# 医療法 / Medical Care Act — 第九十一条 (Article 91)

- 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: 第九十一条 (Article 91) — address `art-91`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
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### 第九十一条
<sup>art-91 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-91 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-91</sup>

**第一項**  社会医療法人の役員、社会医療法人債原簿管理人（第五十四条の七において準用する会社法第六百八十三条に規定する者をいう。）、社会医療法人債管理者、事務を承継する社会医療法人債管理者（第五十四条の七において準用する会社法第七百十一条第一項又は第七百十四条第一項若しくは第三項の規定により社会医療法人債管理者の事務を承継する社会医療法人債管理者をいう。）、社会医療法人債管理補助者、事務を承継する社会医療法人債管理補助者（第五十四条の七において準用する会社法第七百十四条の七において準用する同法第七百十一条第一項又は第七百十四条第一項若しくは第三項の規定により社会医療法人債管理補助者の事務を承継する社会医療法人債管理補助者をいう。）、代表社会医療法人債権者又は決議執行者は、次の各号のいずれかに該当する場合には、百万円以下の過料に処する。ただし、その行為について刑を科すべきときは、この限りでない。
<sup>art-91/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-91/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-91/par-1</sup>
Where the officer of a social medical corporation, the administrator of a social medical corporation bond registry (meaning a person pursuant to the provisions of Article 683 of the Companies Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 54-7), a social medical corporation bond administrator, the social medical corporation bond administrator who succeeds to the administration of social medical corporation bonds (meaning a social medical corporation bond administrator who succeeds to the affairs of a social medical corporation bond administrator pursuant to the provisions of Article 711, paragraph (1), or Article 714, paragraph (1) or (3) of the Companies Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 54-7), an assistant social medical corporation bond administrator, the assistant social medical corporation bond administrator who succeeds to the affairs (meaning an assistant social medical corporation bond administrator who succeeds to the affairs of an assistant social medical corporation bond administrator pursuant to the provisions of Article 711, paragraph (1), or Article 714, paragraph (1) or (3) of the same Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 714-7 of the same Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 54-7), a social medical corporation's representative bondholder, or a resolution administrator falls under any one of the following items, the relevant person is subject to a civil fine of up to one million yen; provided, however, that this does not apply when such an act should be made subject to criminal punishment:
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **一**  この法律において準用する会社法の規定による公告若しくは通知をすることを怠つたとき、又は不正の公告若しくは通知をしたとき。
  <sup>art-91/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-91/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-91/par-1/item-1</sup>
  when the person has failed to give public notice or notice or has given improper public notice or notice under the provisions of the Companies Act as applied mutatis mutandis under this Act;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  この法律において準用する会社法の規定に違反して、正当な理由がないのに、書類若しくは電磁的記録に記録された事項を厚生労働省令で定める方法により表示したものの閲覧若しくは謄写又は書類の謄本若しくは抄本の交付、電磁的記録に記録された事項を電磁的方法により提供すること若しくはその事項を記載した書面の交付を拒んだとき。
  <sup>art-91/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-91/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-91/par-1/item-2</sup>
  when, in violation of the provisions of the Companies Act as applied mutatis mutandis under this Act, the person has refused to allow the inspection or copying of documents or anything that shows the particulars recorded in electronic or magnetic records in a manner prescribed by an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, or has refused to deliver a transcript or extract of documents, to provide particulars recorded in electronic or magnetic records by electronic or magnetic means, or to deliver a document that states such particulars, without justifiable grounds;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **三**  この法律において準用する会社法の規定による調査を拒み、妨げ、又は忌避したとき。
  <sup>art-91/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-91/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-91/par-1/item-3</sup>
  when the person has refused, obstructed, or evaded an inspection under the provisions of the Companies Act as applied mutatis mutandis under this Act;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **四**  社会医療法人債権者集会に対し、虚偽の申述を行い、又は事実を隠蔽したとき。
  <sup>art-91/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-91/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-91/par-1/item-4</sup>
  when the person has made a false statement or concealed facts at a social medical corporation bondholders meeting;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **五**  社会医療法人債原簿、議事録（第五十四条の七において準用する会社法第七百三十一条第一項の規定により作成する議事録をいう。次号において同じ。）、第五十四条の七において準用する同法第六百八十二条第一項若しくは第六百九十五条第一項の書面若しくは電磁的記録に記載し、若しくは記録すべき事項を記載せず、若しくは記録せず、又は虚偽の記載若しくは記録をしたとき。
  <sup>art-91/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-91/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-91/par-1/item-5</sup>
  when the person has failed to enter or record particulars to be entered or recorded in the social medical corporation bond registry, the minutes (meaning minutes prepared pursuant to the provisions of Article 731, paragraph (1) of the Companies Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 54-7; the same applies in the following item), or the documents or electronic or magnetic records set forth in Article 682, paragraph (1), or Article 695, paragraph (1) of the Companies Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 54-7, or has entered or recorded false particulars therein;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **六**  第五十四条の七において準用する会社法第六百八十四条第一項又は第七百三十一条第二項の規定に違反して、社会医療法人債原簿又は議事録を備え置かなかつたとき。
  <sup>art-91/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-91/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-91/par-1/item-6</sup>
  when the person has failed to keep a social medical corporation bond registry or minutes, in violation of the provisions of Article 684, paragraph (1), or Article 731, paragraph (2) of the Companies Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 54-7;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **七**  社会医療法人債の発行の日前に社会医療法人債券を発行したとき。
  <sup>art-91/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-91/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-91/par-1/item-7</sup>
  when the person has issued social medical corporation bond certificates prior to the date of issue of social medical corporation bonds;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **八**  第五十四条の七において準用する会社法第六百九十六条の規定に違反して、遅滞なく、社会医療法人債券を発行しなかつたとき。
  <sup>art-91/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-91/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-91/par-1/item-8</sup>
  when the person has failed to issue social medical corporation bond certificates without delay, in violation of the provisions of Article 696 of the Companies Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 54-7;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **九**  社会医療法人債券に記載すべき事項を記載せず、又は虚偽の記載をしたとき。
  <sup>art-91/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-91/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-91/par-1/item-9</sup>
  when the person has failed to enter or has falsely entered any particular that must be entered on a social medical corporation bond certificate; or
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **十**  第五十四条の五の規定に違反して社会医療法人債を発行し、又は第五十四条の七において準用する会社法第七百十一条第一項（第五十四条の七において準用する同法第七百十四条の七において準用する場合を含む。）の規定に違反して事務を承継する社会医療法人債管理者若しくは社会医療法人債管理補助者を定めなかつたとき。
  <sup>art-91/par-1/item-10 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-91/par-1/item-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-91/par-1/item-10</sup>
  when the person has issued social medical corporation bonds in violation of the provisions of Article 54-5, or has failed to appoint a social medical corporation bond administrator or assistant social medical corporation bond administrator to succeed to the affairs, in violation of the provisions of Article 711, paragraph (1) of the Companies Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 54-7 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 714-7 of the same Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 54-7).
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- art-91/par-1: 第五十四条の七 → 医療法 第五十四条の七 (Article 54-7), art-54-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-7
- art-91/par-1: 会社法第六百八十三条 → 会社法 第六百八十三条 (Article 683), art-683 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-683 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-683
- art-91/par-1: 会社法第七百十一条第一項 → 会社法 第七百十一条第一項 (Article 711, paragraph (1)), art-711/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-711/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-711/par-1
- art-91/par-1: 第七百十四条第一項 → 会社法 第七百十四条第一項 (Article 714, paragraph (1)), art-714/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-714/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-714/par-1
- art-91/par-1: 第三項 → 会社法 第七百十四条第三項 (Article 714, paragraph (3)), art-714/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-714/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-714/par-3
- art-91/par-1: 会社法第七百十四条の七 → 会社法 第七百十四条の七 (Article 714-7), art-714-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-714-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-714-7
- art-91/par-1/item-5: 第五十四条の七 → 医療法 第五十四条の七 (Article 54-7), art-54-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-7
- art-91/par-1/item-5: 会社法第七百三十一条第一項 → 会社法 第七百三十一条第一項 (Article 731, paragraph (1)), art-731/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-731/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-731/par-1
- art-91/par-1/item-5: 次号 → 医療法 第九十一条第一項第六号 (Article 91, paragraph (1), item (vi)), art-91/par-1/item-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-91/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-91/par-1/item-6
- art-91/par-1/item-5: 同法第六百八十二条第一項 → 会社法 第六百八十二条第一項 (Article 682, paragraph (1)), art-682/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-682/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-682/par-1
- art-91/par-1/item-5: 第六百九十五条第一項 → 会社法 第六百九十五条第一項 (Article 695, paragraph (1)), art-695/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-695/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-695/par-1
- art-91/par-1/item-6: 第五十四条の七 → 医療法 第五十四条の七 (Article 54-7), art-54-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-7
- art-91/par-1/item-6: 会社法第六百八十四条第一項 → 会社法 第六百八十四条第一項 (Article 684, paragraph (1)), art-684/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-684/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-684/par-1
- art-91/par-1/item-6: 第七百三十一条第二項 → 会社法 第七百三十一条第二項 (Article 731, paragraph (2)), art-731/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-731/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-731/par-2
- art-91/par-1/item-8: 第五十四条の七 → 医療法 第五十四条の七 (Article 54-7), art-54-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-7
- art-91/par-1/item-8: 会社法第六百九十六条 → 会社法 第六百九十六条 (Article 696), art-696 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-696 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-696
- art-91/par-1/item-10: 第五十四条の五 → 医療法 第五十四条の五 (Article 54-5), art-54-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-5
- art-91/par-1/item-10: 第五十四条の七 → 医療法 第五十四条の七 (Article 54-7), art-54-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-54-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-54-7
- art-91/par-1/item-10: 会社法第七百十一条第一項 → 会社法 第七百十一条第一項 (Article 711, paragraph (1)), art-711/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-711/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-711/par-1
- art-91/par-1/item-10: 同法第七百十四条の七 → 会社法 第七百十四条の七 (Article 714-7), art-714-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-714-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-714-7

## Cited by

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

- 医療法 第四十六条の七の二第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-46-7-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-46-7-2/par-1
- 医療法 第七十八条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-78/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-78/par-1
- 医療法 第九十一条第一項第五号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-91/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-91/par-1/item-5

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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
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch medical-care-act-20261019T151250-010, translated 2026-10-20
- This site's parser, version 210 — 医療法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19
