# 医療法 / Medical Care Act — 第四十六条の三 (Article 46-3)

- 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: 第四十六条の三 (Article 46-3) — address `art-46-3`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-46-3
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### 第四十六条の三
<sup>art-46-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-46-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-46-3</sup>

    **第一項**  社員総会は、この法律に規定する事項及び定款で定めた事項について決議をすることができる。
    <sup>art-46-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-46-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-46-3/par-1</sup>
    A general meeting of members may adopt resolutions on particulars provided for in this Act and particulars provided for in the articles of incorporation.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  この法律の規定により社員総会の決議を必要とする事項について、理事、理事会その他の社員総会以外の機関が決定することができることを内容とする定款の定めは、その効力を有しない。
    <sup>art-46-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-46-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-46-3/par-2</sup>
    Provisions in the articles of incorporation to the effect that the directors, the board of directors, or other organizations other than the general meeting of members may decide on particulars requiring a resolution of the general meeting of members under the provisions of this Act has no effect.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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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