If a prefecture finds it necessary for achieving the goals set forth in Article 9, paragraph (2), item (ii) as a result of the evaluation referred to in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, the prefecture may submit to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare its opinions on the provisions under Article 76, paragraph (2) of the Health Insurance Act, the provisions under Article 88, paragraph (4) of the same Act, the standards for calculating the amount of expenses required for benefits for medical treatment provided in Article 71, paragraph (1), and the standards specified by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare provided in Article 78, paragraph (4) (referred to as "medical fees" in the following paragraph and paragraph (1) of the following Article).
都道府県は、前条第一項の評価の結果、第九条第二項第二号の目標の達成のために必要があると認めるときは、厚生労働大臣に対し、健康保険法第七十六条第二項の規定による定め及び同法第八十八条第四項の規定による定め並びに第七十一条第一項に規定する療養の給付に要する費用の額の算定に関する基準及び第七十八条第四項に規定する厚生労働大臣が定める基準（次項及び次条第一項において「診療報酬」という。）に関する意見を提出することができる。
When the prefectural government submits its opinions pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare must endeavor to determine the medical fees in consideration of the opinions.
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