# 生活保護法 / Public Assistance Act — 第十五条 (Article 15)

- Law: 生活保護法 (Public Assistance Act), 昭和二十五年法律第百四十四号
- English title "Public Assistance 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: 第十五条 (Article 15)（医療扶助） — address `art-15`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/art-15
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-15
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### 第十五条（医療扶助） — (Medical Assistance)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-15 · https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/art-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-15</sup>

**第一項**  医療扶助は、困窮のため最低限度の生活を維持することのできない者に対して、左に掲げる事項の範囲内において行われる。
<sup>art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-15/par-1</sup>
Medical assistance shall be provided within the scope of the following matters to a person who is unable to maintain a minimum standard of living due to poverty:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  診察
  <sup>art-15/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/art-15/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-15/par-1/item-1</sup>
  Medical examinations
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  薬剤又は治療材料
  <sup>art-15/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/art-15/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-15/par-1/item-2</sup>
  Medicines or therapeutic materials
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **三**  医学的処置、手術及びその他の治療並びに施術
  <sup>art-15/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/art-15/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-15/par-1/item-3</sup>
  Medical treatment, surgery and any other therapy and treatment
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **四**  居宅における療養上の管理及びその療養に伴う世話その他の看護
  <sup>art-15/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/art-15/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-15/par-1/item-4</sup>
  In-home medical care management as well as care-taking and any other nursing pertaining to in-home medical care
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **五**  病院又は診療所への入院及びその療養に伴う世話その他の看護
  <sup>art-15/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/art-15/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-15/par-1/item-5</sup>
  Admission to a hospital or clinic as well as care-taking and any other nursing pertaining to medical care in the hospital or clinic
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **六**  移送
  <sup>art-15/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/art-15/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-15/par-1/item-6</sup>
  Transportation
  <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) — 生活保護法 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/325AC0000000144/20261001_507AC0000000087), retrieved 2026-10-19
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Public Assistance Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/24/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19
- This site's parser, version 210 — 生活保護法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19