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Act Partially Amending Medical Care Act etc. (Reiwa 7 Act No. 87); amends My Number Act

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

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Summary

The e-Gov law update list shows an amending act, the Act Partially Amending the Medical Care Act and Other Acts (Reiwa 7 Act No. 87), promulgated on 2025-12-12 with a listed enforcement date of 2026-10-01. In this entry, the act that is updated is the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (Heisei 25 Act No. 27, commonly the My Number Act). The metadata does not describe the substance of the amendments.

Business Impact

Organizations that handle individual numbers, for example in healthcare or related administrative processes, may be affected once the amendment takes effect. The scope and nature of any change cannot be determined from the provided metadata.

Recommended Action

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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