# 医療法 / Medical Care Act — 第六条の十六 (Article 6-16) - 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: 第六条の十六 (Article 6-16) — address `art-6-16` - Text in force since: 2026-10-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-6-16 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-16 - 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. --- ### 第六条の十六 art-6-16 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-6-16 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-16 **第一項** 医療事故調査・支援センターは、次に掲げる業務を行うものとする。 art-6-16/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-6-16/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-16/par-1 The medical accident investigation and support center are to perform the following services: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 第六条の十一第四項の規定による報告により収集した情報の整理及び分析を行うこと。 art-6-16/par-1/item-1 · 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 organize and analyze the information collected through the report under the provisions of Article 6-11, paragraph (4): Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 第六条の十一第四項の規定による報告をした病院等の管理者に対し、前号の情報の整理及び分析の結果の報告を行うこと。 art-6-16/par-1/item-2 · 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 report the results of the organization and analysis of the information under the preceding item to the administrators of hospitals, etc. that have made a report under the provisions of Article 6-11, paragraph (4): Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 次条第一項の調査を行うとともに、その結果を同項の管理者及び遺族に報告すること。 art-6-16/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-6-16/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-16/par-1/item-3 conduct the investigation set forth in paragraph (1) of the following Article and report the results to the administrator and the bereaved family set forth in the same paragraph: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 医療事故調査に従事する者に対し医療事故調査に係る知識及び技能に関する研修を行うこと。 art-6-16/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-6-16/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-16/par-1/item-4 provide training on knowledge and skills pertaining to medical accident investigation to those engaged in medical accident investigation: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **五** 医療事故調査の実施に関する相談に応じ、必要な情報の提供及び支援を行うこと。 art-6-16/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-6-16/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-16/par-1/item-5 provide consultation on the implementation of medical accident investigation and provide necessary information and support: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **六** 医療事故の再発の防止に関する普及啓発を行うこと。 art-6-16/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-6-16/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-16/par-1/item-6 promote dissemination of information and awareness-raising about prevention of recurrence of medical accidents: and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **七** 前各号に掲げるもののほか、医療の安全の確保を図るために必要な業務を行うこと。 art-6-16/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-6-16/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-16/par-1/item-7 beyond what is listed in each of the preceding items, to perform services necessary to ensure the safety of medical care. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-6-16/par-1/item-1: 第六条の十一第四項 → 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 - art-6-16/par-1/item-2: 第六条の十一第四項 → 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 - art-6-16/par-1/item-2: 前号 → 医療法 第六条の十六第一項第一号 (Article 6-16, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-6-16/par-1/item-1 — 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 - art-6-16/par-1/item-3: 次条第一項 → 医療法 第六条の十七第一項 (Article 6-17, paragraph (1)), art-6-17/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-6-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-17/par-1 - art-6-16/par-1/item-7: 前各号 → 医療法 第六条の十六第一項第一号 (Article 6-16, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-6-16/par-1/item-1 — 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 - art-6-16/par-1/item-7: 前各号 → 医療法 第六条の十六第一項第二号 (Article 6-16, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-6-16/par-1/item-2 — 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 - art-6-16/par-1/item-7: 前各号 → 医療法 第六条の十六第一項第三号 (Article 6-16, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-6-16/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-6-16/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-16/par-1/item-3 - art-6-16/par-1/item-7: 前各号 → 医療法 第六条の十六第一項第四号 (Article 6-16, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-6-16/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-6-16/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-16/par-1/item-4 - art-6-16/par-1/item-7: 前各号 → 医療法 第六条の十六第一項第五号 (Article 6-16, paragraph (1), item (v)), art-6-16/par-1/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-6-16/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-16/par-1/item-5 - art-6-16/par-1/item-7: 前各号 → 医療法 第六条の十六第一項第六号 (Article 6-16, paragraph (1), item (vi)), art-6-16/par-1/item-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-6-16/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-16/par-1/item-6 ## Cited by 4 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 医療法 第六条の十五第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-6-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-15/par-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 第六条の十六第一項第七号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-6-16/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-16/par-1/item-7 - 医療法 第六条の十八第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-6-18/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-18/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