# 医療法 / Medical Care Act — 第五十四条の四 (Article 54-4)

- 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: 第五十四条の四 (Article 54-4) — address `art-54-4`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
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### 第五十四条の四
<sup>art-54-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-4</sup>

  **第一項**  社会医療法人は、社会医療法人債を発行した日以後遅滞なく、社会医療法人債原簿を作成し、これに次に掲げる事項を記載し、又は記録しなければならない。
  <sup>art-54-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-4/par-1</sup>
  A social medical corporation must prepare its social medical corporation bond registry and enter or record the following particulars in that registry, without delay after the date social medical corporation bonds are issued:
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **一**  前条第一項第四号から第九号の二までに掲げる事項その他の社会医療法人債の内容を特定するものとして厚生労働省令で定める事項（以下「種類」という。）
    <sup>art-54-4/par-1/item-1 · 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</sup>
    the particulars listed in paragraph (1), items (iv) through (ix)-2 of the preceding Article, and other particulars prescribed by an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as particulars that specify the features of social medical corporation bonds (hereinafter referred to as a "class");
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **二**  種類ごとの社会医療法人債の総額及び各社会医療法人債の金額
    <sup>art-54-4/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-4/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-4/par-1/item-2</sup>
    the total amount of social medical corporation bonds and the amount of each social medical corporation bond for each class;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **三**  各社会医療法人債と引換えに払い込まれた金銭の額及び払込みの日
    <sup>art-54-4/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-4/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-4/par-1/item-3</sup>
    the amount of monies paid in, in exchange for each social medical corporation bond and the date of payment;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **四**  社会医療法人債権者（無記名社会医療法人債（無記名式の社会医療法人債券が発行されている社会医療法人債をいう。）の社会医療法人債権者を除く。）の氏名又は名称及び住所
    <sup>art-54-4/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-4/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-4/par-1/item-4</sup>
    the name and address of social medical corporation bondholders (excluding social medical corporation bondholders of social medical corporation bearer bonds (social medical corporation bonds for which social medical corporation bond certificates are issued in bearer form));
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **五**  前号の社会医療法人債権者が各社会医療法人債を取得した日
    <sup>art-54-4/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-4/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-4/par-1/item-5</sup>
    the dates when the social medical corporation bondholders set forth in the preceding item acquired each social medical corporation bond;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **六**  社会医療法人債券を発行したときは、社会医療法人債券の番号、発行の日、社会医療法人債券が記名式か、又は無記名式かの別及び無記名式の社会医療法人債券の数
    <sup>art-54-4/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-4/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-4/par-1/item-6</sup>
    when social medical corporation bond certificates have been issued, the serial numbers of the social medical corporation bond certificates, the dates of their issuance, whether the social medical corporation bond certificates are registered or in bearer form, and the number of social medical corporation bearer bond certificates; and
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **七**  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-54-4/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-4/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-4/par-1/item-7</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>

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## Cites
- art-54-4/par-1/item-1: 前条第一項第四号から第九号の二まで → 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-54-4/par-1/item-1: 前条第一項第四号から第九号の二まで → 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-54-4/par-1/item-1: 前条第一項第四号から第九号の二まで → 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-54-4/par-1/item-1: 前条第一項第四号から第九号の二まで → 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-54-4/par-1/item-1: 前条第一項第四号から第九号の二まで → 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-54-4/par-1/item-1: 前条第一項第四号から第九号の二まで → 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-54-4/par-1/item-1: 前条第一項第四号から第九号の二まで → 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-54-4/par-1/item-1: 前条第一項第四号から第九号の二まで → 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-54-4/par-1/item-5: 前号 → 医療法 第五十四条の四第一項第四号 (Article 54-4, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-54-4/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-4/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-4/par-1/item-4
- art-54-4/par-1/item-7: 前各号 → 医療法 第五十四条の四第一項第一号 (Article 54-4, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-54-4/par-1/item-1 — 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
- art-54-4/par-1/item-7: 前各号 → 医療法 第五十四条の四第一項第二号 (Article 54-4, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-54-4/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-4/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-4/par-1/item-2
- art-54-4/par-1/item-7: 前各号 → 医療法 第五十四条の四第一項第三号 (Article 54-4, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-54-4/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-4/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-4/par-1/item-3
- art-54-4/par-1/item-7: 前各号 → 医療法 第五十四条の四第一項第四号 (Article 54-4, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-54-4/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-4/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-4/par-1/item-4
- art-54-4/par-1/item-7: 前各号 → 医療法 第五十四条の四第一項第五号 (Article 54-4, paragraph (1), item (v)), art-54-4/par-1/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-4/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-4/par-1/item-5
- art-54-4/par-1/item-7: 前各号 → 医療法 第五十四条の四第一項第六号 (Article 54-4, paragraph (1), item (vi)), art-54-4/par-1/item-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-4/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-4/par-1/item-6

## Cited by

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

- 医療法 第五十四条の四第一項第五号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-4/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-4/par-1/item-5
- 医療法 第五十四条の四第一項第七号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-4/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-4/par-1/item-7

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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
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch medical-care-act-20261019T151250-008, translated 2026-10-20
- This site's parser, version 210 — 医療法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19
