# 医療法 / Medical Care Act — 第四十六条の二 (Article 46-2)

- 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: 第四十六条の二 (Article 46-2) — address `art-46-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-46-2
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### 第四十六条の二
<sup>art-46-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-46-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-46-2</sup>

    **第一項**  社団たる医療法人は、社員総会、理事、理事会及び監事を置かなければならない。
    <sup>art-46-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-46-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-46-2/par-1</sup>
    A medical corporation as an association must have a general meeting of members, directors, a board of directors, and auditors.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  財団たる医療法人は、評議員、評議員会、理事、理事会及び監事を置かなければならない。
    <sup>art-46-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-46-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-46-2/par-2</sup>
    A medical corporation as a foundation must have councillors, a board of councillors, directors, a board of directors, and auditors.
    <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