# 医療法 / Medical Care Act — 第十四条の三 (Article 14-3)

- Law: 医療法 (Medical Care Act), 昭和二十三年法律第二百五号
- English title "Medical Care 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: 第十四条の三 (Article 14-3) — address `art-14-3`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-14-3
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### 第十四条の三
<sup>art-14-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-14-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-14-3</sup>

  **第一項**  厚生労働大臣は、厚生労働省令で、オンライン診療の適切な実施に関する基準を定めなければならない。
  <sup>art-14-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-14-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-14-3/par-1</sup>
  The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare must establish, by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, standards for the appropriate implementation of online medical care.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第二項**  前項の基準は、次に掲げる事項について定めるものとする。
  <sup>art-14-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-14-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-14-3/par-2</sup>
  The standards set forth in the preceding paragraph are to be prescribed with regard to the following matters:
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **一**  オンライン診療を行うに当たり病院又は診療所において必要な施設及び設備並びに人員の配置に関する事項
    <sup>art-14-3/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-14-3/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-14-3/par-2/item-1</sup>
    matters concerning the facilities and equipment necessary in a hospital or clinic for providing online medical care, and the distribution of personnel;
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **二**  患者がオンライン診療を受ける場所に関する事項
    <sup>art-14-3/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-14-3/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-14-3/par-2/item-2</sup>
    matters concerning the place where a patient receives online medical care;
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **三**  オンライン診療を行うに当たり患者に対して行う説明に関する事項
    <sup>art-14-3/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-14-3/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-14-3/par-2/item-3</sup>
    matters concerning the explanation given to a patient when providing online medical care;
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **四**  他の病院又は診療所との連携その他の患者の病状が急変した場合において適切な治療を提供するための体制の確保に関する事項
    <sup>art-14-3/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-14-3/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-14-3/par-2/item-4</sup>
    matters concerning cooperation with other hospitals or clinics and otherwise ensuring a system for providing appropriate treatment in the case where a patient's condition suddenly changes;
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **五**  その他オンライン診療の適切な実施に関し必要な事項
    <sup>art-14-3/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-14-3/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-14-3/par-2/item-5</sup>
    other matters necessary for the appropriate implementation of online medical care.
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第三項**  オンライン診療は、第一項の基準に従つて行われなければならない。
  <sup>art-14-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-14-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-14-3/par-3</sup>
  Online medical care must be provided in accordance with the standards set forth in paragraph (1).
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- art-14-3/par-2: 前項 → 医療法 第十四条の三第一項 (Article 14-3, paragraph (1)), art-14-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-14-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-14-3/par-1
- art-14-3/par-3: 第一項 → 医療法 第十四条の三第一項 (Article 14-3, paragraph (1)), art-14-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-14-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-14-3/par-1

## Cited by

4 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 医療法 第十四条の三第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-14-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-14-3/par-2
- 医療法 第十四条の三第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-14-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-14-3/par-3
- 医療法 第十四条の四第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-14-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-14-4/par-1
- 医療法 第十四条の五第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-14-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-14-5/par-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 医療法 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000205/20261001_507AC0000000087), retrieved 2026-10-19
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Medical Care Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4006/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch medical-care-act-20261019T151250-001, translated 2026-10-20
- This site's parser, version 210 — 医療法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19