# 医療法 / Medical Care Act — 第六条の二十六 (Article 6-26)

- 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: 第六条の二十六 (Article 6-26) — address `art-6-26`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-26
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### 第六条の二十六
<sup>art-6-26 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-26 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-26</sup>

  **第一項**  厚生労働大臣は、医療事故調査・支援センターが次の各号のいずれかに該当するときは、第六条の十五第一項の規定による指定（以下この条において「指定」という。）を取り消すことができる。
  <sup>art-6-26/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-26/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-26/par-1</sup>
  When the medical accident investigation and support center falls under any of the following items, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may rescind the designation under the provisions of Article 6-15, paragraph (1) (hereinafter referred to as "designation" in this Article):
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **一**  調査等業務を適正かつ確実に実施することができないと認められるとき。
    <sup>art-6-26/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-26/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-26/par-1/item-1</sup>
    when the medical accident investigation and support center is found to be unable to perform investigation services, etc. appropriately and reliably;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **二**  指定に関し不正の行為があつたとき。
    <sup>art-6-26/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-26/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-26/par-1/item-2</sup>
    when there has been a wrongful act with regard to the designation; or
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **三**  この節の規定若しくは当該規定に基づく命令若しくは処分に違反したとき、又は第六条の十八第一項の認可を受けた業務規程によらないで調査等業務を行つたとき。
    <sup>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</sup>
    when the medical accident investigation and support center has violated the provisions of this Section or an order or disposition thereunder, or has performed investigation services, etc. without complying with the service rules approved under Article 6-18, paragraph (1).
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  厚生労働大臣は、前項の規定により指定を取り消したときは、その旨を公示しなければならない。
  <sup>art-6-26/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-26/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-26/par-2</sup>
  When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare has rescinded a designation pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the minister must make a public announcement to that effect.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-6-26/par-1: 第六条の十五第一項 → 医療法 第六条の十五第一項 (Article 6-15, paragraph (1)), art-6-15/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-15/par-1
- art-6-26/par-1: この条 → 医療法 第六条の二十六 (Article 6-26), art-6-26 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-26 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-26
- art-6-26/par-1/item-3: 第六条の十八第一項 → 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
- art-6-26/par-2: 前項 → 医療法 第六条の二十六第一項 (Article 6-26, paragraph (1)), art-6-26/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-26/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-26/par-1

## Cited by

3 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 第六条の二十六第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-26/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-26/par-1
- 医療法 第六条の二十六第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-26/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-26/par-2

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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