# 医療法 / Medical Care Act — 第七十二条 (Article 72)

- 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: 第七十二条 (Article 72) — address `art-72`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-72
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### 第七十二条
<sup>art-72 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-72 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-72</sup>

**第一項**  この法律の規定によりその権限に属させられた事項を調査審議するほか、都道府県知事の諮問に応じ、当該都道府県における医療を提供する体制の確保に関する重要事項を調査審議するため、都道府県に、都道府県医療審議会を置く。
<sup>art-72/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-72/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-72/par-1</sup>
A prefectural council on medical service facilities is established in the prefectures in order to carry out investigations and deliberations on particulars placed under their jurisdiction by this Act, and in order to carry out investigations and deliberations on significant particulars related to ensuring the system for providing medical care in the relevant prefecture in response to consultations with the prefectural governor.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  都道府県医療審議会の組織及び運営に関し必要な事項は、政令で定める。
<sup>art-72/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-72/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-72/par-2</sup>
Any necessary particulars concerning the organization and operation of a prefectural council on medical service facilities is stipulated by Cabinet Order.
<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