The medical accident investigation and support center may conduct necessary investigations when the administrator of a hospital, etc. where a medical accident has occurred or a bereaved family requests an investigation of the relevant medical accident.
When the medical accident investigation and support center finds it necessary to conduct the investigation set forth in the preceding paragraph, it may request the administrator set forth in the same paragraph to provide written or oral explanations or submit materials or other forms of necessary cooperation.
The administrator prescribed in paragraph (1) must not refuse a request made by the medical accident investigation and support center pursuant to the preceding paragraph.
When the administrator prescribed in paragraph (1) refuses a request under the provisions of paragraph (2), the medical accident investigation and support center may make a public announcement to that effect.
When the medical accident investigation and support center has completed the investigation under paragraph (1), it must report the results of the investigation to the administrator and the bereaved family prescribed in the same paragraph.
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