Chapter III-IV.  Designated Testing Institutions

(Scope of Test Business)

Article 19-25.  The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare shall, when having designated testing institutions perform test business in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 75-2 of the Law, provide the scope of such test business to be performed by designated testing institutions.

(Application for Designation)

Article 19-26.  The person who applies for the designation in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 of Article 75-2 of the Law shall submit to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare an application form describing the following matters:

(1)  Name and address of the applicant.

(2)  Name and address of the office in which test business is to be conducted.

(3)  Date on which test business is to be started.

2.  The application form prescribed in the preceding paragraph shall be accompanied by the following:

(1)  Certified copy of the articles of incorporation or the articles of association, and of the register.

(2)  List of assets and the balance sheet for the business year prior to the business year including the date of application.

(3)  Business program and a budget of income and expenditure for the business year including the date of application and the next business year.

(4)  Document describing the names and personal records of officers.

(Report of Change in the Name, etc., of Designated Testing Institution)

Article 19-27.  A designated testing institution shall, when changing its name or address, or the name or address of the office where test business is conducted, submit to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare a notice describing the following matters:

(1)  New name or address of such a designated testing institution, or the new name or address of the office where test business is conducted.

(2)  Date on which such change is planned.

(3)  Reason for such a change.

2.  A designated testing institution shall, when newly establishing or abolishing its office where test business is conducted, submit to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare a notice describing the following matters:

(1)  Name and address of such an office to be newly established or abolished.

(2)  Date on which test business is planned to be started, or abolished at such an office to be newly established or abolished.

(3)  Reason for new establishment or abolition.

(Application for Approval of Appointment and Dismissal of Officers)

Article 19-28.  A designated testing institution shall, when applying for an approval in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 75-4 of the Law submit to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare an application form describing the following matters:

(1)  Name and brief personal history of the officer to be appointed or dismissed.

(2)  Reason for appointment or dismissal.

(Requirement of License Examiner)

Article 19-29.  The requirements provided by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Ordinance on the basis of paragraph 2 of Article 75-5 of the Law shall be as stipulated in the right column of the Attached Table in accordance with the division of license examinations as stipulated in the left column of the same table.

(Report of Appointment or Dismissal of License Examiner)

Article 19-30.  A designated testing institution shall, when having appointed a license examiner, submit to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare a notice describing the name, brief personal history, division of license examinations in charge, and reason for appointment of such license examiner so appointed within 15 days from the date of appointment.

2.  A designated testing institution shall, when there has been a change in the name of license examiners, in the division of license examinations, or a dismissal of a license examiner, report to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare such fact within 15 days from the date when such fact has occurred.

(Application for an Approval of Test Business Rules)

Article 19-31.  A designated testing institution shall, when applying for an approval in accordance with the provisions of the former part of paragraph 1 of Article 75-6 of the Law, apply in writing and submit the test business rules for which such approval is applied.

(Items to Be Included in Test Business Rules)

Article 19-32.  Items to be provided in the test business rules based on the paragraph 2 of Article 75-6 of the Law shall be as follows:

(1)  Items concerning the method of enforcement of license examinations.

(2)  Items concerning the payment and collection of fees.

(3)  Items concerning the notice of passage in tests.

(4)  Items concerning the maintenance of confidential information which becomes known in relation to test business.

(5)  Items concerning the custody of books and documents related to test business.

(6)  Other items necessary to conduct test business.

(Application for an Approval of Revised Test Business Rules)

Article 19-33.  A designated testing institution shall, when applying for an approval in accordance with the provisions of the latter part of paragraph 1 of Article 75-6 of the Law, submit to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare an application form describing the following matters:

(1)  Items to be changed.

(2)  Date on which such change is planned.

(3)  Reason for such change.

(Report of the Result of License Examination)

Article 19-34.  A designated testing institution shall, when having conducted a license examination, submit without delay a document describing the date of such a license examination, number of examinees, number of successful applicants, etc., and a list of successful applicants describing the name, date of birth and address of such applicants, for each division of such a license examination, to the Director General of the Prefectural Labour Bureau who has jurisdiction over the area where the office where test business related to such a license examination has been conducted is located.

(Book)

Article 19-35.  A designated testing institution shall, when having conducted a license examination, prepare a book describing the name, date of birth and address of successful applicants, for each division of such a license examination, and shall keep such a book until it abolishes its test business.

(Application for an Approval of Suspension and Abolition of Test Business)

Article 19-36.  A designated testing institution shall, when applying for an approval in accordance with the provisions of Article 75-10 of the Law, submit to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare an application form describing the following matters:

(1)  Scope of test business to be suspended or abolished.

(2)  Date on which all or part of test business is to be suspended or abolished.

(3)  When all or part of test business is to be suspended, the period of such a suspension.

(4)  Reason for suspension or abolition of all or part of test business.

(Taking over of Test Business, etc.)

Article 19-37.  A designated testing institution shall, in the case provided in paragraph 2 of Article 75-12 of the Law, perform the following:

(1)  For each office where test business has been conducted, to hand over to the Director General of the Prefectural Labour Bureau who has jurisdiction over the area where the office is located the book and documents concerning such test business.

(2)  To do other matters which the Director General of the Prefectural Labour Bureau who has jurisdiction over the area where the office where test business has been conducted considers necessary.

(Public Announcement)

Article 19-38.  The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare shall, in the cases shown in the left column of the following table, make public announcement of the matters shown in the right column of such table on the official gazette: