# 医療法 / Medical Care Act — 第五十四条の三 (Article 54-3)

- 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: 第五十四条の三 (Article 54-3) — address `art-54-3`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
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### 第五十四条の三
<sup>art-54-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-3</sup>

  **第一項**  社会医療法人は、その発行する社会医療法人債を引き受ける者の募集をしようとするときは、その都度、募集社会医療法人債（当該募集に応じて当該社会医療法人債の引受けの申込みをした者に対して割り当てる社会医療法人債をいう。以下同じ。）について次に掲げる事項を定めなければならない。
  <sup>art-54-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-3/par-1</sup>
  A social medical corporation, whenever it wishes to solicit subscribers for social medical corporation bonds it is issuing, must specify the following particulars regarding its social medical corporation bonds for subscription (meaning social medical corporation bonds that will be allocated to the persons who subscribe for the relevant social medical corporation bonds in response to the relevant solicitation; the same applies hereinafter):
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **一**  募集社会医療法人債の発行により調達する資金の使途
    <sup>art-54-3/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-3/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-3/par-1/item-1</sup>
    the use of funds provided by the issuance of social medical corporation bonds for subscription;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **二**  募集社会医療法人債の総額
    <sup>art-54-3/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-3/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-3/par-1/item-2</sup>
    the total amount of social medical corporation bonds for subscription;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **三**  各募集社会医療法人債の金額
    <sup>art-54-3/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-3/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-3/par-1/item-3</sup>
    the amount of each social medical corporation bond for subscription;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **四**  募集社会医療法人債の利率
    <sup>art-54-3/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-3/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-3/par-1/item-4</sup>
    the coupon rate for the social medical corporation bonds for subscription;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **五**  募集社会医療法人債の償還の方法及び期限
    <sup>art-54-3/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-3/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-3/par-1/item-5</sup>
    the method and due date for the redemption of social medical corporation bonds for subscription;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **六**  利息支払の方法及び期限
    <sup>art-54-3/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-3/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-3/par-1/item-6</sup>
    the method and due date for payment of interest;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **七**  社会医療法人債券（社会医療法人債を表示する証券をいう。以下同じ。）を発行するときは、その旨
    <sup>art-54-3/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-3/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-3/par-1/item-7</sup>
    when social medical corporation bond certificates (meaning securities that represent the social medical corporation bonds; the same applies hereinafter) will be issued, a statement to that effect;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **八**  社会医療法人債に係る債権者（以下「社会医療法人債権者」という。）が第五十四条の七において準用する会社法第六百九十八条の規定による請求の全部又は一部をすることができないこととするときは、その旨
    <sup>art-54-3/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-3/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-3/par-1/item-8</sup>
    when it will be arranged that the bondholder of a social medical corporation bond (hereinafter referred to as a "social medical corporation bondholder") may not make a claim, in whole or in part, pursuant to the provisions of Article 698 of the Companies Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 54-7, a statement to that effect;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **八の二**  社会医療法人債管理者を定めないこととするときは、その旨
    <sup>art-54-3/par-1/item-8-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-3/par-1/item-8-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-3/par-1/item-8-2</sup>
    when it will be arranged that a social medical corporation bond administrator will not be appointed, a statement to that effect;
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **九**  社会医療法人債管理者が社会医療法人債権者集会の決議によらずに第五十四条の七において準用する会社法第七百六条第一項第二号に掲げる行為をすることができることとするときは、その旨
    <sup>art-54-3/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-3/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-3/par-1/item-9</sup>
    when it will be arranged that a social medical corporation bond administrator may carry out the act listed in Article 706, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Companies Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 54-7, in the absence of a social medical corporation bondholders meeting resolution, a statement to that effect;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **九の二**  社会医療法人債管理補助者を定めることとするときは、その旨
    <sup>art-54-3/par-1/item-9-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-3/par-1/item-9-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-3/par-1/item-9-2</sup>
    when it will be arranged that an assistant social medical corporation bond administrator will be appointed, a statement to that effect;
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **十**  各募集社会医療法人債の払込金額（各募集社会医療法人債と引換えに払い込む金銭の額をいう。）若しくはその最低金額又はこれらの算定方法
    <sup>art-54-3/par-1/item-10 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-3/par-1/item-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-3/par-1/item-10</sup>
    the amount to be paid in for each social medical corporation bond for subscription (meaning the amount of monies to be paid in, in exchange for each social medical corporation bond for subscription), or the minimum amount thereof, or the method for calculating such amounts;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **十一**  募集社会医療法人債と引換えにする金銭の払込みの期日
    <sup>art-54-3/par-1/item-11 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-3/par-1/item-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-3/par-1/item-11</sup>
    the due date for payment of the monies in exchange for the social medical corporation bonds for subscription;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **十二**  一定の日までに募集社会医療法人債の総額について割当てを受ける者を定めていない場合において、募集社会医療法人債の全部を発行しないこととするときは、その旨及びその一定の日
    <sup>art-54-3/par-1/item-12 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-3/par-1/item-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-3/par-1/item-12</sup>
    when it will be arranged that the issuance of social medical corporation bonds for subscription will not be carried out in its entirety where the persons to whom the social medical corporation bonds for subscription will be allotted have not been established for the total amount of the social medical corporation bonds by a certain day, a statement to that effect and that certain day; and
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **十三**  前各号に掲げるもののほか、厚生労働省令で定める事項
    <sup>art-54-3/par-1/item-13 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-3/par-1/item-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-3/par-1/item-13</sup>
    beyond what is listed in each of the preceding items, the particulars prescribed by an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  前項第二号に掲げる事項その他の社会医療法人債を引き受ける者の募集に関する重要な事項として厚生労働省令で定める事項は、理事の過半数で決しなければならない。
  <sup>art-54-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-3/par-2</sup>
  The particulars listed in item (ii) of the preceding paragraph and other particulars prescribed by an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as important particulars that concern the solicitation of subscribers for social medical corporation bonds are decided by a majority of the directors.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-54-3/par-1/item-8: 第五十四条の七 → 医療法 第五十四条の七 (Article 54-7), art-54-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-7
- art-54-3/par-1/item-8: 会社法第六百九十八条 → 会社法 第六百九十八条 (Article 698), art-698 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-698 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-698
- art-54-3/par-1/item-9: 第五十四条の七 → 医療法 第五十四条の七 (Article 54-7), art-54-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-7
- art-54-3/par-1/item-9: 会社法第七百六条第一項第二号 → 会社法 第七百六条第一項第二号 (Article 706, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-706/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-706/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-706/par-1/item-2
- art-54-3/par-1/item-13: 前各号 → 医療法 第五十四条の三第一項第一号 (Article 54-3, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-54-3/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-3/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-3/par-1/item-1
- art-54-3/par-1/item-13: 前各号 → 医療法 第五十四条の三第一項第十号 (Article 54-3, paragraph (1), item (x)), art-54-3/par-1/item-10 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-3/par-1/item-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-3/par-1/item-10
- art-54-3/par-1/item-13: 前各号 → 医療法 第五十四条の三第一項第十一号 (Article 54-3, paragraph (1), item (xi)), art-54-3/par-1/item-11 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-3/par-1/item-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-3/par-1/item-11
- art-54-3/par-1/item-13: 前各号 → 医療法 第五十四条の三第一項第十二号 (Article 54-3, paragraph (1), item (xii)), art-54-3/par-1/item-12 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-3/par-1/item-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-3/par-1/item-12
- art-54-3/par-1/item-13: 前各号 → 医療法 第五十四条の三第一項第二号 (Article 54-3, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-54-3/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-3/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-3/par-1/item-2
- art-54-3/par-1/item-13: 前各号 → 医療法 第五十四条の三第一項第三号 (Article 54-3, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-54-3/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-3/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-3/par-1/item-3
- art-54-3/par-1/item-13: 前各号 → 医療法 第五十四条の三第一項第四号 (Article 54-3, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-54-3/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-3/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-3/par-1/item-4
- art-54-3/par-1/item-13: 前各号 → 医療法 第五十四条の三第一項第五号 (Article 54-3, paragraph (1), item (v)), art-54-3/par-1/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-3/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-3/par-1/item-5
- art-54-3/par-1/item-13: 前各号 → 医療法 第五十四条の三第一項第六号 (Article 54-3, paragraph (1), item (vi)), art-54-3/par-1/item-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-3/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-3/par-1/item-6
- art-54-3/par-1/item-13: 前各号 → 医療法 第五十四条の三第一項第七号 (Article 54-3, paragraph (1), item (vii)), art-54-3/par-1/item-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-3/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-3/par-1/item-7
- art-54-3/par-1/item-13: 前各号 → 医療法 第五十四条の三第一項第八号 (Article 54-3, paragraph (1), item (viii)), art-54-3/par-1/item-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-3/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-3/par-1/item-8
- art-54-3/par-1/item-13: 前各号 → 医療法 第五十四条の三第一項第八号の二 (Article 54-3, paragraph (1), item (viii-2)), art-54-3/par-1/item-8-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-3/par-1/item-8-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-3/par-1/item-8-2
- art-54-3/par-1/item-13: 前各号 → 医療法 第五十四条の三第一項第九号 (Article 54-3, paragraph (1), item (ix)), art-54-3/par-1/item-9 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-3/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-3/par-1/item-9
- art-54-3/par-1/item-13: 前各号 → 医療法 第五十四条の三第一項第九号の二 (Article 54-3, paragraph (1), item (ix-2)), art-54-3/par-1/item-9-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-3/par-1/item-9-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-3/par-1/item-9-2
- art-54-3/par-2: 前項第二号 → 医療法 第五十四条の三第一項第二号 (Article 54-3, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-54-3/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-3/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-3/par-1/item-2

## Cited by

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

- 医療法 第五十四条の二第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-2/par-1
- 医療法 第五十四条の三第一項第十三号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-3/par-1/item-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-3/par-1/item-13
- 医療法 第五十四条の三第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-3/par-2
- 医療法 第五十四条の四第一項第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-4/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-4/par-1/item-1

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## Sources

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- 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
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch medical-care-act-20261019T151250-008, translated 2026-10-20
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