Supplementary Provisions, Article 21Transitional Measures Accompanying Partial Amendment of the Medical Care Act
第二十一条（医療法の一部改正に伴う経過措置）
Within a period not exceeding one year counted from the date of enforcement of the provisions of Article 29, until the Prefectural Ordinance prescribed in Article 7-2, paragraph (4) of the Medical Care Act as amended by the provisions of Article 29 (hereinafter referred to in this Article and Article 123, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions as the "New Medical Care Act") is enacted and put into effect, the standards specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in Article 30-4, paragraph (5) of the New Medical Care Act are deemed to be the relevant Prefectural Ordinance.
第二十九条の規定の施行の日から起算して一年を超えない期間内において、同条の規定による改正後の医療法（以下この条及び附則第百二十三条第二項において「新医療法」という。）第七条の二第四項に規定する都道府県の条例が制定施行されるまでの間は、新医療法第三十条の四第五項の厚生労働省令で定める基準は、当該都道府県の条例とみなす。
Within a period not exceeding one year counted from the date of enforcement of the provisions of Article 29, until the Prefectural Ordinance prescribed in Article 7-2, paragraph (5) of the New Medical Care Act is enacted and put into effect, the standards specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in that paragraph are deemed to be the relevant Prefectural Ordinance.
第二十九条の規定の施行の日から起算して一年を超えない期間内において、新医療法第七条の二第五項に規定する都道府県の条例が制定施行されるまでの間は、同項の厚生労働省令で定める基準は、当該都道府県の条例とみなす。
Within a period not exceeding one year counted from the date of enforcement of the provisions of Article 29, until the Prefectural or Municipal Ordinance of a prefecture, a city with a public health center, or a special ward prescribed in Article 18 of the New Medical Care Act is enacted and put into effect, the standards specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in that Article are deemed to be the standards specified by the Prefectural or Municipal Ordinance of the relevant prefecture, city with a public health center, or special ward.
Within a period not exceeding one year counted from the date of enforcement of the provisions of Article 29, until the Prefectural Ordinance prescribed in Article 21, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the New Medical Care Act is enacted and put into effect, the standards specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in paragraph (3) of that Article are deemed to be the standards specified by the relevant Prefectural Ordinance.
第二十九条の規定の施行の日から起算して一年を超えない期間内において、新医療法第二十一条第一項及び第二項に規定する都道府県の条例が制定施行されるまでの間は、同条第三項の厚生労働省令で定める基準は、当該都道府県の条例で定める基準とみなす。