# 医療法 / Medical Care Act — 第二十二条の三 (Article 22-3)

- 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: 第二十二条の三 (Article 22-3) — address `art-22-3`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
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### 第二十二条の三
<sup>art-22-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-22-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-22-3</sup>

  **第一項**  臨床研究中核病院は、第二十一条第一項（第一号及び第九号を除く。）に定めるもののほか、厚生労働省令の定めるところにより、次に掲げる人員及び施設を有し、かつ、記録を備えて置かなければならない。
  <sup>art-22-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-22-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-22-3/par-1</sup>
  Beyond the provisions of Article 21, paragraph (1) (excluding items (i) and (ix)), a core hospital for clinical research is to have the following personnel and facilities and must prepare the following records, pursuant to the provisions of an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare:
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **一**  厚生労働省令で定める員数の臨床研究に携わる医師、歯科医師、薬剤師、看護師その他の従業者
    <sup>art-22-3/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-22-3/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-22-3/par-1/item-1</sup>
    physicians, dentists, pharmacists, nurses, and other employees involved in clinical research in the numbers prescribed by an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **二**  集中治療室
    <sup>art-22-3/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-22-3/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-22-3/par-1/item-2</sup>
    an intensive care unit;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **三**  診療及び臨床研究に関する諸記録
    <sup>art-22-3/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-22-3/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-22-3/par-1/item-3</sup>
    records concerning medical treatment and clinical research;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **四**  病院の管理及び運営に関する諸記録
    <sup>art-22-3/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-22-3/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-22-3/par-1/item-4</sup>
    records concerning the management and operation of the hospital;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **五**  第二十二条第四号から第八号までに掲げる施設
    <sup>art-22-3/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-22-3/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-22-3/par-1/item-5</sup>
    the facilities listed in item (iv) through item (viii) of Article 22; and
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **六**  その他厚生労働省令で定める施設
    <sup>art-22-3/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-22-3/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-22-3/par-1/item-6</sup>
    other facilities as prescribed by an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-22-3/par-1: 第二十一条第一項 → 医療法 第二十一条第一項 (Article 21, paragraph (1)), art-21/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-21/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-21/par-1
- art-22-3/par-1: 第一号 → 医療法 第二十一条第一項第一号 (Article 21, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-21/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-21/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-21/par-1/item-1
- art-22-3/par-1: 第九号 → 医療法 第二十一条第一項第九号 (Article 21, paragraph (1), item (ix)), art-21/par-1/item-9 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-21/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-21/par-1/item-9
- art-22-3/par-1/item-5: 第二十二条第四号から第八号まで → 医療法 第二十二条第一項第四号 (Article 22, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-22/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-22/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-22/par-1/item-4
- art-22-3/par-1/item-5: 第二十二条第四号から第八号まで → 医療法 第二十二条第一項第五号 (Article 22, paragraph (1), item (v)), art-22/par-1/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-22/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-22/par-1/item-5
- art-22-3/par-1/item-5: 第二十二条第四号から第八号まで → 医療法 第二十二条第一項第六号 (Article 22, paragraph (1), item (vi)), art-22/par-1/item-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-22/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-22/par-1/item-6
- art-22-3/par-1/item-5: 第二十二条第四号から第八号まで → 医療法 第二十二条第一項第七号 (Article 22, paragraph (1), item (vii)), art-22/par-1/item-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-22/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-22/par-1/item-7
- art-22-3/par-1/item-5: 第二十二条第四号から第八号まで → 医療法 第二十二条第一項第八号 (Article 22, paragraph (1), item (viii)), art-22/par-1/item-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-22/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-22/par-1/item-8

## Cited by

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

- 医療法 第四条の三第一項第七号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-4-3/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-4-3/par-1/item-7
- 医療法 第四条の三第一項第八号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-4-3/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-4-3/par-1/item-8
- 医療法 第四条の三第一項第九号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-4-3/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-4-3/par-1/item-9
- 医療法 第十六条の四第一項第五号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-16-4/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-16-4/par-1/item-5
- 医療法 第二十三条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-23/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-23/par-1
- 医療法 第二十四条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-24/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-24/par-2
- 医療法 第八十九条第一項第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-89/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-89/par-1/item-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
- This site's parser, version 210 — 医療法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19
