# 医師法 / Medical Practitioners' Act — 第十六条 (Article 16)

- 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: 第十六条 (Article 16) — address `art-16`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16
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### 第十六条
<sup>art-16 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16</sup>

**第一項**  この章に規定するものの外、試験の科目、受験手続その他試験に関して必要な事項及び実地修練に関して必要な事項は、厚生労働省令でこれを定める。
<sup>art-16/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16/par-1</sup>
Beyond what is provided for in this Chapter, the subjects for examination, examination procedures, and other necessary matters related to examinations, as well as necessary matters related to practical training, are specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
<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