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<Law Era="Showa" Lang="en" LawType="Act" Num="281" PromulgateDay="29" PromulgateMonth="12" Year="23">
  <PromulgateBody>
    <PromulgateStatement>I hereby promulgate the Law for Partial Amendment to the Health Insurance Law.</PromulgateStatement>
    <ImperialSignature>Signed:HIROHITO, Seal of the Emperor</ImperialSignature>
    <PromulgateDate>This twenty-ninth day of the twelfth month of the twenty-third year of Showa (December 29, 1948)</PromulgateDate>
    <Signature>
      <MinisterialTitle>Prime Minister</MinisterialTitle>
      <Name>YOSHIDA Shigeru</Name>
    </Signature>
  </PromulgateBody>
  <LawNum>Law No.281</LawNum>
  <LawBody>
    <LawTitle>Law for Partial Amendment to the Health Insurance Law</LawTitle>
    <MainProvision>
      <Paragraph Num="1">
        <ParagraphNum/>
        <ParagraphSentence>
          <Sentence>A part of the Health Insurance Law (Law No.70 of 1922) shall be amended as follows:</Sentence>
        </ParagraphSentence>
        <AmendProvision>
          <AmendProvisionSentence>
            <Sentence>In Article 3, Paragraph 2 shall be amended as follows:</Sentence>
          </AmendProvisionSentence>
          <NewProvision>
            <Paragraph Num="2">
              <ParagraphNum/>
              <ParagraphSentence>
                <Sentence>The amount of the standard remuneration of the insured person shall be determined on the basis of the monthly amount of the insured person's remuneration in accordance with the classes prescribed in the following table:</Sentence>
              </ParagraphSentence>
              <TableStruct>
                <Table>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn rowspan="2">
                      <Sentence>Class of Standard remuneration</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn colspan="2">
                      <Sentence>Standard remuneration</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn rowspan="2">
                      <Sentence>Monthly remuneration</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>Monthly amount</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>Daily amount</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>1st class</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>300 yen</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>10 yen</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>Less than 430 yeu</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>2nd ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>600</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>20</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>450 yen or more, but less than 750 yen</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>3rd ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>900</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>30</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>750 ,, ,, 1,050 ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>4th ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>1,200</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>40</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>1,050 ,, ,, 1,350 ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>5th ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>1,500</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>50</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>1,350 ,, ,, 1,650 ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>6th ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>1,800</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>60</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>1,650 ,, ,, 1,950 ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>7th ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>2,100</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>70</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>1,950 ,, ,, 2,250 ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>8th ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>2,400</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>80</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>2,250 ,, ,, 2,550 ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>9th ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>2,700</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>90</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>2,550 ,, ,, 2,850 ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>10th ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>3,000</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>100</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>2,850 ,, ,, 3,150 ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>11th ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>3,300</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>110</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>3,150 ,, ,, 3,450 ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>12th ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>3,600</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>120</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>3,450 ,, ,, 3,750 ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>13th ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>3,900</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>130</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>3,750 ,, ,, 4,050 ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>14th ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>4,200</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>140</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>4,050 ,, ,, 4,350 ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>15th ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>4,500</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>150</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>4,350 ,, ,, 4,650 ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>16th ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>4,800</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>160</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>4,650 ,, ,, 4,950 ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>17th ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>5,100</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>170</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>4,950 ,, ,, 5,250 ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>18th ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>5,400</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>180</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>5,250 ,, ,, 5,550 ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>19th ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>5,700</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>190</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>5,550 ,, ,, 5,850 ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>20th ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>6,000</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>200</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>5,850 ,, ,, 6,150 ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>21st ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>6,300</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>210</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>6,150 ,, ,, 6,450 ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>22nd ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>6,600</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>220</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>6,450 ,, ,, 6,750 ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>23rd ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>6,900</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>230</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>6,750 ,, ,, 7,050 ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>24th ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>7,200</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>240</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>7,050 ,, ,, 7,350 ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>25th ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>7,500</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>250</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>7,350 ,, ,, 7,650 ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>26th ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>7,800</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>260</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>7,650 ,, ,, 7,950 ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>27th ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>8,100</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>270</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>7,950 ,, ,, 8,250 ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>28th ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>8,400</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>280</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>8,250 ,, ,, 8,550 ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>29th ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>8,700</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>290</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>8,550 ,, ,, 8,850 ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>30th ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>9,000</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>300</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>8,850 ,, ,, 9,150 ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>31st ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>9,300</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>310</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>9,150 ,, ,, 9,750 ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>32nd ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>9,600</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>320</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>9,450 ,, ,, 10,050 ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>33rd ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>9,900</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>330</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>9,750 ,, ,, 10,500 ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>34th ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>10,200</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>340</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>10,050 ,, ,, 10,500 ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>35th ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>10,800</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>360</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>10,500 ,, ,, 11,100 ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>26th ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>11,400</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>380</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>11,100 ,, ,, 11,700 ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>37th ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>12,000</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>400</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>11,700 ,, ,, 12,300 ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>38th ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>12,600</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>420</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>12,300 ,, ,, 12,900 ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>39th ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>13,200</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>440</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>12,900 ,, ,, 13,500 ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                  <TableRow>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>40th ,,</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>13,800</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>460</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                    <TableColumn>
                      <Sentence>13,500 yen or more</Sentence>
                    </TableColumn>
                  </TableRow>
                </Table>
              </TableStruct>
            </Paragraph>
          </NewProvision>
        </AmendProvision>
      </Paragraph>
    </MainProvision>
    <SupplProvision>
      <SupplProvisionLabel>Supplementary Provisions:</SupplProvisionLabel>
      <Paragraph Num="1">
        <ParagraphNum>1.</ParagraphNum>
        <ParagraphSentence>
          <Sentence>The present Law shall come into force as from January 1, 1949.</Sentence>
        </ParagraphSentence>
      </Paragraph>
      <Paragraph Num="2">
        <ParagraphNum>2.</ParagraphNum>
        <ParagraphSentence>
          <Sentence>With respect to the person who has been qualified as insured prior to the date of enforcement of this Law and who comes under the 27th class of the standard remuneration as prescribed in Article 3 of The Health Insurance Law (Law No.70 of 1922), Article 3, Paragraph 3 the same Law shall apply on presumption that he is newly qualified as insured on such date.</Sentence>
        </ParagraphSentence>
      </Paragraph>
    </SupplProvision>
  </LawBody>
  <Signatures>
    <Signature>
      <MinisterialTitle>Minister of Welfare</MinisterialTitle>
      <Name>HAYASHI Joji</Name>
    </Signature>
    <Signature>
      <MinisterialTitle>Prime Minister</MinisterialTitle>
      <Name>YOSHIDA Shigeru</Name>
    </Signature>
  </Signatures>
</Law>