# 医師法 / Medical Practitioners' Act — 第十六条の三 (Article 16-3)

- 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: 第十六条の三 (Article 16-3) — address `art-16-3`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
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### 第十六条の三
<sup>art-16-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-3</sup>

  **第一項**  厚生労働大臣は、毎年度、都道府県ごとの研修医（臨床研修病院（前条第一項に規定する都道府県知事の指定する病院をいう。第三項及び次条第一項において同じ。）において臨床研修を受ける医師をいう。以下この条及び第十六条の八において同じ。）の定員を定めるものとする。
  <sup>art-16-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-3/par-1</sup>
  The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare is to, each fiscal year, determine the quota of clinical trainees (meaning medical practitioners who undergo clinical training at clinical training hospitals (meaning hospitals designated by the prefectural governor as prescribed in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article; the same applies in paragraph (3) and paragraph (1) of the following Article); hereinafter the same applies in this Article and Article 16-8) for each prefecture.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第二項**  厚生労働大臣は、前項の規定により研修医の定員を定めようとするときは、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-16-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-3/par-2</sup>
  When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare seeks to determine the quota of clinical trainees pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Minister must hear the opinions of the Medical Ethics Council in advance.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第三項**  都道府県知事は、第一項の規定により厚生労働大臣が定める都道府県ごとの研修医の定員の範囲内で、毎年度、当該都道府県の区域内に所在する臨床研修病院ごとの研修医の定員を定めるものとする。
  <sup>art-16-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-3/par-3</sup>
  A prefectural governor is to, each fiscal year, within the scope of the quota of clinical trainees for each prefecture determined by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), determine the quota of clinical trainees for each clinical training hospital located within the area of the prefecture.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第四項**  都道府県知事は、前項の規定により研修医の定員を定めようとするときは、医療法第五条の二第一項に規定する医師の確保を特に図るべき区域における医師の数の状況に配慮しなければならない。
  <sup>art-16-3/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-3/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-3/par-4</sup>
  When a prefectural governor seeks to determine the quota of clinical trainees pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the governor must give consideration to the status of the number of medical practitioners in the areas where securing medical practitioners should be particularly pursued, as prescribed in Article 5-2, paragraph (1) of the Medical Care Act.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第五項**  都道府県知事は、第三項の規定により研修医の定員を定めようとするときは、あらかじめ、その内容について厚生労働大臣に通知しなければならない。
  <sup>art-16-3/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-3/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-3/par-5</sup>
  When a prefectural governor seeks to determine the quota of clinical trainees pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3), the governor must notify the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare of its content in advance.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第六項**  都道府県知事は、前項の規定による通知をしようとするときは、あらかじめ、地域医療対策協議会の意見を聴かなければならない。
  <sup>art-16-3/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-3/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-3/par-6</sup>
  When a prefectural governor seeks to give the notification pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the governor must hear the opinions of the regional medical care measures council in advance.
  <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、第三項の規定により研修医の定員を定めるに当たり、当該意見を反映させるよう努めなければならない。
  <sup>art-16-3/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-3/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-3/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 determining the quota of clinical trainees pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3).
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- art-16-3/par-1: この条 → 医師法 第十六条の三 (Article 16-3), art-16-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-3
- art-16-3/par-1: 第十六条の八 → 医師法 第十六条の八 (Article 16-8), art-16-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-8
- art-16-3/par-1: 次条第一項 → 医師法 第十六条の四第一項 (Article 16-4, paragraph (1)), art-16-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-4/par-1
- art-16-3/par-1: 前条第一項 → 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-16-3/par-1: 第三項 → 医師法 第十六条の三第三項 (Article 16-3, paragraph (3)), art-16-3/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-3/par-3
- art-16-3/par-2: 前項 → 医師法 第十六条の三第一項 (Article 16-3, paragraph (1)), art-16-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-3/par-1
- art-16-3/par-3: 第一項 → 医師法 第十六条の三第一項 (Article 16-3, paragraph (1)), art-16-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-3/par-1
- art-16-3/par-4: 医療法第五条の二第一項 → e-Gov law 323AC0000000205, 第五条の二第一項 (Article 5-2, paragraph (1)), art-5-2/par-1 — not held in this collection
- art-16-3/par-4: 前項 → 医師法 第十六条の三第三項 (Article 16-3, paragraph (3)), art-16-3/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-3/par-3
- art-16-3/par-5: 第三項 → 医師法 第十六条の三第三項 (Article 16-3, paragraph (3)), art-16-3/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-3/par-3
- art-16-3/par-6: 前項 → 医師法 第十六条の三第五項 (Article 16-3, paragraph (5)), art-16-3/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-3/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-3/par-5
- art-16-3/par-7: 前項 → 医師法 第十六条の三第六項 (Article 16-3, paragraph (6)), art-16-3/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-3/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-3/par-6
- art-16-3/par-7: 第三項 → 医師法 第十六条の三第三項 (Article 16-3, paragraph (3)), art-16-3/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-3/par-3

## Cited by

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

- 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 第十六条の三第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-3/par-2
- 医師法 第十六条の三第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-3/par-3
- 医師法 第十六条の三第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-3/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-3/par-4
- 医師法 第十六条の三第五項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-3/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-3/par-5
- 医師法 第十六条の三第六項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-3/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-3/par-6
- 医師法 第十六条の三第七項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-16-3/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-16-3/par-7
- 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

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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