The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or the prefectural governor, when finding it necessary in relation to a medical care benefit for the old-old, may order physicians, dentists, pharmacists, or persons who provided medical care or those who employ them to make a report or present medical records, books and documents, and other objects, or may have their personnel question them, with regard to the medical care, provision of drugs, or medical treatment provided by them.
厚生労働大臣又は都道府県知事は、後期高齢者医療給付に関して必要があると認めるときは、医師、歯科医師、薬剤師若しくは手当を行つた者又はこれを使用する者に対し、その行つた診療、薬剤の支給又は手当に関し、報告若しくは診療録、帳簿書類その他の物件の提示を命じ、又は当該職員に質問させることができる。
The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or the prefectural governor may, when finding it necessary, order an insured or a former insured that received payment of benefits for medical treatment, or expenses for dietary treatment for inpatients, expenses for living support for inpatients, medical expenses combined with treatment outside insurance coverage, medical expenses, medical expenses for home-nursing, or special medical expenses to make a report or have their official ask questions about the content of medical care, prescription or designated home-nursing pertaining to the payment of the benefits for medical treatment, or expenses for dietary treatment for inpatients, expenses for living support for inpatients, medical expenses combined with treatment outside insurance coverage, medical expenses, medical expenses for home-nursing, or special medical expenses.
厚生労働大臣又は都道府県知事は、必要があると認めるときは、療養の給付又は入院時食事療養費、入院時生活療養費、保険外併用療養費、療養費、訪問看護療養費若しくは特別療養費の支給を受けた被保険者又は被保険者であつた者に対し、当該療養の給付若しくは入院時食事療養費、入院時生活療養費、保険外併用療養費、療養費、訪問看護療養費若しくは特別療養費の支給に係る診療、調剤又は指定訪問看護の内容に関し、報告を命じ、又は当該職員に質問させることができる。
The provisions of Article 16-7, paragraph (2) apply mutatis mutandis to questions pursuant to the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, and the provisions of paragraph (3) of the same Article apply mutatis mutandis to the authority granted pursuant to the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs.
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