# 医師法 / Medical Practitioners' Act — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) - 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: 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) — address `suppl-3231-201` - Text in force since: 2026-05-21 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201 - 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. Every English rendering below is a translation and says which kind: the Ministry of Justice's translation, or this site's machine translation, whose model and date the Sources list names. They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ## 附　則 suppl-3231-201 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201 ### 第三十四条 suppl-3231-201/art-34 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-34 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-34 **第一項** この法律施行の期日は、公布の日から起算して九十日を超えない期間内において、政令でこれを定める。 suppl-3231-201/art-34/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-34/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-34/par-1 This Act comes into force as of the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding 90 days from the date of its promulgation. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第三十五条 suppl-3231-201/art-35 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-35 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-35 **第一項** 国民医療法（昭和十七年法律第七十号、以下旧法という。）は、これを廃止する。 suppl-3231-201/art-35/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-35/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-35/par-1 The Medical Care Act (Act No. 70 of 1942; hereinafter referred to as the "former Act") is hereby repealed. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第三十六条 suppl-3231-201/art-36 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-36 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-36 **第一項** 旧法又は医師法（明治三十九年法律第四十七号、以下旧医師法という。）によつて医師免許を受けた者は、これをこの法律によつて医師免許を受けた者とみなす。旧医師法施行前に医術開業免状を得た者についても同様である。 suppl-3231-201/art-36/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-36/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-36/par-1 A person who has received a medical practitioner's license under the former Act or the Medical Practitioners' Act (Act No. 47 of 1906; hereinafter referred to as the "former Medical Practitioners' Act") is deemed to have received a medical license under this Act. The same applies to a person who acquired a medical license prior to the enforcement of the former Medical Practitioners' Act. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 旧医師法施行前医術仮開業免状を得た者の医業については、なお従前の例による。 suppl-3231-201/art-36/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-36/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-36/par-2 With regard to the medical practices of persons who acquired a medical license prior to the enforcement of the former Medical Practitioners' Act, prior laws continue to govern. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 昭和二十年八月十五日以前に、朝鮮総督、台湾総督、樺太庁長官、南洋庁長官若しくは満洲国駐さつ特命全権大使又は満洲国の医師免許を受けた日本国民に対する医師免許及び試験については、この法律施行の日から五年間は、なお従前の例によることができる。 suppl-3231-201/art-36/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-36/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-36/par-3 With regard to medical licenses and examinations of Japanese nationals who received medical licenses from the Governor General of Korea, the Governor General of Taiwan, the Governor of the Karafuto Agency, the Governor of the South Pacific Mandate, the Ambassador Plenipotentiary to Manchukuo, or Manchukuo before August 15, 1945, prior laws may continue to govern for a period of five years from the date on which this Act comes into effect. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 前項に規定する者の外、昭和二十年八月十五日以前に、外国でその地の法令によつて医師免許若しくは医業免許を受け、又は中華民国（満洲及び蒙彊を含む。）において領事官の医業免許を受けた日本国民に対する医師免許及び試験については、昭和三十年十二月三十一日まで、前項の例によることができる。 suppl-3231-201/art-36/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-36/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-36/par-4 In addition to the persons prescribed in the preceding paragraph, with regard to medical licenses and examinations for Japanese nationals who, on or before August 15, 1945, received a medical practitioner's license or a license for medical practice in a foreign country under the laws and regulations of that place, or received a license for medical practice from a consular officer in the Republic of China (including Manchuria and Mengjiang), the provisions of the preceding paragraph may be followed until December 31, 1955. machine translation, not official ### 第三十七条 suppl-3231-201/art-37 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-37 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-37 **第一項** 旧法又は旧医師法による医籍の登録は、これをこの法律による医籍の登録とみなす。 suppl-3231-201/art-37/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-37/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-37/par-1 Registration in a register of medical practitioners made under the former Act or the former Medical Practitioners' Act is deemed to be registration in a register of medical practitioners under this Act. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第三十八条 suppl-3231-201/art-38 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-38 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-38 **第一項** 旧法又は旧医師法によつてした医師免許の取消処分又は医業停止の処分は、それぞれこれをこの法律の相当規定によつてしたものとみなす。この場合において、停止の期間は、なお従前の例による。 suppl-3231-201/art-38/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-38/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-38/par-1 Dispositions regarding the revocation of a medical license or suspension of a medical practice made under the former Act or the former Medical Practitioners' Act are deemed to have been made pursuant to the corresponding provisions of this Act. In this case, with regard to the period of suspension, prior laws continue to govern. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第四十条 suppl-3231-201/art-40 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-40 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-40 **第一項** 旧法若しくは旧医師法又はこれに基いて発する命令又は右の命令に基いてなした処分に違反した者の処罰については、なお旧法又は旧医師法による。 suppl-3231-201/art-40/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-40/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-40/par-1 With regard to punishment on persons who have violated the former Act, the former Medical Practitioners' Act, orders issued based on these, or dispositions made based on those orders, the provisions of the former Act and the former Medical Practitioners' Act remain applicable. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第四十一条 suppl-3231-201/art-41 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-41 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-41 **第一項** 国民医療法施行令の一部を改正する勅令（昭和二十一年勅令第四百二号）附則第二項の規定に該当する者は、第二条の規定にかかわらず、医師免許を受けることができる。 suppl-3231-201/art-41/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-41/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-41/par-1 A person who falls under the provisions of paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Imperial Ordinance to Partially Revise the Order for Enforcement of the Medical Care Act (Imperial Ordinance No. 402 of 1946) may receive a medical license, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 2. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第四十二条 suppl-3231-201/art-42 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-42 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-42 **第一項** 国民医療法施行令の一部を改正する勅令（昭和二十二年勅令第百三十七号）附則第二項の規定に該当する者は、第十一条の規定にかかわらず、医師国家試験を受けることができる。 suppl-3231-201/art-42/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-42/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-42/par-1 A person who falls under the provisions of paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Imperial Ordinance to Partially Revise the Order for Enforcement of the Medical Care Act (Imperial Ordinance No. 137 of 1947) may take the national examination for medical practitioners, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 11. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第四十三条 suppl-3231-201/art-43 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-43 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-43 **第一項** 学校教育法（昭和二十二年法律第二十六号）附則第三条の規定により大学令（大正七年勅令第三百八十八号）による大学又は専門学校令（明治三十六年勅令第六十一号）による専門学校として、その存続を認められた大学又は専門学校は、第十一条第一号の大学とみなす。 suppl-3231-201/art-43/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-43/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-43/par-1 A university as provided for in the University Ordinance (Imperial Ordinance No. 388 of 1918) or a vocational college as provided for in the Vocational Training School Ordinance (Imperial Ordinance No. 61 of 1903) that is recognized as the continuation of a university or vocational college pursuant to the provisions of Article 3 of the Supplementary Provisions of the School Education Act (Act No. 26 of 1947) is deemed to be a university under Article 11, item (i) of this Act. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第四十四条 suppl-3231-201/art-44 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-44 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-44 **第一項** 国は、当分の間、都道府県に対し、第十六条の二第一項に規定する病院に附属する施設のうち臨床研修を行うために必要なものの整備で日本電信電話株式会社の株式の売払収入の活用による社会資本の整備の促進に関する特別措置法（昭和六十二年法律第八十六号）第二条第一項第二号に該当するものにつき、当該都道府県が自ら行う場合にあつてはその要する費用に充てる資金の一部を、都道府県以外の病院の開設者が行う場合にあつては当該開設者に対し当該都道府県が補助する費用に充てる資金の一部を、予算の範囲内において、無利子で貸し付けることができる。 suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-1 · 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 Until otherwise provided for by law, the national government may, within the scope of its budget, provide a part of the fund to be allocated to the necessary expenses, where a prefecture is carrying out the relevant training itself, or may provide a part of the fund to be allocated to the expenses that the prefecture is subsidizing for the establisher, where the establisher of the hospital carrying out the training is other than the prefecture, as an interest-free loan for the development of facilities under Article 2, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Act on Special Measures Concerning the Promotion of Social Infrastructure Development through the Use of Proceeds from the Sale of Stock of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (Act No. 86 of 1987) that, among the facilities that belong to a hospital provided for in Article 16-2, paragraph (1), are required for carrying out clinical training. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項の国の貸付金の償還期間は、五年（二年以内の据置期間を含む。）以内で政令で定める期間とする。 suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-2 The term of repayment for loans provided by the national government under the preceding paragraph is to be a term specified by Cabinet Order not exceeding five years (including any grace period not exceeding two years). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 前項に定めるもののほか、第一項の規定による貸付金の償還方法、償還期限の繰上げその他償還に関し必要な事項は、政令で定める。 suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-3 Beyond what is provided for in the preceding paragraph, the method of repayment, advance repayment, and other necessary matters concerning repayment of loans under the provisions of paragraph (1), are specified by Cabinet Order. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 国は、第一項の規定により都道府県に対し貸付けを行つた場合には、当該貸付けの対象である施設の整備について、当該貸付金に相当する金額の補助を行うものとし、当該補助については、当該貸付金の償還時において、当該貸付金の償還金に相当する金額を交付することにより行うものとする。 suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-4 The national government is to, when it has provided a loan to a prefecture pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), subsidize an amount equivalent to the amount of loan for the development of facilities subject to the loan, and is to do so at the time of the loan's repayment, by delivering an amount of money equivalent to the amount of loan repaid. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 都道府県が、第一項の規定による貸付けを受けた無利子貸付金について、第二項及び第三項の規定に基づき定められる償還期限を繰り上げて償還を行つた場合（政令で定める場合を除く。）における前項の規定の適用については、当該償還は、当該償還期限の到来時に行われたものとみなす。 suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-5 With regard to the application of the provisions of the preceding paragraph when a prefecture has repaid an interest-free loan under paragraph (1) ahead of the due date for repayment determined pursuant to paragraph (2) and paragraph (3) (excluding cases specified by Cabinet Order), the repayment is deemed to have been made on the due date for repayment. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - suppl-3231-201/art-36/par-4: 前項 → 医師法 附則第三十六条第三項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 36, paragraph (3)), suppl-3231-201/art-36/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-36/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-36/par-3 - suppl-3231-201/art-41/par-1: 第二条 → 医師法 第二条 (Article 2), art-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-2 - suppl-3231-201/art-42/par-1: 第十一条 → 医師法 第十一条 (Article 11), art-11 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-11 - suppl-3231-201/art-43/par-1: 第十一条第一号 → 医師法 第十一条第一項第一号 (Article 11, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-11/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/art-11/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/art-11/par-1/item-1 - suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-1: 日本電信電話株式会社の株式の売払収入の活用による社会資本の整備の促進に関する特別措置法（昭和六十二年法律第八十六号）第二条第一項第二号 → e-Gov law 362AC0000000086, 第二条第一項第二号 (Article 2, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-2/par-1/item-2 — not held in this collection - suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-1: 第十六条の二第一項 → 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 - suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-2: 前項 → 医師法 附則第四十四条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 44, paragraph (1)), suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-1 — 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 - suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-3: 第一項 → 医師法 附則第四十四条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 44, paragraph (1)), suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-1 — 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 - suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-3: 前項 → 医師法 附則第四十四条第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 44, paragraph (2)), suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-2 - suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-4: 第一項 → 医師法 附則第四十四条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 44, paragraph (1)), suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-1 — 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 - suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-5: 第一項 → 医師法 附則第四十四条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 44, paragraph (1)), suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-1 — 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 - suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-5: 第三項 → 医師法 附則第四十四条第三項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 44, paragraph (3)), suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-3 - suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-5: 前項 → 医師法 附則第四十四条第四項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 44, paragraph (4)), suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-4 - suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-5: 第二項 → 医師法 附則第四十四条第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 44, paragraph (2)), suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-2 ## Cited by 5 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 医師法 附則第三十六条第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-36/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-36/par-4 - 医師法 附則第四十四条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-2 - 医師法 附則第四十四条第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-3 - 医師法 附則第四十四条第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-4 - 医師法 附則第四十四条第五項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/medical-practitioners-act/suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000201/suppl-3231-201/art-44/par-5 --- ## 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-20261009T095312-003, translated 2026-10-09 - This site's parser, version 165 — 医師法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-09