Ministerial Ordinance Amending the Regulations for Enforcement of the Dietitians Act and Other Rules

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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

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Ordinance No. 132 of 2026, promulgated on 2026-08-20, amends the Regulations for Enforcement of the Dietitians Act and other rules. This listing specifically concerns amendments to the Regulations for Enforcement of the Dentists Act (Ministry of Health and Welfare Ordinance No. 48 of 1948), with an effective date of 2026-09-17.

Business Impact

Dentists may be affected by changes to the Regulations for Enforcement of the Dentists Act, although the provisions changed are not identified. Despite the broader title referring to dietitians, this listing specifically concerns the rules governing dentists.

Recommended Action

Review of the official Japanese source could clarify the amended provisions affecting dentists and any transitional arrangements associated with the 2026-09-17 effective date.

Timeline of related official records

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1. 2026-08-20 — Promulgated (instrument recorded by e-Gov Law Search) 栄養士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百三十二号） (this update) Original Japanese source
2. 2026-09-17 — 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、栄養士法施行規則、歯科医師法施行規則、薬剤師法施行規則 (this update) Original Japanese source
3. 2026-10-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 栄養士法施行規則、薬剤師法施行規則 Dashboard page Original Japanese source