Notification to prefecture governors’ offices when a doctor has diagnosed a patient with an infectious disease
(Article 12 of the Law Concerning the Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Medical Care for Patients of Infectious Diseases)

Provision of records on patients using pharmaceuticals derived from certain specific organisms as managed by person in charge of hospitals and other medical institutions, based on requests from companies approved to manufacture such pharmaceuticals and related parties
(Article 68, 9 of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law)

Cooperation by doctors, pharmacists, and other parties related to medical institutions in the collection of information needed for the appropriate use of pharmaceuticals and other products by pharmaceuticals manufacturers and others
(Article 77, 3 of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law)

Reporting by doctors, pharmacists, and other parties related to medical institutions of information on pharmaceutical side effects, infectious diseases, etc. to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
(Article 77, 4 - 2 of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law)

Provision by doctors and others to parties approved to manufacture certain specific medical implements of information on users of such implements
(Article 77, 5 of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law)

Inquiries made by pharmacists to doctors in the event a prescription includes any unclear points
(Article 24 of the Pharmacists Law)

Provision of information by pharmacists to patients or care providers when dispensing prescriptions
(Article 25, 2 of the Pharmacists Law)

Notification by doctors to the prefecture governor upon discovering use of illicit drugs
(Article 58, 2 of the Narcotics and Psychotropic Control Law)

Billing examining and payment institutions for medical service fee, submittal of detailed statements, etc. when an insurance medical institution or insurance pharmacy requests payment for costs related to medical care benefits.
(Article 76 of the Health Insurance Law and others)

Responding to inquiries made by other medical institutions or other parties to insurance doctors in connection with the conditions of patients undergoing checkup or treatment
(Article 16, 2 of the Rules on Insurance Medical Institutions and Insurance Doctors that Handle Medical Care, and others)

Providing home-visit nursing instructions to visiting nurse stations selected by patients, as well as guidance etc. in response to consultation by such stations, when a patient requests the provision of such instructions
(Article 19, 4 of the Rules on Insurance Medical Institutions and Insurance Doctors that Handle Medical Care, and others)

Notification provided by pharmacies to the Health Insurance Society and others in cases such as when a patient uses improper means to obtain benefits
(Article 7 of the Rules for Insurance Pharmacies and Insurance Pharmacists that Handle Medical Care)

Notification to parties such as children’s welfare centers in the event of discovery of apparent child abuse
(Article 6 of the Child Abuse Prevention Law)

Notification to parties such as children’s welfare centers in the event of discovery of a child that needs protection
(Article 25 of the Child Welfare Law)

Providing information to courts of law when a manager at a designated inpatient facility has so requested
(Article 25 of the Law on the Care and Supervision of Persons Causing Harm While in a Mentally Incapacitated State [Medical Supervision Law])

Notification made by a manager at a designated outpatient medical care facility to the manager of a care and supervision facility
(Articles 110 and 111 of Act on Medical Care and Treatment for Persons Who Have Caused Serious Cases Under the Condition of Insanity (the Medical Supervision Law))