No. 15912
Promulgation Date 2018-12-11
Ministry of Health and Welfare
ALL
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 (Purpose)
Article 2 (Definitions)
Article 3 (Basic Principles)
Article 4 (Relationship to other Acts)
Article 5 (Obligations of the State and Local Governments)
Article 6 (Designation of Hospice Day)
Article 7 (Implementation and Formulation of Comprehensive Plans)
Article 8 (National Hospice and Palliative Care Committee)
CHAPTER II MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR DETERMINATION TO TERMINATE, ETC., LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT
Article 9 (National Agency for Management of Life-Sustaining Treatment)
Article 10 (Preparation, Registration, etc., of Life-Sustaining Treatment Plans)
Article 11 (Agency for Registration of Advance Statements on Life-Sustaining Treatment)
Article 12 (Preparation, Registration, etc., of Advance Statements on Life-Sustaining Treatment)
Article 13 (Revocation of Designation of Registration Agencies)
Article 14 (Establishment, Operation, etc., of Institutional Ethics Committee)
CHAPTER III IMPLEMENTATION OF DETERMINATION TO TERMINATE, ETC., LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT
Article 15 (Persons subject to Implementation of Determination to Terminate, etc., Life-Sustaining Treatment)
Article 16 (Diagnosis of Whether Patient is at End-of-Life Stage)
Article 17 (Verification of Patient's Intention)
Article 18 (Determination to Terminate, etc. Life-Sustaining Treatment When Failing to Verify Patient's Intention)
Article 19 (Implementation, etc., of Determination to Terminate, etc., Life-Sustaining Treatment)
Article 20 (Preservation of Records)
CHAPTER IV HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE
Article 21 (Hospice Projects)
Article 22 (Cooperation, etc. in Provision of Data)
Article 23 (Designation of National Hospice Center)
Article 24 (Designation, etc., of Regional Hospice Center)
Article 25 (Designation, etc., of Institutions Specialized in Hospice Care)
Article 26 (Reporting on Changes, Business Closure, etc.)
Article 27 (Medical Practitioner's Duty to Explain)
Article 28 (Application for Hospice Care)
Article 29 (Evaluation of Institutions Specialized in Hospice Care)
Article 30 (Revocation, etc., of Designation of Institutions Specialized in Hospice Care)
CHAPTER V SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
Article 31 (Management of Sensitive Information and Personally Identifiable Information)
Article 32 (Prohibition of Disclosure of Information)
Article 33 (Inspection, etc., of Records)
Article 34 (Report, Inspection, etc.)
Article 35 (Hearings)
Article 36 (Prohibition of Use of Similar Names)
Article 37 (Prohibition of Disadvantages in Insurance, etc.)
Article 38 (Bearing of Expenses Incurred in Making Decisions on Life-Sustaining Treatment, etc.)
CHAPTER VI PENALTY PROVISIONS
Article 39 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 40 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 41 (Concurrent Imposition of Suspension of Qualification)
Article 42 (Joint Penalty Provisions)
Article 43 (Administrative Fines)
ADDENDA
ADDENDUM <Act No. 15542, Mar. 27, 2018>
ADDENDUM <Act No. 15912, Dec. 11, 2018>