第十二条の二　年金たる保険給付を受ける権利を有する者が死亡したためその支給を受ける権利が消滅したにもかかわらず、その死亡の日の属する月の翌月以後の分として当該年金たる保険給付の過誤払が行われた場合において、当該過誤払による返還金に係る債権（以下この条において「返還金債権」という。）に係る債務の弁済をすべき者に支払うべき保険給付があるときは、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、当該保険給付の支払金の金額を当該過誤払による返還金債権の金額に充当することができる。

Article 12-2 Where a person entitled to the right to receive insurance benefits in pension form has died, and despite the extinguishment of that right as a result of the death of said person, insurance benefits in pension form have been paid by mistake for a period from the month following the month containing the day of the death, if there are any insurance benefits payable to the person who is obliged to repay the debt pertaining to the claim for refund arising from such payment by mistake (hereinafter referred to as the "claim for refund" in this Article), the amount of money paid as said insurance benefits may be appropriated to the amount of the claim for refund arising from said payment by mistake, pursuant to the provisions of an Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. - 日本法令外国語訳データベースシステム