# 医療法 / Medical Care Act — 第五十四条の八 (Article 54-8)

- 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: 第五十四条の八 (Article 54-8) — address `art-54-8`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-8
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### 第五十四条の八
<sup>art-54-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-8</sup>

  **第一項**  社会医療法人債は、担保付社債信託法（明治三十八年法律第五十二号）その他の政令で定める法令の適用については、政令で定めるところにより、社債とみなす。
  <sup>art-54-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-8/par-1</sup>
  A social medical corporation bond is deemed to be a bond in regard to the application of the Secured Bonds Trust Act (Act No. 52 of 1905) and other laws and regulations as prescribed by Cabinet Order, pursuant to the provisions of a Cabinet Order.
  <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