# 医療法 / Medical Care Act — 第六条の十一 (Article 6-11) - 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: 第六条の十一 (Article 6-11) — address `art-6-11` - Text in force since: 2026-10-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-6-11 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-11 - 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. Every English rendering below is a translation and says which kind: the Ministry of Justice's translation, or this site's machine translation, whose model and date the Sources list names. They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第六条の十一 art-6-11 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-6-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-11 **第一項** 病院等の管理者は、医療事故が発生した場合には、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、速やかにその原因を明らかにするために必要な調査（以下この章において「医療事故調査」という。）を行わなければならない。 art-6-11/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-6-11/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-11/par-1 In the event of a medical accident, the administrator of a hospital, etc., pursuant to the provisions of an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, must immediately conduct an investigation necessary to clarify the cause of the accident (hereinafter referred to as "medical accident investigation" in this Chapter). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 病院等の管理者は、医学医術に関する学術団体その他の厚生労働大臣が定める団体（法人でない団体にあつては、代表者又は管理人の定めのあるものに限る。次項及び第六条の二十二において「医療事故調査等支援団体」という。）に対し、医療事故調査を行うために必要な支援を求めるものとする。 art-6-11/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-6-11/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-11/par-2 The administrator of a hospital, etc. is to seek the support necessary for conducting medical accident investigations from an academic organization related to medicine and medical science or any other organization specified by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare (in the case of an organization that is not a corporation, it is to be limited to an organization with a designated representative or administrator; referred to as "medical accident investigation support organization" in the following paragraph and Article 6-22). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 医療事故調査等支援団体は、前項の規定により支援を求められたときは、医療事故調査に必要な支援を行うものとする。 art-6-11/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-6-11/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-11/par-3 When a medical accident investigation support organization is requested to provide support in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, it is to provide the necessary support for medical accident investigation. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 病院等の管理者は、医療事故調査を終了したときは、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、遅滞なく、その結果を第六条の十五第一項の医療事故調査・支援センターに報告しなければならない。 art-6-11/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-6-11/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-11/par-4 When the administrator of a hospital, etc. has completed a medical accident investigation, the administrator must immediately report the results to the medical accident investigation and support center set forth in Article 6-15, paragraph (1), pursuant to an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 病院等の管理者は、前項の規定による報告をするに当たつては、あらかじめ、遺族に対し、厚生労働省令で定める事項を説明しなければならない。ただし、遺族がないとき、又は遺族の所在が不明であるときは、この限りでない。 art-6-11/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-6-11/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-11/par-5 Prior to the submission of a report pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the administrator of the hospital, etc. must explain to the bereaved family about the particulars specified by an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; provided, however, that this does not apply when there is no bereaved family or the whereabouts of the bereaved family are unknown. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-6-11/par-2: 次項 → 医療法 第六条の十一第三項 (Article 6-11, paragraph (3)), art-6-11/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-6-11/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-11/par-3 - art-6-11/par-2: 第六条の二十二 → 医療法 第六条の二十二 (Article 6-22), art-6-22 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-6-22 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-22 - art-6-11/par-3: 前項 → 医療法 第六条の十一第二項 (Article 6-11, paragraph (2)), art-6-11/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-6-11/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-11/par-2 - art-6-11/par-4: 第六条の十五第一項 → 医療法 第六条の十五第一項 (Article 6-15, paragraph (1)), art-6-15/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-6-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-15/par-1 - art-6-11/par-5: 前項 → 医療法 第六条の十一第四項 (Article 6-11, paragraph (4)), art-6-11/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-6-11/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-11/par-4 ## Cited by 9 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 医療法 第六条の十一第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-6-11/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-11/par-2 - 医療法 第六条の十一第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-6-11/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-11/par-3 - 医療法 第六条の十一第五項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-6-11/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-11/par-5 - 医療法 第六条の十二第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-6-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-12/par-1 - 医療法 第六条の十六第一項第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-6-16/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-16/par-1/item-1 - 医療法 第六条の十六第一項第二号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-6-16/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-16/par-1/item-2 - 医療法 第十七条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-17/par-1 - 医療法 附則第二条第二項（検討） — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-2 - 医療法 附則第六条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/suppl-4261-83/art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4261-83/art-6/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