Supplementary Provisions, Article 96
第九十六条
A clinic, or a hospital having facilities for accommodating 20 or more patients, that has received permission for establishment pursuant to the provisions of Article 21 of the National Medical Care Act (Act No. 70 of 1942; hereinafter referred to as the "Former Act") or that is deemed to have received permission pursuant to the provisions of Article 74 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the National Medical Care Act (Ministry of Health and Welfare Order No. 48 of 1942; hereinafter referred to as the "Former Regulations"), and that exists at the time of the enforcement of this Act, is deemed to have received permission to establish a hospital or clinic, or to have filed notification of the establishment of a clinic, pursuant to the provisions of Article 7 or Article 8, paragraph (1).
A hospital having facilities to accommodate 19 patients or fewer that has received permission for establishment pursuant to Article 21 of the Former Act, or is deemed to have received permission pursuant to Article 74 of the Former Regulations, and that exists at the time of enforcement of this Act, is deemed to have received permission for the establishment of a clinic or to have filed a notification of establishment pursuant to Article 7 or Article 8, paragraph (1). However, for six months from the day of enforcement of this Act, the former name may continue to be used notwithstanding Article 3, paragraph (2).
For the buildings and equipment of a hospital or clinic falling under the preceding two paragraphs, the provisions of the Former Act may continue to apply for three years from the day of enforcement of this Act. However, in the case where it is necessary to make a significant change to the buildings and equipment and the permission of the prefectural governor of the area in which the hospital or clinic is situated has been received, the provisions of the Former Act may continue to apply for the time being even after three years have passed from the day of enforcement of this Act.