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Cabinet Order Partially Amending the Enforcement Order of the Health Insurance Act and Related Orders

健康保険法施行令等の一部を改正する政令

Published: 2026-07-29 · Source: e-Gov Law Search — Updated Laws · Stage: In Force · Area: Finance / AML · Impact (preliminary): Medium · First detected by this dashboard: 2026-08-13

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AI summary

Generated by AI from the Japanese source metadata. It is an unofficial monitoring aid, not legal advice, and may contain errors. The area, stage, and impact labels are preliminary keyword-based triage labels. Confirm every point in the original Japanese source.

Summary

This item is a Cabinet Order that partially amends the Enforcement Order of the Health Insurance Act and related enforcement orders (Cabinet Order No. 240 of Reiwa 8). According to the metadata, the affected order includes the Enforcement Order of the Japan Sport Council Act (Cabinet Order No. 369 of Heisei 15), with a promulgation date of 2026-07-29 and a stated effective date of 2026-08-01. The details are drawn from an e-Gov law update listing and should be confirmed against the official source.

Business Impact

Organizations subject to health insurance-related enforcement provisions or the referenced related orders may need to review whether the amendments affect their obligations.

Recommended Action

Consider reviewing the official e-Gov source to confirm the scope, affected provisions, and effective date of this amending Cabinet Order.

Timeline of related official records

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  1. 2026-07-29 — Promulgated (instrument recorded by e-Gov Law Search) 健康保険法施行令等の一部を改正する政令（令和八年政令第二百四十号） (this update) Original Japanese source
  2. 2026-07-29 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 健康保険法施行令、国家公務員共済組合法施行令、国民健康保険法施行令、地方公務員等共済組合法施行令、私立学校教職員共済法施行令 ほか3件 Dashboard page Original Japanese source
  3. 2026-08-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 中国残留邦人等の円滑な帰国の促進並びに永住帰国した中国残留邦人等及び特定配偶者の自立の支援に関する法律施行令、介護保険法施行令、健康保険法施行令、国家公務員共済組合法施行令、国民健康保険法施行令 ほか6件 (this update) Original Japanese source
  4. 2027-08-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 介護保険法施行令、健康保険法施行令、国家公務員共済組合法施行令、国民健康保険法施行令、地方公務員等共済組合法施行令 ほか5件 Dashboard page Original Japanese source