# 医療法 / Medical Care Act — 第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2) - 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: 第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2)（検討） — address `suppl-4261-83/art-2` - Text in force since: 2026-10-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/suppl-4261-83/art-2 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4261-83/art-2 - 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. --- ### 第二条（検討） — Review caption: machine translation, not official suppl-4261-83/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/suppl-4261-83/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4261-83/art-2 **第一項** 政府は、この法律の公布後必要に応じ、地域における病床の機能の分化及び連携の推進の状況等を勘案し、更なる病床の機能の分化及び連携の推進の方策について検討を加え、必要があると認めるときは、その結果に基づいて所要の措置を講ずるものとする。 suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-1 The government is to, as necessary after the promulgation of this Act, take into account the status of the promotion of the differentiation and coordination of bed functions in regions, etc., consider measures for the further promotion of the differentiation and coordination of bed functions, and, when it finds it necessary, take required measures based on the results. machine translation, not official **第二項** 政府は、第四条の規定（前条第五号に掲げる改正規定に限る。）による改正後の医療法（以下「第五号新医療法」という。）第六条の十一第一項に規定する医療事故調査（以下この項において「医療事故調査」という。）の実施状況等を勘案し、医師法（昭和二十三年法律第二百一号）第二十一条の規定による届出及び第五号新医療法第六条の十五第一項の医療事故調査・支援センター（以下この項において「医療事故調査・支援センター」という。）への第五号新医療法第六条の十第一項の規定による医療事故の報告、医療事故調査及び医療事故調査・支援センターの在り方を見直すこと等について検討を加え、その結果に基づき、この法律の公布後二年以内に法制上の措置その他の必要な措置を講ずるものとする。 suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-2 The government is to, taking into account the status of implementation of the medical accident investigation (hereinafter referred to in this paragraph as the "medical accident investigation") prescribed in Article 6-11, paragraph (1) of the Medical Care Act as amended by the provisions of Article 4 (limited to the amending provisions listed in item (v) of the preceding Article) (hereinafter referred to as the "item (v) New Medical Care Act"), etc., examine, among other matters, reviewing the way the notification under Article 21 of the Medical Practitioners' Act (Act No. 201 of 1948), the reporting of medical accidents under Article 6-10, paragraph (1) of the item (v) New Medical Care Act to the medical accident investigation and support center under Article 6-15, paragraph (1) of the item (v) New Medical Care Act (hereinafter referred to in this paragraph as the "medical accident investigation and support center"), the medical accident investigation and the medical accident investigation and support center should be, and, based on the results, take legislative measures and other necessary measures within two years after the promulgation of this Act. machine translation, not official **第三項** 政府は、我が国における急速な高齢化の進展等に伴い、介護関係業務に係る労働力への需要が増大していることに鑑み、この法律の公布後一年を目途として、介護関係業務に係る労働力の確保のための方策について検討を加え、必要があると認めるときは、その結果に基づいて所要の措置を講ずるものとする。 suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-3 In light of the fact that demand for the labor force engaged in long-term care-related work is increasing due to the rapid aging of the population in Japan, etc., the government is to consider measures for securing the labor force engaged in long-term care-related work, aiming to do so within one year after the promulgation of this Act, and, when it finds it necessary, is to take required measures based on the results. machine translation, not official **第四項** 政府は、前三項に定める事項のほか、この法律の公布後五年を目途として、この法律による改正後のそれぞれの法律（以下この項において「改正後の各法律」という。）の施行の状況等を勘案し、改正後の各法律の規定について検討を加え、必要があると認めるときは、その結果に基づいて所要の措置を講ずるものとする。 suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-4 In addition to the matters provided for in the preceding three paragraphs, the government is to, aiming to do so within five years after the promulgation of this Act, take into account the status of enforcement, etc. of the respective Acts as revised by this Act (hereinafter referred to in this paragraph as the "respective Acts as amended"), review the provisions of the respective Acts as amended, and, when it finds it necessary, take required measures based on the results. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-2: 前条第五号 → 医療法 附則第一条第一項第五号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1, paragraph (1), item (v)), suppl-4261-83/art-1/par-1/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/suppl-4261-83/art-1/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4261-83/art-1/par-1/item-5 - suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-2: 第六条の十一第一項 → 医療法 第六条の十一第一項 (Article 6-11, paragraph (1)), art-6-11/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-11/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-11/par-1 - suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-2: この項 → 医療法 附則第二条第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (2)), suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-2 - suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-2: 医師法（昭和二十三年法律第二百一号）第二十一条 → 医師法 第二十一条 (Article 21), art-21 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-21 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-21 - suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-2: 第五号新医療法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 - suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-2: 第五号新医療法第六条の十第一項 → 医療法 第六条の十第一項 (Article 6-10, paragraph (1)), art-6-10/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-6-10/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-6-10/par-1 - suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-4: 前三項 → 医療法 附則第二条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (1)), suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-1 - suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-4: 前三項 → 医療法 附則第二条第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (2)), suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-2 - suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-4: 前三項 → 医療法 附則第二条第三項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (3)), suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-3 - suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-4: この項 → 医療法 附則第二条第四項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (4)), suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-4 ## Cited by 3 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 医療法 附則第一条第一項第一号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/suppl-4261-83/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4261-83/art-1/par-1/item-1 - 医療法 附則第二条第二項（検討） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-2 - 医療法 附則第二条第四項（検討） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4261-83/art-2/par-4 --- ## 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-20261019T151250-029, translated 2026-10-20 - claude-sonnet-5-5, corrected on review by claude-opus-5-5 — Machine translation corrected on review, batch medical-care-act-20261019T151250-029, translated 2026-10-20 - This site's parser, version 210 — 医療法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19