# 医療法 / Medical Care Act — 第三十条の十五 (Article 30-15) - 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: 第三十条の十五 (Article 30-15) — address `art-30-15` - Text in force since: 2026-10-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-15 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-15 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第三十条の十五 art-30-15 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-15 **第一項** 都道府県知事は、第三十条の十三第一項の規定による報告に係る基準日病床機能と基準日後病床機能とが異なる場合その他の厚生労働省令で定める場合において、当該報告をした医療機関機能等報告対象病院等（以下この条において「報告病院等」という。）の所在地を含む構想区域における医療機関機能等報告対象病院等の病床の当該報告に係る基準日後病床機能に係る病床の機能区分に応じた数が、医療計画において定める当該構想区域における当該報告に係る基準日後病床機能に係る病床の機能区分に応じた将来の病床数の必要量に既に達しているときは、報告病院等の開設者又は管理者に対し、当該報告に係る基準日病床機能と基準日後病床機能とが異なる理由その他の厚生労働省令で定める事項（以下この条において「理由等」という。）を記載した書面の提出を求めることができる。 art-30-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-15/par-1 In the case where the reference date bed functions and the bed functions after the reference date pertaining to a report under the provisions of Article 30-13, paragraph (1) are different, or in other cases specified by an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the prefectural governor, if the number of beds of hospitals, etc. subject to a report on medical institution functions, etc. in the vision area including the location of the hospital, etc. subject to a report on medical institution functions, etc. having filed the relevant report (hereinafter referred to as a "reporting hospital, etc." in this Article), according to the functional classification of beds pertaining to the bed functions after the reference date pertaining to the relevant report, has already reached the future requirements for the number of beds in the relevant vision area as specified in the medical care plan according to the functional classification of beds pertaining to the bed functions after the reference date pertaining to the relevant report, may request the establisher or administrator of a reporting hospital, etc. to submit a document stating the reasons why the reference date bed functions and the bed functions after the reference date pertaining to the relevant report are different, and other particulars specified by an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (hereinafter referred to as "reasons, etc." in this Article). machine translation, not official **第二項** 都道府県知事は、前項の書面に記載された理由等が十分でないと認めるときは、当該報告病院等の開設者又は管理者に対し、協議の場における協議に参加するよう求めることができる。 art-30-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-15/par-2 When the prefectural governor finds that the reasons, etc. stated in the document set forth in the preceding paragraph are not sufficient, the governor may request the establisher or administrator of the relevant reporting hospital, etc. to participate in the consultation at the place of consultation. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "When the prefectural governor finds that the reasons, etc. stated in the document set forth in the preceding paragraph are not sufficient, the governor may request the organizer or administrator of the relevant reporting hospital, etc. to participate in the consultation at the place of consultation." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4006/tb **第三項** 報告病院等の開設者又は管理者は、前項の規定により都道府県知事から求めがあつたときは、これに応ずるよう努めなければならない。 art-30-15/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-15/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-15/par-3 The establisher or administrator of a reporting hospital, etc., when requested by the prefectural governor under the preceding paragraph, must endeavor to respond to the request. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "The organizer or administrator of a reporting hospital, etc., when requested by the prefectural governor under the preceding paragraph, must endeavor to respond to the request." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4006/tb **第四項** 都道府県知事は、第二項の協議の場における協議が調わないときその他の厚生労働省令で定めるときは、当該報告病院等の開設者又は管理者に対し、都道府県医療審議会に出席し、当該理由等について説明をするよう求めることができる。 art-30-15/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-15/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-15/par-4 When no agreement is reached through the consultation at the place of consultation set forth in paragraph (2), or when otherwise specified by an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the prefectural governor may request the establisher or administrator of the relevant reporting hospital, etc. to attend a meeting of the Prefectural Council on Medical Service Facilities and explain the relevant reasons, etc. machine translation, not official **第五項** 報告病院等の開設者又は管理者は、前項の規定により都道府県知事から求めがあつたときは、都道府県医療審議会に出席し、当該理由等について説明をするよう努めなければならない。 art-30-15/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-15/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-15/par-5 The establisher or administrator of a reporting hospital, etc., when requested by the prefectural governor under the preceding paragraph, must endeavor to attend a meeting of the Prefectural Council on Medical Service Facilities and explain the relevant reasons, etc. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "The organizer or administrator of a reporting hospital, etc., when requested by the prefectural governor under the preceding paragraph, must endeavor to attend a meeting of the Prefectural Council on Medical Service Facilities and explain the relevant reasons, etc." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4006/tb **第六項** 都道府県知事は、第二項の協議の場における協議の内容及び前項の説明の内容を踏まえ、当該理由等がやむを得ないものと認められないときは、報告病院等（第七条の二第一項各号に掲げる者が開設するものに限る。）の開設者又は管理者に対し、都道府県医療審議会の意見を聴いて、第三十条の十三第一項の規定による報告に係る基準日病床機能を当該報告に係る基準日後病床機能に変更しないことその他必要な措置をとるべきことを命ずることができる。 art-30-15/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-15/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-15/par-6 If the relevant reasons, etc. are not found to be unavoidable based on the content of the consultation at the place of consultation set forth in paragraph (2) and the content of the explanation set forth in the preceding paragraph, the prefectural governor may order the establisher or administrator of the reporting hospital, etc. (limited to those established by the persons listed in the items of Article 7-2, paragraph (1)) not to change the reference date bed functions pertaining to a report under the provisions of Article 30-13, paragraph (1) to the bed functions after the reference date pertaining to the relevant report and to take other necessary measures, after hearing the opinions of the Prefectural Council on Medical Service Facilities. machine translation, not official **第七項** 前項の規定は、医療計画において定める地域医療構想の達成の推進のため特に必要がある場合において、第七条の二第一項各号に掲げる者以外の者が開設する報告病院等について準用する。この場合において、前項中「命ずる」とあるのは、「要請する」と読み替えるものとする。 art-30-15/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-15/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-15/par-7 The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to a reporting hospital, etc. established by a person other than those listed in the items of Article 7-2, paragraph (1), when it is especially necessary for promoting the achievement of the regional medical care vision specified in the medical care plan. In this case, the term "order" in the preceding paragraph is replaced with "request". Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-30-15/par-1: 第三十条の十三第一項 → 医療法 第三十条の十三第一項 (Article 30-13, paragraph (1)), art-30-13/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-13/par-1 - art-30-15/par-1: この条 → 医療法 第三十条の十五 (Article 30-15), art-30-15 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-15 - art-30-15/par-2: 前項 → 医療法 第三十条の十五第一項 (Article 30-15, paragraph (1)), art-30-15/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-15/par-1 - art-30-15/par-3: 前項 → 医療法 第三十条の十五第二項 (Article 30-15, paragraph (2)), art-30-15/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-15/par-2 - art-30-15/par-4: 第二項 → 医療法 第三十条の十五第二項 (Article 30-15, paragraph (2)), art-30-15/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-15/par-2 - art-30-15/par-5: 前項 → 医療法 第三十条の十五第四項 (Article 30-15, paragraph (4)), art-30-15/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-15/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-15/par-4 - art-30-15/par-6: 第二項 → 医療法 第三十条の十五第二項 (Article 30-15, paragraph (2)), art-30-15/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-15/par-2 - art-30-15/par-6: 前項 → 医療法 第三十条の十五第五項 (Article 30-15, paragraph (5)), art-30-15/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-15/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-15/par-5 - art-30-15/par-6: 第七条の二第一項 → 医療法 第七条の二第一項 (Article 7-2, paragraph (1)), art-7-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-7-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-7-2/par-1 - art-30-15/par-6: 第三十条の十三第一項 → 医療法 第三十条の十三第一項 (Article 30-13, paragraph (1)), art-30-13/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-13/par-1 - art-30-15/par-7: 前項 → 医療法 第三十条の十五第六項 (Article 30-15, paragraph (6)), art-30-15/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-15/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-15/par-6 - art-30-15/par-7: 第七条の二第一項 → 医療法 第七条の二第一項 (Article 7-2, paragraph (1)), art-7-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-7-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-7-2/par-1 ## Cited by 12 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 医療法 第二十九条第三項第六号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-29/par-3/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-29/par-3/item-6 - 医療法 第二十九条第四項第六号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-29/par-4/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-29/par-4/item-6 - 医療法 第三十条の十五第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-15/par-1 - 医療法 第三十条の十五第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-15/par-2 - 医療法 第三十条の十五第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-15/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-15/par-3 - 医療法 第三十条の十五第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-15/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-15/par-4 - 医療法 第三十条の十五第五項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-15/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-15/par-5 - 医療法 第三十条の十五第六項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-15/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-15/par-6 - 医療法 第三十条の十五第七項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-15/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-15/par-7 - 医療法 第三十条の十七第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-17/par-1 - 医療法 第三十条の十八第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-18/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-18/par-1 - 医療法 第八十七条第一項第三号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-87/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-87/par-1/item-3 --- ## Sources - claude-opus-5-5 — Corrections to the Ministry of Justice's English of paragraphs, written 2026-10-19 - 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 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Medical Care Act (医療法), Article 30-15, paragraph (2) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4006/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Medical Care Act (医療法), Article 30-15, paragraph (3) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4006/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Medical Care Act (医療法), Article 30-15, paragraph (5) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4006/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch medical-care-act-20261019T151250-004, translated 2026-10-20 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch medical-care-act-20261019T220618-001, translated 2026-10-20 - This site's parser, version 210 — 医療法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19