# 医師法 / Medical Practitioners' Act — 第三章 (Chapter 3)
- 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
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- Provision: 第三章 (Chapter 3) — address `ch-3`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
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## 第三章 試験 — Chapter III Examinations
heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System
ch-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/ch-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/ch-3
### 第九条
art-9 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-9
**第一項** 医師国家試験は、臨床上必要な医学及び公衆衛生に関して、医師として具有すべき知識及び技能について、これを行う。
art-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-9/par-1
The national examination for medical practitioners tests the requisite knowledge and skills related to medical science and public health in clinical practices that a person should possess as a medical practitioner.
Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System
### 第十条
art-10 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-10
**第一項** 医師国家試験及び医師国家試験予備試験は、毎年少くとも一回、厚生労働大臣が、これを行う。
art-10/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-10/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-10/par-1
The national examination for medical practitioners and the national preliminary examination for medical practitioners are to be given by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare at least once every year.
Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System
**第二項** 厚生労働大臣は、医師国家試験又は医師国家試験予備試験の科目又は実施若しくは合格者の決定の方法を定めようとするときは、あらかじめ、医道審議会の意見を聴かなければならない。
art-10/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-10/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-10/par-2
The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare must hear the opinions of the Medical Ethics Council in advance when seeking to specify the subjects, implementation, or method of determining successful examinees of the national examination for medical practitioners or the national preliminary examination for medical practitioners.
Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System
### 第十一条
art-11 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-11
**第一項** 医師国家試験は、次の各号のいずれかに該当する者でなければ、これを受けることができない。
art-11/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-11/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-11/par-1
A person who does not fall under any of the following items may not take the national examination for medical practitioners:
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**一** 大学において、医学の正規の課程を修めて卒業した者（大学において医学を専攻する学生が臨床実習を開始する前に修得すべき知識及び技能を具有しているかどうかを評価するために大学が共用する試験として厚生労働省令で定めるもの（第十七条の二において「共用試験」という。）に合格した者に限る。）
art-11/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-11/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-11/par-1/item-1
a person who has completed a regular course of study in medicine at a university and graduated (limited to a person who has passed the examination specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as an examination common to universities for evaluating whether students majoring in medicine at a university have acquired the knowledge and skills they should have before beginning clinical practice (referred to as the "common examination" in Article 17-2));
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**二** 医師国家試験予備試験に合格した者で、合格した後一年以上の診療及び公衆衛生に関する実地修練を経たもの
art-11/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-11/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-11/par-1/item-2
a person who has passed the national preliminary examination for medical practitioners, and who has subsequently undergone practical training related to medical care or public health for one year or more; or
Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System
**三** 外国の医学校を卒業し、又は外国で医師免許を得た者で、厚生労働大臣が前二号に掲げる者と同等以上の学力及び技能を有し、かつ、適当と認定したもの
art-11/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-11/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-11/par-1/item-3
a person who has graduated from a medical school in a foreign state, or who has acquired a medical practitioner's license in a foreign state, who possesses at least the same level of knowledge and skills as the persons set forth in the preceding two items and whom the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare has approved as eligible to take the national examination for medical practitioners.
machine translation, not official
**第二項** 厚生労働大臣は、前項第一号の厚生労働省令の制定又は改正の立案をしようとするときは、医道審議会の意見を聴かなければならない。
art-11/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-11/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-11/par-2
When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare seeks to draft the enactment or amendment of the Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare set forth in item (i) of the preceding paragraph, the Minister must hear the opinions of the Medical Ethics Council.
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### 第十二条
art-12 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-12
**第一項** 医師国家試験予備試験は、外国の医学校を卒業し、又は外国で医師免許を得た者のうち、前条第一項第三号に該当しない者であつて、厚生労働大臣が適当と認定したものでなければ、これを受けることができない。
art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-12/par-1
A person who has graduated from a medical school in a foreign state or who has acquired a medical practitioner's license in a foreign state may take the national preliminary examination for medical practitioners if the person does not fall under paragraph (1), item (iii) of the preceding Article and has been approved as eligible by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.
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### 第十三条から第十四条まで 〔削除 / repealed〕
art-13-to-14 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-13-to-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-13-to-14
**第一項** 削除
art-13-to-14/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-13-to-14/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-13-to-14/par-1
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### 第十五条
art-15 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-15
**第一項** 医師国家試験又は医師国家試験予備試験に関して不正の行為があつた場合には、当該不正行為に関係のある者について、その受験を停止させ、又はその試験を無効とすることができる。この場合においては、なお、その者について、期間を定めて試験を受けることを許さないことができる。
art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-15/par-1
When there has been any wrongful act in connection with the national examination for medical practitioners or the national preliminary examination for medical practitioners, the person involved in the wrongful act may be stopped from taking the examination, or may have the examination invalidated. In this case, the person may be barred from taking the examination within a specified period.
Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System
### 第十六条
art-16 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-16 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16
**第一項** この章に規定するものの外、試験の科目、受験手続その他試験に関して必要な事項及び実地修練に関して必要な事項は、厚生労働省令でこれを定める。
art-16/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-16/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16/par-1
Beyond what is provided for in this Chapter, the subjects for examination, examination procedures, and other necessary matters related to examinations, as well as necessary matters related to practical training, are specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System
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## Cites
- art-11/par-1/item-1: 第十七条の二 → 医師法 第十七条の二 (Article 17-2), art-17-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-17-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-17-2
- art-11/par-1/item-3: 前二号 → 医師法 第十一条第一項第二号 (Article 11, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-11/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-11/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-11/par-1/item-2
- art-11/par-1/item-3: 前二号 → 医師法 第十一条第一項第一号 (Article 11, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-11/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-11/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-11/par-1/item-1
- art-11/par-2: 前項第一号 → 医師法 第十一条第一項第一号 (Article 11, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-11/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-11/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-11/par-1/item-1
- art-12/par-1: 前条第一項第三号 → 医師法 第十一条第一項第三号 (Article 11, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-11/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/art-11/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-11/par-1/item-3
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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