Act Partially Amending the Medical Care Act and Related Laws
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: Scheduled to Take Effect · Area: Healthcare / Pharmaceuticals · Impact (preliminary): Medium · First detected by this dashboard: 2026-09-12
View the original Japanese source More Healthcare / Pharmaceuticals updates Search all updates in the dashboard
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
This item refers to an amending act described as the 'Act Partially Amending the Medical Care Act and Related Laws' (Reiwa 7 Act No. 87), recorded in e-Gov Law Search. The metadata lists a promulgation date of 2025-12-12 and a stated effective date of 2026-10-01. The underlying law update entry also references the Local Tax Act (Showa 25 Act No. 226), which may indicate related amendments; this should be confirmed against the official source.
Business Impact
Organizations in healthcare or pharmaceuticals, and potentially those affected by related tax provisions, may need to consider changes if the amendments take effect as scheduled. The scope and specific obligations could vary and are not detailed in the metadata.
Recommended Action
Review the official e-Gov Law Search source to confirm the exact scope, affected laws, promulgation, and effective dates before drawing any conclusions.
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.
- 2025-12-12 — Promulgated (statute recorded by e-Gov Law Search) Original Japanese source
- 2026-10-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search Original Japanese source
- 2027-04-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search Dashboard page Original Japanese source