# 国民健康保険法 / National Health Insurance Act — 第五十二条 (Article 52) - 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: 第五十二条 (Article 52)（入院時食事療養費） — address `art-52` - Text in force since: 2026-10-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-52 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-52 - 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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Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 被保険者が保険医療機関について食事療養を受けたときは、市町村及び組合は、当該被保険者の属する世帯の世帯主又は組合員が当該保険医療機関に支払うべき食事療養に要した費用について、入院時食事療養費として当該世帯主又は組合員に対し支給すべき額の限度において、当該世帯主又は組合員に代わり、当該保険医療機関に支払うことができる。 art-52/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-52/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-52/par-3 When an insured person has received Dietary Treatment at or from a health insurance-covered medical institution, Municipalities and Societies may, on behalf of the Householder or Society member of the household to which said insured person belongs, pay to said health insurance-covered medical institution expenses incurred for said Dietary Treatment payable by such Householder or Society member to said health insurance-covered medical institution, within the limit of the amount payable to such Householder or Society member as expenses for Dietary Treatment for inpatients. machine translation, not official **第四項** 前項の規定による支払があつたときは、世帯主又は組合員に対し入院時食事療養費の支給があつたものとみなす。 art-52/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-52/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-52/par-4 When a payment has been made pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Householder or Society member shall be deemed to have received expenses for Dietary Treatment for inpatients. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 保険医療機関は、食事療養に要した費用につき、その支払を受ける際、当該支払をした世帯主又は組合員に対し、厚生労働省令の定めるところにより、領収証を交付しなければならない。 art-52/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-52/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-52/par-5 Upon acceptance of a payment of expenses incurred for Dietary Treatment, the Health Insurance-Covered Medical Institution must, pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, issue a receipt therefor to the Householder or Society member who makes such payment. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第六項** 健康保険法第六十四条並びに本法第三十六条第三項、第四十条、第四十一条、第四十五条第三項から第八項まで及び第四十五条の二の規定は、保険医療機関について受けた食事療養及びこれに伴う入院時食事療養費の支給について準用する。この場合において、これらの規定に関し必要な技術的読替えは、政令で定める。 art-52/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-52/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-52/par-6 The provisions of Article 64 of the Health Insurance Act and paragraph (3) of Article 36, Articles 40 and 41, paragraphs (3) through (8) of Article 45 and Article 45-2 of this Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to Dietary Treatment received at or from an Health Insurance-Covered Medical Institution and to the payment of expenses for Dietary Treatment for inpatients associated with such treatment. In this case, any technical replacement of terms necessary for these provisions shall be specified by Cabinet Order. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-52/par-1: 第三十六条第一項第五号 → 国民健康保険法 第三十六条第一項第五号 (Article 36, paragraph (1), item (v)), art-36/par-1/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-36/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-36/par-1/item-5 - art-52/par-1: 第五十四条の三第一項 → 国民健康保険法 第五十四条の三第一項 (Article 54-3, paragraph (1)), art-54-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-54-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-54-3/par-1 - art-52/par-1: 第二項 → 国民健康保険法 第五十四条の三第二項 (Article 54-3, paragraph (2)), art-54-3/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-54-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-54-3/par-2 - art-52/par-2: 健康保険法第八十五条第二項 → 健康保険法 第八十五条第二項 (Article 85, paragraph (2)), art-85/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-85/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-85/par-2 - art-52/par-4: 前項 → 国民健康保険法 第五十二条第三項 (Article 52, paragraph (3)), art-52/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-52/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-52/par-3 - art-52/par-6: 健康保険法第六十四条 → 健康保険法 第六十四条 (Article 64), art-64 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-64 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-64 - art-52/par-6: 第三十六条第三項 → 国民健康保険法 第三十六条第三項 (Article 36, paragraph (3)), art-36/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-36/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-36/par-3 - art-52/par-6: 第四十条 → 国民健康保険法 第四十条 (Article 40), art-40 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-40 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-40 - art-52/par-6: 第四十一条 → 国民健康保険法 第四十一条 (Article 41), art-41 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-41 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-41 - art-52/par-6: 第四十五条第三項から第八項まで → 国民健康保険法 第四十五条第三項 (Article 45, paragraph (3)), art-45/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-45/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-45/par-3 - art-52/par-6: 第四十五条第三項から第八項まで → 国民健康保険法 第四十五条第四項 (Article 45, paragraph (4)), art-45/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-45/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-45/par-4 - art-52/par-6: 第四十五条第三項から第八項まで → 国民健康保険法 第四十五条第五項 (Article 45, paragraph (5)), art-45/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-45/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-45/par-5 - art-52/par-6: 第四十五条第三項から第八項まで → 国民健康保険法 第四十五条第六項 (Article 45, paragraph (6)), art-45/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-45/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-45/par-6 - art-52/par-6: 第四十五条第三項から第八項まで → 国民健康保険法 第四十五条第七項 (Article 45, paragraph (7)), art-45/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-45/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-45/par-7 - art-52/par-6: 第四十五条第三項から第八項まで → 国民健康保険法 第四十五条第八項 (Article 45, paragraph (8)), art-45/par-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-45/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-45/par-8 - art-52/par-6: 第四十五条の二 → 国民健康保険法 第四十五条の二 (Article 45-2), art-45-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-45-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-45-2 ## Cited by 17 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 国民健康保険法 第九条第三項（届出等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-9/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-9/par-3 - 国民健康保険法 第五十二条第四項（入院時食事療養費） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-52/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-52/par-4 - 国民健康保険法 第五十二条の二第三項（入院時生活療養費） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-52-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-52-2/par-3 - 国民健康保険法 第五十三条第三項（保険外併用療養費） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-53/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-53/par-3 - 国民健康保険法 第五十三条第四項（保険外併用療養費） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-53/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-53/par-4 - 国民健康保険法 第五十四条第四項（療養費） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-54/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-54/par-4 - 国民健康保険法 第五十四条の三第六項（特別療養費） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-54-3/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-54-3/par-6 - 国民健康保険法 第六十五条第三項（不正利得の徴収等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-65/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-65/par-3 - 国民健康保険法 第六十六条の二第一項（市町村による保険給付に係る事務の範囲） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-66-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-66-2/par-1 - 国民健康保険法 第六十六条の二第二項（市町村による保険給付に係る事務の範囲） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-66-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-66-2/par-2 - 国民健康保険法 第七十五条の三第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-75-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-75-3/par-1 - 国民健康保険法 第八十二条第十四項第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-82/par-14/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-82/par-14/item-1 - 国民健康保険法 第八十五条の三第一項（業務） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-85-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-85-3/par-1 - 国民健康保険法 第百十三条の三第一項（連合会又は機構への事務の委託） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-113-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-113-3/par-1 - 国民健康保険法 第百十九条第一項（厚生労働大臣と都道府県知事との連携） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-119/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-119/par-1 - 国民健康保険法 第百十九条の二第一項（事務の区分） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-119-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-119-2/par-1 - 国民健康保険法 第百二十一条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/art-121/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-121/par-2 --- ## 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 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch national-health-insurance-act-20261017T183826-002, translated 2026-10-18 - This site's parser, version 209 — 国民健康保険法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-17