# 健康保険法 / Health Insurance Act — 第百八十七条 (Article 187)

- Law: 健康保険法 (Health Insurance Act), 大正十一年法律第七十号
- English title "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: 第百八十七条 (Article 187)（役員） — address `art-187`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-187
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-187
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### 第百八十七条（役員） — (Officers)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-187 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-187 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-187</sup>

**第一項**  連合会に、役員として会長、副会長、理事及び監事を置く。
<sup>art-187/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-187/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-187/par-1</sup>
A federation has a president, vice presidents, directors and auditors as officers.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  会長は、連合会を代表し、その業務を執行する。
<sup>art-187/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-187/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-187/par-2</sup>
The president represents the federation and executes its operations.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  副会長は、会長を補佐して連合会の業務を執行し、会長に事故があるときはその職務を代理し、会長が欠員のときはその職務を行う。
<sup>art-187/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-187/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-187/par-3</sup>
The vice presidents assist the president in administering the operations of the federation and perform the president's duties if the president is incapacitated or when the post is vacant.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第四項**  理事は、会長の定めるところにより、会長及び副会長を補佐して連合会の業務を掌理し、会長及び副会長に事故があるときはその職務を代理し、会長及び副会長が欠員のときはその職務を行う。
<sup>art-187/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-187/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-187/par-4</sup>
The directors assist the president and vice presidents, as specified by the president, in administering the operations of the federation, perform the duties of the president and vice presidents if they are incapacitated or when the posts are vacant.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第五項**  監事は、連合会の業務の執行及び財産の状況を監査する。
<sup>art-187/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-187/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-187/par-5</sup>
An auditor audits the performance of the business and status of the property of the federation.
<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) — 健康保険法 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/211AC0000000070/20261001_507AC0000000087), retrieved 2026-10-10
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Health Insurance Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3266/tb), retrieved 2026-10-10
- This site's parser, version 189 — 健康保険法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-10