# 医師法 / Medical Practitioners' Act — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) - 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: 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) — address `suppl-4111-87` - Text in force since: 2026-05-21 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4111-87 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4111-87 - 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 平成一一年七月一六日法律第八七号 suppl-4111-87 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4111-87 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4111-87 ### 第一条（施行期日） — Effective Date caption: machine translation, not official suppl-4111-87/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4111-87/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4111-87/art-1 **第一項** この法律は、平成十二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-4111-87/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4111-87/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4111-87/art-1/par-1 This Act comes into effect as of April 1, 2000; provided, however, that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect as of the day specified in the relevant item. machine translation, not official **一** 第一条中地方自治法第二百五十条の次に五条、節名並びに二款及び款名を加える改正規定（同法第二百五十条の九第一項に係る部分（両議院の同意を得ることに係る部分に限る。）に限る。）、第四十条中自然公園法附則第九項及び第十項の改正規定（同法附則第十項に係る部分に限る。）、第二百四十四条の規定（農業改良助長法第十四条の三の改正規定に係る部分を除く。）並びに第四百七十二条の規定（市町村の合併の特例に関する法律第六条、第八条及び第十七条の改正規定に係る部分を除く。）並びに附則第七条、第十条、第十二条、第五十九条ただし書、第六十条第四項及び第五項、第七十三条、第七十七条、第百五十七条第四項から第六項まで、第百六十条、第百六十三条、第百六十四条並びに第二百二条の規定　公布の日 suppl-4111-87/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4111-87/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4111-87/art-1/par-1/item-1 The provisions of Article 1 amending the Local Autonomy Act by adding five Articles, a Section title, and two Subsections and Subsection titles after Article 250 of that Act (limited to the part pertaining to Article 250-9, paragraph (1) of that Act (limited to the part pertaining to obtaining the consent of both Houses)), the provisions of Article 40 amending paragraphs (9) and (10) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Natural Parks Act (limited to the part pertaining to paragraph (10) of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act), the provisions of Article 244 (excluding the part pertaining to the provisions amending Article 14-3 of the Agricultural Improvement Promotion Act) and the provisions of Article 472 (excluding the part pertaining to the provisions amending Articles 6, 8 and 17 of the Act on Special Provisions Concerning the Merger of Municipalities), and the provisions of Articles 7, 10 and 12, the proviso to Article 59, Article 60, paragraphs (4) and (5), Articles 73 and 77, Article 157, paragraphs (4) through (6), and Articles 160, 163, 164 and 202 of the Supplementary Provisions: the date of promulgation machine translation, not official ### 第百五十九条（国等の事務） — Affairs of the State, Etc. caption: machine translation, not official suppl-4111-87/art-159 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4111-87/art-159 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4111-87/art-159 **第一項** この法律による改正前のそれぞれの法律に規定するもののほか、この法律の施行前において、地方公共団体の機関が法律又はこれに基づく政令により管理し又は執行する国、他の地方公共団体その他公共団体の事務（附則第百六十一条において「国等の事務」という。）は、この法律の施行後は、地方公共団体が法律又はこれに基づく政令により当該地方公共団体の事務として処理するものとする。 suppl-4111-87/art-159/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4111-87/art-159/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4111-87/art-159/par-1 Beyond what is provided for in the respective Acts prior to amendment by this Act, the affairs of the State, other local governments or other public entities that, before this Act comes into effect, an organ of a local government managed or executed pursuant to an Act or a Cabinet Order based on it (referred to as "affairs of the State, etc." in Article 161 of the Supplementary Provisions) are, after this Act comes into effect, to be handled by the local government as affairs of that local government pursuant to an Act or a Cabinet Order based on it. machine translation, not official ### 第百六十条（処分、申請等に関する経過措置） — Transitional Measures Concerning Dispositions, Applications, Etc. caption: machine translation, not official suppl-4111-87/art-160 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4111-87/art-160 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4111-87/art-160 **第一項** この法律（附則第一条各号に掲げる規定については、当該各規定。以下この条及び附則第百六十三条において同じ。）の施行前に改正前のそれぞれの法律の規定によりされた許可等の処分その他の行為（以下この条において「処分等の行為」という。）又はこの法律の施行の際現に改正前のそれぞれの法律の規定によりされている許可等の申請その他の行為（以下この条において「申請等の行為」という。）で、この法律の施行の日においてこれらの行為に係る行政事務を行うべき者が異なることとなるものは、附則第二条から前条までの規定又は改正後のそれぞれの法律（これに基づく命令を含む。）の経過措置に関する規定に定めるものを除き、この法律の施行の日以後における改正後のそれぞれの法律の適用については、改正後のそれぞれの法律の相当規定によりされた処分等の行為又は申請等の行為とみなす。 suppl-4111-87/art-160/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4111-87/art-160/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4111-87/art-160/par-1 A disposition such as a permission or other act carried out before this Act (or, for the provisions set forth in the items of Article 1 of the Supplementary Provisions, those respective provisions; the same applies hereinafter in this Article and in Article 163 of the Supplementary Provisions) comes into effect pursuant to the provisions of the respective Acts prior to amendment (hereinafter referred to in this Article as a "disposition or other act"), or an application for a permission or other act actually made pursuant to the provisions of the respective Acts prior to amendment at the time this Act comes into effect (hereinafter referred to in this Article as an "application or other act"), for which the person who is to carry out the administrative affairs pertaining to that act will differ as of the date on which this Act comes into effect, is, except as provided for in the provisions of Article 2 through the preceding Article of the Supplementary Provisions or in the provisions concerning transitional measures of the respective Acts after amendment (including orders based on them), deemed to be a disposition or other act or an application or other act carried out pursuant to the corresponding provisions of the respective Acts after amendment, with regard to the application of the respective Acts after amendment on or after the date on which this Act comes into effect. machine translation, not official **第二項** この法律の施行前に改正前のそれぞれの法律の規定により国又は地方公共団体の機関に対し報告、届出、提出その他の手続をしなければならない事項で、この法律の施行の日前にその手続がされていないものについては、この法律及びこれに基づく政令に別段の定めがあるもののほか、これを、改正後のそれぞれの法律の相当規定により国又は地方公共団体の相当の機関に対して報告、届出、提出その他の手続をしなければならない事項についてその手続がされていないものとみなして、この法律による改正後のそれぞれの法律の規定を適用する。 suppl-4111-87/art-160/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4111-87/art-160/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4111-87/art-160/par-2 With regard to matters for which, before this Act comes into effect, a report, notification, submission or other procedure had to be made to an organ of the State or of a local government pursuant to the provisions of the respective Acts prior to amendment and for which that procedure has not been carried out before the date on which this Act comes into effect, except as otherwise provided for in this Act or a Cabinet Order based on it, the provisions of the respective Acts as amended by this Act apply by deeming those matters to be matters for which a report, notification, submission or other procedure must be made to the corresponding organ of the State or of a local government pursuant to the corresponding provisions of the respective Acts after amendment and for which that procedure has not been carried out. machine translation, not official ### 第百六十一条（不服申立てに関する経過措置） — Transitional Measures Concerning Appeals caption: machine translation, not official suppl-4111-87/art-161 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4111-87/art-161 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4111-87/art-161 **第一項** 施行日前にされた国等の事務に係る処分であって、当該処分をした行政庁（以下この条において「処分庁」という。）に施行日前に行政不服審査法に規定する上級行政庁（以下この条において「上級行政庁」という。）があったものについての同法による不服申立てについては、施行日以後においても、当該処分庁に引き続き上級行政庁があるものとみなして、行政不服審査法の規定を適用する。この場合において、当該処分庁の上級行政庁とみなされる行政庁は、施行日前に当該処分庁の上級行政庁であった行政庁とする。 suppl-4111-87/art-161/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4111-87/art-161/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4111-87/art-161/par-1 With regard to an appeal under the Administrative Complaint Review Act against a disposition pertaining to affairs of the State, etc. that was made before the effective date and for which the administrative agency that made the disposition (hereinafter referred to in this Article as "the agency that made the disposition") had, before the effective date, a higher administrative agency prescribed in that Act (hereinafter referred to in this Article as a "higher administrative agency"), the provisions of the Administrative Complaint Review Act apply by deeming the agency that made the disposition to continue to have a higher administrative agency even on or after the effective date. In this case, the administrative agency deemed to be the higher administrative agency of the agency that made the disposition is the administrative agency that was the higher administrative agency of that agency before the effective date. machine translation, not official **第二項** 前項の場合において、上級行政庁とみなされる行政庁が地方公共団体の機関であるときは、当該機関が行政不服審査法の規定により処理することとされる事務は、新地方自治法第二条第九項第一号に規定する第一号法定受託事務とする。 suppl-4111-87/art-161/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4111-87/art-161/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4111-87/art-161/par-2 In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, if the administrative agency deemed to be the higher administrative agency is an organ of a local government, the affairs that the organ is to handle pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Complaint Review Act are Type 1 statutory entrusted affairs prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (9), item (i) of the new Local Autonomy Act. machine translation, not official ### 第百六十二条（手数料に関する経過措置） — Transitional Measures Concerning Fees caption: machine translation, not official suppl-4111-87/art-162 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4111-87/art-162 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4111-87/art-162 **第一項** 施行日前においてこの法律による改正前のそれぞれの法律（これに基づく命令を含む。）の規定により納付すべきであった手数料については、この法律及びこれに基づく政令に別段の定めがあるもののほか、なお従前の例による。 suppl-4111-87/art-162/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4111-87/art-162/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4111-87/art-162/par-1 The provisions then in force continue to govern fees that were to be paid before the Effective Date pursuant to the provisions of the respective Acts prior to amendment by this Act (including orders based on them), except as otherwise provided for in this Act or a Cabinet Order based on it. machine translation, not official ### 第百六十三条（罰則に関する経過措置） — Transitional Measures Concerning Penal Provisions caption: machine translation, not official suppl-4111-87/art-163 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4111-87/art-163 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4111-87/art-163 **第一項** この法律の施行前にした行為に対する罰則の適用については、なお従前の例による。 suppl-4111-87/art-163/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4111-87/art-163/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4111-87/art-163/par-1 With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed before this Act comes into effect, the provisions then in force continue to govern. machine translation, not official ### 第百六十四条（その他の経過措置の政令への委任） — Delegation of Other Transitional Measures to Cabinet Order caption: machine translation, not official suppl-4111-87/art-164 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4111-87/art-164 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4111-87/art-164 **第一項** この附則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-4111-87/art-164/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4111-87/art-164/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4111-87/art-164/par-1 Beyond what is provided for in these Supplementary Provisions, transitional measures necessary in connection with the enforcement of this Act (including transitional measures concerning penal provisions) are specified by Cabinet Order. machine translation, not official ### 第二百五十条（検討） — Review caption: machine translation, not official suppl-4111-87/art-250 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4111-87/art-250 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4111-87/art-250 **第一項** 新地方自治法第二条第九項第一号に規定する第一号法定受託事務については、できる限り新たに設けることのないようにするとともに、新地方自治法別表第一に掲げるもの及び新地方自治法に基づく政令に示すものについては、地方分権を推進する観点から検討を加え、適宜、適切な見直しを行うものとする。 suppl-4111-87/art-250/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4111-87/art-250/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4111-87/art-250/par-1 With regard to Type 1 statutory entrusted affairs prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (9), item (i) of the new Local Autonomy Act, care is to be taken to avoid establishing new ones as far as possible, and those set forth in Appended Table 1 of the new Local Autonomy Act and those indicated in Cabinet Orders based on the new Local Autonomy Act are to be reviewed from the standpoint of promoting decentralization and appropriately revised as needed. machine translation, not official ### 第二百五十一条 suppl-4111-87/art-251 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4111-87/art-251 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4111-87/art-251 **第一項** 政府は、地方公共団体が事務及び事業を自主的かつ自立的に執行できるよう、国と地方公共団体との役割分担に応じた地方税財源の充実確保の方途について、経済情勢の推移等を勘案しつつ検討し、その結果に基づいて必要な措置を講ずるものとする。 suppl-4111-87/art-251/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4111-87/art-251/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4111-87/art-251/par-1 The government is to consider ways of enhancing and securing local tax revenue sources in accordance with the division of roles between the State and local governments so that local governments are able to carry out their affairs and business autonomously and independently, while taking into consideration changes in economic conditions and other circumstances, and is to take necessary measures based on the results of that consideration. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - suppl-4111-87/art-1/par-1/item-1: 第百六十四条 → 医師法 附則第百六十四条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 164), suppl-4111-87/art-164 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4111-87/art-164 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4111-87/art-164 - suppl-4111-87/art-1/par-1/item-1: 第百六十条 → 医師法 附則第百六十条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 160), suppl-4111-87/art-160 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4111-87/art-160 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4111-87/art-160 - suppl-4111-87/art-1/par-1/item-1: 第百六十三条 → 医師法 附則第百六十三条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 163), suppl-4111-87/art-163 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4111-87/art-163 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4111-87/art-163 - suppl-4111-87/art-159/par-1: 附則第百六十一条 → 医師法 附則第百六十一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 161), suppl-4111-87/art-161 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4111-87/art-161 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4111-87/art-161 - suppl-4111-87/art-160/par-1: 附則第一条 → 医師法 附則第一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1), suppl-4111-87/art-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4111-87/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4111-87/art-1 - suppl-4111-87/art-160/par-1: この条 → 医師法 附則第百六十条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 160), suppl-4111-87/art-160 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4111-87/art-160 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4111-87/art-160 - suppl-4111-87/art-160/par-1: 附則第百六十三条 → 医師法 附則第百六十三条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 163), suppl-4111-87/art-163 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4111-87/art-163 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4111-87/art-163 - suppl-4111-87/art-160/par-1: 附則第二条から前条まで → 医師法 附則第百五十九条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 159), suppl-4111-87/art-159 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4111-87/art-159 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4111-87/art-159 - suppl-4111-87/art-161/par-1: この条 → 医師法 附則第百六十一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 161), suppl-4111-87/art-161 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4111-87/art-161 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4111-87/art-161 - suppl-4111-87/art-161/par-2: 前項 → 医師法 附則第百六十一条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 161, paragraph (1)), suppl-4111-87/art-161/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4111-87/art-161/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4111-87/art-161/par-1 ## 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No official source publishes this direction. - 医師法 附則第一条第一項第一号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4111-87/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4111-87/art-1/par-1/item-1 - 医師法 附則第百五十九条第一項（国等の事務） — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4111-87/art-159/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4111-87/art-159/par-1 - 医師法 附則第百六十条第一項（処分、申請等に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4111-87/art-160/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4111-87/art-160/par-1 - 医師法 附則第百六十一条第一項（不服申立てに関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4111-87/art-161/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4111-87/art-161/par-1 - 医師法 附則第百六十一条第二項（不服申立てに関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4111-87/art-161/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4111-87/art-161/par-2 --- ## 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-20261009T095312-004, translated 2026-10-09 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch medical-practitioners-act-20261009T095312-005, translated 2026-10-09 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch medical-practitioners-act-20261009T162006-001, translated 2026-10-10 - This site's parser, version 165 — 医師法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-09