# 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 / Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People — 第十二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 12)

- Law: 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 (Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People), 昭和五十七年法律第八十号
- English title "Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People": Ministry of Justice translation
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- Provision: 第十二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 12)（厚生労働省令への委任） — address `suppl-3571-80/art-12`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act/suppl-3571-80/art-12
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### 第十二条（厚生労働省令への委任） — (Delegation to the Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-3571-80/art-12 · https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act/suppl-3571-80/art-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/suppl-3571-80/art-12</sup>

**第一項**  附則第二条から前条までに規定するもののほか、病床転換助成事業に関し必要な事項は、厚生労働省令で定める。
<sup>suppl-3571-80/art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act/suppl-3571-80/art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/suppl-3571-80/art-12/par-1</sup>
Beyond what is provided for in Article 2 through the preceding Article of the Supplementary Provisions, necessary particulars concerning a sickbed conversion promotion services are prescribed by the Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-3571-80/art-12/par-1: 附則第二条から前条まで → 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 附則第十条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 10), suppl-3571-80/art-10 — https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act/suppl-3571-80/art-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/suppl-3571-80/art-10
- suppl-3571-80/art-12/par-1: 附則第二条から前条まで → 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 附則第十一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 11), suppl-3571-80/art-11 — https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act/suppl-3571-80/art-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/suppl-3571-80/art-11
- suppl-3571-80/art-12/par-1: 附則第二条から前条まで → 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 附則第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2), suppl-3571-80/art-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act/suppl-3571-80/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/suppl-3571-80/art-2
- suppl-3571-80/art-12/par-1: 附則第二条から前条まで → 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 附則第三条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 3), suppl-3571-80/art-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act/suppl-3571-80/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/suppl-3571-80/art-3
- suppl-3571-80/art-12/par-1: 附則第二条から前条まで → 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 附則第四条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4), suppl-3571-80/art-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act/suppl-3571-80/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/suppl-3571-80/art-4
- suppl-3571-80/art-12/par-1: 附則第二条から前条まで → 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 附則第五条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 5), suppl-3571-80/art-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act/suppl-3571-80/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/suppl-3571-80/art-5
- suppl-3571-80/art-12/par-1: 附則第二条から前条まで → 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 附則第六条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 6), suppl-3571-80/art-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act/suppl-3571-80/art-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/suppl-3571-80/art-6
- suppl-3571-80/art-12/par-1: 附則第二条から前条まで → 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 附則第七条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 7), suppl-3571-80/art-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act/suppl-3571-80/art-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/suppl-3571-80/art-7
- suppl-3571-80/art-12/par-1: 附則第二条から前条まで → 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 附則第八条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 8), suppl-3571-80/art-8 — https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act/suppl-3571-80/art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/suppl-3571-80/art-8
- suppl-3571-80/art-12/par-1: 附則第二条から前条まで → 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 附則第九条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 9), suppl-3571-80/art-9 — https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act/suppl-3571-80/art-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/suppl-3571-80/art-9
- suppl-3571-80/art-12/par-1: 附則第二条から前条まで → 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 附則第九条の二 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 9-2), suppl-3571-80/art-9-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act/suppl-3571-80/art-9-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/suppl-3571-80/art-9-2

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/357AC0000000080/20261001_507AC0000000087), retrieved 2026-10-19
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4903/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19
- This site's parser, version 209 — 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19
