# 医療法 / Medical Care Act — 第四条 (Article 4) - 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: 第四条 (Article 4) — address `art-4` - Text in force since: 2026-10-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-4 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-4 - 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. --- ### 第四条 art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-4 **第一項** 国、都道府県、市町村、第四十二条の二第一項に規定する社会医療法人その他厚生労働大臣の定める者の開設する病院であつて、地域における医療の確保のために必要な支援に関する次に掲げる要件に該当するものは、その所在地の都道府県知事の承認を得て地域医療支援病院と称することができる。 art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-4/par-1 A hospital established by the national government, a prefecture, municipality, a social medical corporation as provided for in Article 42-2, paragraph (1), or any other party as prescribed by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, and that meets the following conditions concerning the necessary support to ensure community medical care, may bear a name that includes the term "regional medical care support hospital" for its area, with the approval of the prefectural governor: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 他の病院又は診療所から紹介された患者に対し医療を提供し、かつ、当該病院の建物の全部若しくは一部、設備、器械又は器具を、当該病院に勤務しない医師、歯科医師、薬剤師、看護師その他の医療従事者（以下単に「医療従事者」という。）の診療、研究又は研修のために利用させるための体制が整備されていること。 art-4/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-4/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-4/par-1/item-1 medical care is provided to patients who have been referred from other hospitals or clinics, and a system is in place that allows physicians, dentists, pharmacists, nurses, and other medical care professionals (hereinafter simply referred to as "medical care professionals"), who do not work at the relevant hospital to use all or part of its buildings, equipment, instruments, or tools for their practices, research, or training; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 救急医療を提供する能力を有すること。 art-4/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-4/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-4/par-1/item-2 having the ability of providing emergency medical care; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 地域の医療従事者の資質の向上を図るための研修を行わせる能力を有すること。 art-4/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-4/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-4/par-1/item-3 having the capability of carrying out training to enhance the quality of community medical care professionals; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 厚生労働省令で定める数以上の患者を入院させるための施設を有すること。 art-4/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-4/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-4/par-1/item-4 having facilities to hospitalize more patients than prescribed by an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **五** 第二十一条第一項第二号から第八号まで及び第十号から第十二号まで並びに第二十二条第一号及び第四号から第九号までに規定する施設を有すること。 art-4/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-4/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-4/par-1/item-5 having facilities provided for in Article 21, paragraph (1), items (ii) through (viii) and (x) through (xii), and Article 22, items (i), and (iv) through (ix); and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **六** その施設の構造設備が第二十一条第一項及び第二十二条の規定に基づく厚生労働省令並びに同項の規定に基づく都道府県の条例で定める要件に適合するものであること。 art-4/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-4/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-4/par-1/item-6 the buildings and equipment of the facility meet the requirements prescribed by the Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare set forth in Article 21, paragraph (1) and Article 22 and Prefectural Order set forth therein. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 都道府県知事は、前項の承認をするに当たつては、あらかじめ、都道府県医療審議会の意見を聴かなければならない。 art-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-4/par-2 In granting approval as set forth in the preceding paragraph, the prefectural governor must hear the opinions of the Prefectural Council on Medical Service Facilities in advance. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 地域医療支援病院でないものは、これに地域医療支援病院又はこれに紛らわしい名称を付けてはならない。 art-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-4/par-3 A facility that is not a regional medical care support hospital is not to bear a name that includes the term "regional medical care support hospital" or a name that may cause it to be mistaken for such. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-4/par-1: 第四十二条の二第一項 → 医療法 第四十二条の二第一項 (Article 42-2, paragraph (1)), art-42-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-42-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-42-2/par-1 - art-4/par-1/item-5: 第二十一条第一項第二号から第八号まで → 医療法 第二十一条第一項第二号 (Article 21, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-21/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-21/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-21/par-1/item-2 - art-4/par-1/item-5: 第二十一条第一項第二号から第八号まで → 医療法 第二十一条第一項第三号 (Article 21, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-21/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-21/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-21/par-1/item-3 - art-4/par-1/item-5: 第二十一条第一項第二号から第八号まで → 医療法 第二十一条第一項第四号 (Article 21, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-21/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-21/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-21/par-1/item-4 - art-4/par-1/item-5: 第二十一条第一項第二号から第八号まで → 医療法 第二十一条第一項第五号 (Article 21, paragraph (1), item (v)), art-21/par-1/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-21/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-21/par-1/item-5 - art-4/par-1/item-5: 第二十一条第一項第二号から第八号まで → 医療法 第二十一条第一項第六号 (Article 21, paragraph (1), item (vi)), art-21/par-1/item-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-21/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-21/par-1/item-6 - art-4/par-1/item-5: 第二十一条第一項第二号から第八号まで → 医療法 第二十一条第一項第七号 (Article 21, paragraph (1), item (vii)), art-21/par-1/item-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-21/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-21/par-1/item-7 - art-4/par-1/item-5: 第二十一条第一項第二号から第八号まで → 医療法 第二十一条第一項第八号 (Article 21, paragraph (1), item (viii)), art-21/par-1/item-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-21/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-21/par-1/item-8 - art-4/par-1/item-5: 第十号から第十二号まで → 医療法 第二十一条第一項第十号 (Article 21, paragraph (1), item (x)), art-21/par-1/item-10 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-21/par-1/item-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-21/par-1/item-10 - art-4/par-1/item-5: 第十号から第十二号まで → 医療法 第二十一条第一項第十一号 (Article 21, paragraph (1), item (xi)), art-21/par-1/item-11 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-21/par-1/item-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-21/par-1/item-11 - art-4/par-1/item-5: 第十号から第十二号まで → 医療法 第二十一条第一項第十二号 (Article 21, paragraph (1), item (xii)), art-21/par-1/item-12 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-21/par-1/item-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-21/par-1/item-12 - art-4/par-1/item-5: 第二十二条第一号 → 医療法 第二十二条第一項第一号 (Article 22, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-22/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-22/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-22/par-1/item-1 - art-4/par-1/item-5: 第四号から第九号まで → 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-4/par-1/item-5: 第四号から第九号まで → 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-4/par-1/item-5: 第四号から第九号まで → 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-4/par-1/item-5: 第四号から第九号まで → 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-4/par-1/item-5: 第四号から第九号まで → 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 - art-4/par-1/item-5: 第四号から第九号まで → 医療法 第二十二条第一項第九号 (Article 22, paragraph (1), item (ix)), art-22/par-1/item-9 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-22/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-22/par-1/item-9 - art-4/par-1/item-6: 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-4/par-1/item-6: 第二十二条 → 医療法 第二十二条 (Article 22), art-22 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-22 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-22 - art-4/par-2: 前項 → 医療法 第四条第一項 (Article 4, paragraph (1)), art-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-4/par-1 ## Cited by 3 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 医療法 第四条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-4/par-2 - 医療法 第二十九条第三項第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-29/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-29/par-3/item-1 - 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 --- ## 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