# 医療法 / Medical Care Act — 第八条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 8) - 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: 第八条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 8) — address `suppl-4261-83/art-8` - 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-8 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4261-83/art-8 - 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. --- ### 第八条 suppl-4261-83/art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/suppl-4261-83/art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4261-83/art-8 **第一項** 附則第一条第二号に掲げる規定の施行の日（以下この条及び附則第四十条において「第二号施行日」という。）前に第三条の規定（同号に掲げる改正規定に限る。）による改正前の医療法（以下この条において「第二号旧医療法」という。）第三十条の四第一項の規定により定められ、又は第二号旧医療法第三十条の六の規定により変更された医療計画は、第二号施行日から平成二十七年三月三十一日までの間（当該医療計画が第三条の規定（同号に掲げる改正規定に限る。）による改正後の医療法（以下この条において「第二号新医療法」という。）第三十条の六の規定により変更され、又は医療計画が第二号新医療法第三十条の四第一項の規定により定められた場合には、第二号新医療法第三十条の六の規定により変更され、又は同項の規定により定められるまでの間）は、第二号新医療法第三十条の四第一項の規定により定められ、又は第二号新医療法第三十条の六の規定により変更された医療計画とみなす。 suppl-4261-83/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/suppl-4261-83/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4261-83/art-8/par-1 A medical care plan that, before the date of enforcement of the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (ii) of the Supplementary Provisions (hereinafter in this Article and Article 40 of the Supplementary Provisions referred to as the "item (ii) Effective Date"), was determined pursuant to the provisions of Article 30-4, paragraph (1) of the Medical Care Act prior to its amendment by the provisions of Article 3 (limited to the amending provisions set forth in that item) (hereinafter in this Article referred to as the "item (ii) Former Medical Care Act") or was changed pursuant to the provisions of Article 30-6 of the item (ii) Former Medical Care Act is deemed to be a medical care plan determined pursuant to the provisions of Article 30-4, paragraph (1) of the Medical Care Act after its amendment by the provisions of Article 3 (limited to the amending provisions set forth in that item) (hereinafter in this Article referred to as the "item (ii) New Medical Care Act") or changed pursuant to the provisions of Article 30-6 of the item (ii) New Medical Care Act, during the period from the item (ii) Effective Date to March 31, 2015 (where that medical care plan is changed pursuant to the provisions of Article 30-6 of the item (ii) New Medical Care Act, or a medical care plan is determined pursuant to the provisions of Article 30-4, paragraph (1) of the item (ii) New Medical Care Act, until it is so changed pursuant to the provisions of Article 30-6 of the item (ii) New Medical Care Act or determined pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph). machine translation, not official **第二項** 附則第一条第三号に掲げる規定の施行の日（以下「第三号施行日」という。）前に第二号旧医療法第三十条の四第一項の規定により定められ、若しくは第二号旧医療法第三十条の六の規定により変更された医療計画又は第二号新医療法第三十条の四第一項の規定により定められ、若しくは第二号新医療法第三十条の六の規定により変更された医療計画は、第三号施行日から平成三十年三月三十一日までの間（当該医療計画が第三号新医療法第三十条の六の規定により変更され、又は医療計画が第三号新医療法第三十条の四第一項の規定により定められた場合には、第三号新医療法第三十条の六の規定により変更され、又は同項の規定により定められるまでの間）は、第三号新医療法第三十条の四第一項の規定により定められ、又は第三号新医療法第三十条の六の規定により変更された医療計画とみなす。 suppl-4261-83/art-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/suppl-4261-83/art-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4261-83/art-8/par-2 A medical care plan that, before the date of enforcement of the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (iii) of the Supplementary Provisions (hereinafter referred to as the "item (iii) Effective Date"), was determined pursuant to the provisions of Article 30-4, paragraph (1) of the item (ii) Former Medical Care Act or changed pursuant to the provisions of Article 30-6 of the item (ii) Former Medical Care Act, or was determined pursuant to the provisions of Article 30-4, paragraph (1) of the item (ii) New Medical Care Act or changed pursuant to the provisions of Article 30-6 of the item (ii) New Medical Care Act, is deemed to be a medical care plan determined pursuant to the provisions of Article 30-4, paragraph (1) of the item (iii) New Medical Care Act or changed pursuant to the provisions of Article 30-6 of the item (iii) New Medical Care Act, during the period from the item (iii) Effective Date to March 31, 2018 (where that medical care plan is changed pursuant to the provisions of Article 30-6 of the item (iii) New Medical Care Act, or a medical care plan is determined pursuant to the provisions of Article 30-4, paragraph (1) of the item (iii) New Medical Care Act, until it is so changed pursuant to the provisions of Article 30-6 of the item (iii) New Medical Care Act or determined pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph). machine translation, not official **第三項** 第二号施行日から平成三十年三月三十一日までの間に定められ、又は変更された医療計画についての第二号新医療法第三十条の六の規定の適用については、同条第一項中「三年」とあり、及び同条第二項中「六年」とあるのは、「五年」とする。 suppl-4261-83/art-8/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/suppl-4261-83/art-8/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4261-83/art-8/par-3 With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 30-6 of the item (ii) New Medical Care Act to a medical care plan determined or changed during the period from the item (ii) Effective Date to March 31, 2018, the term "three years" in paragraph (1) of that Article and the term "six years" in paragraph (2) of that Article are deemed to be replaced with "five years". machine translation, not official **第四項** 第三号新医療法第七条第五項、第七条の二第七項、第二十七条の二、第二十九条第三項第五号から第七号まで及び第四項第五号から第七号まで、第三十条の十二、第三十条の十四から第三十条の十八まで並びに第七十三条第三号（第三号新医療法第三十条の十五第六項に係る部分に限る。）の規定は、医療計画が第三号新医療法第三十条の四第一項の規定により定められ、又は第三号新医療法第三十条の六の規定により変更されるまでの間は、適用しない。 suppl-4261-83/art-8/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/suppl-4261-83/art-8/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4261-83/art-8/par-4 The provisions of Article 7, paragraph (5), Article 7-2, paragraph (7), Article 27-2, Article 29, paragraph (3), items (v) through (vii) and paragraph (4), items (v) through (vii), Article 30-12, Articles 30-14 through 30-18, and Article 73, item (iii) (limited to the part pertaining to Article 30-15, paragraph (6) of the item (iii) New Medical Care Act) of the item (iii) New Medical Care Act do not apply until a medical care plan is determined pursuant to the provisions of Article 30-4, paragraph (1) of the item (iii) New Medical Care Act or changed pursuant to the provisions of Article 30-6 of the item (iii) New Medical Care Act. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - suppl-4261-83/art-8/par-1: 附則第一条第二号 → 医療法 附則第一条第一項第二号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1, paragraph (1), item (ii)), suppl-4261-83/art-1/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/suppl-4261-83/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4261-83/art-1/par-1/item-2 - suppl-4261-83/art-8/par-1: この条 → 医療法 附則第八条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 8), suppl-4261-83/art-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/suppl-4261-83/art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4261-83/art-8 - suppl-4261-83/art-8/par-1: 第三十条の六 → 医療法 第三十条の六 (Article 30-6), art-30-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-30-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-6 - suppl-4261-83/art-8/par-1: 第二号新医療法第三十条の四第一項 → 医療法 第三十条の四第一項 (Article 30-4, paragraph (1)), art-30-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-30-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-4/par-1 - suppl-4261-83/art-8/par-2: 附則第一条第三号 → 医療法 附則第一条第一項第三号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1, paragraph (1), item (iii)), suppl-4261-83/art-1/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/suppl-4261-83/art-1/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4261-83/art-1/par-1/item-3 - suppl-4261-83/art-8/par-2: 第二号新医療法第三十条の四第一項 → 医療法 第三十条の四第一項 (Article 30-4, paragraph (1)), art-30-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-30-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-4/par-1 - suppl-4261-83/art-8/par-2: 第二号新医療法第三十条の六 → 医療法 第三十条の六 (Article 30-6), art-30-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-30-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-6 - suppl-4261-83/art-8/par-3: 第二号新医療法第三十条の六 → 医療法 第三十条の六 (Article 30-6), art-30-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-30-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-6 - suppl-4261-83/art-8/par-3: 同条第一項 → 医療法 第三十条の六第一項 (Article 30-6, paragraph (1)), art-30-6/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-30-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-6/par-1 - suppl-4261-83/art-8/par-3: 同条第二項 → 医療法 第三十条の六第二項 (Article 30-6, paragraph (2)), art-30-6/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/art-30-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-30-6/par-2 ## 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二号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/suppl-4261-83/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4261-83/art-1/par-1/item-2 - 医療法 附則第一条第一項第三号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/suppl-4261-83/art-1/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4261-83/art-1/par-1/item-3 - 医療法 附則第八条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-care-act/suppl-4261-83/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/suppl-4261-83/art-8/par-1 --- ## 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-20261019T151250-030, translated 2026-10-20 - This site's parser, version 210 — 医療法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19