When an academic association related to medical science and medical techniques or any other association specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare seeks to establish or change a plan concerning the training of medical practitioners (limited to a case specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in which implementing training based on the plan would have a significant impact on securing the medical care provision system), it must hear the opinions of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare in advance.
医学医術に関する学術団体その他の厚生労働省令で定める団体は、医師の研修に関する計画を定め、又は変更しようとするとき（当該計画に基づき研修を実施することにより、医療提供体制の確保に重大な影響を与える場合として厚生労働省令で定める場合に限る。）は、あらかじめ、厚生労働大臣の意見を聴かなければならない。
When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare seeks to prepare a draft for the establishment, amendment or abolition of the Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare that specifies the associations referred to in the preceding paragraph, the Minister must hear the opinions of the Medical Ethics Council.
厚生労働大臣は、前項の団体を定める厚生労働省令の制定又は改廃の立案をしようとするときは、医道審議会の意見を聴かなければならない。
When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare states opinions pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), the Minister must hear the opinions of the prefectural governors concerned in advance.
厚生労働大臣は、第一項の規定により意見を述べるときは、あらかじめ、関係都道府県知事の意見を聴かなければならない。
When a prefectural governor states opinions pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the governor must hear the opinions of the regional medical care measures council in advance.
When an association specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare under paragraph (1) has heard the opinions of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph, it must endeavor to reflect those opinions in the content of the plan concerning the training of medical practitioners prescribed in that paragraph.