# 医療法 / Medical Care Act — 第十六条の三 (Article 16-3)

- Law: 医療法 (Medical Care Act), 昭和二十三年法律第二百五号
- English title "Medical Care Act": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第十六条の三 (Article 16-3) — address `art-16-3`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
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### 第十六条の三
<sup>art-16-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-16-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-16-3</sup>

  **第一項**  特定機能病院の管理者は、厚生労働省令の定めるところにより、次に掲げる事項を行わなければならない。
  <sup>art-16-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-16-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-16-3/par-1</sup>
  The administrator of an advanced treatment hospital must undertake the following particulars pursuant to the provisions of an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare:
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **一**  高度の医療を提供すること。
    <sup>art-16-3/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-16-3/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-16-3/par-1/item-1</sup>
    providing advanced medical care;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **二**  高度の医療技術の開発及び評価を行うこと。
    <sup>art-16-3/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-16-3/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-16-3/par-1/item-2</sup>
    carrying out development and evaluation of advanced medical care techniques;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **三**  高度の医療に関する研修を行わせること。
    <sup>art-16-3/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-16-3/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-16-3/par-1/item-3</sup>
    carrying out training in advanced medical care;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **四**  医療の高度の安全を確保すること。
    <sup>art-16-3/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-16-3/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-16-3/par-1/item-4</sup>
    ensuring a high level of medical safety;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **五**  第二十二条の二第三号及び第四号に掲げる諸記録を体系的に管理すること。
    <sup>art-16-3/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-16-3/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-16-3/par-1/item-5</sup>
    systematically managing the records listed under Article 22-2, items (iii) and (iv);
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **六**  当該特定機能病院に患者を紹介しようとする医師その他厚生労働省令で定める者から第二十二条の二第三号又は第四号に掲げる諸記録の閲覧を求められたときは、正当の理由がある場合を除き、当該諸記録のうち患者の秘密を害するおそれのないものとして厚生労働省令で定めるものを閲覧させること。
    <sup>art-16-3/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-16-3/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-16-3/par-1/item-6</sup>
    when a request to view the records listed in Article 22-2, item (iii) or (iv) has been received from a physician who wishes to refer a patient to the relevant advanced treatment hospital or from other persons as prescribed by an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, making available for inspection the records that are prescribed by an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as having no risk of harming patient confidentiality, except where there are justifiable grounds for not doing so;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **七**  他の病院又は診療所から紹介された患者に対し、医療を提供すること。
    <sup>art-16-3/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-16-3/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-16-3/par-1/item-7</sup>
    providing medical care to patients referred from other hospitals or clinics; and
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **八**  その他厚生労働省令で定める事項
    <sup>art-16-3/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-16-3/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-16-3/par-1/item-8</sup>
    other particulars as prescribed by an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  特定機能病院の管理者は、特定機能病院の管理及び運営に関する事項のうち重要なものとして厚生労働省令で定めるものを行う場合には、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、当該管理者並びに当該特定機能病院に勤務する医師、歯科医師、薬剤師及び看護師その他の者をもつて構成する合議体の決議に基づいて行わなければならない。
  <sup>art-16-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-16-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-16-3/par-2</sup>
  The administrator of an advanced treatment hospital, when carrying out particulars specified by an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as important particulars concerning the management and operation of the advanced treatment hospital, must do so based on a resolution of a council composed of the relevant administrator and physicians, dentists, pharmacists, nurses and other persons working in the relevant advanced treatment hospital, pursuant to an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第三項**  特定機能病院の管理者は、第三十条の四第二項第二号に規定する医療連携体制が適切に構築されるように配慮しなければならない。
  <sup>art-16-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-16-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-16-3/par-3</sup>
  The administrator of an advanced treatment hospital must make arrangements so that a medical care coordination system as provided for in Article 30-4, paragraph (2), item (ii) is properly constructed.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-16-3/par-1/item-5: 第二十二条の二第三号 → 医療法 第二十二条の二第一項第三号 (Article 22-2, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-22-2/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-22-2/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-22-2/par-1/item-3
- art-16-3/par-1/item-5: 第四号 → 医療法 第二十二条の二第一項第四号 (Article 22-2, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-22-2/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-22-2/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-22-2/par-1/item-4
- art-16-3/par-1/item-6: 第二十二条の二第三号 → 医療法 第二十二条の二第一項第三号 (Article 22-2, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-22-2/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-22-2/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-22-2/par-1/item-3
- art-16-3/par-1/item-6: 第四号 → 医療法 第二十二条の二第一項第四号 (Article 22-2, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-22-2/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-22-2/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-22-2/par-1/item-4
- art-16-3/par-3: 第三十条の四第二項第二号 → 医療法 第三十条の四第二項第二号 (Article 30-4, paragraph (2), item (ii)), art-30-4/par-2/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-4/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-4/par-2/item-2

## Cited by

3 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 医療法 第十条の二第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-10-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-10-2/par-1
- 医療法 第十七条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-17/par-1
- 医療法 第二十九条第四項第四号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-29/par-4/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-29/par-4/item-4

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 医療法 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000205/20261001_507AC0000000087), retrieved 2026-10-19
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Medical Care Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4006/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19
- This site's parser, version 210 — 医療法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19