# 健康保険法 / Health Insurance Act — 第七条の二 (Article 7-2) - 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: 第七条の二 (Article 7-2)（設立及び業務） — address `art-7-2` - Text in force since: 2026-10-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-7-2 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-2 - 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. Every English rendering below is a translation and says which kind: the Ministry of Justice's translation, or this site's machine translation, whose model and date the Sources list names. They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第七条の二（設立及び業務） — (Establishment and Services) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-7-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-7-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-2 **第一項** 健康保険組合の組合員でない被保険者（以下この節において単に「被保険者」という。）に係る健康保険事業を行うため、全国健康保険協会（以下「協会」という。）を設ける。 art-7-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-7-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-2/par-1 In order to provide health insurance services to insured persons who are not members of a health insurance society (hereinafter simply referred to as "insured persons"), Japan Health Insurance Association (hereinafter referred to as "JHIA") is established. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 協会は、次に掲げる業務を行う。 art-7-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-7-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-2/par-2 JHIA provides the services listed below: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 第四章の規定による保険給付及び第五章第三節の規定による日雇特例被保険者に係る保険給付に関する業務 art-7-2/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-7-2/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-2/par-2/item-1 operations related to insurance benefits pursuant to the provisions of Chapter IV and insurance benefits pertaining to specially-insured day laborers pursuant to the provisions of Chapter V, Section 3; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 第六章の規定による保健事業及び福祉事業に関する業務 art-7-2/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-7-2/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-2/par-2/item-2 operations related to healthcare services and welfare services pursuant to the provisions of Chapter VI; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 前二号に掲げる業務のほか、協会が管掌する健康保険の事業に関する業務であって第五条第二項の規定により厚生労働大臣が行う業務以外のもの art-7-2/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-7-2/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-2/par-2/item-3 beyond the services listed in the preceding two items, services related to a health insurance business administered by JHIA and other than services provided by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare pursuant to the provisions of Article 5, paragraph (2); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 第一号及び第二号に掲げる業務のほか、日雇特例被保険者の保険の事業に関する業務であって第百二十三条第二項の規定により厚生労働大臣が行う業務以外のもの art-7-2/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-7-2/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-2/par-2/item-4 beyond the services listed in items (i) and (ii), services related to insurance for specially-insured day laborers that are not administered by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare pursuant to the provisions of Article 123, paragraph (2); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **五** 第二百四条の七第一項に規定する権限に係る事務に関する業務 art-7-2/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-7-2/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-2/par-2/item-5 operations related to affairs pertaining to the authority prescribed in Article 204-7, paragraph (1); and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **六** 前各号に掲げる業務に附帯する業務 art-7-2/par-2/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-7-2/par-2/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-2/par-2/item-6 operations incidental to the operations listed in each of the preceding items. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 協会は、前項各号に掲げる業務のほか、船員保険法の規定による船員保険事業に関する業務（同法の規定により厚生労働大臣が行うものを除く。）並びに高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律の規定による前期高齢者納付金等（以下「前期高齢者納付金等」という。）並びに同法の規定による後期高齢者支援金、後期高齢者関係事務費拠出金及び出産育児関係事務費拠出金（以下「後期高齢者支援金等」という。）、介護保険法（平成九年法律第百二十三号）の規定による納付金（以下「介護納付金」という。）、感染症の予防及び感染症の患者に対する医療に関する法律（平成十年法律第百十四号）の規定による流行初期医療確保拠出金等（以下「流行初期医療確保拠出金等」という。）並びに子ども・子育て支援法（平成二十四年法律第六十五号）の規定による子ども・子育て支援納付金（以下「子ども・子育て支援納付金」という。）の納付に関する業務を行う。 art-7-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-7-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-2/par-3 Beyond the operations listed in the items of the preceding paragraph, JHIA is responsible for operations related to Mariners Insurance business pursuant to the provisions of the Mariners Insurance Act (excluding those conducted by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare pursuant to the provisions of the same Act), and operations related to the payment of young-old payments, etc. pursuant to the provisions of the Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People (hereinafter referred to as "young-old payments, etc."), aid for the old-old, contributions for administrative expenses related to the old-old, and contributions for administrative expenses related to childbirth and childcare pursuant to the provisions of the same Act (hereinafter referred to as "aid for the old-old, etc."), the payment pursuant to the provisions of the Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Act No. 123 of 1997) (hereinafter referred to as "long-term care payment"), contribution for securing medical care in the early phase of an epidemic, etc. pursuant to the provisions of the Act on the Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Medical Care for Patients with Infectious Diseases (Act No. 114 of 1998) (hereinafter referred to as "contribution for securing medical care in the early phase of an epidemic, etc."), and the children and child-rearing support levy pursuant to the provisions of the Act on Support for Children and Child-rearing (Act No. 65 of 2012) (hereinafter referred to as "children and child-rearing support levy"). machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - art-7-2/par-2/item-3: 前二号 → 健康保険法 第七条の二第二項第一号 (Article 7-2, paragraph (2), item (i)), art-7-2/par-2/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-7-2/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-2/par-2/item-1 - art-7-2/par-2/item-3: 前二号 → 健康保険法 第七条の二第二項第二号 (Article 7-2, paragraph (2), item (ii)), art-7-2/par-2/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-7-2/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-2/par-2/item-2 - art-7-2/par-2/item-3: 第五条第二項 → 健康保険法 第五条第二項 (Article 5, paragraph (2)), art-5/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-5/par-2 - art-7-2/par-2/item-4: 第一号 → 健康保険法 第七条の二第二項第一号 (Article 7-2, paragraph (2), item (i)), art-7-2/par-2/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-7-2/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-2/par-2/item-1 - art-7-2/par-2/item-4: 第二号 → 健康保険法 第七条の二第二項第二号 (Article 7-2, paragraph (2), item (ii)), art-7-2/par-2/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-7-2/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-2/par-2/item-2 - art-7-2/par-2/item-4: 第百二十三条第二項 → 健康保険法 第百二十三条第二項 (Article 123, paragraph (2)), art-123/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-123/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-123/par-2 - art-7-2/par-2/item-5: 第二百四条の七第一項 → 健康保険法 第二百四条の七第一項 (Article 204-7, paragraph (1)), art-204-7/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-204-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-204-7/par-1 - art-7-2/par-2/item-6: 前各号 → 健康保険法 第七条の二第二項第一号 (Article 7-2, paragraph (2), item (i)), art-7-2/par-2/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-7-2/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-2/par-2/item-1 - art-7-2/par-2/item-6: 前各号 → 健康保険法 第七条の二第二項第二号 (Article 7-2, paragraph (2), item (ii)), art-7-2/par-2/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-7-2/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-2/par-2/item-2 - art-7-2/par-2/item-6: 前各号 → 健康保険法 第七条の二第二項第三号 (Article 7-2, paragraph (2), item (iii)), art-7-2/par-2/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-7-2/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-2/par-2/item-3 - art-7-2/par-2/item-6: 前各号 → 健康保険法 第七条の二第二項第四号 (Article 7-2, paragraph (2), item (iv)), art-7-2/par-2/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-7-2/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-2/par-2/item-4 - art-7-2/par-2/item-6: 前各号 → 健康保険法 第七条の二第二項第五号 (Article 7-2, paragraph (2), item (v)), art-7-2/par-2/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-7-2/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-2/par-2/item-5 - art-7-2/par-3: 前項 → 健康保険法 第七条の二第二項 (Article 7-2, paragraph (2)), art-7-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-7-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-2/par-2 ## Cited by 9 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 健康保険法 第七条の二第二項第三号（設立及び業務） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-7-2/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-2/par-2/item-3 - 健康保険法 第七条の二第二項第四号（設立及び業務） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-7-2/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-2/par-2/item-4 - 健康保険法 第七条の二第二項第六号（設立及び業務） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-7-2/par-2/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-2/par-2/item-6 - 健康保険法 第七条の二第三項（設立及び業務） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-7-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-2/par-3 - 健康保険法 第七条の二の二第一項（協会の実施する保健事業） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-7-2-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-7-2-2/par-1 - 健康保険法 附則第四条の二第一項（病床転換支援金の経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/suppl-2111-70/art-4-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-2111-70/art-4-2/par-1 - 健康保険法 附則第十二条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-4181-83/art-12/par-1 - 健康保険法 附則第二十六条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-26/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-4181-83/art-26/par-1 - 健康保険法 附則第二十五条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/suppl-4291-52/art-25/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/suppl-4291-52/art-25/par-2 --- ## 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 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch health-insurance-act-20261010T183826-001, translated 2026-10-11 - This site's parser, version 189 — 健康保険法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-10