# 医師法 / Medical Practitioners' Act — 第二章 (Chapter 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: 第二章 (Chapter 2) — address `ch-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/ch-2
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## 第二章　免許 — Chapter II Licensing
<sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>ch-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/ch-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/ch-2</sup>

### 第二条
<sup>art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-2</sup>

**第一項**  医師になろうとする者は、医師国家試験に合格し、厚生労働大臣の免許を受けなければならない。
<sup>art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-2/par-1</sup>
A person who seeks to become a medical practitioner must pass the national examination for medical practitioners and receive a license from the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第三条
<sup>art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-3</sup>

**第一項**  未成年者には、免許を与えない。
<sup>art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-3/par-1</sup>
A license is not granted to a minor.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

### 第四条
<sup>art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-4</sup>

**第一項**  次の各号のいずれかに該当する者には、免許を与えないことがある。
<sup>art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-4/par-1</sup>
It is possible that a license will not be granted to person who falls under any of the following items:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  心身の障害により医師の業務を適正に行うことができない者として厚生労働省令で定めるもの
  <sup>art-4/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-4/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-4/par-1/item-1</sup>
  a person specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as a person who cannot properly engage in the practices of a medical practitioner due to a mental or physical impairment;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  麻薬、大麻又はあへんの中毒者
  <sup>art-4/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-4/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-4/par-1/item-2</sup>
  a person who is addicted to narcotics, cannabis, or opium;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **三**  罰金以上の刑に処せられた者
  <sup>art-4/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-4/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-4/par-1/item-3</sup>
  a person who has been sentenced to a fine or severer punishment; or
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **四**  前号に該当する者を除くほか、医事に関し犯罪又は不正の行為のあつた者
  <sup>art-4/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-4/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-4/par-1/item-4</sup>
  in addition to a person who falls under the preceding item, a person who has committed a crime or performed a wrongful act in connection with medical practice.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第五条
<sup>art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-5</sup>

**第一項**  厚生労働省に医籍を備え、登録年月日、第七条第一項の規定による処分に関する事項その他の医師免許に関する事項を登録する。
<sup>art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-5/par-1</sup>
A register of medical practitioners is to be prepared at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, in which the date of registration, matters regarding dispositions pursuant to the provisions of Article 7, paragraph (1), and other matters in relation to the medical practitioner's license are to be registered.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

### 第六条
<sup>art-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-6</sup>

**第一項**  免許は、医師国家試験に合格した者の申請により、医籍に登録することによつて行う。
<sup>art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-6/par-1</sup>
Licensing is carried out by registration of the license in the register of medical practitioners upon application by a person who has passed the national examination for medical practitioners.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  厚生労働大臣は、免許を与えたときは、医師免許証を交付する。
<sup>art-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-6/par-2</sup>
The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare delivers a certificate of the medical practitioner's license when the Minister has granted a license.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  医師は、厚生労働省令で定める二年ごとの年の十二月三十一日現在における氏名、住所（医業に従事する者については、更にその場所）その他厚生労働省令で定める事項を、当該年の翌年一月十五日までに、その住所地の都道府県知事を経由して厚生労働大臣に届け出なければならない。ただし、情報通信技術を活用した行政の推進等に関する法律（平成十四年法律第百五十一号）第六条第一項の規定により当該届出を同項に規定する電子情報処理組織を使用して行うときは、都道府県知事を経由することを要しない。
<sup>art-6/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-6/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-6/par-3</sup>
A medical practitioner must notify their name, address (and the address of the place the person engages in medical practice), and any other matters specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as of December 31 of every second year as specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare through the prefectural governor for the residential location, by January 15 of the following year. However, when the notification is made, pursuant to the provisions of Article 6, paragraph (1) of the Act on the Advancement of Government Administration Processes That Utilize Information and Communications Technology (Act No. 151 of 2002), using the electronic data processing system prescribed in that paragraph, it is not required to go through the prefectural governor.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

### 第六条の二
<sup>art-6-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-6-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-6-2</sup>

**第一項**  厚生労働大臣は、医師免許を申請した者について、第四条第一号に掲げる者に該当すると認め、同条の規定により免許を与えないこととするときは、あらかじめ、当該申請者にその旨を通知し、その求めがあつたときは、厚生労働大臣の指定する職員にその意見を聴取させなければならない。
<sup>art-6-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-6-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-6-2/par-1</sup>
When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare finds that a person who has applied for a medical practitioner's license falls under Article 4, item (i) and decides not to grant the person a license pursuant to the provisions of the same Article, the Minister must notify the applicant to that effect in advance, and must have an official designated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare hear the opinion of the applicant when so requested by the applicant.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第七条
<sup>art-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7</sup>

**第一項**  医師が第四条各号のいずれかに該当し、又は医師としての品位を損するような行為のあつたときは、厚生労働大臣は、次に掲げる処分をすることができる。
<sup>art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-1</sup>
When a medical practitioner comes to fall under any item of Article 4 or has acted in a way that damages their respectability as a medical practitioner, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may render the following dispositions:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  戒告
  <sup>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</sup>
  admonition;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  三年以内の医業の停止
  <sup>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</sup>
  suspension from medical practice for up to three years; or
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **三**  免許の取消し
  <sup>art-7/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-1/item-3</sup>
  revocation of license.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  前項の規定による取消処分を受けた者（第四条第三号若しくは第四号に該当し、又は医師としての品位を損するような行為のあつた者として同項の規定による取消処分を受けた者にあつては、その処分の日から起算して五年を経過しない者を除く。）であつても、その者がその取消しの理由となつた事項に該当しなくなつたときその他その後の事情により再び免許を与えるのが適当であると認められるに至つたときは、再免許を与えることができる。この場合においては、第六条第一項及び第二項の規定を準用する。
<sup>art-7/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-2</sup>
A person who has been rendered a disposition of revocation pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph (excluding persons who have been rendered a disposition of revocation pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph as a person who falls under Article 4, item (iii) or item (iv) or who has acted in a way that damages their respectability as a medical practitioner, for whom five years have not elapsed since the date of disposition) may be granted a new license when the person no longer falls under the circumstances which led to the revocation or when it is found appropriate to grant a new license due to subsequent circumstances. In this case, the provisions of Article 6, paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) apply mutatis mutandis.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第三項**  厚生労働大臣は、前二項に規定する処分をするに当たつては、あらかじめ、医道審議会の意見を聴かなければならない。
<sup>art-7/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-3</sup>
In rendering a disposition as provided for in the preceding two paragraphs, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare must hear the opinions of the Medical Ethics Council in advance.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第四項**  厚生労働大臣は、第一項の規定による免許の取消処分をしようとするときは、都道府県知事に対し、当該処分に係る者に対する意見の聴取を行うことを求め、当該意見の聴取をもつて、厚生労働大臣による聴聞に代えることができる。
<sup>art-7/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-4</sup>
When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare seeks to render a disposition to revoke a license pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), the Minister may request that the prefectural governor hear the opinions of the person subject to the disposition, and the hearing of opinions may be substituted for the hearing by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第五項**  行政手続法（平成五年法律第八十八号）第三章第二節（第二十五条、第二十六条及び第二十八条を除く。）の規定は、都道府県知事が前項の規定により意見の聴取を行う場合について準用する。この場合において、同節中「聴聞」とあるのは「意見の聴取」と、同法第十五条第一項及び第三項（同法第二十二条第三項において準用する場合を含む。）中「行政庁」とあるのは「都道府県知事」と、同法第十五条第四項（同法第二十二条第三項において準用する場合を含む。）中「当該行政庁が」とあるのは「当該都道府県知事が」と、「当該行政庁の」とあるのは「当該都道府県の」と、同法第十六条第四項並びに第十八条第一項及び第三項中「行政庁」とあるのは「都道府県知事」と、同法第十九条第一項中「行政庁が指名する職員その他政令で定める者」とあるのは「都道府県知事が指名する職員」と、同法第二十条第一項、第二項及び第四項中「行政庁」とあるのは「都道府県」と、同条第六項及び同法第二十四条第三項中「行政庁」とあるのは「都道府県知事」と読み替えるものとする。
<sup>art-7/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-5</sup>
The provisions of Chapter III, Section 2 (excluding Article 25, Article 26, and Article 28) of the Administrative Procedure Act (Act No. 88 of 1993) apply mutatis mutandis to the case in which a hearing of opinions is conducted by a prefectural governor pursuant to the preceding paragraph. In this case, the term "hearing" in Section 2 is deemed to be replaced with "hearing of opinions," the term "administrative agency" in Article 15, paragraph (1) and paragraph (3) of that Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 22, paragraph (3) of that Act) with "prefectural governor," the phrase "the administrative agency has" in Article 15, paragraph (4) of that Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 22, paragraph (3) of that Act) with "the prefectural governor has," the phrase "of the administrative agency" in that paragraph with "of the prefecture," the term "administrative agency" in Article 16, paragraph (4) and Article 18, paragraph (1) and paragraph (3) of that Act with "prefectural governor," the phrase "an employee nominated by an administrative agency or other persons specified by Cabinet Order" in Article 19, paragraph (1) of that Act with "an employee nominated by the prefectural governor," the term "administrative agency" in Article 20, paragraph (1), paragraph (2), and paragraph (4) of that Act with "prefecture," and the term "administrative agency" in paragraph (6) of that Article and Article 24, paragraph (3) of that Act with "prefectural governor."
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第六項**  厚生労働大臣は、都道府県知事から当該処分の原因となる事実を証する書類その他意見の聴取を行う上で必要となる書類を求められた場合には、速やかにそれらを当該都道府県知事あて送付しなければならない。
<sup>art-7/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-6</sup>
When documents proving the facts leading to the relevant disposition or other documents necessary for conducting a hearing of opinions is requested by a prefectural governor, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare must promptly send the documents to the prefectural governor.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第七項**  都道府県知事は、第四項の規定により意見の聴取を行う場合において、第五項において読み替えて準用する行政手続法第二十四条第三項の規定により同条第一項の調書及び同条第三項の報告書の提出を受けたときは、これらを保存するとともに、当該調書及び報告書の写しを厚生労働大臣に提出しなければならない。この場合において、当該処分の決定についての意見があるときは、当該写しのほか当該意見を記載した意見書を提出しなければならない。
<sup>art-7/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-7</sup>
When a prefectural governor, in conducting a hearing of opinions pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (4), has received the record as set forth in Article 24, paragraph (1) of the Administrative Procedure Act and the report as set forth in paragraph (3) of that Article pursuant to the provisions of Article 24, paragraph (3) of that Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (5) following the deemed replacement of terms, the governor must keep them and submit copies of the record and the report to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare. In this case, if there is an opinion on the decision on the disposition, the governor must submit, in addition to the copies, a written opinion stating that opinion.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第八項**  厚生労働大臣は、意見の聴取の終結後に生じた事情に鑑み必要があると認めるときは、都道府県知事に対し、前項前段の規定により提出された調書及び報告書の写し並びに同項後段の規定により提出された意見書を返戻して主宰者に意見の聴取の再開を命ずるよう求めることができる。行政手続法第二十二条第二項本文及び第三項の規定は、この場合について準用する。
<sup>art-7/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-8</sup>
When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare finds it necessary in light of the circumstances that arose after the conclusion of the hearing of opinions, the Minister may request the prefectural governor to return the copies of the record and the report submitted pursuant to the provisions of the first sentence of the preceding paragraph and the written opinion submitted pursuant to the provisions of the second sentence of that paragraph, and to order the presiding official to resume the hearing of opinions. The provisions of the main text of Article 22, paragraph (2), and paragraph (3) of the Administrative Procedure Act apply mutatis mutandis to this case.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第九項**  厚生労働大臣は、当該処分の決定をするときは、第七項の規定により提出された意見書並びに調書及び報告書の写しの内容を十分参酌してこれをしなければならない。
<sup>art-7/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-9</sup>
In making a decision on the disposition, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare must carefully consider the details of the written opinion and copies of the record and report submitted pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (7).
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第十項**  厚生労働大臣は、第一項の規定による医業の停止の命令をしようとするときは、都道府県知事に対し、当該処分に係る者に対する弁明の聴取を行うことを求め、当該弁明の聴取をもつて、厚生労働大臣による弁明の機会の付与に代えることができる。
<sup>art-7/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-10</sup>
When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare seeks to order the suspension of medical practice pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), the Minister may request the prefectural governor to hear the explanation of the person subject to the disposition, and may substitute the hearing of explanation for the Minister's grant of an opportunity for explanation.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第十一項**  前項の規定により弁明の聴取を行う場合において、都道府県知事は、弁明の聴取を行うべき日時までに相当な期間をおいて、当該処分に係る者に対し、次に掲げる事項を書面により通知しなければならない。
<sup>art-7/par-11 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-11</sup>
In conducting an explanation hearing pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the prefectural governor must notify the person subject to the disposition of the following matters in writing, within a reasonable period of time prior to the date of the explanation hearing:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  第一項の規定を根拠として当該処分をしようとする旨及びその内容
  <sup>art-7/par-11/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-11/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-11/item-1</sup>
  that the disposition is to be held based on the provisions of paragraph (1) and its details;
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **二**  当該処分の原因となる事実
  <sup>art-7/par-11/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-11/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-11/item-2</sup>
  the facts leading to the disposition; and
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **三**  弁明の聴取の日時及び場所
  <sup>art-7/par-11/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-11/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-11/item-3</sup>
  the time and place of the explanation hearing.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第十二項**  厚生労働大臣は、第十項に規定する場合のほか、厚生労働大臣による弁明の機会の付与に代えて、医道審議会の委員に、当該処分に係る者に対する弁明の聴取を行わせることができる。この場合においては、前項中「前項」とあるのは「次項」と、「都道府県知事」とあるのは「厚生労働大臣」と読み替えて、同項の規定を適用する。
<sup>art-7/par-12 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-12</sup>
In addition to the case referred to in paragraph (10), the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may have a member of the Medical Ethics Council hear the explanation of the person subject to the disposition, in lieu of the Minister's grant of an opportunity for explanation. In this case, the term "the preceding paragraph" in the preceding paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "the following paragraph," the term "the prefectural governor" is deemed to be replaced with "the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare," and the provisions of the same paragraph apply.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第十三項**  第十一項（前項後段の規定により読み替えて適用する場合を含む。）の通知を受けた者は、代理人を出頭させ、かつ、証拠書類又は証拠物を提出することができる。
<sup>art-7/par-13 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-13</sup>
A person who has received a notice as set forth in paragraph (11) (including cases where the deemed replacement of terms is applied pursuant to the provisions of the second sentence of the preceding paragraph) may have an agent appear and submit documentary evidence or articles of evidence.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第十四項**  都道府県知事又は医道審議会の委員は、第十項又は第十二項前段の規定により弁明の聴取を行つたときは、聴取書を作り、これを保存するとともに、報告書を作成し、厚生労働大臣に提出しなければならない。この場合において、当該処分の決定についての意見があるときは、当該意見を報告書に記載しなければならない。
<sup>art-7/par-14 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-14</sup>
When an explanation hearing has been conducted pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (10) or the first sentence of paragraph (12), the prefectural governor or a member of the Medical Ethics Council must prepare and keep a hearing report, and also prepare a report and submit it to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare. In this case, if there is an opinion on the decision on the disposition, the opinion must be stated in the report.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第十五項**  厚生労働大臣は、第四項又は第十項の規定により都道府県知事が意見の聴取又は弁明の聴取を行う場合においては、都道府県知事に対し、あらかじめ、次に掲げる事項を通知しなければならない。
<sup>art-7/par-15 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-15</sup>
When a prefectural governor is to conduct a hearing of opinions or an explanation hearing pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (4) or paragraph (10), the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare must notify the governor of the following matters in advance:
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **一**  当該処分に係る者の氏名及び住所
  <sup>art-7/par-15/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-15/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-15/item-1</sup>
  the name and address of the person subject to the disposition;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  当該処分の内容及び根拠となる条項
  <sup>art-7/par-15/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-15/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-15/item-2</sup>
  the details of the disposition and the provisions on which it is based; and
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **三**  当該処分の原因となる事実
  <sup>art-7/par-15/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-15/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-15/item-3</sup>
  the facts leading to the disposition.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第十六項**  第四項の規定により意見の聴取を行う場合における第五項において読み替えて準用する行政手続法第十五条第一項の通知又は第十項の規定により弁明の聴取を行う場合における第十一項の通知は、それぞれ、前項の規定により通知された内容に基づいたものでなければならない。
<sup>art-7/par-16 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-16 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-16</sup>
Both the notice under Article 15, paragraph (1) of the Administrative Procedure Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (5) following the deemed replacement of terms in which a hearing of opinions is conducted pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (4), and the notice under paragraph (11) in which an explanation hearing is conducted pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (10), must be based on the details notified pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第十七項**  第四項若しくは第十項の規定により都道府県知事が意見の聴取若しくは弁明の聴取を行う場合又は第十二項前段の規定により医道審議会の委員が弁明の聴取を行う場合における当該処分については、行政手続法第三章（第十二条及び第十四条を除く。）の規定は、適用しない。
<sup>art-7/par-17 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-17 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-17</sup>
The provisions of Chapter III of the Administrative Procedure Act (excluding Article 12 and Article 14) do not apply to the disposition when the prefectural governor conducts a hearing of opinions or an explanation hearing pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (4) or paragraph (10), or when a member of the Medical Ethics Council conducts an explanation hearing pursuant to the provisions of the first sentence of paragraph (12).
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

### 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>

### 第七条の三
<sup>art-7-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7-3</sup>

**第一項**  厚生労働大臣は、医師について第七条第一項の規定による処分をすべきか否かを調査する必要があると認めるときは、当該事案に関係する者若しくは参考人から意見若しくは報告を徴し、診療録その他の物件の所有者に対し、当該物件の提出を命じ、又は当該職員をして当該事案に関係のある病院その他の場所に立ち入り、診療録その他の物件を検査させることができる。
<sup>art-7-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7-3/par-1</sup>
When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare finds that it is necessary to investigate whether a disposition should be made regarding a medical practitioner pursuant to the provisions of Article 7, paragraph (1), the Minister may seek the opinions of and collect reports from persons who are connected with the case, or witnesses, order the owners of medical records and other objects to submit them, and have the relevant officials enter the hospital or any other location that is connected with the case and inspect the medical records and other objects.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第二項**  前項の規定により立入検査をしようとする職員は、その身分を示す証明書を携帯し、関係人の請求があつたときは、これを提示しなければならない。
<sup>art-7-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7-3/par-2</sup>
An official seeking to carry out entry and inspection pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph must carry an identification card and produce it when requested to do so by the persons concerned.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  第一項の規定による立入検査の権限は、犯罪捜査のために認められたものと解してはならない。
<sup>art-7-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7-3/par-3</sup>
The authority for entry and inspection pursuant to paragraph (1) must not be construed as being approved for the purposes of criminal investigation.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第八条
<sup>art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-8</sup>

**第一項**  この章に規定するもののほか、免許の申請、医籍の登録、訂正及び抹消、免許証の交付、書換交付、再交付、返納及び提出並びに住所の届出に関して必要な事項は政令で、第七条第一項の処分、第七条の二第一項の再教育研修の実施、同条第二項の医籍の登録並びに同条第三項の再教育研修修了登録証の交付、書換交付及び再交付に関して必要な事項は厚生労働省令で定める。
<sup>art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-8/par-1</sup>
Beyond what is provided for in this Chapter, necessary matters related to application for license, registration, correction, and cancellation in the register of medical practitioners, the delivery, replacement, redelivery, return, and submission of license certificates, and notification of address are specified by Cabinet Order, and necessary matters related to the dispositions set forth in Article 7, paragraph (1), the implementation of reeducation training as set forth in Article 7-2, paragraph (1), registration in the register of medical practitioners as set forth in paragraph (2) of the same Article, and the delivery, replacement, and redelivery of the registration certificate for completion of reeducation training as set forth in paragraph (3) of the same Article are specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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- art-7/par-5: 第二十八条 → 行政手続法 第二十八条 (Article 28), art-28 — https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-procedure-act/art-28 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000088/art-28
- art-7/par-5: 前項 → 医師法 第七条第四項 (Article 7, paragraph (4)), art-7/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-4
- art-7/par-7: 同条第一項 → 行政手続法 第二十四条第一項 (Article 24, paragraph (1)), art-24/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-procedure-act/art-24/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000088/art-24/par-1
- art-7/par-7: 行政手続法第二十四条第三項 → 行政手続法 第二十四条第三項 (Article 24, paragraph (3)), art-24/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-procedure-act/art-24/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000088/art-24/par-3
- art-7/par-7: 第四項 → 医師法 第七条第四項 (Article 7, paragraph (4)), art-7/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-4
- art-7/par-7: 第五項 → 医師法 第七条第五項 (Article 7, paragraph (5)), art-7/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-5
- art-7/par-8: 行政手続法第二十二条第二項 → 行政手続法 第二十二条第二項 (Article 22, paragraph (2)), art-22/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-procedure-act/art-22/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000088/art-22/par-2
- art-7/par-8: 第三項 → 行政手続法 第二十二条第三項 (Article 22, paragraph (3)), art-22/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-procedure-act/art-22/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000088/art-22/par-3
- art-7/par-8: 前項 → 医師法 第七条第七項 (Article 7, paragraph (7)), art-7/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-7
- art-7/par-9: 第七項 → 医師法 第七条第七項 (Article 7, paragraph (7)), art-7/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-7
- art-7/par-10: 第一項 → 医師法 第七条第一項 (Article 7, paragraph (1)), art-7/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-1
- art-7/par-11: 前項 → 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/par-11/item-1: 第一項 → 医師法 第七条第一項 (Article 7, paragraph (1)), art-7/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-1
- art-7/par-12: 前項 → 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/par-12: 第十項 → 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/par-12: 次項 → 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/par-13: 第十一項 → 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/par-13: 前項 → 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/par-14: 第十項 → 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/par-14: 第十二項 → 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/par-15: 第四項 → 医師法 第七条第四項 (Article 7, paragraph (4)), art-7/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-4
- art-7/par-15: 第十項 → 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/par-16: 行政手続法第十五条第一項 → 行政手続法 第十五条第一項 (Article 15, paragraph (1)), art-15/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-procedure-act/art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000088/art-15/par-1
- art-7/par-16: 第十一項 → 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/par-16: 前項 → 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/par-16: 第四項 → 医師法 第七条第四項 (Article 7, paragraph (4)), art-7/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-4
- art-7/par-16: 第十項 → 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/par-16: 第五項 → 医師法 第七条第五項 (Article 7, paragraph (5)), art-7/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-5
- art-7/par-17: 第十二条 → 行政手続法 第十二条 (Article 12), art-12 — https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-procedure-act/art-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000088/art-12
- art-7/par-17: 第十四条 → 行政手続法 第十四条 (Article 14), art-14 — https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-procedure-act/art-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000088/art-14
- art-7/par-17: 第四項 → 医師法 第七条第四項 (Article 7, paragraph (4)), art-7/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-4
- art-7/par-17: 第十項 → 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/par-17: 第十二項 → 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-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
- art-7-3/par-1: 第七条第一項 → 医師法 第七条第一項 (Article 7, paragraph (1)), art-7/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-1
- art-7-3/par-2: 前項 → 医師法 第七条の三第一項 (Article 7-3, paragraph (1)), art-7-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7-3/par-1
- art-7-3/par-3: 第一項 → 医師法 第七条の三第一項 (Article 7-3, paragraph (1)), art-7-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7-3/par-1
- art-8/par-1: 第七条の二第一項 → 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-8/par-1: 同条第二項 → 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-8/par-1: 第七条第一項 → 医師法 第七条第一項 (Article 7, paragraph (1)), art-7/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-7/par-1
- art-8/par-1: 同条第三項 → 医師法 第七条の二第三項 (Article 7-2, paragraph (3)), 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

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