# 医療法 / Medical Care Act — 第六条の十八 (Article 6-18)

- 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: 第六条の十八 (Article 6-18) — address `art-6-18`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
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### 第六条の十八
<sup>art-6-18 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-18 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-18</sup>

  **第一項**  医療事故調査・支援センターは、第六条の十六各号に掲げる業務（以下「調査等業務」という。）を行うときは、その開始前に、調査等業務の実施方法に関する事項その他の厚生労働省令で定める事項について調査等業務に関する規程（次項及び第六条の二十六第一項第三号において「業務規程」という。）を定め、厚生労働大臣の認可を受けなければならない。これを変更しようとするときも、同様とする。
  <sup>art-6-18/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-18/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-18/par-1</sup>
  When the medical accident investigation and support center performs the services listed in each item of Article 6-16 (hereinafter referred to as "investigation services, etc."), prior to performance of such services, the center must establish rules for investigation services, etc. covering particulars concerning the implementation method of investigation services, etc. and other particulars specified by an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (referred to as the "service rules" in the following paragraph and Article 6-26, paragraph (1), item (iii)), and obtain approval from the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare. The same applies when the medical accident investigation and support center intends to change the relevant rules.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  厚生労働大臣は、前項の認可をした業務規程が調査等業務の適正かつ確実な実施上不適当となつたと認めるときは、当該業務規程を変更すべきことを命ずることができる。
  <sup>art-6-18/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-18/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-18/par-2</sup>
  When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare finds that the service rules approved under the preceding paragraph have become inappropriate for the proper and reliable implementation of the investigation services, etc., the minister may order that the relevant service rules be changed.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-6-18/par-1: 第六条の十六 → 医療法 第六条の十六 (Article 6-16), art-6-16 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-16 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-16
- art-6-18/par-1: 次項 → 医療法 第六条の十八第二項 (Article 6-18, paragraph (2)), art-6-18/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-18/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-18/par-2
- art-6-18/par-1: 第六条の二十六第一項第三号 → 医療法 第六条の二十六第一項第三号 (Article 6-26, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-6-26/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-26/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-26/par-1/item-3
- art-6-18/par-2: 前項 → 医療法 第六条の十八第一項 (Article 6-18, paragraph (1)), art-6-18/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-18/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-18/par-1

## Cited by

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

- 医療法 第六条の十八第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-18/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-18/par-1
- 医療法 第六条の十八第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-18/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-18/par-2
- 医療法 第六条の二十六第一項第三号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-26/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-26/par-1/item-3
- 医療法 附則第七条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/suppl-4261-83/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4261-83/art-7/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