# 医師法 / Medical Practitioners' Act — 第四十三条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 43)
- 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
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- Provision: 第四十三条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 43) — address `suppl-3231-201/art-43`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
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### 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
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## Cites
- 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
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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