# 医療法 / Medical Care Act — 第五十二条 (Article 52)

- 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: 第五十二条 (Article 52) — address `art-52`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-52
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### 第五十二条
<sup>art-52 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-52 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-52</sup>

  **第一項**  医療法人は、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、毎会計年度終了後三月以内に、次に掲げる書類を都道府県知事に届け出なければならない。
  <sup>art-52/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-52/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-52/par-1</sup>
  A medical corporation, pursuant to an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, must submit the following documents to the prefectural governor within three months after the end of each fiscal year:
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **一**  事業報告書等
    <sup>art-52/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-52/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-52/par-1/item-1</sup>
    the business report, etc.;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **二**  監事の監査報告書
    <sup>art-52/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-52/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-52/par-1/item-2</sup>
    the auditor's audit report.; and
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **三**  第五十一条第二項の医療法人にあつては、公認会計士等の監査報告書
    <sup>art-52/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-52/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-52/par-1/item-3</sup>
    in the case of a medical corporation set forth in Article 51, paragraph (2), the audit report of a certified public accountant, etc.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  都道府県知事は、定款若しくは寄附行為又は前項の届出に係る書類について請求があつた場合には、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、これを閲覧に供しなければならない。
  <sup>art-52/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-52/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-52/par-2</sup>
  The prefectural governor, pursuant to the provisions of an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, must make the articles of incorporation, act of endowment, or documents submitted under the preceding paragraph available for inspection upon request.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-52/par-1/item-3: 第五十一条第二項 → 医療法 第五十一条第二項 (Article 51, paragraph (2)), art-51/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-51/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-51/par-2
- art-52/par-2: 前項 → 医療法 第五十二条第一項 (Article 52, paragraph (1)), art-52/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-52/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-52/par-1

## Cited by

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

- 医療法 第五十二条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-52/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-52/par-2
- 医療法 第七十条の十四第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-70-14/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-70-14/par-1
- 医療法 第九十三条第一項第七号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-93/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-93/par-1/item-7
- 医療法 附則第五条第一項（第一条の規定による改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/suppl-4041-89/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4041-89/art-5/par-1
- 医療法 附則第十条の五第一項（提出期限の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/suppl-4181-84/art-10-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4181-84/art-10-5/par-1
- 医療法 附則第十二条第二項（事業報告書等に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/suppl-4181-84/art-12/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4181-84/art-12/par-2
- 医療法 附則第八条第一項（事業報告書等に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/suppl-4271-74/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4271-74/art-8/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
- This site's parser, version 210 — 医療法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19