# 医師法 / Medical Practitioners' Act — 第三十七条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 37)

- 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: 第三十七条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 37) — address `suppl-3231-201/art-37`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-37
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-37
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### 第三十七条
<sup>suppl-3231-201/art-37 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-37 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-37</sup>

**第一項**  旧法又は旧医師法による医籍の登録は、これをこの法律による医籍の登録とみなす。
<sup>suppl-3231-201/art-37/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-37/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-37/par-1</sup>
Registration in a register of medical practitioners made under the former Act or the former Medical Practitioners' Act is deemed to be registration in a register of medical practitioners under this Act.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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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
- This site's parser, version 165 — 医師法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-09