The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, upon application, may designate as a medical accident investigation and support center a general incorporated association or general incorporated foundation whose purpose is to contribute to ensuring the safety of medical care by conducting medical accident investigations and providing support for medical accident investigations conducted by the administrators of hospitals, etc. in which medical accidents have occurred, and which is found to be capable of appropriately and reliably performing the services prescribed in the following Article.
When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare has made a designation under the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the minister must make public the name, address, and office location of the relevant medical accident investigation and support center.
When a medical accident investigation and support center intends to change its name, address, or the location of its office, the center must notify the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare to that effect in advance.
医療事故調査・支援センターは、その名称、住所又は事務所の所在地を変更しようとするときは、あらかじめ、その旨を厚生労働大臣に届け出なければならない。
When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare has received a notification under the preceding paragraph, the minister must make public the particulars pertaining to the relevant notification.
厚生労働大臣は、前項の規定による届出があつたときは、当該届出に係る事項を公示しなければならない。
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The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, upon application, may designate as a medical accident investigation and support center a general incorporated association or general incorporated…
厚生労働大臣は、医療事故調査を行うこと及び医療事故が発生した病院等の管理者が行う医療事故調査への支援を行うことにより医療の安全の確保に資することを目的とする一般社団法人又は一般財団法人であつて、次条に規定する業務を適切かつ確実に行うことができると認められるものを、その申請により…
Open this provisionWhen a medical accident investigation and support center intends to change its name, address, or the location of its office, the center must notify the Minister of Health…
医療事故調査・支援センターは、その名称、住所又は事務所の所在地を変更しようとするときは、あらかじめ、その旨を厚生労働大臣に届け出なければならない。
Open this provisionThe medical accident investigation and support center are to perform the following services:
医療事故調査・支援センターは、次に掲げる業務を行うものとする。
Open this provisionmedical accident
「医療事故」
In Chapter III, a death or stillbirth that is caused, or suspected to be caused, by medical care given by a medical care professional working at a hospital, clinic or birthing center, which the administrator (管理者) did not expect, of the kind a Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Order (厚生労働省令) sets.
Defined inArticle 6-10, paragraph (1)· applies only in this chapter
hospital, etc.
「病院等」
In Chapter III, a hospital, clinic or birthing center (助産所).
Short name set inArticle 6-10, paragraph (1)· applies only in this chapter
medical accident investigation
「医療事故調査」
In Chapter III, the investigation that the administrator (管理者) of a hospital, clinic or birthing center must carry out promptly, as a Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Order (厚生労働省令) provides, to find out the cause when a medical accident (医療事故) has occurred.
Short name set inArticle 6-11, paragraph (1)· applies only in this chapter