# 医師法 / Medical Practitioners' Act — 第十六条の二 (Article 16-2)

- 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: 第十六条の二 (Article 16-2) — address `art-16-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-2
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-2
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### 第十六条の二
<sup>art-16-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-2</sup>

  **第一項**  診療に従事しようとする医師は、二年以上、都道府県知事の指定する病院又は外国の病院で厚生労働大臣の指定するものにおいて、臨床研修を受けなければならない。
  <sup>art-16-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-2/par-1</sup>
  A medical practitioner who seeks to engage in medical practice must undergo clinical training for a period of two years or more at a hospital designated by the prefectural governor or at a hospital in a foreign country designated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第二項**  前項の規定による指定は、臨床研修を行おうとする病院の開設者の申請により行う。
  <sup>art-16-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-2/par-2</sup>
  A designation pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph is made upon application by the establisher of the hospital that seeks to conduct clinical training.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第三項**  厚生労働大臣又は都道府県知事は、前項の申請に係る病院が、次に掲げる基準を満たすと認めるときでなければ、第一項の規定による指定をしてはならない。
  <sup>art-16-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-2/par-3</sup>
  The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or the prefectural governor must not make a designation pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) unless the Minister or governor finds that the hospital that is the subject of the application under the preceding paragraph satisfies the following standards:
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **一**  臨床研修を行うために必要な診療科を置いていること。
    <sup>art-16-2/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-2/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-2/par-3/item-1</sup>
    the hospital has the medical departments necessary for conducting clinical training;
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **二**  臨床研修の実施に関し必要な施設及び設備を有していること。
    <sup>art-16-2/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-2/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-2/par-3/item-2</sup>
    the hospital has the facilities and equipment necessary for the implementation of clinical training;
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **三**  臨床研修の内容が、適切な診療科での研修の実施により、基本的な診療能力を身に付けることのできるものであること。
    <sup>art-16-2/par-3/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-2/par-3/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-2/par-3/item-3</sup>
    the content of the clinical training is such that basic clinical competence can be acquired through training at appropriate medical departments; and
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **四**  前三号に掲げるもののほか、臨床研修の実施に関する厚生労働省令で定める基準に適合するものであること。
    <sup>art-16-2/par-3/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-2/par-3/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-2/par-3/item-4</sup>
    in addition to what is set forth in the preceding three items, the hospital conforms to the standards concerning the implementation of clinical training specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第四項**  厚生労働大臣又は都道府県知事は、第一項の規定により指定した病院が臨床研修を行うについて不適当であると認めるに至つたときは、その指定を取り消すことができる。
  <sup>art-16-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-2/par-4</sup>
  When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or the prefectural governor subsequently finds that it is inappropriate for the hospital designated pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) to conduct clinical training, the Minister or governor may revoke the designation.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第五項**  厚生労働大臣は、第一項の規定による指定をし、若しくは前項の規定による指定の取消しをしようとするとき、又は第三項第四号の厚生労働省令の制定若しくは改廃の立案をしようとするときは、あらかじめ、医道審議会の意見を聴かなければならない。
  <sup>art-16-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-2/par-5</sup>
  When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare seeks to make a designation pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) or to revoke a designation pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, or seeks to prepare a draft for the establishment, amendment or abolition of the Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare set forth in paragraph (3), item (iv), the Minister must hear the opinions of the Medical Ethics Council in advance.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第六項**  都道府県知事は、第一項の規定による指定をし、又は第四項の規定による指定の取消しをしようとするときは、あらかじめ、医療法（昭和二十三年法律第二百五号）第三十条の二十三第一項に規定する地域医療対策協議会（以下「地域医療対策協議会」という。）の意見を聴かなければならない。
  <sup>art-16-2/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-2/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-2/par-6</sup>
  When a prefectural governor seeks to make a designation pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) or to revoke a designation pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (4), the governor must hear in advance the opinions of the regional medical care measures council prescribed in Article 30-23, paragraph (1) of the Medical Care Act (Act No. 205 of 1948) (hereinafter referred to as the "regional medical care measures council").
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第七項**  都道府県知事は、前項の規定により地域医療対策協議会の意見を聴いたときは、第一項の規定による指定又は第四項の規定による指定の取消しに当たり、当該意見を反映させるよう努めなければならない。
  <sup>art-16-2/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-2/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-2/par-7</sup>
  When a prefectural governor has heard the opinions of the regional medical care measures council pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the governor must endeavor to reflect those opinions in making a designation pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) or in revoking a designation pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (4).
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- art-16-2/par-2: 前項 → 医師法 第十六条の二第一項 (Article 16-2, paragraph (1)), art-16-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-2/par-1
- art-16-2/par-3: 前項 → 医師法 第十六条の二第二項 (Article 16-2, paragraph (2)), art-16-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-2/par-2
- art-16-2/par-3: 第一項 → 医師法 第十六条の二第一項 (Article 16-2, paragraph (1)), art-16-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-2/par-1
- art-16-2/par-4: 第一項 → 医師法 第十六条の二第一項 (Article 16-2, paragraph (1)), art-16-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-2/par-1
- art-16-2/par-5: 前項 → 医師法 第十六条の二第四項 (Article 16-2, paragraph (4)), art-16-2/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-2/par-4
- art-16-2/par-5: 第三項第四号 → 医師法 第十六条の二第三項第四号 (Article 16-2, paragraph (3), item (iv)), art-16-2/par-3/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-2/par-3/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-2/par-3/item-4
- art-16-2/par-5: 第一項 → 医師法 第十六条の二第一項 (Article 16-2, paragraph (1)), art-16-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-2/par-1
- art-16-2/par-6: 医療法（昭和二十三年法律第二百五号）第三十条の二十三第一項 → e-Gov law 323AC0000000205, 第三十条の二十三第一項 (Article 30-23, paragraph (1)), art-30-23/par-1 — not held in this collection
- art-16-2/par-6: 第四項 → 医師法 第十六条の二第四項 (Article 16-2, paragraph (4)), art-16-2/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-2/par-4
- art-16-2/par-6: 第一項 → 医師法 第十六条の二第一項 (Article 16-2, paragraph (1)), art-16-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-2/par-1
- art-16-2/par-7: 前項 → 医師法 第十六条の二第六項 (Article 16-2, paragraph (6)), art-16-2/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-2/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-2/par-6
- art-16-2/par-7: 第四項 → 医師法 第十六条の二第四項 (Article 16-2, paragraph (4)), art-16-2/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-2/par-4
- art-16-2/par-7: 第一項 → 医師法 第十六条の二第一項 (Article 16-2, paragraph (1)), art-16-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-2/par-1

## Cited by

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

- 医師法 第十六条の二第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-2/par-2
- 医師法 第十六条の二第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-2/par-3
- 医師法 第十六条の二第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-2/par-4
- 医師法 第十六条の二第五項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-2/par-5
- 医師法 第十六条の二第六項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-2/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-2/par-6
- 医師法 第十六条の二第七項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-2/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-2/par-7
- 医師法 第十六条の三第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-3/par-1
- 医師法 第十六条の四第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-4/par-2
- 医師法 第十六条の六第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-6/par-1
- 医師法 第十六条の八第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-8/par-1
- 医師法 附則第四十四条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-1
- 医師法 附則第九条第一項（指定病院に係る経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4121-141/art-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4121-141/art-9/par-1
- 医師法 附則第八条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4301-79/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4301-79/art-8/par-1
- 医師法 附則第八条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-4301-79/art-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-4301-79/art-8/par-2

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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
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch medical-practitioners-act-20261009T095312-002, translated 2026-10-09
- This site's parser, version 165 — 医師法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-09