(1) The Minister of Employment and Labor may request the Minister of Health and Welfare or the National Health Insurance Service under the National Health Insurance Act to submit materials relating to applications for benefits to cover medical expenses for pregnancy and childbirth under Article 50 of that Act for the purpose of performing the following duties; in such cases, the head of an agency so requested shall comply with the request unless there is good cause:
1. Affairs relating to maternity protection under Chapter III;
2. Affairs relating to assistance for work-family balance under Chapter III-2;
3. Guidance on maternity protection under Chapter III and on work-family balance assistance under Chapter III-2;
4. Reporting, inspection, etc. under Article 31.
(2) The Minister of Employment and Labor may process the materials they receive under paragraph (1) through the employment information system under Article 15-2 (1) of the Framework Act on Employment Policy. <Amended on May 18, 2021>[This Article Added on Jan. 28, 2016]