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Act Partially Amending the Medical Care Act etc. (Reiwa 7 Act No. 87): Vaccination Act update

医療法等の一部を改正する法律

Published: 2025-12-12 · Source: e-Gov Law Search — Updated Laws · Stage: In Force · Area: Healthcare / Pharmaceuticals · Impact (preliminary): Medium · First detected by this dashboard: 2026-10-02

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AI summary

Generated by AI from the Japanese source metadata. It is an unofficial monitoring aid, not legal advice, and may contain errors. The area, stage, and impact labels are preliminary keyword-based triage labels. Confirm every point in the original Japanese source.

Summary

The e-Gov law update list shows that the Act Partially Amending the Medical Care Act and Other Acts (Reiwa 7 Act No. 87), promulgated on 2025-12-12, is associated with an update to the Immunization (Vaccination) Act (Showa 23 Act No. 68). The listed effective date is 2026-10-01, which is later than the publication date. The metadata does not describe the substance of the amendments.

Business Impact

Organizations involved in vaccination, healthcare provision, or related pharmaceutical activities may be affected once the listed effective date arrives, but the nature and extent of any impact cannot be determined from the metadata provided.

Recommended Action

Review the official Japanese text on e-Gov, including the amending act and its supplementary provisions, to confirm the actual amendments and effective dates.

Timeline of related official records

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  1. 2025-12-12 — Promulgated (statute recorded by e-Gov Law Search) 医療法等の一部を改正する法律(令和七年法律第八十七号) (this update) Original Japanese source
  2. 2026-10-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search がん登録等の推進に関する法律、予防接種法、介護保険法、住民基本台帳法、健康保険法 ほか28件 (this update) Original Japanese source
  3. 2027-04-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 予防接種法、介護保険法、住民基本台帳法、健康保険法、児童福祉法 ほか19件 Dashboard page Original Japanese source