# 健康保険法 / Health Insurance Act — 第二百二十条 (Article 220)

- 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: 第二百二十条 (Article 220) — address `art-220`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-220
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-220
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### 第二百二十条
<sup>art-220 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-220 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-220</sup>

**第一項**  第七条の八、第十条第二項又は第百八十四条第四項の規定に違反して、全国健康保険協会という名称、健康保険組合という名称又は健康保険組合連合会という名称を用いた者は、十万円以下の過料に処する。
<sup>art-220/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-220/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-220/par-1</sup>
A person who uses the name全国健康保険協会 (meaning "Japan Health Insurance Association), 健康保険組合 (meaning "health insurance society"), or健康保険組合連合会 (meaning "federation of health insurance societies") in violation of the provisions of Article 7-8, Article 10, paragraph (2), or Article 184, paragraph (4) is subject to a civil fine of not more than 100,000 yen.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-220/par-1: 第七条の八 → 健康保険法 第七条の八 (Article 7-8), art-7-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-7-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-8
- art-220/par-1: 第十条第二項 → 健康保険法 第十条第二項 (Article 10, paragraph (2)), art-10/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-10/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-10/par-2
- art-220/par-1: 第百八十四条第四項 → 健康保険法 第百八十四条第四項 (Article 184, paragraph (4)), art-184/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-184/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-184/par-4

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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