A prefectural governor (the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or a prefectural governor, in the case of a designated medical care provider designated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare) may, when finding it necessary with regard to medical assistance, order a designated medical care provider, or a person who was the establisher, administrator, doctor, pharmacist or other worker of a designated medical care provider (hereinafter in this paragraph referred to as a "former establisher, etc."), to report on matters found necessary or to submit or present clinical records, books and documents or other articles, request the establisher, administrator, doctor, pharmacist or other worker of a designated medical care provider (including a former establisher, etc.) to appear, or have a relevant official question persons concerned, or inspect on-site at the designated medical care provider its equipment or clinical records, books and documents or other articles.
都道府県知事（厚生労働大臣の指定に係る指定医療機関については、厚生労働大臣又は都道府県知事）は、医療扶助に関して必要があると認めるときは、指定医療機関若しくは指定医療機関の開設者若しくは管理者、医師、薬剤師その他の従業者であつた者（以下この項において「開設者であつた者等」という。）に対して、必要と認める事項の報告若しくは診療録、帳簿書類その他の物件の提出若しくは提示を命じ、指定医療機関の開設者若しくは管理者、医師、薬剤師その他の従業者（開設者であつた者等を含む。）に対し出頭を求め、又は当該職員に、関係者に対して質問させ、若しくは当該指定医療機関について実地に、その設備若しくは診療録、帳簿書類その他の物件を検査させることができる。
The provisions of Article 28, paragraphs (3) and (4) shall apply mutatis mutandis to an inspection under the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
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