# 生活保護法 / Public Assistance Act — 第五十五条 (Article 55)

- Law: 生活保護法 (Public Assistance Act), 昭和二十五年法律第百四十四号
- English title "Public Assistance Act": Ministry of Justice translation
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- Provision: 第五十五条 (Article 55)（助産機関及び施術機関の指定等） — address `art-55`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
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### 第五十五条（助産機関及び施術機関の指定等） — Designation, etc. of Midwifery Care Providers and Treatment Providers
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<sup>art-55 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-55 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-55</sup>

**第一項**  都道府県知事は、助産師又はあん摩マツサージ指圧師、はり師、きゆう師若しくは柔道整復師について、この法律による出産扶助のための助産又はこの法律による医療扶助のための施術を担当させる機関を指定する。
<sup>art-55/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-55/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-55/par-1</sup>
A prefectural governor shall designate, from among midwives or amma-massage practitioners, acupuncturists, moxa-cauterists or judo therapists, providers in charge of midwifery for maternity assistance under this Act or treatment for medical assistance under this Act.
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**第二項**  第四十九条の二第一項、第二項（第一号、第四号ただし書、第七号及び第九号を除く。）及び第三項の規定は、前項の指定について、第五十条、第五十条の二、第五十一条（第二項第四号、第六号ただし書及び第十号を除く。）及び第五十四条の規定は、前項の規定により指定を受けた助産師並びにあん摩マツサージ指圧師、はり師、きゆう師及び柔道整復師について準用する。この場合において、第四十九条の二第一項及び第二項中「厚生労働大臣」とあるのは「都道府県知事」と、同項第四号中「者（当該取消しの処分に係る行政手続法第十五条の規定による通知があつた日前六十日以内に当該指定を取り消された病院若しくは診療所又は薬局の管理者であつた者で当該取消しの日から起算して五年を経過しないものを含む。）」とあるのは「者」と、同条第三項中「厚生労働大臣」とあるのは「都道府県知事」と、第五十条第一項中「指定医療機関」とあるのは「第五十五条第一項の規定により指定を受けた助産師又はあん摩マツサージ指圧師、はり師、きゆう師若しくは柔道整復師（以下この章においてそれぞれ「指定助産機関」又は「指定施術機関」という。）」と、同条第二項中「指定医療機関」とあるのは「指定助産機関又は指定施術機関」と、「厚生労働大臣又は都道府県知事」とあるのは「都道府県知事」と、第五十条の二中「指定医療機関は」とあるのは「指定助産機関又は指定施術機関は」と、「指定医療機関の」とあるのは「指定助産機関若しくは指定施術機関の」と、「厚生労働大臣又は都道府県知事」とあるのは「都道府県知事」と、第五十一条第一項中「指定医療機関」とあるのは「指定助産機関又は指定施術機関」と、同条第二項中「指定医療機関が、次の」とあるのは「指定助産機関又は指定施術機関が、次の」と、「厚生労働大臣の指定した医療機関については厚生労働大臣が、都道府県知事の指定した医療機関については都道府県知事が」とあるのは「都道府県知事は」と、同項第一号から第三号まで及び第五号中「指定医療機関」とあるのは「指定助産機関又は指定施術機関」と、同項第六号中「指定医療機関の開設者又は従業者」とあるのは「指定助産機関又は指定施術機関」と、同項第七号から第九号までの規定中「指定医療機関」とあるのは「指定助産機関又は指定施術機関」と、第五十四条第一項中「都道府県知事（厚生労働大臣の指定に係る指定医療機関については、厚生労働大臣又は都道府県知事）」とあるのは「都道府県知事」と、「指定医療機関若しくは指定医療機関の開設者若しくは管理者、医師、薬剤師その他の従業者であつた者（以下この項において「開設者であつた者等」という。）」とあり、及び「指定医療機関の開設者若しくは管理者、医師、薬剤師その他の従業者（開設者であつた者等を含む。）」とあるのは「指定助産機関若しくは指定施術機関若しくはこれらであつた者」と、「当該指定医療機関」とあるのは「当該指定助産機関若しくは指定施術機関」と読み替えるものとするほか、必要な技術的読替えは、政令で定める。
<sup>art-55/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-55/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-55/par-2</sup>
The provisions of Article 49-2, paragraph (1), paragraph (2) (excluding item (i), the proviso to item (iv), and items (vii) and (ix)) and paragraph (3) apply mutatis mutandis to the designation under the preceding paragraph, and the provisions of Article 50, Article 50-2, Article 51 (excluding paragraph (2), item (iv), the proviso to item (vi), and item (x)) and Article 54 apply mutatis mutandis to a midwife or an amma-massage practitioner, acupuncturist, moxa-cauterist or judo therapist who has received the designation under the preceding paragraph. In this case, the phrase "the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare" in Article 49-2, paragraphs (1) and (2) is deemed to be replaced with "a prefectural governor", the phrase "a person whose designation has been rescinded pursuant to Article 51, paragraph (2) and for whom five years have not elapsed from the date of the rescission (including a person who was, within 60 days before the date on which the notice under Article 15 of the Administrative Procedure Act pertaining to the disposition of the rescission was given, the administrator of the hospital or clinic, or pharmacy, whose designation was rescinded, and for whom five years have not elapsed from the date of the rescission)" in item (iv) of that paragraph with "a person whose designation has been rescinded pursuant to Article 51, paragraph (2) and for whom five years have not elapsed from the date of the rescission", the phrase "the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare" in paragraph (3) of that Article with "a prefectural governor", the term "designated medical care provider" in Article 50, paragraph (1) with "a midwife or an amma-massage practitioner, acupuncturist, moxa-cauterist or judo therapist who has been designated pursuant to the provisions of Article 55, paragraph (1) (hereinafter referred to in this Chapter as a "designated midwifery provider" or "designated treatment provider", respectively)", the term "designated medical care provider" in paragraph (2) of that Article with "designated midwifery provider or designated treatment provider" and the phrase "the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or a prefectural governor" in that paragraph with "a prefectural governor", the phrase "A designated medical care provider" in Article 50-2 with "A designated midwifery provider or designated treatment provider", the phrase "said designated medical care provider" in that Article with "said designated midwifery provider or designated treatment provider" and the phrase "the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or prefectural governor" in that Article with "the prefectural governor", the term "designated medical care provider" in Article 51, paragraph (1) with "designated midwifery provider or designated treatment provider", the phrase "designated medical care provider falls under any of the following" in paragraph (2) of that Article with "designated midwifery provider or designated treatment provider falls under any of the following", the phrase "the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, in the case of a medical care provider designated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, and a prefectural governor, in the case of a medical care provider designated by a prefectural governor" in that paragraph with "a prefectural governor", the term "designated medical care provider" in paragraph (2), items (i) to (iii) and (v) of that Article with "designated midwifery provider or designated treatment provider", the phrase "an establisher or a worker of a designated medical care provider" in item (vi) of that paragraph with "a designated midwifery provider or designated treatment provider", the term "designated medical care provider" in items (vii) to (ix) of that paragraph with "designated midwifery provider or designated treatment provider", the phrase "A prefectural governor (the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or a prefectural governor, in the case of a designated medical care provider designated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare)" in Article 54, paragraph (1) with "A prefectural governor", the phrases "a designated medical care provider, or a person who was the establisher, administrator, doctor, pharmacist or other worker of a designated medical care provider (hereinafter in this paragraph referred to as a 'former establisher, etc.')" and "the establisher, administrator, doctor, pharmacist or other worker of a designated medical care provider (including a former establisher, etc.)" in that paragraph with "a designated midwifery provider, a designated treatment provider, or a person who was either of these", and the phrase "the designated medical care provider" in that paragraph with "the designated midwifery provider or designated treatment provider", and necessary technical replacement of terms is to be specified by Cabinet Order.
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## Cites
- art-55/par-2: 第四十九条の二第一項 → 生活保護法 第四十九条の二第一項 (Article 49-2, paragraph (1)), art-49-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-49-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-49-2/par-1
- art-55/par-2: 第二項 → 生活保護法 第四十九条の二第二項 (Article 49-2, paragraph (2)), art-49-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-49-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-49-2/par-2
- art-55/par-2: 第一号 → 生活保護法 第四十九条の二第二項第一号 (Article 49-2, paragraph (2), item (i)), art-49-2/par-2/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-49-2/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-49-2/par-2/item-1
- art-55/par-2: 第四号 → 生活保護法 第四十九条の二第二項第四号 (Article 49-2, paragraph (2), item (iv)), art-49-2/par-2/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-49-2/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-49-2/par-2/item-4
- art-55/par-2: 第七号 → 生活保護法 第四十九条の二第二項第七号 (Article 49-2, paragraph (2), item (vii)), art-49-2/par-2/item-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-49-2/par-2/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-49-2/par-2/item-7
- art-55/par-2: 第九号 → 生活保護法 第四十九条の二第二項第九号 (Article 49-2, paragraph (2), item (ix)), art-49-2/par-2/item-9 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-49-2/par-2/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-49-2/par-2/item-9
- art-55/par-2: 第三項 → 生活保護法 第四十九条の二第三項 (Article 49-2, paragraph (3)), art-49-2/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-49-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-49-2/par-3
- art-55/par-2: 前項 → 生活保護法 第五十五条第一項 (Article 55, paragraph (1)), art-55/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-55/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-55/par-1
- art-55/par-2: 第五十条 → 生活保護法 第五十条 (Article 50), art-50 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-50 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-50
- art-55/par-2: 第五十条の二 → 生活保護法 第五十条の二 (Article 50-2), art-50-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-50-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-50-2
- art-55/par-2: 第五十一条 → 生活保護法 第五十一条 (Article 51), art-51 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-51 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-51
- art-55/par-2: 第二項第四号 → 生活保護法 第五十一条第二項第四号 (Article 51, paragraph (2), item (iv)), art-51/par-2/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-51/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-51/par-2/item-4
- art-55/par-2: 第六号 → 生活保護法 第五十一条第二項第六号 (Article 51, paragraph (2), item (vi)), art-51/par-2/item-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-51/par-2/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-51/par-2/item-6
- art-55/par-2: 第十号 → 生活保護法 第五十一条第二項第十号 (Article 51, paragraph (2), item (x)), art-51/par-2/item-10 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-51/par-2/item-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-51/par-2/item-10
- art-55/par-2: 第五十四条 → 生活保護法 第五十四条 (Article 54), art-54 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-54 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-54
- art-55/par-2: 行政手続法第十五条 → 行政手続法 第十五条 (Article 15), art-15 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/administrative-procedure-act/art-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000088/art-15
- art-55/par-2: 第五十条第一項 → 生活保護法 第五十条第一項 (Article 50, paragraph (1)), art-50/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-50/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-50/par-1
- art-55/par-2: 同条第二項 → 生活保護法 第五十条第二項 (Article 50, paragraph (2)), art-50/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-50/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-50/par-2
- art-55/par-2: 第五十一条第一項 → 生活保護法 第五十一条第一項 (Article 51, paragraph (1)), art-51/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-51/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-51/par-1
- art-55/par-2: 同条第二項 → 生活保護法 第五十一条第二項 (Article 51, paragraph (2)), art-51/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-51/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-51/par-2
- art-55/par-2: 同項第一号から第三号まで → 生活保護法 第五十一条第二項第一号 (Article 51, paragraph (2), item (i)), art-51/par-2/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-51/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-51/par-2/item-1
- art-55/par-2: 同項第一号から第三号まで → 生活保護法 第五十一条第二項第二号 (Article 51, paragraph (2), item (ii)), art-51/par-2/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-51/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-51/par-2/item-2
- art-55/par-2: 同項第一号から第三号まで → 生活保護法 第五十一条第二項第三号 (Article 51, paragraph (2), item (iii)), art-51/par-2/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-51/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-51/par-2/item-3
- art-55/par-2: 第五号 → 生活保護法 第五十一条第二項第五号 (Article 51, paragraph (2), item (v)), art-51/par-2/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-51/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-51/par-2/item-5
- art-55/par-2: 同項第七号から第九号まで → 生活保護法 第五十一条第二項第七号 (Article 51, paragraph (2), item (vii)), art-51/par-2/item-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-51/par-2/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-51/par-2/item-7
- art-55/par-2: 同項第七号から第九号まで → 生活保護法 第五十一条第二項第八号 (Article 51, paragraph (2), item (viii)), art-51/par-2/item-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-51/par-2/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-51/par-2/item-8
- art-55/par-2: 同項第七号から第九号まで → 生活保護法 第五十一条第二項第九号 (Article 51, paragraph (2), item (ix)), art-51/par-2/item-9 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-51/par-2/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-51/par-2/item-9
- art-55/par-2: 第五十四条第一項 → 生活保護法 第五十四条第一項 (Article 54, paragraph (1)), art-54/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-54/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-54/par-1

## Cited by

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

- 生活保護法 第三十四条第四項（医療扶助の方法） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-34/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-34/par-4
- 生活保護法 第三十五条第二項（出産扶助の方法） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-35/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-35/par-2
- 生活保護法 第五十五条第二項（助産機関及び施術機関の指定等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-55/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-55/par-2
- 生活保護法 第五十五条の三第一項第一号（告示） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-55-3/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-55-3/par-1/item-1
- 生活保護法 第五十五条の三第一項第二号（告示） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-55-3/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-55-3/par-1/item-2
- 生活保護法 第五十五条の三第一項第三号（告示） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-55-3/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-55-3/par-1/item-3
- 生活保護法 第五十五条の三第一項第四号（告示） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-55-3/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-55-3/par-1/item-4
- 生活保護法 第七十八条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-78/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-78/par-2
- 生活保護法 第八十四条の四第一項（緊急時における厚生労働大臣の事務執行） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-84-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-84-4/par-1
- 生活保護法 第八十六条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-86/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-86/par-1
- 生活保護法 附則第七条第一項（助産機関等に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4251-104/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4251-104/art-7/par-1
- 生活保護法 附則第八条第一項（指定医療機関等の申請に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4251-104/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4251-104/art-8/par-1
- 生活保護法 附則第九条第一項（指定又は指定の取消しの要件に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4251-104/art-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4251-104/art-9/par-1
- 生活保護法 別表第三 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/appdx-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/appdx-3

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## Sources

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- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Public Assistance Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/24/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19
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