# 医療法 / Medical Care Act — 第三十条の二十五 (Article 30-25) - 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: 第三十条の二十五 (Article 30-25) — address `art-30-25` - Text in force since: 2026-10-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-25 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-25 - 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. --- ### 第三十条の二十五 art-30-25 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-25 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-25 **第一項** 都道府県は、協議が調つた事項に基づき、地域において必要とされる医療を確保するため、次に掲げる事務を実施するよう努めるものとする。 art-30-25/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-25/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-25/par-1 The prefecture, based on the particulars agreed upon, is to endeavor to implement the following affairs in order to secure the medical care required in the region: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 第三十条の四第六項に規定する区域内に所在する病院及び診療所における医師の確保の動向、同条第七項に規定する区域内に所在する病院及び診療所において医師が確保されている要因その他の地域において必要とされる医療の確保に関する調査及び分析を行うこと。 art-30-25/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-25/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-25/par-1/item-1 to conduct surveys and analyses concerning: trends in ensuring the availability of physicians in hospitals and clinics located in the areas prescribed in Article 30-4, paragraph (6); factors contributing to ensuring the availability of physicians in hospitals and clinics located in the areas prescribed in Article 30-4, paragraph (7); and other particulars concerning the securing of medical care required in the region; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 病院及び診療所の開設者、管理者その他の関係者に対し、医師の確保に関する相談に応じ、必要な情報の提供、助言その他の援助を行うこと。 art-30-25/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-25/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-25/par-1/item-2 to provide consultation, necessary information, advice and other assistance concerning ensuring the availability of physicians to establishers and administrators of hospitals and clinics and other related parties; Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "to provide consultation, necessary information, advice and other assistance concerning ensuring the availability of physicians to organizers and administrators of hospitals and clinics and other related parties;" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4006/tb **三** 就業を希望する医師、大学の医学部において医学を専攻する学生その他の関係者に対し、就業に関する相談に応じ、必要な情報の提供、助言その他の援助を行うこと。 art-30-25/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-25/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-25/par-1/item-3 to provide consultation, necessary information, advice and other assistance concerning employment to physicians who wish to work, students majoring in medicine at universities and other related parties; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 医師に対し、医療に関する最新の知見及び技能に関する研修その他の能力の開発及び向上に関する相談に応じ、必要な情報の提供、助言その他の援助を行うこと。 art-30-25/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-25/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-25/par-1/item-4 to provide physicians with consultation, necessary information, advice and other assistance concerning training on the latest knowledge and skills related to medical care and other programs for the development and improvement of their abilities; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **五** 第三十条の二十三第二項第一号に規定する計画を策定すること。 art-30-25/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-25/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-25/par-1/item-5 to formulate the plans prescribed in Article 30-23, paragraph (2), item (i); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **六** 第三十条の二十三第二項第二号から第四号までに掲げる事項の実施に関し必要な調整を行うこと。 art-30-25/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-25/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-25/par-1/item-6 to make the necessary coordination with regard to the implementation of the particulars listed in items (ii) through (iv) of Article 30-23, paragraph (2); and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **七** 前各号に掲げるもののほか、病院及び診療所における医師の確保を図るために必要な支援を行うこと。 art-30-25/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-25/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-25/par-1/item-7 beyond what is listed in each of the preceding items, to provide necessary support for ensuring the availability of physicians in hospitals and clinics. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 都道府県は、前項各号に掲げる事務のほか、医師について職業安定法（昭和二十二年法律第百四十一号）第二十九条第一項の規定により無料の職業紹介事業を行うこと又は医業について労働者派遣事業の適正な運営の確保及び派遣労働者の保護等に関する法律（昭和六十年法律第八十八号）第五条第一項の許可を受けて労働者派遣事業を行うことができる。 art-30-25/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-25/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-25/par-2 Beyond the affairs listed in the items of the preceding paragraph, the prefecture may carry out free employment placement services for physicians pursuant to the provisions of Article 29, paragraph (1) of the Employment Security Act (Act No. 141 of 1947) or carry out worker dispatching services for medical practitioners by obtaining the license provided for in Article 5, paragraph (1) of the Act for Securing the Proper Operation of Worker Dispatching Businesses and Protecting Dispatched Workers (Act No. 88 of 1985). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 都道府県は、第一項各号に掲げる事務及び前項に規定する事務（以下この条及び次条において「地域医療支援事務」という。）の全部又は一部を厚生労働省令で定める者に委託することができる。 art-30-25/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-25/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-25/par-3 The prefecture may entrust all or part of the affairs listed in the items of paragraph (1) and the affairs provided for in the preceding paragraph (hereinafter referred to as "affairs to support regional medical care" in this Article and the following Article) to a person specified by an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 都道府県又は前項の規定による委託を受けた者は地域医療支援事務又は当該委託に係る事務を実施するに当たり、地域において必要とされる医療を確保するための拠点としての機能の確保に努めるものとする。 art-30-25/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-25/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-25/par-4 The prefecture or a person who has been entrusted under the provisions of the preceding paragraph, when implementing the affairs to support regional medical care or the affairs pertaining to the relevant entrustment, is to endeavor to secure the functions as a center for securing the medical care required in the region. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 都道府県又は第三項の規定による委託を受けた者は、地域医療支援事務又は当該委託に係る事務を実施するに当たつては、第三十条の二十一第一項各号に掲げる事務又は同条第二項の規定による委託に係る事務を実施する者と相互に連携を図らなければならない。 art-30-25/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-25/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-25/par-5 The prefecture or a person who has been entrusted under the provisions of paragraph (3), when implementing the affairs to support regional medical care or the affairs pertaining to the relevant entrustment, cooperate with a person who implements affairs listed in each item of Article 30-21, paragraph (1) or affairs pertaining to the entrustment under Article 30-21, paragraph (2). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第六項** 第三項の規定による委託を受けた者若しくはその役員若しくは職員又はこれらの者であつた者は、正当な理由がなく、当該委託に係る事務に関して知り得た秘密を漏らしてはならない。 art-30-25/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-25/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-25/par-6 A person who has been entrusted under the provisions of paragraph (3) or an officer or employee thereof, or a person who used to be such a person must not divulge any secret that has come to their knowledge with regard to the affairs pertaining to the relevant entrustment without justifiable grounds. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-30-25/par-1/item-1: 第三十条の四第六項 → 医療法 第三十条の四第六項 (Article 30-4, paragraph (6)), art-30-4/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-4/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-4/par-6 - art-30-25/par-1/item-1: 同条第七項 → 医療法 第三十条の四第七項 (Article 30-4, paragraph (7)), art-30-4/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-4/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-4/par-7 - art-30-25/par-1/item-5: 第三十条の二十三第二項第一号 → 医療法 第三十条の二十三第二項第一号 (Article 30-23, paragraph (2), item (i)), art-30-23/par-2/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-23/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-23/par-2/item-1 - art-30-25/par-1/item-6: 第三十条の二十三第二項第二号から第四号まで → 医療法 第三十条の二十三第二項第二号 (Article 30-23, paragraph (2), item (ii)), art-30-23/par-2/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-23/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-23/par-2/item-2 - art-30-25/par-1/item-6: 第三十条の二十三第二項第二号から第四号まで → 医療法 第三十条の二十三第二項第三号 (Article 30-23, paragraph (2), item (iii)), art-30-23/par-2/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-23/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-23/par-2/item-3 - art-30-25/par-1/item-6: 第三十条の二十三第二項第二号から第四号まで → 医療法 第三十条の二十三第二項第四号 (Article 30-23, paragraph (2), item (iv)), art-30-23/par-2/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-23/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-23/par-2/item-4 - art-30-25/par-1/item-7: 前各号 → 医療法 第三十条の二十五第一項第一号 (Article 30-25, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-30-25/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-25/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-25/par-1/item-1 - art-30-25/par-1/item-7: 前各号 → 医療法 第三十条の二十五第一項第二号 (Article 30-25, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-30-25/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-25/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-25/par-1/item-2 - art-30-25/par-1/item-7: 前各号 → 医療法 第三十条の二十五第一項第三号 (Article 30-25, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-30-25/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-25/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-25/par-1/item-3 - art-30-25/par-1/item-7: 前各号 → 医療法 第三十条の二十五第一項第四号 (Article 30-25, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-30-25/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-25/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-25/par-1/item-4 - art-30-25/par-1/item-7: 前各号 → 医療法 第三十条の二十五第一項第五号 (Article 30-25, paragraph (1), item (v)), art-30-25/par-1/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-25/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-25/par-1/item-5 - art-30-25/par-1/item-7: 前各号 → 医療法 第三十条の二十五第一項第六号 (Article 30-25, paragraph (1), item (vi)), art-30-25/par-1/item-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-25/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-25/par-1/item-6 - art-30-25/par-2: 前項 → 医療法 第三十条の二十五第一項 (Article 30-25, paragraph (1)), art-30-25/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-25/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-25/par-1 - art-30-25/par-2: 職業安定法（昭和二十二年法律第百四十一号）第二十九条第一項 → 職業安定法 第二十九条第一項 (Article 29, paragraph (1)), art-29/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/art-29/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000141/art-29/par-1 - art-30-25/par-2: 労働者派遣事業の適正な運営の確保及び派遣労働者の保護等に関する法律（昭和六十年法律第八十八号）第五条第一項 → 労働者派遣事業の適正な運営の確保及び派遣労働者の保護等に関する法律 第五条第一項 (Article 5, paragraph (1)), art-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/worker-dispatch-act/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/360AC0000000088/art-5/par-1 - art-30-25/par-3: 第一項 → 医療法 第三十条の二十五第一項 (Article 30-25, paragraph (1)), art-30-25/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-25/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-25/par-1 - art-30-25/par-3: 前項 → 医療法 第三十条の二十五第二項 (Article 30-25, paragraph (2)), art-30-25/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-25/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-25/par-2 - art-30-25/par-3: この条 → 医療法 第三十条の二十五 (Article 30-25), art-30-25 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-25 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-25 - art-30-25/par-3: 次条 → 医療法 第三十条の二十六 (Article 30-26), art-30-26 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-26 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-26 - art-30-25/par-4: 前項 → 医療法 第三十条の二十五第三項 (Article 30-25, paragraph (3)), art-30-25/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-25/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-25/par-3 - art-30-25/par-5: 第三項 → 医療法 第三十条の二十五第三項 (Article 30-25, paragraph (3)), art-30-25/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-25/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-25/par-3 - art-30-25/par-5: 第三十条の二十一第一項 → 医療法 第三十条の二十一第一項 (Article 30-21, paragraph (1)), art-30-21/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-21/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-21/par-1 - art-30-25/par-5: 同条第二項 → 医療法 第三十条の二十一第二項 (Article 30-21, paragraph (2)), art-30-21/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-21/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-21/par-2 - art-30-25/par-6: 第三項 → 医療法 第三十条の二十五第三項 (Article 30-25, paragraph (3)), art-30-25/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-30-25/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-25/par-3 ## Cited by 10 provisions cite this one. 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