# 医療法 / Medical Care Act — 第四十条の二 (Article 40-2)

- 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: 第四十条の二 (Article 40-2) — address `art-40-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-40-2
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-40-2
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### 第四十条の二
<sup>art-40-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-40-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-40-2</sup>

  **第一項**  医療法人は、自主的にその運営基盤の強化を図るとともに、その提供する医療の質の向上及びその運営の透明性の確保を図り、その地域における医療の重要な担い手としての役割を積極的に果たすよう努めなければならない。
  <sup>art-40-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-40-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-40-2/par-1</sup>
  A medical corporation, as well as seeking to independently strengthen its operational foundations, is to seek to improve the quality of the medical care it provides and ensure transparency in its operation, and must endeavor to actively fulfill its role as a major medical care actor in the community.
  <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) — 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