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Ministerial Ordinance Partially Amending the Enforcement Regulations of the Health Insurance Act and Related Regulations

健康保険法施行規則等の一部を改正する省令

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 is a Ministerial Ordinance (Ordinance No. 117 of 2026, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) that partially amends the Enforcement Regulations of the Health Insurance Act and related regulations. According to the metadata, the affected regulation includes the enforcement regulation relating to support for returnees remaining in China and their spouses (Ordinance No. 63 of 1994). The metadata lists a promulgation date of 2026-07-29 and an effective date of 2026-08-01.

Business Impact

Organizations involved in health insurance administration or related social support programs may need to review whether these amended enforcement regulations affect their procedures.

Recommended Action

Consult the official Japanese source at e-Gov Law Search to verify the amended provisions and their applicable dates.

Timeline of related official records

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  1. 2026-07-29 — Promulgated (instrument recorded by e-Gov Law Search) 健康保険法施行規則等の一部を改正する省令(令和八年厚生労働省令第百十七号) (this update) Original Japanese source
  2. 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規則、健康保険法施行規則、国民健康保険法施行規則、船員保険法施行規則、高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律施行規則 (this update) Original Japanese source