# 医師法 / Medical Practitioners' Act — 第七条の二 (Article 7-2)

- Law: 医師法 (Medical Practitioners' Act), 昭和二十三年法律第二百一号
- English title "Medical Practitioners' 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: 第七条の二 (Article 7-2) — address `art-7-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7-2
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### 第七条の二
<sup>art-7-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7-2</sup>

**第一項**  厚生労働大臣は、前条第一項第一号若しくは第二号に掲げる処分を受けた医師又は同条第二項の規定により再免許を受けようとする者に対し、医師としての倫理の保持又は医師として具有すべき知識及び技能に関する研修として厚生労働省令で定めるもの（以下「再教育研修」という。）を受けるよう命ずることができる。
<sup>art-7-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7-2/par-1</sup>
The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may order a medical practitioner who has been rendered a disposition set forth in paragraph (1), item (i) or item (ii) of the preceding Article, or a person who seeks to receive a new license pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of the same Article to undergo the training on maintenance of ethics as a medical practitioner or the training on the knowledge and skills that should be possessed as a medical practitioner that is specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (hereinafter referred to as "reeducation training").
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第二項**  厚生労働大臣は、前項の規定による再教育研修を修了した者について、その申請により、再教育研修を修了した旨を医籍に登録する。
<sup>art-7-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7-2/par-2</sup>
Upon application by a person who has completed the reeducation training pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare registers the fact that the person has completed the reeducation training in the register of medical practitioners.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  厚生労働大臣は、前項の登録をしたときは、再教育研修修了登録証を交付する。
<sup>art-7-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7-2/par-3</sup>
When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare has made a registration as set forth in the preceding paragraph, the Minister delivers a registration certificate for completion of reeducation training.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第四項**  第二項の登録を受けようとする者及び再教育研修修了登録証の書換交付又は再交付を受けようとする者は、実費を勘案して政令で定める額の手数料を納めなければならない。
<sup>art-7-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7-2/par-4</sup>
A person seeking to be registered as set forth in paragraph (2) or a person seeking to be issued a replacement or redelivery of the registration certificate for completion of reeducation training must pay the amount of fees that is specified by Cabinet Order in consideration of the actual costs.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第五項**  前条第十項から第十七項まで（第十二項を除く。）の規定は、第一項の規定による命令をしようとする場合について準用する。この場合において、必要な技術的読替えは、政令で定める。
<sup>art-7-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7-2/par-5</sup>
The provisions of Article 7, paragraphs (10) through (17) (excluding paragraph (12)) apply mutatis mutandis to the case in which the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare seeks to render an order pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1). In this case, the necessary technical replacement of terms is specified by Cabinet Order.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- art-7-2/par-1: 前条第一項第一号 → 医師法 第七条第一項第一号 (Article 7, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-7/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-1/item-1
- art-7-2/par-1: 同条第二項 → 医師法 第七条第二項 (Article 7, paragraph (2)), art-7/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-2
- art-7-2/par-1: 第二号 → 医師法 第七条第一項第二号 (Article 7, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-7/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-1/item-2
- art-7-2/par-2: 前項 → 医師法 第七条の二第一項 (Article 7-2, paragraph (1)), art-7-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7-2/par-1
- art-7-2/par-3: 前項 → 医師法 第七条の二第二項 (Article 7-2, paragraph (2)), art-7-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7-2/par-2
- art-7-2/par-4: 第二項 → 医師法 第七条の二第二項 (Article 7-2, paragraph (2)), art-7-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7-2/par-2
- art-7-2/par-5: 前条第十項から第十七項まで → 医師法 第七条第十四項 (Article 7, paragraph (14)), art-7/par-14 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-14
- art-7-2/par-5: 前条第十項から第十七項まで → 医師法 第七条第十一項 (Article 7, paragraph (11)), art-7/par-11 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-11
- art-7-2/par-5: 前条第十項から第十七項まで → 医師法 第七条第十五項 (Article 7, paragraph (15)), art-7/par-15 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-15
- art-7-2/par-5: 第一項 → 医師法 第七条の二第一項 (Article 7-2, paragraph (1)), art-7-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7-2/par-1
- art-7-2/par-5: 前条第十項から第十七項まで → 医師法 第七条第十項 (Article 7, paragraph (10)), art-7/par-10 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-10
- art-7-2/par-5: 前条第十項から第十七項まで → 医師法 第七条第十六項 (Article 7, paragraph (16)), art-7/par-16 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-16 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-16
- art-7-2/par-5: 前条第十項から第十七項まで → 医師法 第七条第十二項 (Article 7, paragraph (12)), art-7/par-12 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-12
- art-7-2/par-5: 前条第十項から第十七項まで → 医師法 第七条第十三項 (Article 7, paragraph (13)), art-7/par-13 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-13
- art-7-2/par-5: 前条第十項から第十七項まで → 医師法 第七条第十七項 (Article 7, paragraph (17)), art-7/par-17 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-17 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-17

## Cited by

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

- 医師法 第七条の二第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7-2/par-2
- 医師法 第七条の二第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7-2/par-3
- 医師法 第七条の二第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7-2/par-4
- 医師法 第七条の二第五項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7-2/par-5
- 医師法 第八条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-8/par-1
- 医師法 第三十条の三第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-30-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-30-3/par-1
- 医師法 第三十三条の三第一項第二号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-33-3/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-33-3/par-1/item-2

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 医師法 — the text in force from 2026-05-21 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000201/20260521_505AC0000000063), retrieved 2026-10-09
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Medical Practitioners' Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3992/tb), retrieved 2026-10-09
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch medical-practitioners-act-20261009T095312-001, translated 2026-10-09
- This site's parser, version 165 — 医師法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-09
