# 医療法 / Medical Care Act — 第五十六条の七 (Article 56-7)

- 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: 第五十六条の七 (Article 56-7) — address `art-56-7`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-56-7
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### 第五十六条の七
<sup>art-56-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-56-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-56-7</sup>

  **第一項**  清算人の職務は、次のとおりとする。
  <sup>art-56-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-56-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-56-7/par-1</sup>
  A liquidator is to perform the following duties:
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **一**  現務の結了
    <sup>art-56-7/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-56-7/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-56-7/par-1/item-1</sup>
    conclude current business;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **二**  債権の取立て及び債務の弁済
    <sup>art-56-7/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-56-7/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-56-7/par-1/item-2</sup>
    collect debts and the performance of obligations; and
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **三**  残余財産の引渡し
    <sup>art-56-7/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-56-7/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-56-7/par-1/item-3</sup>
    deliver residual assets.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  清算人は、前項各号に掲げる職務を行うために必要な一切の行為をすることができる。
  <sup>art-56-7/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-56-7/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-56-7/par-2</sup>
  A liquidator may engage in any and all acts that are necessary to the performance of the duties listed in each of the items of the preceding paragraph.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-56-7/par-2: 前項 → 医療法 第五十六条の七第一項 (Article 56-7, paragraph (1)), art-56-7/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-56-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-56-7/par-1

## Cited by

1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 医療法 第五十六条の七第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-56-7/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-56-7/par-2

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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