# 国民健康保険法 / National Health Insurance Act — 第五条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 5)

- 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: 第五条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 5) — address `suppl-3331-192/art-5`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/suppl-3331-192/art-5
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/suppl-3331-192/art-5
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### 第五条
<sup>suppl-3331-192/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/suppl-3331-192/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/suppl-3331-192/art-5</sup>

**第一項**  前三条に規定するもののほか、この法律の施行に関して必要な事項は、別に法律で定める。
<sup>suppl-3331-192/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/suppl-3331-192/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/suppl-3331-192/art-5/par-1</sup>
In addition to what is provided for in the three preceding Articles, necessary particulars concerning the enforcement of this Act shall be prescribed by law.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-3331-192/art-5/par-1: 前三条 → 国民健康保険法 附則第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2), suppl-3331-192/art-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/suppl-3331-192/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/suppl-3331-192/art-2
- suppl-3331-192/art-5/par-1: 前三条 → 国民健康保険法 附則第三条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 3), suppl-3331-192/art-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/suppl-3331-192/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/suppl-3331-192/art-3
- suppl-3331-192/art-5/par-1: 前三条 → 国民健康保険法 附則第四条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4), suppl-3331-192/art-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/suppl-3331-192/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/suppl-3331-192/art-4

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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