art-123/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-123/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-123/par-1 - art-7/par-3: 健康保険法第三条第一項第八号 → 健康保険法 第三条第一項第八号 (Article 3, paragraph (1), item (viii)), art-3/par-1/item-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-3/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-3/par-1/item-8 - art-7/par-4/item-1: 同法第三条第二項 → 健康保険法 第三条第二項 (Article 3, paragraph (2)), art-3/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-3/par-2 - art-7/par-4/item-6: 健康保険法第三条第二項 → 健康保険法 第三条第二項 (Article 3, paragraph (2)), art-3/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-3/par-2 - art-7/par-4/item-7: 健康保険法第百二十六条 → 健康保険法 第百二十六条 (Article 126), art-126 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-126 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-126 - art-7/par-4/item-7: 同法第三条第二項 → 健康保険法 第三条第二項 (Article 3, paragraph (2)), art-3/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-3/par-2 - art-7/par-4/item-7: 同法第百二十六条第三項 → 健康保険法 第百二十六条第三項 (Article 126, paragraph (3)), art-126/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-126/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-126/par-3 ## Cited by 15 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 介護保険法 第百五十二条第一項第一号（概算納付金） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-152/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-152/par-1/item-1 - 介護保険法 附則第十二条第八項第六号（平成二十九年度及び平成三十年度の各年度の被用者保険等保険者に係る概算納付金の額の算定の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-4091-123/art-12/par-8/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-4091-123/art-12/par-8/item-6 - 介護保険法 附則第十二条第九項（平成二十九年度及び平成三十年度の各年度の被用者保険等保険者に係る概算納付金の額の算定の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-4091-123/art-12/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-4091-123/art-12/par-9 - 介護保険法 附則第三条第一項（被用者保険等保険者等に係る介護給付費・地域支援事業支援納付金に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-4291-52/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-4291-52/art-3/par-1 - 健康保険法 第百五十二条の三第二項（出産育児交付金の額） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-152-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-152-3/par-2 - 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