Supplementary Provisions, Article 9Transitional Measures Concerning Change of the Articles of Incorporation or Act of Endowment
第九条（定款又は寄附行為の変更に関する経過措置）
A medical corporation established before the Effective Date must, within one year from the Effective Date, file an application for the approval under Article 50, paragraph (1) of the Medical Care Act for a change of the articles of incorporation or act of endowment that becomes necessary in connection with enforcement of this Act (for a medical corporation that establishes a hospital, clinic or long-term care health facility in the areas of two or more prefectures, the approval under Article 50, paragraph (1) of the Medical Care Act as applied by replacing terms pursuant to Article 68-2, paragraph (1) of the New Medical Care Act).
施行日前に設立された医療法人は、施行日から一年以内に、この法律の施行に伴い必要となる定款又は寄附行為の変更につき医療法第五十条第一項の認可（二以上の都道府県の区域において病院、診療所又は介護老人保健施設を開設する医療法人にあっては、新医療法第六十八条の二第一項において読み替えて適用する医療法第五十条第一項の認可）の申請をしなければならない。
The articles of incorporation or act of endowment of a medical corporation established before the Effective Date are deemed to be articles of incorporation or act of endowment determined pursuant to the provisions of Chapter VI of the New Medical Care Act until the day on which one year elapses from the Effective Date (for a medical corporation that has filed an application for approval of a change of the articles of incorporation or act of endowment pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the day on which a disposition on the application is made). In this case, where the articles of incorporation or act of endowment conflict with the provisions of that Chapter, the provisions of that Chapter do not apply to the conflicting part.