# 医療法 / Medical Care Act — 第六条の三 (Article 6-3)

- 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: 第六条の三 (Article 6-3) — address `art-6-3`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-3
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### 第六条の三
<sup>art-6-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-3</sup>

  **第一項**  病院、診療所又は助産所（以下この条において「病院等」という。）の管理者は、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、医療を受ける者が身近な地域における日常的な診療、疾病の予防のための措置その他の医療の提供を行う機能（以下「かかりつけ医機能」という。）その他の病院等の機能についての十分な理解の下に病院等の選択を適切に行うために必要な情報として厚生労働省令で定める事項を当該病院等の所在地の都道府県知事に報告するとともに、当該事項を記載した書面を当該病院等において閲覧に供しなければならない。
  <sup>art-6-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-3/par-1</sup>
  The administrator of a hospital, clinic, or birthing center (hereinafter referred to as "hospital, etc." in this Article) must report the particulars prescribed by an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as necessary information for enabling medical care recipients to choose an appropriate hospital, etc. with a sufficient understanding of the functions of hospitals, etc., including the function of providing day-to-day medical care in familiar communities, measures to prevent illness and other medical care (hereinafter referred to as "primary care function"), to the prefectural governor of the location of the relevant hospital, etc., pursuant to the provisions of an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and must make documents describing such particulars available for inspection within the relevant hospital, etc.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第二項**  病院等の管理者は、前項の規定により報告した事項について変更が生じたときは、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、速やかに、当該病院等の所在地の都道府県知事に報告するとともに、同項に規定する書面の記載を変更しなければならない。
  <sup>art-6-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-3/par-2</sup>
  If a change arises with regard to particulars reported pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the administrator of a hospital, etc. must promptly report to the prefectural governor of the location of the relevant hospital, etc., and amend the details of the documents provided for in the preceding paragraph, pursuant to the provisions of an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "If a change arises with regard to particulars reported pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the administrator of a hospital, etc. must promptly promptly to the prefectural governor of the location of the relevant hospital, etc., and amend the details of the documents provided for in the preceding paragraph, pursuant to the provisions of an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4006/tb</sup>

  **第三項**  病院等の管理者は、第一項の規定による書面の閲覧に代えて、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、当該書面に記載すべき事項を電磁的方法（電子情報処理組織を使用する方法その他の情報通信の技術を利用する方法をいう。以下同じ。）であつて厚生労働省令で定めるものにより提供することができる。
  <sup>art-6-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-3/par-3</sup>
  In lieu of making documents pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) available for inspection, the administrator of a hospital, etc., pursuant to the provisions of an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, may provide the particulars that should be stated in the relevant documents by electronic or magnetic means (which means a method using an electronic data processing system or other information communication technology; the same applies hereinafter) specified by an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第四項**  都道府県知事は、第一項又は第二項の規定による報告の内容を確認するために必要があると認めるときは、市町村その他の官公署に対し、当該都道府県の区域内に所在する病院等に関し必要な情報の提供を求めることができる。
  <sup>art-6-3/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-3/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-3/par-4</sup>
  If a prefectural governor finds it necessary in order to confirm the details of a report pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) or paragraph (2), the governor may request the necessary information concerning a hospital, etc. situated within the boundaries of the relevant prefecture from a municipality or other public agency.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第五項**  都道府県知事は、第一項又は第二項の規定による報告を受けたときは、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、その報告の内容を厚生労働大臣に報告するとともに、公表しなければならない。
  <sup>art-6-3/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-3/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-3/par-5</sup>
  A prefectural governor, upon receiving a report pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) or paragraph (2), is to report the contents of the report to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare and make them public, pursuant to the provisions of an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第六項**  病院等の管理者が、第一項又は第二項の規定による報告を、電磁的方法であつてその内容を当該管理者、当該病院等の所在地の都道府県知事及び厚生労働大臣が閲覧することができるものにより行つたときは、当該報告を受けた都道府県知事は、前項の規定による報告を行つたものとみなす。
  <sup>art-6-3/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-3/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-3/par-6</sup>
  If the administrator of a hospital, etc. has made a report pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) by electronic or magnetic means that enables the administrator, the prefectural governor of the location of the relevant hospital, etc. and the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare to view its contents, the prefectural governor who received the report is deemed to have made the report pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第七項**  厚生労働大臣は、第五項の規定による報告を受けたときは、都道府県の区域を超えた広域的な見地から必要とされる情報の提供のため、都道府県知事による同項の規定による公表に関し必要な助言、勧告その他の措置を行うものとする。
  <sup>art-6-3/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-3/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-3/par-7</sup>
  Upon receiving a report pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (5), the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare is to take necessary measures such as advice and recommendations concerning the publication by prefectural governors pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph, for the provision of information required from a cross-regional perspective that extends beyond prefectural boundaries.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第八項**  都道府県知事は、病院等の管理者が第一項若しくは第二項の規定による報告をせず、又は虚偽の報告をしたときは、期間を定めて、当該病院等の開設者に対し、当該管理者をしてその報告を行わせ、又はその報告の内容を是正させることを命ずることができる。
  <sup>art-6-3/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-3/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-3/par-8</sup>
  If the administrator of a hospital, etc. fails to report pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) or has made a false report, the prefectural governor may order the establisher of the relevant hospital, etc. to have the relevant administrator give the relevant report or correct the details of the relevant report within a period that the governor prescribes.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "If the administrator of a hospital, etc. fails to report pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) or has made a false report, the prefectural governor may order the organizer of the relevant hospital, etc. to have the relevant administrator give the relevant report or correct the details of the relevant report within a period that the governor prescribes." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4006/tb</sup>

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## Cites
- art-6-3/par-1: この条 → 医療法 第六条の三 (Article 6-3), art-6-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-3
- art-6-3/par-2: 前項 → 医療法 第六条の三第一項 (Article 6-3, paragraph (1)), art-6-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-3/par-1
- art-6-3/par-3: 第一項 → 医療法 第六条の三第一項 (Article 6-3, paragraph (1)), art-6-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-3/par-1
- art-6-3/par-4: 第一項 → 医療法 第六条の三第一項 (Article 6-3, paragraph (1)), art-6-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-3/par-1
- art-6-3/par-4: 第二項 → 医療法 第六条の三第二項 (Article 6-3, paragraph (2)), art-6-3/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-3/par-2
- art-6-3/par-5: 第一項 → 医療法 第六条の三第一項 (Article 6-3, paragraph (1)), art-6-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-3/par-1
- art-6-3/par-5: 第二項 → 医療法 第六条の三第二項 (Article 6-3, paragraph (2)), art-6-3/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-3/par-2
- art-6-3/par-6: 第一項 → 医療法 第六条の三第一項 (Article 6-3, paragraph (1)), art-6-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-3/par-1
- art-6-3/par-6: 第二項 → 医療法 第六条の三第二項 (Article 6-3, paragraph (2)), art-6-3/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-3/par-2
- art-6-3/par-6: 前項 → 医療法 第六条の三第五項 (Article 6-3, paragraph (5)), art-6-3/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-3/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-3/par-5
- art-6-3/par-7: 第五項 → 医療法 第六条の三第五項 (Article 6-3, paragraph (5)), art-6-3/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-3/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-3/par-5
- art-6-3/par-8: 第一項 → 医療法 第六条の三第一項 (Article 6-3, paragraph (1)), art-6-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-3/par-1
- art-6-3/par-8: 第二項 → 医療法 第六条の三第二項 (Article 6-3, paragraph (2)), art-6-3/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-3/par-2

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- 医療法 第六条の三第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-3/par-3
- 医療法 第六条の三第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-3/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-3/par-4
- 医療法 第六条の三第五項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-3/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-3/par-5
- 医療法 第六条の三第六項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-3/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-3/par-6
- 医療法 第六条の三第七項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-3/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-3/par-7
- 医療法 第六条の三第八項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-3/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-3/par-8
- 医療法 第二十九条第一項第三号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-29/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-29/par-1/item-3
- 医療法 附則第一条第一項第四号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/suppl-5051-31/art-1/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-5051-31/art-1/par-1/item-4
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- claude-opus-5-5 — Corrections to the Ministry of Justice's English of paragraphs, written 2026-10-19
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