Supplementary Provisions, Article 5Transitional Measures

In the case where a person listed in the items of Article 7-2, paragraph (1) after the revision files with the prefectural governor an application for the permission under Article 7, paragraph (1) or (2), the provisions of Article 7-2, paragraphs (1) through (4) before the revision remain in force, even on or after the date specified by Cabinet Order in the proviso to Article 1 of the Supplementary Provisions, with regard to a disposition of permission or non-permission made until the date on which the medical care plan of the prefecture is publicly announced pursuant to Article 30-4, paragraph (11) after the revision; in this case, the phrase "Medical Institution Development Council" in Article 7-2, paragraph (3) before the revision is deemed to be replaced with "Prefectural Council on Medical Service Facilities".