Ministerial Ordinance Partially Amending the Enforcement Regulations of the Medical Practitioners Act and Others

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Summary

This item concerns a ministerial ordinance (Reiwa 8 MHLW Ordinance No. 128) that partially amends the Enforcement Regulations of the Medical Practitioners Act and related regulations, with the affected regulation listed as the Enforcement Regulations of the Dental Technicians Act (Showa 30 Ministry of Health and Welfare Ordinance No. 23). According to the metadata, the ordinance carries a promulgation date of 2026-08-14 and a stated effective date of 2027-04-01. The specific content of the amendments is not described in the provided metadata.

Business Impact

Organizations connected to medical or dental technician regulation may be affected once the amendments take effect, though the practical scope cannot be determined from this metadata alone.

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Timeline of related official records

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1. 2026-08-14 — Promulgated (instrument recorded by e-Gov Law Search) 医師法施行規則等の一部を改正する省令（令和八年厚生労働省令第百二十八号） (this update) Original Japanese source
2. 2026-08-14 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 保健師助産師看護師法施行規則、医師法施行規則、歯科医師法施行規則、歯科技工士法施行規則、歯科衛生士法施行規則 ほか1件 Dashboard page Original Japanese source
3. 2027-04-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 保健師助産師看護師法施行規則、医師法施行規則、歯科医師法施行規則、歯科技工士法施行規則、歯科衛生士法施行規則 (this update) Original Japanese source