The medical treatment compensation benefits is paid for medical treatment.
療養補償給付は、療養の給付とする。
The coverage of the medical treatment benefit set forth in the preceding paragraph is as prescribed in the following items (limited to those that are considered necessary by the government):
前項の療養の給付の範囲は、次の各号（政府が必要と認めるものに限る。）による。
medical examination;
診察
provision of medicines or treatment materials;
薬剤又は治療材料の支給
medical treatment procedures, operations and other treatment;
処置、手術その他の治療
management of medical treatment and relevant care and other nursing care of workers staying at home;
居宅における療養上の管理及びその療養に伴う世話その他の看護
admission to hospitals or clinics and relevant care and other nursing care of the worker; and
病院又は診療所への入院及びその療養に伴う世話その他の看護
transport
移送
The government may, where it is difficult to pay the medical treatment benefit set forth in paragraph (1) and in other cases specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, pay the medical treatment expenses instead of the medical treatment benefit.
政府は、第一項の療養の給付をすることが困難な場合その他厚生労働省令で定める場合には、療養の給付に代えて療養の費用を支給することができる。