Act Partially Amending the Health Insurance Act etc. (Reiwa 8 Act No. 31): Amends POW Treatment Act

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Summary

The e-Gov law update list records an amending act, titled in Japanese as an Act Partially Amending the Health Insurance Act and others (Reiwa 8 Act No. 31), with a promulgation date of 2026-06-05 and an effective date of 2027-03-01. The listed target law is the Act on the Treatment of Prisoners of War etc. in Armed Attack Situations and Survival-Threatening Situations (Heisei 16 Act No. 117). The metadata does not describe the content of the amendments.

Business Impact

The specific effect on businesses cannot be determined from the metadata provided; the amendments to the target law may be limited or may relate to other provisions of the amending act. Entities with health insurance or related obligations could potentially be affected by the broader amending act, but this is not confirmed by the provided data.

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Timeline of related official records

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1. Date not stated by the source — Bill listed by the House of Representatives (Diet session 221) 健康保険法等の一部を改正する法律案（審議状況：成立） Dashboard page Original Japanese source
2. 2026-06-05 — Promulgated (statute recorded by e-Gov Law Search) 健康保険法等の一部を改正する法律（令和八年法律第三十一号） (this update) Original Japanese source
3. 2026-06-05 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 地方税法 Dashboard page Original Japanese source
4. 2026-08-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 健康保険法、国家公務員共済組合法、国民健康保険法、地方公務員等共済組合法、船員保険法 ほか1件 Dashboard page Original Japanese source
5. 2027-03-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 健康保険法、医薬品、医療機器等の品質、有効性及び安全性の確保等に関する法律、国家公務員共済組合法、国民健康保険法、地方公務員等共済組合法 ほか10件 (this update) Original Japanese source
6. 2027-04-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 予防接種法、介護保険法、住民基本台帳法、健康保険法、児童福祉法 ほか10件 Dashboard page Original Japanese source
7. 2028-04-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 国民健康保険法 Dashboard page Original Japanese source