In the event of a medical accident, the administrator of a hospital, etc., pursuant to the provisions of an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, must immediately conduct an investigation necessary to clarify the cause of the accident (hereinafter referred to as "medical accident investigation" in this Chapter).
The administrator of a hospital, etc. is to seek the support necessary for conducting medical accident investigations from an academic organization related to medicine and medical science or any other organization specified by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare (in the case of an organization that is not a corporation, it is to be limited to an organization with a designated representative or administrator; referred to as "medical accident investigation support organization" in the following paragraph and Article 6-22).
When a medical accident investigation support organization is requested to provide support in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, it is to provide the necessary support for medical accident investigation.
医療事故調査等支援団体は、前項の規定により支援を求められたときは、医療事故調査に必要な支援を行うものとする。
When the administrator of a hospital, etc. has completed a medical accident investigation, the administrator must immediately report the results to the medical accident investigation and support center set forth in Article 6-15, paragraph (1), pursuant to an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
Prior to the submission of a report pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the administrator of the hospital, etc. must explain to the bereaved family about the particulars specified by an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; provided, however, that this does not apply when there is no bereaved family or the whereabouts of the bereaved family are unknown.
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