# 国民健康保険法 / National Health Insurance Act — 第十八条 (Article 18)

- Law: 国民健康保険法 (National Health Insurance Act), 昭和三十三年法律第百九十二号
- English title "National 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: 第十八条 (Article 18)（規約の記載事項） — address `art-18`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-18
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-18
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### 第十八条（規約の記載事項） — (Particulars to be Included in the Constitution)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-18 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-18 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-18</sup>

  **第一項**  組合の規約には、次の各号に掲げる事項を記載しなければならない。
  <sup>art-18/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-18/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-18/par-1</sup>
  The constitution of a Society must contain the particulars listed in the following items:
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **一**  名称
    <sup>art-18/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-18/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-18/par-1/item-1</sup>
    name;
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    **二**  事務所の所在地
    <sup>art-18/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-18/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-18/par-1/item-2</sup>
    location of the office;
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    **三**  組合の地区及び組合員の範囲
    <sup>art-18/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-18/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-18/par-1/item-3</sup>
    district of the Society and the scope of its membership;
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    **四**  組合員の加入及び脱退に関する事項
    <sup>art-18/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-18/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-18/par-1/item-4</sup>
    particulars pertaining to the joining and withdrawal of Society members;
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    **五**  被保険者の資格の取得及び喪失に関する事項
    <sup>art-18/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-18/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-18/par-1/item-5</sup>
    particulars pertaining to the acquisition and loss of eligibility as an insured person;
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    **六**  役員に関する事項
    <sup>art-18/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-18/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-18/par-1/item-6</sup>
    particulars pertaining to officers;
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    **七**  組合会に関する事項
    <sup>art-18/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-18/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-18/par-1/item-7</sup>
    particulars pertaining to Society meetings;
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    **八**  保険料に関する事項
    <sup>art-18/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-18/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-18/par-1/item-8</sup>
    particulars pertaining to insurance premiums;
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    **九**  準備金その他の財産の管理に関する事項
    <sup>art-18/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-18/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-18/par-1/item-9</sup>
    particulars pertaining to reserves and other particulars related to property management;
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    **十**  公告の方法
    <sup>art-18/par-1/item-10 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-18/par-1/item-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-18/par-1/item-10</sup>
    method for giving public notice;
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    **十一**  前各号に掲げる事項のほか厚生労働省令で定める事項
    <sup>art-18/par-1/item-11 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-18/par-1/item-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-18/par-1/item-11</sup>
    in addition to the particulars listed in the preceding items, particulars specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-18/par-1/item-11: 前各号 → 国民健康保険法 第十八条第一項第一号 (Article 18, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-18/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-18/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-18/par-1/item-1
- art-18/par-1/item-11: 前各号 → 国民健康保険法 第十八条第一項第十号 (Article 18, paragraph (1), item (x)), art-18/par-1/item-10 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-18/par-1/item-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-18/par-1/item-10
- art-18/par-1/item-11: 前各号 → 国民健康保険法 第十八条第一項第二号 (Article 18, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-18/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-18/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-18/par-1/item-2
- art-18/par-1/item-11: 前各号 → 国民健康保険法 第十八条第一項第三号 (Article 18, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-18/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-18/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-18/par-1/item-3
- art-18/par-1/item-11: 前各号 → 国民健康保険法 第十八条第一項第四号 (Article 18, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-18/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-18/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-18/par-1/item-4
- art-18/par-1/item-11: 前各号 → 国民健康保険法 第十八条第一項第五号 (Article 18, paragraph (1), item (v)), art-18/par-1/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-18/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-18/par-1/item-5
- art-18/par-1/item-11: 前各号 → 国民健康保険法 第十八条第一項第六号 (Article 18, paragraph (1), item (vi)), art-18/par-1/item-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-18/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-18/par-1/item-6
- art-18/par-1/item-11: 前各号 → 国民健康保険法 第十八条第一項第七号 (Article 18, paragraph (1), item (vii)), art-18/par-1/item-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-18/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-18/par-1/item-7
- art-18/par-1/item-11: 前各号 → 国民健康保険法 第十八条第一項第八号 (Article 18, paragraph (1), item (viii)), art-18/par-1/item-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-18/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-18/par-1/item-8
- art-18/par-1/item-11: 前各号 → 国民健康保険法 第十八条第一項第九号 (Article 18, paragraph (1), item (ix)), art-18/par-1/item-9 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-18/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-18/par-1/item-9

## Cited by

1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 国民健康保険法 第十八条第一項第十一号（規約の記載事項） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-18/par-1/item-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-18/par-1/item-11

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 国民健康保険法 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/333AC0000000192/20261001_507AC0000000087), retrieved 2026-10-17
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — National Health Insurance Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/2453/tb), retrieved 2026-10-17
- This site's parser, version 209 — 国民健康保険法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-17