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The prefecture, with regard to basic policy and the regional medical care vision, is to provide a plan (hereinafter referred to as "medical care plan") for ensuring the medical care delivery system in the relevant prefecture, in accordance with the actual conditions in the area.
The following particulars are to be stipulated in the medical care plan:
医療計画においては、次に掲げる事項を定めるものとする。
Article 30-4, paragraph (2), item (i)
particulars related to the activities set forth in item (iv) and item (v) and ensuring in-home medical care that should be achieved in the prefecture;
都道府県において達成すべき第四号及び第五号の事業並びに居宅等における医療の確保の目標に関する事項
Article 30-4, paragraph (2), item (ii)
particulars related to the medical care coordination system (meaning the system to ensure the sharing of functions between medical institutions and the coordination of operations; the same applies hereinafter) pertaining to activities as set forth in item (iv) and item (v) and ensuring in-home medical care;
particulars related to promoting the provision of information on functions of medical institutions under the medical care coordination system;
医療連携体制における医療提供施設の機能に関する情報の提供の推進に関する事項
Article 30-4, paragraph (2), item (iv)
particulars related to activities connected with treatment or prevention of illnesses prescribed by an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as lifestyle diseases or other illnesses that are recognized as specifically requiring the provision of extensive and continuous medical care in order to ensure the health of the citizens;
particulars related to activities that are necessary for ensuring the following medical care (hereinafter referred to as "activities to ensure emergency medical care") (limited to where it is necessary to ensure this in the case of medical care listed in (d));
medical care at times when an infectious disease whose spread is likely to have a serious impact on the lives and health of the citizens is spreading or there is a risk of its spreading;
pediatric medical care (including pediatric emergency medical care);
小児医療(小児救急医療を含む。)
Article 30-4, paragraph (2), item (v), (g)
beyond what is listed in (a) through (f), medical care that is recognized by the prefectural governor as being specifically necessary in the light of the status of outbreaks of illness, etc. in the relevant prefecture;
particulars related to ensuring in-home medical care;
居宅等における医療の確保に関する事項
Article 30-4, paragraph (2), item (vii)Changed
particulars related to the vision ofensuring the future medical care delivery system including the following particulars (hereinafter referred to as "regionalfor outpatient medical care vision") in the area specified in accordance with the standards set down by an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as the standards for promoting the differentiation and coordination of bed functions in the region (hereinafter referred to as "vision area");
the future requirements for the number of beds for each functional classification of beds prescribed in Article 30-13, paragraph (1) (hereinafter simply referred to as the "future requirements for the number of beds") in the vision area calculated pursuant to an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; and
beyond what is listed in (a), particulars specified by an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as necessary for promoting the differentiation and coordination of the bed functions in the vision area;
particulars related to the promotion of the differentiation and coordination of bed functions to achieveensuring the regional medicalprimary care visionfunction;
地域医療構想の達成に向けた病床のかかりつけ医機能の分化及び連携の推進確保に関する事項
Article 30-4, paragraph (2), item (ix)Changed
the following particulars related to the promotion ofensuring the provisionavailability of information on bed functionsphysicians;
病床の機能医師の確保に関する情報の提供の推進に関す次に掲げる事項
Article 30-4, paragraph (2), item (ix), (a)Added
the policy for ensuring the availability of physicians in the following areas (limited, in the case of the area listed in (2), to where its establishment is necessary);
the area established, with reference to the criteria established by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, as an area in which it is necessary to focus on ensuring the availability of physicians;
重点的に医師の確保を図る必要がある区域として厚生労働大臣が定める基準を参酌して定める区域
Article 30-4, paragraph (2), item (ix), (b)Added
the target of the number of physicians to be secured in the area prescribed in item (xii) to be determined based on the indicator concerning the number of physicians in the relevant area calculated by the method specified by an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare;
the target number of physicians to be secured in the area prescribed in item (xiii) to be determined based on the indicator concerning the number of physicians in the relevant area calculated by the method specified by an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; and
the target number of physicians to be secured in the area listed in (a)(2) (limited to where that area has been established); and
イ(2)に掲げる区域において確保すべき医師の数の目標(当該区域を定めた場合に限る。)
Article 30-4, paragraph (2), item (ix), (e)Added
measures for ensuring the availability of physicians, such as the dispatch of physicians, toward achieving the targets listed in (b) and (c), and measures for ensuring the availability of physicians, such as the dispatch of physicians, toward achieving the target listed in (d) (limited to where the area listed in (a)(2) has been established);
particulars related to ensuring the medical care delivery system for outpatient medical careavailability of medical care professionals (excluding physicians);
外来医療に係る医療提供体制医療従事者(医師を除く。)の確保に関する事項
Article 30-4, paragraph (2), item (x-2)Removed
particulars related to ensuring the primary care function;
かかりつけ医機能の確保に関する事項
Article 30-4, paragraph (2), item (xi)Changed
the following particulars related to ensuring the availability of physicianssafety in medical care;
the policy for ensuring the availability of physicians in the following areas (limited, in the case of the area listed in (2), to where its establishment is necessary);
the area established, with reference to the criteria established by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, as an area in which it is necessary to focus on ensuring the availability of physicians;
the target of the number of physicians to be secured in the area prescribed in item (xiv) to be determined based on the indicator concerning the number of physicians in the relevant area calculated by the method specified by an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare;
the target number of physicians to be secured in the area prescribed in item (xv) to be determined based on the indicator concerning the number of physicians in the relevant area calculated by the method specified by an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; and
measures for ensuring the availability of physicians, such as the dispatch of physicians, toward achieving the targets listed in (b) and (c), and measures for ensuring the availability of physicians, such as the dispatch of physicians, toward achieving the target listed in (d) (limited to where the area listed in (a)(2) has been established);
particulars related to ensuring the establishment of an area to be classified as a regional unit for the availabilitydevelopment of medical care professionals mainly beds in hospitals (excluding physicians)beds prescribed in the following item, psychiatric hospital beds, infectious disease hospital beds and tuberculosis hospital beds) and beds in clinics;
particulars related to ensuring safety the establishment of an area that combines two or more areas prescribed in the preceding item as a regional unit for the development of mainly long-term care beds in hospitals that provide special medical care or general beds used for special medical care as specified by an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare;
particulars related toin the establishmentevent of an area to be classified as a regional unit for the developmentestablishment of mainly beds in hospitals (excluding bedsareas prescribed in the following item, psychiatric beds, infectious disease beds and tuberculosis beds) and beds in clinics;paragraphs (5) and (6), particulars related to the establishment of the relevant areas; and
particulars related to the establishment of an area that combines two or more areas prescribed intarget number of beds for long-term care beds and general beds, the preceding item as a regional unit for the developmenttarget number of mainly long-term care beds in hospitals that provide special medical care or generalfor psychiatric hospital beds, the target number of beds used for special medical care as specified by an Orderinfectious disease hospital beds, and the target number of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare;beds for tuberculosis hospital beds.
in the event of the establishment of areas prescribed in paragraphs (6) and (7), particulars related to the establishment of the relevant areas; and
第六項及び第七項に規定する区域を定めた場合には、当該区域の設定に関する事項
Article 30-4, paragraph (2), item (xvii)Removed
particulars related to the target number of beds for long-term care beds and general beds, the target number of beds for psychiatric beds, the target number of beds for infectious disease beds, and the target number of beds for tuberculosis beds.
Beyond the particulars listed in each item of the preceding paragraph, efforts is to be made so that medical care plans stipulate the following particulars:
医療計画においては、前項各号に掲げる事項のほか、次に掲げる事項について定めるよう努めるものとする。
Article 30-4, paragraph (3), item (i)
particulars related to targets for the development of regional medical care support hospitals and targets for the development of other medical institutions in consideration of the functions of such institutions; and
地域医療支援病院の整備の目標その他医療提供施設の機能を考慮した医療提供施設の整備の目標に関する事項
Article 30-4, paragraph (3), item (ii)
beyond what is listed in the preceding item, particulars necessary for securing the medical care delivery system.
前号に掲げるもののほか、医療提供体制の確保に関し必要な事項
Article 30-4, paragraph (4)
The prefecture must consider the following particulars when stipulating particulars listed in paragraph (2) item (ii):
都道府県は、第二項第二号に掲げる事項を定めるに当たつては、次に掲げる事項に配慮しなければならない。
Article 30-4, paragraph (4), item (i)
specific measures for the establishment of a medical care coordination system are to be specified for each disease prescribed by an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare set forth in item (iv) of paragraph (2) or medical care listed in (a) through (g) of item (v) of the same paragraph or in-home medical care;
the details of the establishment of the medical care coordination system are to ensure that patients can receive appropriate medical care continuously even after being discharged from the hospital;
the details of the establishment of the medical care coordination system are to include the coordination between health and medical services and welfare services provided in medical institutions and in homes; and
the medical care coordination system is to be established through consultation among medical care professionals, long-term care service providers provided for in the Long-Term Care Insurance Act, citizens, and other related parties in the community.
The prefecture, In stipulating the particulars listed in paragraph (2), item (ix) (limited to those pertaining to the areas listed in stipulating particulars concerning (a)(1) of that item), the regional prefecture, for each type of medical care vision, to be provided that is to take into consideration specified by an Order of the contentsMinistry of reports under Article 30-13, paragraph (1), Health, Labour and Welfare, may establish, in accordance with the prospects for changes in standard specified by an Order of the demographic structure Ministry of Health, Labour and other trends Welfare concerning the indicator prescribed in demand for medical care, paragraph (2) item (ix), (b), the prospects for the arrangement area prescribed in item (xii) of medical care professionals and medical institutions, and other circumstancesthe same paragraph where the number of physicians is recognized to be small.
In stipulating the particulars listed in paragraph (2), item (xiix) (limited to those pertaining to the areas listed in (a)(1) of that item), the prefecture, for each type of medical care to be provided that is specified by an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, may establish, in accordance with the standard specified by an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare concerning the indicator prescribed in paragraph (2) item (xiix), (b), the area prescribed in item (xivxii) of the same paragraph where the number of physicians is recognized to be smalllarge.
In stipulating Standards related to the particulars listed establishment of areas provided for in paragraph (2), item (xi) (limited to those pertaining to the areas listed items (xii) and (xiii), and the target number of beds provided for in (a)(1item (xv) of that item), the prefecture, same paragraph (for each type of medical care to be provided that is specified by an Order of standards related to the target number of long-term care beds and general beds, standards based on the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, may establish, in accordance with the standard specifiedtotal number calculated according to the respective bed classifications) are to be as prescribed by an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare concerning the indicator prescribed in paragraph (2) item (xi), (b), the area prescribed in item (xiv) of the same paragraph where the number of physicians is recognized to be large.
Standards related The prefecture, where it wishes to stipulate the establishment target number of areasbeds provided for in paragraph (2), items (xiv) and item (xv), and the target number of beds provided forwhen a sudden increase in item (xvii) of the same paragraph (for standards related to the target number of long-term care beds and general beds,population is expected or when there are other circumstances as provided by a Cabinet Order, may disregard the standards based on set forth in the total number calculated accordingpreceding paragraph with regard to each type of bed) are to be as prescribed by an Order ofthe required number of beds provided for in the same item, pursuant to the Ministryprovisions of Health, Labour and Welfarea Cabinet Order.
The prefecture, where it wishes to stipulate the target number of beds provided for in After providing public notice of the medical care plan for the prefecture pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) item (xvii)17), the relevant prefecture, when a sudden increase in population is expected, when an announcement concerning the outbreak, etc. of a pandemic influenza or similar infectious disease, etc. prescribed in Article 16, paragraph (2) of the Act on the Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Medical Care for Patients with Infectious Diseases has been made, or when there are other circumstances as provided by a Cabinet Order, may disregardregard the standards set forth innumber calculated pursuant to the preceding paragraph with regard to provisions of a Cabinet Order as the target number of beds provided for in the sameparagraph (2), item, pursuant (xv) for the areas specified by Cabinet Order, and may engage in activities related to the provisions of agranting permission for applications for permission to establish hospitals and granting permission for other applications as prescribed by Cabinet Order.
After providing public notice of the medical care plan for athe prefecture pursuant to the provisions inof paragraph (1817), the relevant prefecture, when a sudden increase in population is expected, whenwhere there has been an announcement concerning the outbreak, etc. ofapplication for permission to establish a pandemic influenza or similar infectious disease, etc.hospital that includes beds as prescribed in Article 16, paragraph (2)by an Order of the Act on the PreventionMinistry of Infectious DiseasesHealth, Labour and Medical Care for Patients with Infectious Diseases has been madeWelfare, or whenwhere there are other circumstances has been another application as providedprescribed by a Cabinet Order, may regard the target number of beds provided for in paragraph (2), item (xviixv) as the number calculated pursuant to the provisions of a Cabinet Order, in areas as provided by Cabinet Order, and may engage in activities related to granting permission for applications for permission to establish hospitals and granting permission for other applications as prescribed by Cabinet Orderthe relevant application.
After providing public notice of the medical care plan for the prefecture pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1817), the relevant prefecture, where there has been an application for permission to establish a hospital that includes beds as prescribedor any other application specified by an a Cabinet Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, or has been filed by a participating corporation, etc. (meaning a participating corporation, etc. prescribed in Article 70, paragraph (1)) of a regional medical coordination promotion corporation and where there has been another it is found that the relevant application as prescribed by a Cabinet is necessary for promoting the achievement of the regional medical care vision and other requirements specified by an Order, of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare are met, may regard the number obtained by adding the number calculated pursuant to the provisions of a Cabinet Order asto the target number of beds provided for in paragraph (2), item (xviixv) in areas the relevant medical care plan pertaining to the relevant application as provided by Cabinet Orderthe relevant target number of beds, and may engage in activities related to granting permission for the relevant application.
After providing public notice of theIn preparing medical care plan for the prefecture pursuant toplans, prefectures must ensure consistency with the provisions of paragraph (18), the relevant prefecture, where an application for permission to establish a hospital or any other application specified by a Cabinet Order has been filed by a participating corporation, etc. (meaning a participating corporation, etc.prefectural plans prescribed in Article 4, paragraph (1) of the Act on Promotion of Comprehensive Securing of Medical and Long-Term Care in Communities and the prefectural long-term care insurance business support plans prescribed in Article 70118, paragraph (1)) of a regional medical coordination promotion corporationthe Long-Term Care Insurance Act, and where it is found thatwith the relevant application is necessary for promoting the achievementprevention plans prescribed in Article 10, paragraph (1) of the regional medical care vision specified in the relevant medical care plan and other requirements specified by an Order ofAct on the MinistryPrevention of Health, LabourInfectious Diseases and Welfare are met, may regard the number obtained by adding the number calculated pursuant to the provisions of a Cabinet Order toMedical Care for Patients with Infectious Diseases and the target number of beds provided forprefectural action plans prescribed in paragraph (2), item (xvii) in the relevant medical care plan pertaining to the relevant application as the relevant target number Article 7, paragraph (1) of beds, and may engage in activities related to granting permission for the relevant applicationthe Act on Special Measures Against Novel Influenza.
In preparing medical care plans, prefectures must ensure consistency with the prefectural plans prescribed in Article 4, paragraph (1) ofare to endeavor to ensure that harmony is maintained with plans prepared pursuant to the Act on Promotion of Comprehensive Securingprovisions of Medical and Long-Term Care in Communitiesother laws and the prefectural long-term care insurance business support plans prescribed in Article 118, paragraph (1) of the Long-Term Care Insurance Act,regulations and with the prevention plans prescribed in Article 10, paragraph (1) of the Act on the Prevention of Infectious Diseases particulars that concern ensuring medical care, and Medical Care for Patients with Infectious Diseases and the prefectural action plans prescribed in Article 7, paragraph (1) of the Act on Special Measures Against Novel Influenza (Act No. 31 of 2012)must endeavor to seek coordination among public health, pharmacy, social welfare, and other measures which are closely related to medical care.
In preparing medical care plans, prefectures are to endeavor to ensure that harmony is maintained with plans prepared pursuant to undertake liaison and coordination with related prefectures, when it is considered necessary in the provisionslight of other laws and regulationsthe supply and with particulars that concern ensuringdemand of medical care, and must endeavor to seek coordination among public health, pharmacy, social welfare, and other measures which are closely related to medical care in areas near the boundaries of the relevant prefectures.
In preparing medical care plans, prefectures are to undertake liaison and coordinationThe prefecture must hear the opinions of groups of persons with related prefectures, when it is considered necessarythe relevant knowledge and experience in the light of the supply and demand of diagnoses or prescriptions, in order to prepare a draft medical care in areas near the boundaries of the relevant prefecturesplan based on expert scientific opinions on medical care.
The prefecture must hear the opinions of groups of persons with the relevant knowledge the Prefectural Council on Medical Service Facilities, municipalities, and experience in diagnoses or prescriptions, in order to prepare a draft the insurers' council in advance, when stipulating the medical care plan or revising the medical care plan based on expert scientific opinions on medical carepursuant to the provisions of Article 30-6.
The prefecture must hear the opinions of the Prefectural Council on Medical Service Facilities, municipalities (includingWhen a part of the administrative associations and cross-regional federations set forth in Article 284, paragraph (1) of the Local Autonomy Act (Act No. 67 of 1947) that handle first aid services), andprefecture has established a medical care plan or revised a medical care plan pursuant to the Councilprovisions of Insurers set forth in Article 157-2, paragraph (1) of30-6, it must submit the Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People (Act No. 80relevant plan to the Minister of 1982) in advance, when stipulating the medical care plan or revising the medical care plan pursuant toHealth, Labour and Welfare without delay and provide public notice of the provisions of Article 30-6details thereof.
When a prefecture has established a medical care plan or revised a medical care plan pursuant to the provisions of Article 30-6, it must submit the relevant plan to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare without delay and provide public notice of the details thereof.