# Act No. 49 of 2021: Act Partially Amending the Medical Care Act, etc. for Promoting the Securing of a System for Efficiently Providing High-Quality and Appropriate Medical Care

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Every law on japanlaw.org that Act No. 49 of 2021 amends, and when each change takes effect; promulgated 28 May 2021.

- Number: 令和三年法律第四十九号 (令和3年法律第49号), Act No. 49 of 2021
- Title: Act Partially Amending the Medical Care Act, etc. for Promoting the Securing of a System for Efficiently Providing High-Quality and Appropriate Medical Care (良質かつ適切な医療を効率的に提供する体制の確保を推進するための医療法等の一部を改正する法律)
- Promulgated: 28 May 2021
- In Japanese: https://japanlaw.org/ja/acts/503AC0000000049
- Changes to Japanese law, by date: https://japanlaw.org/en/changes (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/changes)

## Long-Term Care Insurance Act (介護保険法)

https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act

- 28 May 2021: Since replaced.
- 1 October 2021: Since replaced.
- 1 April 2024: Since replaced.

## Medical Care Act (医療法)

https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act

- 28 May 2021: Since replaced.
- 1 October 2021: Since replaced.
- 1 February 2022: Since replaced.
- 1 April 2022: Since replaced.
- 1 April 2024: Since replaced.
- 1 April 2025: Since replaced.
- 1 April 2026: Since replaced.

## Medical Practitioners' Act (医師法)

https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act

- 28 May 2021: Since replaced.
- 1 October 2021: Since replaced.
- 1 April 2023: Since replaced.
- 1 April 2024: Since replaced.
- 1 April 2025: Since replaced.

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending law: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (3 records)
- English title of the amending law: Written for this site with AI
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (3 records)