No. 18612
Promulgation Date 2021-12-21
Ministry of Health and Welfare
ALL
Article 1 (Purpose)
Article 2 (Definitions)
Article 3 (Responsibilities of the State and Local Governments)
Article 3-2 (Pregnant Women and Nursing Mothers' Day)
Article 3-3 (Application to Immigrants by Marriage)
Article 4 (Obligation of Mothers)
Article 5 (Development and Coordination of Service Plans)
Article 6 Deleted.
Article 7 (Establishment of Mother and Child Health Organizations)
Article 8 (Reporting by Pregnant Woman or Nursing Mother)
Article 9 (Issuance of Mother and Child Health Pocketbooks)
Article 9-2 (Recording and Management of Information about Premature Babies)
Article 10 (Healthcare of Pregnant Women or Nursing Mothers, Infants and Young Children, Premature Babies)
Article 10-2 (Support of Intensive Care Facilities for High-Risk Pregnant or Nursing Women and Newborn Babies)
Article 10-3 (Establishment of Breast-Feeding Facilities)
Article 10-4 (Support for Pregnant Women Conceiving Multiple Children)
Article 10-5 (Support for Screening of Prenatal or Postnatal Depression)
Article 10-6 (Central Mother and Child Medical Center)
Article 11 (Projects to Provide Support for Overcoming Subfertility)
Article 11-2 (Public Notice of Standards for Subfertility Treatment)
Article 11-3 (Designation of Medical Institutions for Subfertility Treatment)
Article 11-4 (Establishment and Operation of Counseling Centers Specializing in Subfertility)
Article 11-5 (Hearings)
Article 11-6 (Management of Statistics)
Article 12 (Projects to Prevent Induced Abortion)
Article 13 Deleted.
Article 14 (Limited Permission for Induced Abortion Operations)
Article 15 (Reporting on Postnatal Care Business)
Article 15-2 (Grounds for Disqualification)
Article 15-3 (Succession of Postnatal Care Business)
Article 15-4 (Matters to Be Observed by Postnatal Care Business Entities)
Article 15-5 (Medical Examinations)
Article 15-6 (Education on Prevention of Infection)
Article 15-7 (Report, Visit, and Inspections)
Article 15-8 (Corrective Orders)
Article 15-9 (Closure of Postnatal Care Centers)
Article 15-10 (Reporting on Closure, Suspension, and Resumption of Postnatal Care Business)
Article 15-11 (Penalty Surcharges)
Article 15-12 (Succession of Effect of Administrative Disciplinary Dispositions)
Article 15-13 (Hearings)
Article 15-14 (Restriction of Use of Title)
Article 15-15 (Guarantee of Liability for Compensation for Damage)
Article 15-16 (Disclosure of User Fees)
Article 15-17 (Establishment of Postnatal Care Centers by Local Governments)
Article 15-18 (Support of Postnatal Caregivers)
Article 15-19 (Qualification of Postnatal Caregivers)
Article 15-20 (Assessment of Postnatal Care Centers)
Article 15-21 (Fact-Finding Survey on Postnatal Care Service)
Article 15-22 (Provision of Rooming-In Care)
Article 16 (Associations)
Article 17 Deleted.
Article 18 Deleted.
Article 19 Deleted.
Article 20 (Prohibition of Use of Same Title)
Article 21 (Subsidization of Expenses)
Article 22 (Free Loan of State Property)
Article 23 (Disclosure of Offenses)
Article 24 (Prohibition of Divulgence of Secrets)
Article 25 (Delegation of Authority and Entrustment of Administrative Work)
Article 26 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 26-2 (Joint Penalty Provisions)
Article 27 (Administrative Fines)
Article 28 (Exemption from Application of the Criminal Act)
Article 29 Deleted.
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