# 医師法 / Medical Practitioners' Act — 第一条 (Article 1)

- Law: 医師法 (Medical Practitioners' Act), 昭和二十三年法律第二百一号
- English title "Medical Practitioners' 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: 第一条 (Article 1) — address `art-1`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-1
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-1
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### 第一条
<sup>art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-1</sup>

**第一項**  医師は、医療及び保健指導を掌ることによつて公衆衛生の向上及び増進に寄与し、もつて国民の健康な生活を確保するものとする。
<sup>art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-1/par-1</sup>
Medical practitioners are to contribute to the improvement and promotion of public health through the administration of medical care and health guidance, and thereby ensure the healthy lives of the citizens.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 医師法 — the text in force from 2026-05-21 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000201/20260521_505AC0000000063), retrieved 2026-10-09
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Medical Practitioners' Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3992/tb), retrieved 2026-10-09
- This site's parser, version 165 — 医師法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-09