noun
designated procedures; specified acts
A legal and medical term referring to specific medical procedures that nurses or other healthcare professionals are permitted to perform under certain conditions, as defined by Japanese law.
看護師が行える特定行為の範囲は法律で定められている。
The scope of designated procedures that nurses can perform is defined by law.
特定行為研修を修了した看護師は、医師の指示のもとで特定行為を行うことができる。
Nurses who have completed designated procedure training can perform specified acts under a doctor's instructions.
医療行為 refers to medical acts in general, while 特定行為 specifically denotes a subset of medical procedures that are legally designated for non-physicians under certain conditions.
Compound of 特定 (tokutei, 'specific' or 'designated') and 行為 (kōi, 'act' or 'procedure'). The term is a modern legal coinage without deeper historical etymology.