Chapter I General Provisions

(Purpose of this Law) Article 1. The purpose of this Law is to define clearly the scope of responsibilities and the powers of the Ministry of Welfare and to provide an organization fit for the efficient conduct of the administrative affairs and enterprises under the jurisdiction of the Ministry.

(Definitions) Article 2. For the purpose of this Law, the following definitions shall apply: (1) "Food" shall mean all kinds of food and beverage. However, it shall not include anything which is taken as a medicine; (2) "Additional things" shall mean anything which is used in the way of addition, mixture, permeation, etc. for the purpose of seasoning, coloring perfuming, preserving, bleaching, expension or other treatment of food; (3) "Apparatus" shall mean utensils used for food and beverage, cooking utensils, or machine, implement and any other articles used in collection, manufacture, processing, preparing, storage, transportation, displaying, delivery or eating and drinking of food or additional things and which come into direct contact with food or additional things. However, it shall not include machine, implement or any other articles used for collection of food in agriculture and fishery; (4) "Container (and package)" shall mean any articles in which food or additional things are contained or any package in which such are packed when offered; (5) "Medical drugs" shall mean any one of the articles mentioned below excepting devices; a. Articles recognized in the official Japanese Pharmacopoeia, official National Formulary or these supplements (to be referred to as official compendium;hereinafter the same), b. Articles intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease in man, c. Articles (other than food) intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of man, d. Articles used as a component of any articles specified in the preceding items. (6) "Device" shall mean any one of the articles mentioned below; a. Apparatus, instrument or contrivance, intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease in man, b. Apparatus, instrument or contrivance, intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of man.

(Establishment) Article 3. The Ministry of Welfare is hereby established under the provision of Article 3 paragraph 2 of the National Government Organization Law (Law No.120 of 1948). 2 The Ministry of Welfare shall be headed by the Minister of Welfare.

(Mission of the Ministry of Welfare) Article 4. The Ministry of Welfare shall be the administrative organ responsible for the integrated administration of the following administrative affairs and enterprises of the National Government, aiming at the elevation and promotion of social welfare, social security and public health as its mission: (1) Health of the people; (2) Pharmaceutical affairs and control of narcotics and Cannibis Sativa L; (3) Social work, disaster relief and other protection and guidance of the life of the people; (4) Promotion of child and maternal welfare; (5) Business and program concerning social insurance (except those under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Labor); (6) Business concerning population problem.

(Powers of the Ministry) Article 5. For the purpose of carrying out the responsibilities provided for in this Law the Ministry shall have the powers as listed below. Such powers shall, however, be exercised in accordance with laws (including orders issued thereunder): (1) To make, within the limits of budgetary appropriations, obligations necessary for carrying out its responsibilities; (2) To collect revenues and make payments necessary for carrying out its responsibilities; (3) To establish and maintain offices and other facilities directly required for carrying out its responsibilities; (4) To procure materials for use in enterprises, office supplies, research materials, etc., which are directly required for carrying out its responsibilities; (5) To dispose of unnecessary property; (6) To administer personnel affairs, including appointment, dismissal, awards and discipline; (7) To establish and maintain facilities required for the welfare and health of personnel; (8) To establish and maintain housing to be rented to personnel; (9) To distribute or publish statistics and research data concerning the affairs under its jurisdiction; (10) To inspect and supervise the affairs under its jurisdiction and to take necessary measures in accordance with the provisions of laws and orders; (11) To collect, prepare and disseminate information to the public concerning the affairs under its jurisdiction; (12) To adopt the official seals of the Ministry of Welfare; (13) To give permission or authorization to, or to cancel permission of juridical persons for public benefit whose activities come under the scope of jurisdiction of the Ministry; (14) To designate national park with specification of its boundary; (15) To execute national park work and to delegate a part of the work to the public body; (16) To designate special area in the boundary of national park and give permission to those who intend to perform a certain act in the said area and to give order to restore it to original state to those who violate the conditions set forth in the permission; (17) To prohibit or restrict a certain act or to order to take necessary measures in the boundary of national park and to give order to restore it to original state to those who violate these orders or dispositions; (18) To designate necessary areas for the improvement of facilities and betterment of environment, for the purpose of the promotion of public utilization of hot springs; (19) To give necessary instructions to managers of facilities which are utilizing hot springs in the designated area; (20) To authorize the establishment and to decide standard of eugenic marriage consultation offices; (21) To designate facilities for training nutritionists and to perform examinations for nutritionists; (22) To give necessary instructions for the establishment and the management of health-centers to To, Do, Fu and prefectures or to those cities designated by Cabinet Order; (23) To designate infectious diseases to which the Infectious Diseases Prevention Law (Law No.36 of 1897) shall apply and to decide the scope of its application; (24) To authorize the disposal of building infected by virus of infectious diseases and the quarantine measures of ships, trains and electric trains which are executed by governors of To, Do, Fu and prefectures; (25) To order To, Do, Fu and prefectures to execute temporary preventive inoculation program; (26) To admit health examination to be performed by governors of To, Do, Fu and prefectures at the time of the outbreak of veneral diseases; (27) To order To, Do, Fu and prefectures to establish mental hospitals; (28) To order To, Do, Fu and prefectures, or other public bodies as deemed necessary, to establish tuberculosis sanatoria; (29) To designate not less than two of To, Do, Fu and prefectures and order them to establish leprosaria; (30) To designate sea-ports and the kind of infectious diseases for the purpose of quarantine measures; (31) To designate training facilities for Riyoshi (barbers and beauty-culturists); (32) To set standards for food, additional things, their apparatus, containers or packages, for sale and to execute necessary examination of the products; (33) To set grade and standard of articles for export or to set minimum standard and packing requirement for designated export articles, and to conduct examinations accordingly under the provisions of the Export Goods Control Law (Law No.153 of 1948) and orders issued thereunder;provided, however, this provision shall not apply to matters placed under authority of other Ministries by the said Law and orders issued thereunder; (34) To direct food sanitation inspectors to conduct inspectional visit and examination of the business facilities stipulated by the provisions of the Food Sanitation Law (Law No.233 of 1947) and also to direct them to take away articles for examination; (35) To instruct cities, towns and villages to establish slaughterhouses; (36) To perform affairs on waterworks and sewages; (37) To perform examination, licensing and registration of medical practitioners and dentists, and to order the cancellation of license or the suspension of professional practices; (38) To perform examination, licensing and registration of public health nurses, midwives and A class nurses, and to order the cancellation of license or the suspension of professional practices; (39) To perform examination of dental hygienists; (40) To direct medical care inspectors to enter and examine hospitals, clinics or midwifery homes; (41) To grant permission for the establishment and use of national hospitals and to enter and examine national clinics or midwifery homes and make necessary recommendations thereon, as provided for in the Medical Service Law (Law No.205 of 1948); (42) To order the establishment of hospitals or clinics to To, Do, Fu, prefectures, cities, towns and villages, or to those designated by the Minister or Welfare, and to order necessary matters to the founders or managers in accordance with the provisions of the Medical Service Law; (43) To exercise supervision over national examinations of pharmacists and execute licensing and registration of pharmacists, and to order the cancellation of license or the suspension of professional practices; (44) To execute the registration of the manufacturers, importers and sellers of medical drugs, devices or cosmetics and to order the cancellation of registration or the suspension of professional practices; (45) To prepare and issue official compendium according to the recommendation submitted by the National committee of Pharmacy; (46) To permit production item by item, when manufacturers of medical drugs intend to manufacture medical drugs which are not included in official compendium or when manufacturers of devices intend to manufacture devices; (47) To make allocation of medical drugs, medical devices, other sanitary articles and their raw materials; (48) To direct pharmaceutical inspectors to enter and examine as required and direct them, in case of necessity, to take away articles for examination; (49) To license and register dealers in narcotics and Cannibis Sativa L, to cancel their licence and delete their registration and to designate, supervise and direct narcotic agents; (50) To designate poisonous and powarful drugs; (51) To decide the standard of medical drugs (including biological products and anti-biotic preparations) and to execute their assaying; (52) To instruct the administration of social work to To, Do, Fu and prefectures or to cities designated by Cabinet Order; (53) To instruct governors of To, Do, Fu and prefectures to assist disaster relief program executed by other governors; (54) To give approval for the establishment of Consumer's Livelihood Cooperative Association or Federation of Consumer's Livelihood Cooperative Associations which covers, georgraphycally or occupationally, the area wider than that of To, Do, Fu, prefecture or a special city; (55) To commission Welfare Commissioners and Child Welfare Workers, and to decide their fixed numbers and standard of their training; (56) To set minimum standard on equipment and administration of child welfare facilities; (57) To determine cost of medical care and enter into contract concerning Government managed Health Insurance and mariners'Insurance; (58) To give approval for the establishment, regulations, rates of contribution fees or budget of Health Insurance Association and Federation of Health Insurance Associations, to direct them to report on facts, to inspect the conditions of their activities and properties, to order them to amend their regulations and to make other necessary measures for supervision; (59) To give approval for budget for Social Insurance Medical Care Fee Payment Fund, to direct to report the conditions of its activities and properties or to direct government officials concerned to inspect the conditions of its business or properties, or books, documents and other articles; (60) To direct city, town and village (including special ward) where National Health Insurance is executed, National Health Insurance Association, incorporated juridical person which executes National Health Insurance and Federation of National Health Insurance Associations to submit reports concerning their activities and properties, to inspect their conditions, to order the amendment of their by-laws, regulations or stipulations and to give orders or take actions necessary for supervision; (61) To decide the standard of the medical fees for National Health Insurance and medical care fees for National Public Service Mutual Aid Associations; (62) To collect contribution fees for Government managed Health Insurance, Welfare Pension Insurance or Mariners'Insurance; (63) In addition to those listed in the preceding items, such powers as are placed under the Ministry of Welfare by-laws (including orders issued thereunder).

Chapter II The Ministry Proper

Section 1 Internal Subdivisions

(Internal Subdivisions) Article 6. The Ministry Proper shall have the Minister's Secretariat and the following six Bureaus: Public Sanitation Bureau Medical Affairs Bureau Pharmaceutical and Supply Bureau Social Affairs Bureau Children's Bureau Insurance Bureau 2 The Minister's Secretariat shall have the Statistics and Research Division and the National Parks Division, and the Public Sanitation Bureau shall have the Environmental Sanitation Division.

(Special Position) Article 7. The Medical Affairs Bureau shall have one Deputy Chief.

(Functions of the Minister's Secretariat) Article 8. The Minister's Secretariat shall in connection with the responsibilities of the Ministry of Welfare, take charge of the following affairs: (1) Confidential matters; (2) Classification, appointment and dismissal of personnel, their status, disciplinary punishment, performance of duty and other personnel affairs;also, their refinement and training; (3) Custody of the Minister's and the Ministry's official seals; (4) Receipt, despatch, compilation and custody of official documents; (5) Budget estimates for expenses and revenues, settlement of accounts, account and audit; (6) Control of administrative properties and articles; (7) Health, medical treatment and other welfare measures for personnel; (8) Administrative inspections; (9) Liaison affairs; (10) Dissemination of informations; (11) Examination of drafts of laws and orders and other matters of coordination and integration; (12) Coordination and integration of materials used for the administration of the Ministry; (13) Research in general concerning the administration of the Ministry; (14) Planning, dissemination and collection, custody, tabulation, analysis and compilation of data, concerning vital statistics and other statistics necessary for the administration of the Ministry of Welfare; (15) Protection on, planning for and management of the National Parks; (16) Guidance and development of sight seeing enterprises concerning National Parks and hot springs, and adjustment and improvement of related facilities; (17) Management of Palace plaza and, moat, Kyoto Palace Garden and Shinjuku Garden; (18) Investigation, popularisation, development and promotion of utilization of scenic spots and recreational places for the welfare of the people; (19) Investigation, adjustment and improvement in regard to parks (excepting the parks in the city planning) for the welfare of the people; (20) Protection of hot springs and improvement of their utilization; (21) In addition to the affairs listed in the preceding items, such responsibilities of the Ministry of Welfare as are not in the charge of other bureaus or organs. 2 The Statistics and Research Division shall administer the matters mentioned in items (13) and (14) of the preceding paragragh. 3 The National Parks Division shall administer the matters mentioned in items (15) to (20) inclusive of the preceding paragraph.

(Functions of the Public Sanitation Bureau) Article 9. The Public Sanitation Bureau shall take charge of the following affairs: (1) Planning for and execution of the promotion of health and the improvement of physique and mentality of the people; (2) To enforce the Eugenic Protection Law (Law No.156 of 1948); (3) Popularization and development of national welfare movement; (4) Survey on nutrition of the people and improvement thereof; (5) Supervision on status and professional practices of nutritionist; (6) Procurement of nutritious food for the sick and to give guidance for cooking; (7) Guidance and supervision over the establishment and operation of health centers; (8) Health education program, and in-service training for public health personnel; (9) Guidance and supervision over disease prevention programs such as prevention of spread and outbreak of infectious diseases, mental diseases, endemics and other special diseases and enlargement of preventive treatment facilities. However, those belonging to the responsibilities of other bureaus shall be excluded; (10) Guidance on examination, testing and research for the purpose of preventing diseases; (11) Quarantine measures at sea-ports and airports; (12) Improvement of hygienic conditions in hotels, performance places, public bath houses, barber shops, etc., where many people gather; (13) Improvement and promotion of building hygiene and cleaning hygiene; (14) Extermination of rodent, insect, etc., guidance and supervision over dead animal processing plants, etc. and improvement and promotion of environmental sanitation measures; (15) Prevention of injury to health caused by food and drinks; (16) Affairs on slaughterhouses and slaughtered animals, and prevention of rabies in dogs; (17) Supervision of food, additional things, apparatus, containers or packages which are for sale; (18) Affairs on waterworks and sewages; (19) Affairs on cemetery, burials, cremation, etc.; (20) In addition to the affairs listed in the preceding items, matters concerning promotion and improvement of public health. However, matters under the jurisdiction of other bureaus shall be excluded. 2 The Environmental Sanitation Division shall administer the matters mentioned in items (12) to (19) inclusive in the preceding paragraph.

(Functions of the Medical Affairs Bureau) Article 10. The Medical Affairs Bureau shall take charge of the following affairs: (1) Guidance and supervision over the status and professional practices of medical practitioners and dentists; (2) Guidance and supervision over medical care; (3) Guidance and supervision over the status and professional practices of public health nurses, midwives, nurses, dental hygienists and others engaging in medical care; (4) Guidance and supervision over the status and professional practices of practitioners of massage, acupuncture, moxa-cautery, Judoorthopaedics, etc.; (5) Guidance in liquidation business of Japan Medical Treatment Corporation; (6) Adjustment and improvement of medical care facilities; (7) Popularization and improvement of medical care; (8) Affairs on national hospitals and sanatoria; (9) Accounting of special account of National Hospitals.

(Functions of the Pharmaceutical and Supply Bureau) Article 11. The Pharmaceutical and Supply Bureau shall take charge of the following affairs: (1) Guidance, encouragement, supervision and coordination of business in regard to production, distribution, sale, etc. of medical drugs, medical devices and other sanitary goods; (2) Guidance and supervision over the status and professional practices of pharmacists; (3) Matters concerning manufacturers, importers and sellers of medical drugs, devices or cosmetics. (4) Control over false or misbranded medical drugs, devices and cosmetics stipulated in the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law (Law No.197 of 1948); (5) Guidance examination, assay and research of medical drugs, devices and cosmetics; (6) Assay on biological products, anti-biotic preparations and specified medical drugs; (7) Control of poisonous and powerful drugs; (8) Control and supervision over all activities concerning narcotics and Cannibis Stiva L and disposition of such articles; (9) In addition to the affairs listed in the preceding items, enforcement of laws concerning control over pharmaceutical affairs, narcotics and Cannibis Sativa L.

(Functions of the Social Affairs Bureau) Article 12. The Social Affairs Bureau shall take charge of the following affairs: (1) Encouragement and supervision over social work; (2) Investigation and research of social work; (3) Guidance and supervision over Welfare Commissioners; (4) Refinement training to workers of social work; (5) Necessary protection for needy persons and others who require protection; (6) Emergency relief for sufferers from disaster; (7) Execution, encouragement and supervision of protection and rehabilitation works of the physically handicapped persons; (8) Encouragement and supervision over Consumer's Livelihood Cooperative Associations; (9) Encouragement and supervision, over public pawn-shops and other social welfare facilities; (10) Matters concerning supplies necessary for the relief of sufferers from disaster and for the protection of those who require it; (11) In addition to the affairs listed in the preceding items, protection and guidance of the life of the people, excepting such responsibilities as are in the charge of other bureaus:

(Functions of the Children's Bureau) Article 13. The Children's Bureau shall take charge of the following affairs: (1) Guidance for Child Welfare Officials and Child Welfare Workers; (2) Promotion of health of children, pregnant women and women in child-birth; (3) Improvement of nutrition and prevention of diseases of pregnant women, women in childbirth and infants; (4) Promotion of culture for the welfare of children; (5) Nursing care, protection, correction of children and other measures needed for protection of children; (6) Protection of mother and children who require protection; (7) Prevention of child delinquency; (8) Guidance for foster care homes; (9) Guidance in nursing and development of mind and body of children; (10) Guidance and supervision in regard to equipment and operation of child welfare centers, child welfare agencies and institutions for the training of workers of child welfare agencies; (11) Training and guidance of workers of child welfare centers and child welfare agencies; (12) In addition to the affairs listed in the preceding items, planning for the welfare of children, pregnant women, women in childbirth and mothers in general. However, such responsibilities as are in the charge of other bureaus shall be excluded.

(Functions of the Insurance Bureau) Article 14. The Insurance Bureau shall take charge of the following affairs: (1) Execution of Government managed Health Insurance program; (2) Guidance and supervision in regard to Health Insurance Associations and Federations of Health Insurance Associations; (3) Execution of Welfare Pension Insurance program; (4) Execution of Mariners'Insurance program; (5) Execution of business concerning examination and re-examination, and maintenance of various councils, with respect to all social insurances under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Welfare; (6) Guidance and supervision over National Health Insurance enterprises of cities, towns and villages (including special wards) which carry out National Health Insurance program and of corporate juridical persons which carry out National Health Insurance program, and over National Health Insurance Associations and Federations of National Health Insurance Associations; (7) Guidance and supervision over Social Insurance Medical Care Fee Payment Fund; (8) Accounting of Welfare Insurance Special Account; (9) Accounting of Mariners'Insurance Special Account; (10) Coordination of social insurance system; (11) Investigation and research in regard to improvement and promotion of social security; (12) Gathering, maintenance and publishing of fiscal and actuarial reports, and execution of such research as may be necessary for proper planning or legislative action, with reference to all social insurances under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Welfare.

Section 2 Auxiliary Organs

(Auxiliary Organs) Article 15. In addition to those provided for in Article 29 the Ministry Proper shall have the following auxiliary organs: Population Problem Research Institute Iustitute of Public Health National Institute of Nutrition National Institute of Health Quarantine Stations National Hospitals National Sanatoria Hospital Administration Institute National Hygienic Laboratory National Home for the Blind (Komyo-Ryo) National Institution for the Guidance on Rehabilitation of the Physically Handicapped Persons National Juvenile Home for Education and Training National Health Insurance Sanatorium

(Population Problem Research Institute) Article 16. The Population Problem Research Institute shall be an organ which takes charge of the investigation and research on population problem. 2 The Population Problem Research Institute shall be established in Tokyo-To. 3 The internal organization of the Population Problem Research Institute shall be provided for by the Ministry of Welfare Ordinance.

(Institute of Public Health) Article 17. The Institute of Public Health shall be an organ which takes charge of cultivation and training of technicians for public health, and of investigation and research on practical application of theory concerning public health for them. 2 The Institute of Public Health shall be established in Tokyo-To. 3 The internal organization of the Institute of Public Health shall be provided for by the Ministry of Welfare Ordinance.

(National Institute of Nutrition) Article 18. The National Institute of Nutrition shall be an organ which takes charge of the investigation and research on nutrition of the people and other problems on dietary. 2 The National Institute of Nutrition shall be established in Tokyo-To. 3 The internal organization of the National Institute of Nutrition shall be providedf or by the Ministry of Welfare Ordinance.

(National Institute of Health) Article 19. The National Institute of Health shall be an organ which takes charge of matters as mentioned below in regard to the infectious and other specific diseases, and food sanitation: (1) To conduct the examination of pathogenic organism and of the cause of diseases, and the research and training concerning preventive and therapeutic measures; (2) To conduct the biological examination, assay and experimental manufactures of biological products, anti-biotic preparations, disinfectants, insecticides and rodenticides, which are used for prevention, treatment and diagnosis of diseases; (3) To produce sera and vaccines such as plague vaccine, etc. which are not used frequently and are technically difficult to prepare; (4) To conduct the bacteriological and biological laboratory testing on food sanitation; (5) To conduct other scientific investigation and research regarding preventive medicine; (6) To coordinate and integrate examination and research on preventive medicine. 2 The National Institute of Health shall be established in Tokyo-to. 3 The internal organization of the National Institute of Health shall be provided for by the Ministry of Welfare Ordinance. 4 The Minister of Welfare may establish the branch institutes of the National Institute of Health at necessary places in order to charge them with a part of the functions of the National Institute of Health. Their names, locations and internal organizations shall be provided for by the Ministry of Welfare Ordinance.

(Quarantine Stations) Article 20. The Quarantine Stations shall be organs which conduct quarantine and epidemic prevention at the sea-port and the air-port. 2 Names, locations and internal organizations of the Quarantine Stations shall be provided for by the Ministry of Welfare Ordinance.

(National Hospitals) Article 21. The National Hospitals shall be organs which give medical care and at the same time contribute to the improvement of medicine. 2 Names, locations and internal organizations of the National Hospitals shall be provided for by the Ministry of Welfare Ordinance. 3 The Minister of Welfare may, in case he deems it necessary, establish branch hospitals or clinics of the National Hospitals at necessary places.Their names, locations and internal organizations shall be provided for by the Ministry of Welfare Ordinance. 4 The National Hospital, its branch hospital or clinic may permit the use of a part of the building, its facilities, instruments and apparatus, in accordance with the Ministry of Welfare Ordinance, to medical practitioners or dentists who are not working in the National Hospital, its branch hospital or clinic concerned, as far as that does not hinder its normal function, for the purpose of their medical care and research. 5 The National Hospitals may have the attached training institutions for nurses and midwives. Necessary matters for training institutions shall be provided for by the Ministry of Welfare Ordinance.

(National Sanatoria) Article 22. The National Sanatoria shall be organs which give medical care to those who need special type of care and at the same time contribute to the improvement of medicine. 2 Names, locations and internal organizations of the National Sanatoria shall be provided for by the Ministry of Welfare Ordinance. 3 The Minister of Welfare may, in case he deems it necessary, establish branch hospitals or clinics of the National Sanatoria at necessary places. Their names, locations and internal organizations, shall be provided for by the Ministry of Welfare Ordinance. 4 The provision of paragraph 4 of the preceding Article shall apply mutatis mutandis to the National Sanatoria, branch hospitals or clinics. 5 The National Sanatoria may have reseducating and affiliated courses for nurses.

(Hospital Administration Institute) Article 23. The Hospital Administration Institute shall be an organ which takes charge of investigation, research and training in hospital administration. 2 The Hospital Administration Institute shall be established in Tokyo-To. 3 The internal organization of the Hospital Administration Institute shall be provided for by the Ministry of Welfare Ordinance.

(National Hygienic Laboratory) Article 24. The National Hygienic Laboratory shall be an organ which takes charge of the following affairs: (1) To conduct the examination and laboratory test of medical drugs, food, etc., which need the national assay; (2) To conduct the examination and laboratory test of export medical drugs (except biological products and anti-biotic preparations), devices, cosmetics, food, etc., as required by the Export Goods Control Law; (3) To conduct the examination and laboratory test of medical drugs (except biological products and anti-biotic preparations), devices, cosmetics, food, etc. for domestic consumption; (4) To conduct the examination and laboratory test (other than biological testing) of disinfectants, insecticides and rodenticides; (5) To conduct cultivation, guidance and research of medical plants; (6) To operate the experimental manufactures of medical drugs, etc.; (7) To conduct other examination, investigation and research necessary for sanitation. 2 The National Hygienic Laboratory shall be established in Tokyo-To. 3 The internal organization of the National Hygienic Laboratory shall be provided for by the Ministry of Welfare Ordinance. 4 The Minister of Welfare may establish branch laboratories of the National Hygienic Laboratory at necessary places in order to charge them with a part of the functions of the National Hygienic Laboratory. Their names, locations and internal organizations shall be provided for by the Ministry of Welfare Ordinance.

(National Home for the Blind (Komyo-Ryo)) Article 25. With regard to the National Home for the Blind (Komyo-Ryo), the National Home for the Blind (Komyo-Ryo) Establishment Law (Law No.162 of 1948) shall apply.

(National Institution for the Guidance on Rehabilitation of the Physically Handicapped Persons) Article 26. With regard to the National Institution for the Guidance on Rehabilitation of the Physically Handicapped Persons, the Establishment Law of the National Institution for the Guidance on Rehabilitation of the Physically Handicapped Persons (Law No.152 of 1949) shall apply.

(National Juvenile Home for Education and Training) Article 27. The National Juvenile Home for Education and Training shall be an organ which takes charges of the reform and protection of children sent to the Home under the provisions of Article 27 paragraph 1 item (3) of the Child Welfare Law (Law No.164 of 1947) and Article 10 paragraph 2 of the Cabinet Order for the Enforcement of the said Law (Cabinet Order No.77 of 1948), and contributes to the improvement of reform and protection in all other juvenile homes for education and training. 2 The name, location and internal organization of the National Juvenile Home for Education and Training shall be provided for by the Ministry of Welfare Ordinance. 3 The National Juvenile Home for Education and Training may have the attached training institute for the personnel engaging in reform and protection. Necessary matters for the training institute shall be provided for by the Ministry of Welfare Ordinance.

(National Health Insurance Sanatorium) Article 28. The National Health Insurance Sanatorium shall be an organ which takes charge of the medical care of the insured persons of health insurance, National Health Insurance and other social insurances, and their dependents. 2 The name, location and internal organization of the National Health Insurance Sanatorium shall be provided for by the Ministry of Welfare Ordinance.

(Other Auxiliary Organs) Article 29. The organs entered in the left column of the following table shall be those established as auxiliary organs of the Ministry proper, the purpose of their establishment being given in the right column. Name Purpose The Health Statistics Council To make research and deliberation, in response to the request of the Minister of Welfare, on important matters on health statistics. The People's Physical Strength Council To make research and deliberation, in response to the request of the Minister of Welfare, on important matters on physical strength of the people. The Central Eugenic Protection Committee To mainly re-examine the adequancy of the eugenic operation and to manage other matters necessary for the eugenic protection. The Nutritionist Examination Council To make research and deliberation, in response to the request of the Minister of Welfare, on important matters on examination of nutritionists. The Central Council of National Parks To make research and deliberation, in response to the request of the Minister of Welfare, on important matters on National Parks. The Local Councils of National Parks To make research and deliberation, in response to the request of the Minister of Welfare, an important matters on management of National Parks concerned. The Central Hot-spring Council To make research and deliberation, in response to the request of the Minister of Welfare, on hot-springs and their administration. The Designation Council for Riyo-shi Training Facilities To make research and deliberation, in response to the request of the Minister of Welfare, on the designation of training facilities for Riyo-shi. The Central Food Sanitation Research Council To make research and deliberation on food sanitation and administration of food sanitation in response to the request of the Minister of Welfare. The Medical Ethics Council To make research and deliberation, in response to the request of the Minister of Welfare, on important matters for disposal of cancellation of licence re-licencing or suspension of professional practices of medical practitioners and dentists, or for improvement of medical ethics. The Medical Practitioners National Examination Council To make research and deliberation, in response to the request of the Minister of Welfare, on important matters on the national examination for medical practitioners. The Dentists National Examination Council To make research and deliberation, in response to the request of the Minister of Welfare, on important matters on the national examination for dentists. National Examiners for Medical Practitioners To take charge of the matters on the national examination for madical practitioners. National Examiners for Dentists To take charge of the matters on the national examination for dentists. Examiners of Preliminary National Examination for Medical Practitioners To take charge of the matters on the preliminary examination of the national examination for medical practitioners. Examiners of Preliminary National Examination for Dentists To take charge of the matters on the preliminary examination of the national examination for dentists. The Council on Internship for Medical Practitioners To make research and deliberation, in response to the request of the Minister of Welfare, on important matters for internship in accordance with the provisions of Article 11 of the Medical Practitioners Law (Law No.201 of 1948). The Council on Internship for Dentists To make research and deliberation, in response to the request of the Minister of Welfare, on important matters for internship in accordance with the provisions of Article 11 of the Dentists Law (Law No.202 of 1945). The Council on Examinations for Public Health Nurses, Midwives and Nurses To make research and deliberation, in response to the request of the Minister of Welfare, on important matters for the national examinations of public health nurses, midwives and A class nurses, and for the examination of B class nurses. National Examiners for Public Health Nurses, Midwives and A Class Nurses To take charge of the enforcement of the national examinations for public health nurses, midwives and A class nurses. The Central Council on Medical Care Facilities To make research and deliberation, in response to the request of the Minister of Welfare, on important matters on adjustment of the medical care facilities. The Medical Treatment Fee Council To deliberate, in response to the request of the Minister of Welfare, on matters for the medical treatment fees which the founders of the public medical care facilities may demand. The Central Conncil on Practices of Massage, Acupuncture, Moxa-Cautery and Judo-Orthopaedics To make research and deliberation, in response to the request of the Minister of Welfare, on important matters for the approval and examination of schools or training facilities under the provision of Article 2 paragraph 1 of the Law for Business of Massage, Acupuncture, Moxa-Cautery, Judo-Orthopaedics, etc.(Law No.217 of 1947), for the instructions under the provision of Article 8 paragraph 1 of the same Law, or for the actions under the provision of Article 11 paragraph 2 of the same Law. The Research Council on Medical and Pharmaceutical Systems To make research and deliberation, in response to the request of the Minister of Welfare, on important matters for improvement of medical and pharmaceutical systems. The Council on Liquidation of Japan Medical Treatment Corporation To make research and deliberation, in response to the request of the Minister of Welfare, on important matters for liqudation of the Japan Medical Treatment Corporation. The National Committee of Pharmacy To submit an original draft to the Minister of Welfare concerning revision of official compendiums or their supplements, to conduct national examination for pharmacists, to make re-commendation to the Minister of Welfare concerning new medical drugs and other pharmaceutical affairs, and to conduct re-examination for cancellation of license or registration, or suspension of professional practices. The Central Social Work Council To make research and deliberation on matters belonging to its powers under the provisions of Article 7 and Article 13 of the Social Work Law (Law No.59 of 1938), and also on important matters for social work in response to the request of the Minister of Welfare. The Central Child Welfare Council To make research and deliberation, in response to the request of the Minister of Welfare, on matters for welfare of children, pregnant women and women in child-birth. The Health Insurance Council To deliberate on matters on operation of Government managed Health Insurance Program. The Welfare Pension Insurance Council To deliberate on matters on operation of Welfare Pension Insurance program. The Mariners'Insurance Council To deliberate on matters on operation of Mariners'Insurance program. The Health Insurance Appeals Committee To examine appeals of dissatisfaction on decision of insurance payment and on collection of contributions on Health Insurance. The Welfare Pension Insurance Appeals Committee To examine appeals of dissatisfaction on decision of insurance payment and on collection of contributions on Welfare Pension Insurance. The Mariners'Insurance Appeals Committee To examine appeals of dissatisfaction on decision of insurance payment and on collection of contributions on Mariners'Insurance. The Central Social Insurance Medical Care Council To guide and supervise Health Insurance doctors to ensure the proper insurance medical care. The Social Insurance Medical Fee Calculating Council To deliberate, in response to the request of the Minister of Welfare, on proper medical care fees for Health Insurance and Mariners'Insurance and also on standard amount for medical care fees of National Health Insurance.

2 The organizations, responsibilities, councillors and other personnel of the auxiliary organs mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be provided for by Cabinet Order, unless otherwise provided for by other laws (including orders issued thereunder).

Section 3 Local Branch Offices

(Local Branch Offices) Article 30. The Ministry proper shall have the following local branch offices: Regional Offices of Preventive Medicine Officers Medical Affairs Branch Offices

Part 1 Regional Offices of Preventive Medicine Officers

(Responsibilities) Article 31. The Regional Offices of Preventive Medicine Officers shall take charge of a part of the preventive medicine affairs under the jurisdiction of the Ministry Proper.

(Names, Locations and Areas of Jurisdiction) Article 32. Names, locations and areas of jurisdiction of the Regional Offices of Preventive Medicine Officers shall be as follows: Name Location Area of jurisdiction Hokkaido District Regional Office of Preventive Medicine Officers Sapporo city Hokkaido Tohoku District ,, Sendai city Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata and Fukushima Prefectures Kanto Shin-etsu District ,, Tokyo-to Ibaragi, Tochigi, Gumma Saitama and Chiba Prefecture, Tokyo-to, Kanagawa, Yamanashi, Niigata and Nagano Prefectures Tokai Hokuriku District ,, Nagoya city Shizuoka, Aichi, Gifu, Mie, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui Prefectures Kinki District ,, Osaka city Shiga Prefecture, Kyoto-fu, Osaka-fu, Hyogo, Nara and Wakayama Prefectures Chugoku District ,, Hiroshima city Tottori, Shimane, Okayama, Hiroshima and Yamaguchi Prefectures Shikoku District ,, Takamatsu city Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime and Kochi Prefectures Kyushu District ,, Fukuoka city Fukuoka, Sagas Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki and Kagoshima Prefectures

(Internal Organizations) Article 33. The internal organizations of the Regional Offices of Preventive Medicine Officers shall be provided for by the Ministry of Welfare Ordinance.

Part 2 Medical Affairs Branch Offices

(Responsibilities) Article 34. The Medical Affairs Branch Offices shall take charge of a part of the responsibilities of the Ministry Proper concerning guidance and supervision of the business of the National Hospitals and National Sanatoria, and accounting of the National Hospital Special Account.

(Names, Locations and Areas of Jurisdiction) Article 35. Names, locations and areas of jurisdiction of the Medical Affairs Branch Office shall be as follows: Name Location Area of jurisdiction Hokkaido Medical Affairs Branch Office Sapporo city Hokkaido Tohoku ,, Sendai city Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata and Fukushima Prefectures Kanto Shin-etsu ,, Tokyo-to Ibaragi, Tochigi, Gumma, Saitama and Chiba Prefectures, Tokyo-to, Kanagawa, Yamanashi, Niigata and Nagano Prefectures Tokai Hokuriku ,, Nagoya city Shizuoka, Aichi, Gifu, Mie, Toyama and Ishikawa Prefectures Kinki ,, Osaka city Fukui and Shiga Prefectures, Kyoto-fu, Osaka-fu, Hyogo, Nara and Wakayama Prefectures Chugoku ,, Otake-machi, Saekigun, Hiroshima Pref. Tottori, Shimane, Okayama, Hiroshima and Yamaguchi Prefectures Shikoku ,, Zentsuji-machi, Nakatado-gun, Kagawa Pref. Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime and Kochi Prefectures Kyushu ,, Fukuoka city Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki and Kagoshima Prefectures

(Internal Organizations) Article 36. The internal organizations of the Medical Affairs Branch Offices shall be provided for by the Ministry of Welfare Ordinance.

Chapter III External Organ

(Establishment of External Organ) Article 37. The external organ as established under the Ministry of Welfare under the provisions of Article 3 paragraph 2 of the National Government Organization Law shall be as follows: Repatriation Relief Agency

(Repatriation Relief Agency) Article 38. The organization, responsibilities and powers of the Repatriation Relief Agency shall be provided for by the Repatriation Relief Agency Establishment Order (Cabinet Order No.124 of 1948).

Chapter IV Personnel

(Personnel) Article 39. With regard to appointment, dismissal, promotion, disciplinary punishment and other matters concerning administration of personnel of the Ministry of Welfare, the National Public Service Law (Law No.120 of 1947) shall apply.

(Fixed Number of Personnel) Article 40. The fixed number of personnel placed under the Ministry of Welfare shall be provided for by-law separately.