Act Partially Amending the Medical Care Act (2025 Act No. 87) - Update to Mentally Ill Offenders Act

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Summary

The e-Gov law update list shows an entry for the Act Partially Amending the Medical Care Act and Other Acts (Reiwa 7 Act No. 87), listed as promulgated on 2025-12-12 with an effective date of 2026-10-01. The listed target law is the Act on Medical Care and Observation for Persons Who Committed Serious Harmful Acts in a State of Insanity (Heisei 15 Act No. 110). The metadata does not describe the specific content of the amendments.

Business Impact

Organizations involved in designated medical institutions or related psychiatric care and observation may be affected, but the nature and scope of any changes cannot be determined from the metadata provided. Any effect would depend on the actual amended provisions.

Recommended Action

Review the official Japanese text of the amending act and the amended law on e-Gov to confirm which provisions change and from what date.

Timeline of related official records

Related official records are linked only when names and instrument numbers match exactly, so this timeline may be incomplete. Dates are as stated by the official sources. It is a monitoring aid, not legal advice; the original Japanese sources are authoritative.

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