# 医療法 / Medical Care Act — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) - 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: 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) — address `suppl-5081-31` - Text in force since: 2026-10-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/suppl-5081-31 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-5081-31 - 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. --- ## 附　則 令和八年六月五日法律第三一号 suppl-5081-31 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/suppl-5081-31 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-5081-31 ### 第一条（施行期日） — Effective Date caption: machine translation, not official suppl-5081-31/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/suppl-5081-31/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-5081-31/art-1 **第一項** この法律は、令和九年四月一日から施行する。ただし、次の各号に掲げる規定は、当該各号に定める日から施行する。 suppl-5081-31/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/suppl-5081-31/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-5081-31/art-1/par-1 This Act comes into effect on April 1, 2027; provided, however, that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect as of the dates specified respectively in those items. machine translation, not official **一** 第一条中健康保険法第七条の二の次に一条を加える改正規定、同法第七条の二十九の次に一条を加える改正規定並びに同法第百六十条第三項第三号及び第五項並びに第百六十条の三の改正規定並びに同法附則第五条の三の改正規定及び同法附則第五条の四を附則第五条の九とし、附則第五条の三の次に五条を加える改正規定、第三条中船員保険法第七十六条第六項の改正規定並びに第八条中高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律第二十条ただし書及び第二十二条の改正規定並びに次条から附則第十条まで並びに附則第十六条及び第三十八条の規定　公布の日 suppl-5081-31/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/suppl-5081-31/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-5081-31/art-1/par-1/item-1 the provision, in Article 1, adding one Article after Article 7-2 of the Health Insurance Act, the provision adding one Article after Article 7-29 of that Act, the provisions amending Article 160, paragraph (3), item (iii) and paragraph (5), and Article 160-3 of that Act, the provision amending Article 5-3 of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act, and the provision making Article 5-4 of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act Article 5-9 and adding five Articles after Article 5-3 of the Supplementary Provisions; the provision, in Article 3, amending Article 76, paragraph (6) of the Mariners Insurance Act; the provisions, in Article 8, amending the proviso to Article 20 and Article 22 of the Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People; and the provisions of the following Article through Article 10 of the Supplementary Provisions and Articles 16 and 38 of the Supplementary Provisions: the date of promulgation; machine translation, not official ### 第二条（検討） — Review caption: machine translation, not official suppl-5081-31/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/suppl-5081-31/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-5081-31/art-2 **第一項** 政府は、この法律の公布後において、持続可能な医療保険制度を実現する観点から、社会経済情勢の変化及び社会の要請に対応し、必要な保険給付等の適切な実施並びに世代間及び世代内の負担の公平性の確保を図るための更なる改革について速やかに検討を加え、その結果に基づいて所要の措置を講ずるものとする。 suppl-5081-31/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/suppl-5081-31/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-5081-31/art-2/par-1 After the promulgation of this Act, from the viewpoint of realizing a sustainable medical insurance system, the government is to promptly examine further reforms to ensure the appropriate implementation of necessary insurance benefits, etc. and fairness of burdens between and within generations, in response to changes in the socioeconomic situation and the needs of society, and take required measures based on the results. machine translation, not official **第三項** 前項に定める事項のほか、政府は、この法律の施行後五年を目途として、この法律による改正後のそれぞれの法律（以下この項において「改正後の各法律」という。）の施行の状況等を勘案し、必要があると認めるときは、改正後の各法律の規定について検討を加え、その結果に基づいて所要の措置を講ずるものとする。 suppl-5081-31/art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/suppl-5081-31/art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-5081-31/art-2/par-3 In addition to the matters specified in the preceding paragraph, the government is to, with a target of five years after the enforcement of this Act, taking into account the conditions of enforcement, etc. of the respective Acts as amended by this Act (referred to as "the respective Acts as amended" in this paragraph), examine the provisions of the respective Acts as amended where it finds it necessary, and take required measures based on the results. machine translation, not official ### 第三十八条（政令への委任） — Delegation to Cabinet Order caption: machine translation, not official suppl-5081-31/art-38 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/suppl-5081-31/art-38 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-5081-31/art-38 **第一項** 附則第三条から前条までに規定するもののほか、この法律の施行に伴い必要な経過措置（罰則に関する経過措置を含む。）は、政令で定める。 suppl-5081-31/art-38/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/suppl-5081-31/art-38/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-5081-31/art-38/par-1 Beyond what is provided from Article 3 of the Supplementary Provisions to the preceding Article, any transitional measures (including those concerning penal provisions) necessary for the enforcement of this Act are provided by Cabinet Order. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - suppl-5081-31/art-1/par-1/item-1: 次条から附則第十条まで → 医療法 附則第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2), suppl-5081-31/art-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/suppl-5081-31/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-5081-31/art-2 - suppl-5081-31/art-1/par-1/item-1: 第三十八条 → 医療法 附則第三十八条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 38), suppl-5081-31/art-38 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/suppl-5081-31/art-38 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-5081-31/art-38 - suppl-5081-31/art-2/par-3: この項 → 医療法 附則第二条第三項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (3)), suppl-5081-31/art-2/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/suppl-5081-31/art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-5081-31/art-2/par-3 ## Cited by 2 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-5081-31/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-5081-31/art-1/par-1/item-1 - 医療法 附則第二条第三項（検討） — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/suppl-5081-31/art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-5081-31/art-2/par-3 --- ## 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-20261019T151250-038, translated 2026-10-20 - This site's parser, version 210 — 医療法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19