# 医療法 / Medical Care Act — 第七条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 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
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- Provision: 第七条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 7)（平成十八年改正法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — address `suppl-4291-57/art-7`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
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### 第七条（平成十八年改正法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — Transitional Measures Accompanying Partial Amendment of the 2006 Amendment Act
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<sup>suppl-4291-57/art-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/suppl-4291-57/art-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4291-57/art-7</sup>

**第一項**  第二号施行日前認定医療法人（第二号施行日前認定（第二号施行日前にされた平成十八年改正法附則第十条の三第一項の認定をいう。以下この項並びに次条第一項及び第二項において同じ。）を受けた平成十八年改正法附則第十条の二に規定する経過措置医療法人をいう。次項並びに次条第一項及び第二項において同じ。）に係る第二号施行日前認定移行計画（第二号施行日前認定に係る移行計画（平成十八年改正法附則第十条の三第一項に規定する移行計画をいう。次条第三項において同じ。）をいう。同条第一項及び第二項において同じ。）の変更について第二号施行日以後に厚生労働大臣が平成十八年改正法附則第十条の四第一項の認定を行う場合における同条第五項の規定の適用については、同項中「前条第四項」とあるのは、「前条第四項（第四号を除く。）」とする。
<sup>suppl-4291-57/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/suppl-4291-57/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4291-57/art-7/par-1</sup>
With regard to the application of Article 10-4, paragraph (5) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 2006 Amendment Act in the case where, on or after the item (ii) Effective Date, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare grants the certification under paragraph (1) of that Article for a change to the transition plan certified before the item (ii) Effective Date (meaning the transition plan relating to the certification before the item (ii) Effective Date (meaning the transition plan prescribed in Article 10-3, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 2006 Amendment Act; the same applies in paragraph (3) of the following Article); the same applies in paragraphs (1) and (2) of that Article) of a medical corporation certified before the item (ii) Effective Date (meaning a transitional medical corporation prescribed in Article 10-2 of the Supplementary Provisions of the 2006 Amendment Act that received certification before the item (ii) Effective Date (meaning certification under Article 10-3, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 2006 Amendment Act that was granted before the item (ii) Effective Date; hereinafter the same in this paragraph and paragraphs (1) and (2) of the following Article); the same applies in the following paragraph and paragraphs (1) and (2) of the following Article), the phrase "paragraph (4) of the preceding Article" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "paragraph (4) of the preceding Article (excluding item (iv))".
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**第二項**  第二号施行日前認定医療法人については、第四条の規定による改正後の平成十八年改正法（次条第一項及び第三項において「新平成十八年改正法」という。）附則第十条の六から第十条の八までの規定は適用せず、第四条の規定による改正前の平成十八年改正法附則第十条の六から第十条の八までの規定は、なおその効力を有する。
<sup>suppl-4291-57/art-7/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/suppl-4291-57/art-7/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4291-57/art-7/par-2</sup>
With respect to a medical corporation certified before the item (ii) Effective Date, the provisions of Articles 10-6 through 10-8 of the Supplementary Provisions of the 2006 Amendment Act as amended by the provisions of Article 4 (referred to as the "New 2006 Amendment Act" in paragraphs (1) and (3) of the following Article) do not apply, and the provisions of Articles 10-6 through 10-8 of the Supplementary Provisions of the 2006 Amendment Act prior to amendment by the provisions of Article 4 remain in force.
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## Cites
- suppl-4291-57/art-7/par-1: この項 → 医療法 附則第七条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 7, paragraph (1)), suppl-4291-57/art-7/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/suppl-4291-57/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4291-57/art-7/par-1
- suppl-4291-57/art-7/par-1: 次条第一項 → 医療法 附則第八条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 8, paragraph (1)), suppl-4291-57/art-8/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/suppl-4291-57/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4291-57/art-8/par-1
- suppl-4291-57/art-7/par-1: 第二項 → 医療法 附則第八条第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 8, paragraph (2)), suppl-4291-57/art-8/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/suppl-4291-57/art-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4291-57/art-8/par-2
- suppl-4291-57/art-7/par-1: 次項 → 医療法 附則第七条第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 7, paragraph (2)), suppl-4291-57/art-7/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/suppl-4291-57/art-7/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4291-57/art-7/par-2
- suppl-4291-57/art-7/par-1: 次条第三項 → 医療法 附則第八条第三項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 8, paragraph (3)), suppl-4291-57/art-8/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/suppl-4291-57/art-8/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4291-57/art-8/par-3
- suppl-4291-57/art-7/par-2: 次条第一項 → 医療法 附則第八条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 8, paragraph (1)), suppl-4291-57/art-8/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/suppl-4291-57/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4291-57/art-8/par-1
- suppl-4291-57/art-7/par-2: 第三項 → 医療法 附則第八条第三項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 8, paragraph (3)), suppl-4291-57/art-8/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/suppl-4291-57/art-8/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4291-57/art-8/par-3

## Cited by

6 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 医療法 附則第一条第一項第一号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/suppl-4291-57/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4291-57/art-1/par-1/item-1
- 医療法 附則第一条第一項第二号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/suppl-4291-57/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4291-57/art-1/par-1/item-2
- 医療法 附則第二条第一項（医療法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/suppl-4291-57/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4291-57/art-2/par-1
- 医療法 附則第七条第一項（平成十八年改正法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/suppl-4291-57/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4291-57/art-7/par-1
- 医療法 附則第八条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/suppl-4291-57/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4291-57/art-8/par-1
- 医療法 附則第八条第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/suppl-4291-57/art-8/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4291-57/art-8/par-3

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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
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch medical-care-act-20261019T151250-032, translated 2026-10-20
- This site's parser, version 210 — 医療法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19
