# 医療法 / Medical Care Act — 第三十条の二十 (Article 30-20)

- 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: 第三十条の二十 (Article 30-20) — address `art-30-20`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-20
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-20
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### 第三十条の二十
<sup>art-30-20 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-20 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-20</sup>

  **第一項**  厚生労働大臣は、前条の規定に基づき病院又は診療所の管理者が講ずべき措置に関して、その適切かつ有効な実施を図るための指針となるべき事項を定め、これを公表するものとする。
  <sup>art-30-20/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-20/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-20/par-1</sup>
  The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare is to establish and publicize particulars that should serve as guidelines for the appropriate and effective implementation of measures to be taken by administrators of hospitals and clinics in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Article.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-30-20/par-1: 前条 → 医療法 第三十条の十九 (Article 30-19), art-30-19 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-19 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-19

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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