In order to ascertain the state of supply and demand for specified pharmaceuticals, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may conduct surveys and analysis of the information under Article 12-2, paragraph (3) of the Act on Promotion of Comprehensive Securing of Medical and Long-Term Care in Communities and other information specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (referred to as "information on dispensing of pharmaceuticals, etc." in the following paragraph).
The Medical Information Infrastructure and Medical Fee Examination and Payment Organization or a Federation of National Health Insurance Associations prescribed in Article 45, paragraph (5) of the National Health Insurance Act must, for use in the surveys and analysis under the preceding paragraph, provide the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare with the information on dispensing of pharmaceuticals, etc. that each of them holds, by the method specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
医療情報基盤・診療報酬審査支払機構又は国民健康保険法第四十五条第五項に規定する国民健康保険団体連合会は、前項の調査及び分析の用に供するため、厚生労働大臣に対し、それぞれが保有する医薬品調剤等情報を、厚生労働省令で定める方法により提供しなければならない。
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