# 医療法 / Medical Care Act — 第四十二条の三 (Article 42-3)

- 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: 第四十二条の三 (Article 42-3) — address `art-42-3`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
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### 第四十二条の三
<sup>art-42-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-42-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-42-3</sup>

  **第一項**  前条第一項の認定（以下この項及び第六十四条の二第一項において「社会医療法人の認定」という。）を受けた医療法人のうち、前条第一項第五号ハに掲げる要件を欠くに至つたこと（当該要件を欠くに至つたことが当該医療法人の責めに帰することができない事由として厚生労働省令で定める事由による場合に限る。）により第六十四条の二第一項第一号に該当し、同項の規定により社会医療法人の認定を取り消されたもの（前条第一項各号（第五号ハを除く。）に掲げる要件に該当するものに限る。）は、救急医療等確保事業に係る業務の継続的な実施に関する計画（以下この条において「実施計画」という。）を作成し、これを都道府県知事に提出して、その実施計画が適当である旨の認定を受けることができる。
  <sup>art-42-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-42-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-42-3/par-1</sup>
  Out of medical corporations that have received authorization set forth in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article (hereinafter referred to as "authorization as a social medical corporation" in this paragraph and Article 64-2, paragraph (1)), those that have fallen under Article 64-2, paragraph (1), item (i) due to the fact that they no longer meet the requirements listed in paragraph (1), item (v), (c) of the preceding Article (limited to the case where the relevant failure to meet the requirements is due to reasons specified by an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as reasons not attributable to the relevant medical corporations) and have their authorization as a social medical corporation rescinded pursuant to the provisions of Article 64-2, paragraph (1) (limited to those that fall under the requirements listed in each item (excluding item (v), (c)) of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article) may prepare a plan for the continuous implementation of activities to ensure emergency medical care (hereinafter referred to as the "implementation plan" in this Article) and submit it to the prefectural governor to receive approval to the effect that the implementation plan is appropriate.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  前項の認定を受けた医療法人は、前条第一項及び第三項の規定の例により収益業務を行うことができる。
  <sup>art-42-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-42-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-42-3/par-2</sup>
  A medical corporation that has received the approval set forth in the preceding paragraph may conduct profit-making operations in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (3) of the preceding Article.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第三項**  前条第二項の規定は、第一項の認定をする場合について準用する。
  <sup>art-42-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-42-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-42-3/par-3</sup>
  The provisions of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to the case of granting the approval set forth in paragraph (1).
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第四項**  前三項に規定するもののほか、実施計画の認定及びその取消しに関し必要な事項は、政令で定める。
  <sup>art-42-3/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-42-3/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-42-3/par-4</sup>
  Beyond what is provided for in the preceding three paragraphs, particulars necessary for the approval of an implementation plan and its revocation is specified by Cabinet Order.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-42-3/par-1: 前条第一項 → 医療法 第四十二条の二第一項 (Article 42-2, paragraph (1)), art-42-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-42-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-42-2/par-1
- art-42-3/par-1: この項 → 医療法 第四十二条の三第一項 (Article 42-3, paragraph (1)), art-42-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-42-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-42-3/par-1
- art-42-3/par-1: 第六十四条の二第一項 → 医療法 第六十四条の二第一項 (Article 64-2, paragraph (1)), art-64-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-64-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-64-2/par-1
- art-42-3/par-1: 前条第一項第五号 → 医療法 第四十二条の二第一項第五号 (Article 42-2, paragraph (1), item (v)), art-42-2/par-1/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-42-2/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-42-2/par-1/item-5
- art-42-3/par-1: 第六十四条の二第一項第一号 → 医療法 第六十四条の二第一項第一号 (Article 64-2, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-64-2/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-64-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-64-2/par-1/item-1
- art-42-3/par-1: この条 → 医療法 第四十二条の三 (Article 42-3), art-42-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-42-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-42-3
- art-42-3/par-2: 前項 → 医療法 第四十二条の三第一項 (Article 42-3, paragraph (1)), art-42-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-42-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-42-3/par-1
- art-42-3/par-2: 前条第一項 → 医療法 第四十二条の二第一項 (Article 42-2, paragraph (1)), art-42-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-42-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-42-2/par-1
- art-42-3/par-2: 第三項 → 医療法 第四十二条の二第三項 (Article 42-2, paragraph (3)), art-42-2/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-42-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-42-2/par-3
- art-42-3/par-3: 前条第二項 → 医療法 第四十二条の二第二項 (Article 42-2, paragraph (2)), art-42-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-42-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-42-2/par-2
- art-42-3/par-3: 第一項 → 医療法 第四十二条の三第一項 (Article 42-3, paragraph (1)), art-42-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-42-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-42-3/par-1
- art-42-3/par-4: 前三項 → 医療法 第四十二条の三第一項 (Article 42-3, paragraph (1)), art-42-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-42-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-42-3/par-1
- art-42-3/par-4: 前三項 → 医療法 第四十二条の三第二項 (Article 42-3, paragraph (2)), art-42-3/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-42-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-42-3/par-2
- art-42-3/par-4: 前三項 → 医療法 第四十二条の三第三項 (Article 42-3, paragraph (3)), art-42-3/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-42-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-42-3/par-3

## Cited by

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

- 医療法 第四十二条の二第一項第四号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-42-2/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-42-2/par-1/item-4
- 医療法 第四十二条の三第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-42-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-42-3/par-1
- 医療法 第四十二条の三第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-42-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-42-3/par-2
- 医療法 第四十二条の三第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-42-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-42-3/par-3
- 医療法 第四十二条の三第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-42-3/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-42-3/par-4
- 法人税法 第六十四条の四第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/corporation-tax-act/art-64-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/340AC0000000034/art-64-4/par-3

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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
