# 医療法 / Medical Care Act — 第五十一条の四 (Article 51-4) - 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: 第五十一条の四 (Article 51-4) — address `art-51-4` - Text in force since: 2026-10-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-51-4 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-51-4 - 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. --- ### 第五十一条の四 art-51-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-51-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-51-4 **第一項** 医療法人（次項に規定する者を除く。）は、次に掲げる書類をその主たる事務所に備えて置き、その社員若しくは評議員又は債権者から請求があつた場合には、正当な理由がある場合を除いて、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、これを閲覧に供しなければならない。 art-51-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-51-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-51-4/par-1 A medical corporation (excluding those prescribed in the following paragraph) must keep the following documents at its principal office and make them available for inspection upon request from its members, councillors or creditors, except in cases where there are justifiable grounds, pursuant to the provisions of an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 事業報告書等 art-51-4/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-51-4/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-51-4/par-1/item-1 the business report, etc.; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 第四十六条の八第三号の監査報告書（以下「監事の監査報告書」という。） art-51-4/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-51-4/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-51-4/par-1/item-2 the audit report set forth in Article 46-8, item (iii) (hereinafter referred to as "auditor's audit report"); and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 定款又は寄附行為 art-51-4/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-51-4/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-51-4/par-1/item-3 the articles of incorporation or act of endowment. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 社会医療法人及び第五十一条第二項の医療法人（社会医療法人を除く。）は、次に掲げる書類（第二号に掲げる書類にあつては、第五十一条第二項の医療法人に限る。）をその主たる事務所に備えて置き、請求があつた場合には、正当な理由がある場合を除いて、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、これを閲覧に供しなければならない。 art-51-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-51-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-51-4/par-2 A social medical corporation and a medical corporation set forth in Article 51, paragraph (2) (excluding social medical corporations) must keep the following documents (in the case of documents listed in item (ii), limited to medical corporations set forth in Article 51, paragraph (2)) at its principal office and make them available for inspection upon request, except in cases where there are justifiable grounds, pursuant to the provisions of an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 前項各号に掲げる書類 art-51-4/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-51-4/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-51-4/par-2/item-1 documents listed in each item of the preceding paragraph; and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 公認会計士又は監査法人の監査報告書（以下「公認会計士等の監査報告書」という。） art-51-4/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-51-4/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-51-4/par-2/item-2 audit reports of certified public accountants or audit corporations (hereinafter referred to as "audit report of a certified public accountant, etc."). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 医療法人は、第五十一条の二第一項の社員総会の日（財団たる医療法人にあつては、同条第五項において読み替えて準用する同条第一項の評議員会の日）の一週間前の日から五年間、事業報告書等、監事の監査報告書及び公認会計士等の監査報告書をその主たる事務所に備え置かなければならない。 art-51-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-51-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-51-4/par-3 A medical corporation must keep the business report, etc., the auditor's audit report and the audit report of a certified public accountant, etc. at its principal office for five years from one week prior to the date of the general meeting of members set forth in Article 51-2, paragraph (1) (in the case of a medical corporation as a foundation, the date of the meeting of the board of councillors set forth in paragraph (1) of the same Article as applied mutatis mutandis by replacing the terms pursuant to paragraph (5) of the same Article). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 前三項の規定は、医療法人の従たる事務所における書類の備置き及び閲覧について準用する。この場合において、第一項中「書類」とあるのは「書類の写し」と、第二項中「限る。）」とあるのは「限る。）の写し」と、前項中「五年間」とあるのは「三年間」と、「事業報告書等」とあるのは「事業報告書等の写し」と、「監査報告書」とあるのは「監査報告書の写し」と読み替えるものとする。 art-51-4/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-51-4/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-51-4/par-4 The provisions of the preceding three paragraphs apply mutatis mutandis to the keeping and inspection of documents at the secondary office of a medical corporation. In this case, the term "documents" in paragraph (1) is replaced with "copies of documents", and the term "documents (limited to" in paragraph (2) is replaced with "copies of documents (limited to", the term "five years" in the preceding paragraph is replaced with "three years", the term "business report, etc." is replaced with "copies of business report, etc.", and the term "audit report" is replaced with "copies of audit report". Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-51-4/par-1: 次項 → 医療法 第五十一条の四第二項 (Article 51-4, paragraph (2)), art-51-4/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-51-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-51-4/par-2 - art-51-4/par-1/item-2: 第四十六条の八第三号 → 医療法 第四十六条の八第一項第三号 (Article 46-8, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-46-8/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-46-8/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-46-8/par-1/item-3 - art-51-4/par-2: 第五十一条第二項 → 医療法 第五十一条第二項 (Article 51, paragraph (2)), art-51/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-51/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-51/par-2 - art-51-4/par-2: 第二号 → 医療法 第五十一条の四第二項第二号 (Article 51-4, paragraph (2), item (ii)), art-51-4/par-2/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-51-4/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-51-4/par-2/item-2 - art-51-4/par-2/item-1: 前項 → 医療法 第五十一条の四第一項 (Article 51-4, paragraph (1)), art-51-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-51-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-51-4/par-1 - art-51-4/par-3: 第五十一条の二第一項 → 医療法 第五十一条の二第一項 (Article 51-2, paragraph (1)), art-51-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-51-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-51-2/par-1 - art-51-4/par-3: 同条第五項 → 医療法 第五十一条の二第五項 (Article 51-2, paragraph (5)), art-51-2/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-51-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-51-2/par-5 - art-51-4/par-4: 前三項 → 医療法 第五十一条の四第一項 (Article 51-4, paragraph (1)), art-51-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-51-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-51-4/par-1 - art-51-4/par-4: 前三項 → 医療法 第五十一条の四第二項 (Article 51-4, paragraph (2)), art-51-4/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-51-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-51-4/par-2 - art-51-4/par-4: 前三項 → 医療法 第五十一条の四第三項 (Article 51-4, paragraph (3)), art-51-4/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-51-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-51-4/par-3 ## Cited by 8 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 医療法 第五十一条の四第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-51-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-51-4/par-1 - 医療法 第五十一条の四第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-51-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-51-4/par-2 - 医療法 第五十一条の四第二項第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-51-4/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-51-4/par-2/item-1 - 医療法 第五十一条の四第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-51-4/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-51-4/par-4 - 医療法 第七十条の十四第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-70-14/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-70-14/par-1 - 医療法 第九十三条第一項第六号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-93/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-93/par-1/item-6 - 医療法 附則第十二条第二項（事業報告書等に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/suppl-4181-84/art-12/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4181-84/art-12/par-2 - 医療法 附則第八条第一項（事業報告書等に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/suppl-4271-74/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4271-74/art-8/par-1 --- ## 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