Article 205Delegation of Authorities to Chiefs of Regional Bureaus of Health and Welfare
第二百五条（地方厚生局長等への権限の委任）
The authorities of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare as prescribed in this Act (excluding the authorities of the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare provided for in Article 204-2, paragraph (2) and in Article 100-5, paragraph (2) of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act as applied mutatis mutandis to Article 204-2, paragraph (1)) may be delegated to the chief of a relevant regional bureau of health and welfare as specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
この法律に規定する厚生労働大臣の権限（第二百四条の二第一項及び同条第二項において準用する厚生年金保険法第百条の五第二項に規定する厚生労働大臣の権限を除く。）は、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、地方厚生局長に委任することができる。
The authorities delegated to the chief of a regional bureau of health and welfare pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, as specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare, may be delegated to a branch manager of the regional bureau of health and welfare.
前項の規定により地方厚生局長に委任された権限は、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、地方厚生支局長に委任することができる。