# 医療法 / Medical Care Act — 第七十条の十五 (Article 70-15) - 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: 第七十条の十五 (Article 70-15) — address `art-70-15` - Text in force since: 2026-10-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-70-15 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-70-15 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第七十条の十五 art-70-15 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-70-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-70-15 **第一項** 前章第七節（第五十五条第一項（第四号及び第七号に係る部分に限る。）及び第三項を除く。）の規定は、地域医療連携推進法人の解散及び清算について準用する。この場合において、同条第六項中「都道府県知事」とあるのは「認定都道府県知事（第七十条の八第三項に規定する認定都道府県知事をいう。以下この節において同じ。）」と、同条第七項及び第八項中「都道府県知事」とあるのは「認定都道府県知事」と、同項中「若しくは第五号又は第三項第一号」とあるのは「又は第五号」と、第五十六条第一項及び第五十六条の三中「合併及び破産手続開始」とあるのは「破産手続開始」と、第五十六条の六及び第五十六条の十一中「都道府県知事」とあるのは「認定都道府県知事」と、第五十六条の十二第一項中「清算」とあるのは「清算（第七十条の十五において読み替えて準用するこの節（第五十五条第一項（第四号及び第七号に係る部分に限る。）及び第三項を除く。）の規定による解散及び清算に係る部分に限る。）」と、同条第三項及び第四項中「都道府県知事」とあるのは「認定都道府県知事」と読み替えるものとする。 art-70-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-70-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-70-15/par-1 The provisions of Section 7 of the preceding Chapter (excluding Article 55, paragraph (1) (limited to the part pertaining to items (iv) and (vii)) and Article 55, paragraph (3)) apply mutatis mutandis to the dissolution and liquidation of a regional medical coordination promotion corporation. In this case, the term "prefectural governor" in paragraph (6) of the same Article is replaced with "prefectural governor having granted approval (meaning the prefectural governor having granted approval prescribed in Article 70-8, paragraph (3); hereinafter the same applies in this Section)", the term "prefectural governor" in paragraphs (7) and (8) of the same Article is replaced with "prefectural governor having granted approval", the term "or (v), or paragraph (3), item (i)" in paragraph (8) of the same Article is replaced with "or (v)", the term "decision to merge or to commence bankruptcy proceedings" in Article 56, paragraph (1) and Article 56-3 is replaced with "decision to commence bankruptcy proceedings", the term "prefectural governor" in Article 56-6 and Article 56-11 is replaced with "prefectural governor having granted approval", the term "liquidation" in Article 56-12, paragraph (1) is replaced with "liquidation (limited to the part pertaining to dissolution and liquidation prescribed in this Section (excluding Article 55, paragraph (1) (limited to the part pertaining to items (iv) and (vii)) and Article 55, paragraph (3)) as applied mutatis mutandis by replacing the terms pursuant to Article 70-15)", and the term "prefectural governor" in paragraphs (3) and (4) of the same Article is replaced with "prefectural governor having granted approval". Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "The provisions of Section 7 of the preceding Chapter (excluding Article 55, paragraph (1) (limited to the part pertaining to items (iv) and (vii)) and Article 55, paragraph (3)) apply mutatis mutandis to the dissolution and liquidation of a regional medical coordination promotion corporation. In this case, the term "prefectural governor" in paragraph (6) of the same Article is replaced with "prefectural governor having granted approval (meaning the prefectural governor having granted approval prescribed in Article 70-8. paragraph (3); hereinafter the same applies in this Section)", the term "prefectural governor" in paragraphs (7) and (8) of the same Article is replaced with "prefectural governor having granted approval", the term "or (v), or paragraph (3), item (i)" in paragraph (8) of the same Article is replaced with "or (v)", the term "decision to merge or to commence bankruptcy proceedings" in Article 56, paragraph (1) and Article 56-3 is replaced with "decision to commence bankruptcy proceedings", the term "prefectural governor" in Article 56-6 and Article 56-11 is replaced with "prefectural governor having granted approval", the term "liquidation" in Article 56-12, paragraph (1) is replaced with "liquidation (limited to the part pertaining to dissolution and liquidation prescribed in this Section (excluding Article 55, paragraph (1) (limited to the part pertaining to items (iv) and (vii)) and Article 55, paragraph (3)) as applied mutatis mutandis by replacing the terms pursuant to Article 70-15)", and the term "prefectural governor" in paragraphs (3) and (4) of the same Article is replaced with "prefectural governor having granted approval"." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4006/tb --- ## Cites - art-70-15/par-1: 第五十五条第一項 → 医療法 第五十五条第一項 (Article 55, paragraph (1)), art-55/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-55/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-55/par-1 - art-70-15/par-1: 第四号 → 医療法 第五十五条第一項第四号 (Article 55, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-55/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-55/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-55/par-1/item-4 - art-70-15/par-1: 第七号 → 医療法 第五十五条第一項第七号 (Article 55, paragraph (1), item (vii)), art-55/par-1/item-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-55/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-55/par-1/item-7 - art-70-15/par-1: 第三項 → 医療法 第五十五条第三項 (Article 55, paragraph (3)), art-55/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-55/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-55/par-3 - art-70-15/par-1: 同条第六項 → 医療法 第五十五条第六項 (Article 55, paragraph (6)), art-55/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-55/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-55/par-6 - art-70-15/par-1: 第七十条の八第三項 → 医療法 第七十条の八第三項 (Article 70-8, paragraph (3)), art-70-8/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-70-8/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-70-8/par-3 - art-70-15/par-1: 同条第七項 → 医療法 第五十五条第七項 (Article 55, paragraph (7)), art-55/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-55/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-55/par-7 - art-70-15/par-1: 第八項 → 医療法 第五十五条第八項 (Article 55, paragraph (8)), art-55/par-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-55/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-55/par-8 - art-70-15/par-1: 第三項第一号 → 医療法 第五十五条第三項第一号 (Article 55, paragraph (3), item (i)), art-55/par-3/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-55/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-55/par-3/item-1 - art-70-15/par-1: 第五十六条第一項 → 医療法 第五十六条第一項 (Article 56, paragraph (1)), art-56/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-56/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-56/par-1 - art-70-15/par-1: 第五十六条の三 → 医療法 第五十六条の三 (Article 56-3), art-56-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-56-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-56-3 - art-70-15/par-1: 第五十六条の六 → 医療法 第五十六条の六 (Article 56-6), art-56-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-56-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-56-6 - art-70-15/par-1: 第五十六条の十一 → 医療法 第五十六条の十一 (Article 56-11), art-56-11 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-56-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-56-11 - art-70-15/par-1: 第五十六条の十二第一項 → 医療法 第五十六条の十二第一項 (Article 56-12, paragraph (1)), art-56-12/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-56-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-56-12/par-1 - art-70-15/par-1: 第七十条の十五 → 医療法 第七十条の十五 (Article 70-15), art-70-15 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-70-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-70-15 - art-70-15/par-1: 同条第三項 → 医療法 第五十六条の十二第三項 (Article 56-12, paragraph (3)), art-56-12/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-56-12/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-56-12/par-3 - art-70-15/par-1: 第四項 → 医療法 第五十六条の十二第四項 (Article 56-12, paragraph (4)), art-56-12/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-56-12/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-56-12/par-4 ## Cited by 4 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 医療法 第七十条の十五第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-70-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-70-15/par-1 - 医療法 第七十条の二十三第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-70-23/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-70-23/par-1 - 医療法 第九十三条第一項第九号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-93/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-93/par-1/item-9 - 医療法 第九十三条第一項第十号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-93/par-1/item-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-93/par-1/item-10 --- ## Sources - claude-opus-5-5 — Corrections to the Ministry of Justice's English of paragraphs, written 2026-10-19 - 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 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Medical Care Act (医療法), Article 70-15, paragraph (1) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (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