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Long-Term Care Insurance Act

介護保険法(かいごほけんほう)

Chapter VII Insured Long-Term Care Service Plans (Articles 118-5 to 120-6)

The law as Act Partially Amending the Medical Care Act, etc. (Act No. 87 of 2025) leaves it, with the words it changes marked.

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Article 118-5第百十八条の五

Deletion(消去)
Article 118-5, paragraph (1)

A user of anonymized long-term care insurance-related information must, when it is no longer necessary to use the anonymized long-term care insurance-related information provided to the user, delete that anonymized long-term care insurance-related information without delay.

匿名介護保険等関連情報利用者は、提供を受けた匿名介護保険等関連情報を利用する必要がなくなったときは、遅滞なく、当該匿名介護保険等関連情報を消去しなければならない。

Article 118-6第百十八条の六

Security Control Measures(安全管理措置)
Article 118-6, paragraph (1)

A user of anonymized long-term care insurance-related information must take the measures specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as necessary and appropriate for preventing the leakage, loss or damage of anonymized long-term care insurance-related information and for otherwise ensuring the security control of that anonymized long-term care insurance-related information.

匿名介護保険等関連情報利用者は、匿名介護保険等関連情報の漏えい、滅失又は毀損の防止その他の当該匿名介護保険等関連情報の安全管理のために必要かつ適切なものとして厚生労働省令で定める措置を講じなければならない。

Article 118-7第百十八条の七

Obligations of Users(利用者の義務)
Article 118-7, paragraph (1)

A user of anonymized long-term care insurance-related information or a person who was such a user must not make known to another person without good reason, or use for an unjust purpose, the content of anonymized long-term care insurance-related information that the person came to know in connection with the use of anonymized long-term care insurance-related information.

匿名介護保険等関連情報利用者又は匿名介護保険等関連情報利用者であった者は、匿名介護保険等関連情報の利用に関して知り得た匿名介護保険等関連情報の内容をみだりに他人に知らせ、又は不当な目的に利用してはならない。

Article 118-8第百十八条の八Caption added

Use or Provision of pseudonymized long-term care insurance-related information for Improvement of Health and Medical Care and Enhancement of the Welfare of Citizens

国民の保健医療の向上及び福祉の増進のための仮名介護保険等関連情報の利用又は提供

7 changes in this article
Article 118-8, paragraph (1)(国民の保健医療の向上及び福祉の増進のための仮名介護保険等関連情報の利用又は提供)Use or Provision of pseudonymized long-term care insurance-related information for Improvement of Health and Medical Care and Enhancement of the Welfare of CitizensAdded

The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, in order to contribute to the improvement of health and medical care and the enhancement of the welfare of citizens, may use pseudonymized long-term care insurance-related information (meaning long-term care insurance-related information processed in accordance with the standards specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare so as to make it impossible to identify the person themselves pertaining to the long-term care insurance-related information unless it is collated with other information; the same applies hereinafter).

厚生労働大臣は、国民の保健医療の向上及び福祉の増進に資するため、仮名介護保険等関連情報(介護保険等関連情報に係る本人を他の情報と照合しない限り識別することができないようにするために厚生労働省令で定める基準に従い加工した介護保険等関連情報をいう。以下同じ。)を利用することができる。

Article 118-8, paragraph (2)(国民の保健医療の向上及び福祉の増進のための仮名介護保険等関連情報の利用又は提供)Use or Provision of pseudonymized long-term care insurance-related information for Improvement of Health and Medical Care and Enhancement of the Welfare of CitizensAdded

The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, in order to contribute to the improvement of health and medical care and the enhancement of the welfare of citizens, when the Minister finds it necessary for a person listed in each of the following items who conducts the business specified in the respective items as business found to have considerable public interest in being conducted upon receipt of pseudonymized long-term care insurance-related information to use pseudonymized long-term care insurance-related information in order to conduct that business, may, as specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, provide said pseudonymized long-term care insurance-related information to that person.

厚生労働大臣は、国民の保健医療の向上及び福祉の増進に資するため、次の各号に掲げる者であって仮名介護保険等関連情報の提供を受けて行うことについて相当の公益性を有すると認められる業務として当該各号に定めるものを行うものが当該業務を行うために仮名介護保険等関連情報を利用する必要があると認めるときは、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、当該者に当該仮名介護保険等関連情報を提供することができる。

Article 118-8, paragraph (2), item (i)(国民の保健医療の向上及び福祉の増進のための仮名介護保険等関連情報の利用又は提供)Use or Provision of pseudonymized long-term care insurance-related information for Improvement of Health and Medical Care and Enhancement of the Welfare of CitizensAdded

other administrative organs of the State and local governments: surveys concerning the planning and drafting of measures concerning health and medical services and welfare services pertaining to insurance benefits, measures for preventing falling into a Condition of Need for Long-Term Care, etc. or reducing or preventing deterioration of a Condition of Need for Long-Term Care, etc., and measures for supporting independent daily life in the community;

国の他の行政機関及び地方公共団体 保険給付に係る保健医療サービス及び福祉サービスに関する施策、要介護状態等となることの予防又は要介護状態等の軽減若しくは悪化の防止のための施策並びに地域における自立した日常生活の支援のための施策の企画及び立案に関する調査

Article 118-8, paragraph (2), item (ii)(国民の保健医療の向上及び福祉の増進のための仮名介護保険等関連情報の利用又は提供)Use or Provision of pseudonymized long-term care insurance-related information for Improvement of Health and Medical Care and Enhancement of the Welfare of CitizensAdded

universities and other research institutions: research on the maintenance and enhancement of the health of citizens and the maintenance and improvement of their abilities, and on the Insured Long-Term Care Project;

大学その他の研究機関 国民の健康の保持増進及びその有する能力の維持向上並びに介護保険事業に関する研究

Article 118-8, paragraph (2), item (iii)(国民の保健医療の向上及び福祉の増進のための仮名介護保険等関連情報の利用又は提供)Use or Provision of pseudonymized long-term care insurance-related information for Improvement of Health and Medical Care and Enhancement of the Welfare of CitizensAdded

private businesses and other persons specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare: analysis concerning investigation and research in the long-term care field and other business specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (excluding that conducted for use in advertising or promoting specific goods or services).

民間事業者その他の厚生労働省令で定める者 介護分野の調査研究に関する分析その他の厚生労働省令で定める業務(特定の商品又は役務の広告又は宣伝に利用するために行うものを除く。)

Article 118-8, paragraph (3)(国民の保健医療の向上及び福祉の増進のための仮名介護保険等関連情報の利用又は提供)Use or Provision of pseudonymized long-term care insurance-related information for Improvement of Health and Medical Care and Enhancement of the Welfare of CitizensAdded

The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, when conducting the use or provision pursuant to the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, may use said pseudonymized long-term care insurance-related information in combination with the pseudonymized medical care-related information prescribed in Article 150-7, paragraph (1) of the Health Insurance Act, the pseudonymized medical insurance-related information prescribed in Article 16-7, paragraph (1) of the Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People, and other information specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, or provide it in a state in which it can be used in combination.

厚生労働大臣は、前二項の規定による利用又は提供を行う場合には、当該仮名介護保険等関連情報を健康保険法第百五十条の七第一項に規定する仮名診療等関連情報及び高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律第十六条の七第一項に規定する仮名医療保険等関連情報その他の厚生労働省令で定めるものと連結して利用し、又は連結して利用することができる状態で提供することができる。

Article 118-8, paragraph (4)(国民の保健医療の向上及び福祉の増進のための仮名介護保険等関連情報の利用又は提供)Use or Provision of pseudonymized long-term care insurance-related information for Improvement of Health and Medical Care and Enhancement of the Welfare of CitizensAdded

The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, when intending to provide pseudonymized long-term care insurance-related information pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2), must hear the opinion of the Social Security Council in advance.

厚生労働大臣は、第二項の規定により仮名介護保険等関連情報を提供しようとする場合には、あらかじめ、社会保障審議会の意見を聴かなければならない。

Article 118-9第百十八条の九Caption added

Requests for Restrictions on Purpose of Use, etc. to Persons Provided with pseudonymized long-term care insurance-related information, etc.

仮名介護保険等関連情報の提供を受ける者に対する利用目的等の制限の要求等

2 changes in this article
Article 118-9, paragraph (1)(仮名介護保険等関連情報の提供を受ける者に対する利用目的等の制限の要求等)Requests for Restrictions on Purpose of Use, etc. to Persons Provided with pseudonymized long-term care insurance-related information, etc.Added

The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, when providing pseudonymized long-term care insurance-related information pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article and finding it necessary, is to impose, on a person who is provided with and uses pseudonymized long-term care insurance-related information pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph (hereinafter referred to as "user of pseudonymized long-term care insurance-related information"), restrictions on the purpose or method of use of the provided pseudonymized long-term care insurance-related information and other necessary restrictions.

厚生労働大臣は、前条第二項の規定に基づき、仮名介護保険等関連情報を提供する場合において、必要があると認めるときは、同項の規定により仮名介護保険等関連情報の提供を受け、これを利用する者(以下「仮名介護保険等関連情報利用者」という。)に対し、提供に係る仮名介護保険等関連情報について、その利用の目的又は方法の制限その他必要な制限を付すものとする。

Article 118-9, paragraph (2)(仮名介護保険等関連情報の提供を受ける者に対する利用目的等の制限の要求等)Requests for Restrictions on Purpose of Use, etc. to Persons Provided with pseudonymized long-term care insurance-related information, etc.Added

The provisions of Article 68 and Article 76 through Article 107 of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (Act No. 57 of 2003) do not apply where the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare uses or provides pseudonymized long-term care insurance-related information pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) or (2) of the preceding Article.

個人情報の保護に関する法律(平成十五年法律第五十七号)第六十八条及び第七十六条から第百七条までの規定は、厚生労働大臣が前条第一項又は第二項の規定により仮名介護保険等関連情報を利用し、又は提供する場合については、適用しない。

Article 118-10第百十八条の十Caption added

Applications, Mutatis Mutandis

準用

1 change in this article
Article 118-10, paragraph (1)(準用)Applications, Mutatis MutandisAdded

The provisions of Article 118-4 through Article 118-7 apply mutatis mutandis to the handling of pseudonymized long-term care insurance-related information by a user of pseudonymized long-term care insurance-related information.

第百十八条の四から第百十八条の七までの規定は、仮名介護保険等関連情報利用者による仮名介護保険等関連情報の取扱いについて準用する。

Article 118-11第百十八条の十一

Site Inspections; Related Matters(立入検査等)
1 change in this article
Article 118-11, paragraph (1)(立入検査等)Site Inspections; Related MattersChanged

To the extent necessary for the enforcement of the provisions of this Chapter, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may order a user of anonymized long-term care insurance-related information and a user of pseudonymized long-term care insurance-related information (excluding other administrative organs of the State; the same applies hereinafter hereinafter referred to as a "user of anonymized or pseudonymized long-term care insurance-related information" in this paragraph and the following Article) to report, or to submit or present record books and documents, or may have its personnel question a user of anonymized long-term care insurance-related informationthe relevant person, or enter the office Business Office of a user of anonymized or pseudonymized long-term care insurance-related information or any other place related to the use of anonymized long-term care insurance-related information or pseudonymized long-term care insurance-related information and inspect its record books and documents and other items.

厚生労働大臣は、この章の規定の施行に必要な限度において、匿名介護保険等関連情報利用者及び仮名介護保険等関連情報利用者(国の他の行政機関を除く。以下この項及び次条において同じ「匿名・仮名介護保険等関連情報利用者」という。)に対し報告若しくは帳簿書類の提出若しくは提示を命じ、又は当該職員に匿名介護保険等関連情報利用関係者に対して質問させ、若しくは匿名・仮名介護保険等関連情報利用者の事務所その他匿名介護保険等関連情報又は仮名介護保険等関連情報の利用に関係のある場所に立ち入り、その帳簿書類その他の物件を検査させることができる。

Article 118-11, paragraph (2)(立入検査等)

The provisions of Article 24, paragraph (3) apply mutatis mutandis to questions and inspections pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, and the provisions of paragraph (4) of the same Article apply mutatis mutandis to the authority granted pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, respectively.

第二十四条第三項の規定は前項の規定による質問又は検査について、同条第四項の規定は前項の規定による権限について、それぞれ準用する。

Article 118-12第百十八条の十二

Corrective Orders(是正命令)
1 change in this article
Article 118-12, paragraph (1)(是正命令)Corrective OrdersChanged

The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, when finding that a user of anonymized or pseudonymized long-term care insurance-related information is in violation of a restriction imposed pursuant to the provisions of Articles 118-4 through 118-7 (including a case applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 118-10) or the provisions of Article 118-9, paragraph (1) (including a case applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (2) of the following Article), may order that person to take measures necessary to correct the violation.

厚生労働大臣は、匿名・仮名介護保険等関連情報利用者が第百十八条の四から第百十八条の七までの規定(これらの規定を第百十八条の十において準用する場合を含む。)又は第百十八条の九第一項の規定(次条第二項において準用する場合を含む。)により付した制限に違反していると認めるときは、その者に対し、当該違反を是正するため必要な措置をとるべきことを命ずることができる。

Article 118-13第百十八条の十三

Entrustment to the Organization, etc.(機構等への委託)
3 changes in this article
Article 118-13, paragraph (1)(機構等への委託)Entrustment to the Organization, etc.Changed

The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may entrust all or part of the affairs concerning the investigation and analysis prescribed in Article 118-2, paragraph (1) and the use orand provision pursuant to the provisions of Article 118-3, paragraph (1) and Article 118-8, paragraphs (1) and (2) to the Organization, etc.

厚生労働大臣は、第百十八条の二第一項に規定する調査及び分析並びに第百十八条の三第一項の並びに第百十八条の八第一項及び第二項の規定による利用又は及び提供に係る事務の全部又は一部を機構等に委託することができる。

Article 118-13, paragraph (2)(機構等への委託)Entrustment to the Organization, etc.Added

The provisions of Article 118-9, paragraph (1) apply mutatis mutandis where a person entrusted pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph provides pseudonymized long-term care insurance-related information on the basis of said entrustment.

第百十八条の九第一項の規定は、前項の規定による委託を受けた者が当該委託に基づいて仮名介護保険等関連情報の提供を行う場合について準用する。

Article 118-13, paragraph (3)(機構等への委託)Entrustment to the Organization, etc.Added

The provisions of Article 68 and Article 76 through Article 107 of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information do not apply where a person entrusted pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) uses or provides pseudonymized long-term care insurance-related information on the basis of said entrustment.

個人情報の保護に関する法律第六十八条及び第七十六条から第百七条までの規定は、第一項の規定による委託を受けた者が当該委託に基づいて仮名介護保険等関連情報を利用し、又は提供する場合については、適用しない。

Article 118-14第百十八条の十四

Fee(手数料)
2 changes in this article
Article 118-14, paragraph (1)(手数料)FeeChanged

A user of anonymized long-term care insurance-related information must pay a fee in the amount specified by Cabinet Order, taking actual expenses into consideration, to the national government (or, in the case where the Organization, etc., having been entrusted by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, performs all of the affairs concerning the provision of anonymized long-term care insurance-related information pursuant to the provisions of Article 118-3, paragraph (1), to the Organization, etc.).

匿名介護保険等関連情報利用者は、実費を勘案して政令で定める額の手数料を国(前条第一項の規定により厚生労働大臣からの委託を受けて、機構等が第百十八条の三第一項の規定による匿名介護保険等関連情報の提供に係る事務の全部を行う場合にあっては、機構等)に納めなければならない。

Article 118-14, paragraph (2)(手数料)

The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may, when a person who intends to pay the fee under the preceding paragraph is a prefecture or any other person specified by Cabinet Order as playing a particularly important role in improving health and medical care and enhancing the welfare of citizens, reduce or waive the fee as specified by Cabinet Order.

厚生労働大臣は、前項の手数料を納めようとする者が都道府県その他の国民の保健医療の向上及び福祉の増進のために特に重要な役割を果たす者として政令で定める者であるときは、政令で定めるところにより、当該手数料を減額し、又は免除することができる。

Article 118-14, paragraph (3)(手数料)

A fee paid to the Organization, etc. pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) is to be the revenue of the Organization, etc.

第一項の規定により機構等に納められた手数料は、機構等の収入とする。

Article 118-14, paragraph (4)(手数料)FeeAdded

The provisions of the preceding three paragraphs apply mutatis mutandis to the fee in the case where a user of pseudonymized long-term care insurance-related information receives the provision of pseudonymized long-term care insurance-related information pursuant to the provisions of Article 118-8, paragraph (2).

前三項の規定は、仮名介護保険等関連情報利用者が第百十八条の八第二項の規定による仮名介護保険等関連情報の提供を受ける場合の手数料について準用する。

Article 119第百十九条

Advice of a Prefectural Governor(都道府県知事の助言等)
Article 119, paragraph (1)

A prefectural governor may provide necessary advice to a Municipality regarding technical matters for preparation of a Municipal Insured Long-Term Care Service Plan.

都道府県知事は、市町村に対し、市町村介護保険事業計画の作成上の技術的事項について必要な助言をすることができる。

Article 119, paragraph (2)

The Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare may provide necessary advice to a prefecture regarding technical matters for preparation of a Prefectural Insured Long-Term Care Service Plan.

厚生労働大臣は、都道府県に対し、都道府県介護保険事業支援計画の作成の手法その他都道府県介護保険事業支援計画の作成上重要な技術的事項について必要な助言をすることができる。

Article 120第百二十条

Assistance of the National Government(国の援助)
Article 120, paragraph (1)

The national government, when a Municipality or a prefecture intends to implement projects as prescribed in a Municipal Insured Long-Term Care Service Plan or a Prefectural Insured Long-Term Care Service Plan, must endeavor to provide necessary information, advice, and other assistance for the efficient implementation of said projects.

国は、市町村又は都道府県が、市町村介護保険事業計画又は都道府県介護保険事業支援計画に定められた事業を実施しようとするときは、当該事業が円滑に実施されるように必要な情報の提供、助言その他の援助の実施に努めるものとする。

Article 120-2第百二十条の二

Support by Prefectures(都道府県の支援)
Article 120-2, paragraph (1)

A prefecture is to endeavor to support the analysis by Municipalities under the provisions of Article 117, paragraph (6).

都道府県は、第百十七条第六項の規定による市町村の分析を支援するよう努めるものとする。

Article 120-2, paragraph (2)

A prefecture is to endeavor to conduct projects specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as projects supporting the initiatives of Municipalities within the prefecture for supporting independent daily life of their Insured Persons in the community, preventing them from falling into a Condition of Need for Long-Term Care, etc., or reducing or preventing deterioration of a Condition of Need for Long-Term Care, etc., and ensuring the appropriateness of the expenses required for Long-Term Care Benefit, etc.

都道府県は、都道府県内の市町村によるその被保険者の地域における自立した日常生活の支援、要介護状態等となることの予防又は要介護状態等の軽減若しくは悪化の防止及び介護給付等に要する費用の適正化に関する取組を支援する事業として厚生労働省令で定める事業を行うよう努めるものとする。

Article 120-3第百二十条の三

Council(協議会)
Article 120-3, paragraph (1)

A prefecture is to establish a council (hereinafter referred to as the "council" in this Chapter (excluding paragraph (2) of the following Article)) composed of the Municipalities, public employment security offices, the Prefectural Center (meaning the Prefectural Center prescribed in Article 93, paragraph (1) of the Social Welfare Act), the Care Work Stability Center (meaning the Care Work Stability Center prescribed in Article 15, paragraph (2) of the Act on Improvement of Employment Management and Other Matters for Care Workers (Act No. 63 of 1992)), organizations whose members are Long-Term Care Service Providers, educational institutions, and other relevant organizations (referred to simply as "relevant organization" in paragraph (3) of the following Article) within the area governed by said prefecture, in order to promote the efforts prescribed in Article 5, paragraph (4).

都道府県は、第五条第四項に規定する取組を促進するため、当該都道府県の区域内における市町村、公共職業安定所、都道府県センター(社会福祉法第九十三条第一項に規定する都道府県センターをいう。)、介護労働安定センター(介護労働者の雇用管理の改善等に関する法律(平成四年法律第六十三号)第十五条第二項に規定する介護労働安定センターをいう。)、介護サービス事業者を構成員とする団体、教育機関その他の関係機関(次条第三項において単に「関係機関」という。)により構成される協議会(以下この章(次条第二項を除く。)において「協議会」という。)を置くものとする。

Article 120-4第百二十条の四

Article 120-4, paragraph (1)

The council, in order to promote the efforts prescribed in Article 5, paragraph (4), is to exchange necessary information on the status and other circumstances pertaining to those efforts, and to hold consultations on measures for promoting those efforts in accordance with those circumstances.

協議会は、第五条第四項に規定する取組を促進するため、当該取組に係る状況その他の実情について必要な情報の交換を行うとともに、その実情に応じた当該取組を促進するための方策について協議を行うものとする。

Article 120-4, paragraph (2)

The council prescribed in the preceding Article, in holding the consultations under the preceding paragraph, must respect the results of the consultations in the council prescribed in Article 92-2 of the Social Welfare Act if that council is established in the prefecture in which said council is established.

前条に規定する協議会は、前項の協議を行うに当たっては、当該協議会が置かれている都道府県に社会福祉法第九十二条の二に規定する協議会が置かれている場合には、当該協議会における協議の結果を尊重しなければならない。

Article 120-4, paragraph (3)

A prefecture and the relevant organizations constituting the council are, based on the results of the consultations under paragraph (1), to carry out in cooperation the efforts pertaining to the measures on which those consultations were held.

都道府県及び協議会を構成する関係機関は、第一項の協議の結果に基づき、当該協議をした方策に係る取組を連携して行うものとする。

Article 120-5第百二十条の五

Article 120-5, paragraph (1)

In addition to what is provided for in the preceding two Articles, matters necessary for the organization and operation of the council are to be specified by the council.

前二条に定めるもののほか、協議会の組織及び運営に関し必要な事項は、協議会が定める。

Article 120-6第百二十条の六

Confidentiality Obligations(秘密保持義務)
Article 120-6, paragraph (1)

A person engaged in the affairs of the council, or a person who was engaged in those affairs, must not divulge, without justifiable cause, any confidential information that the person has come to learn in relation to those affairs.

協議会の事務に従事する者又は当該事務に従事していた者は、正当な理由がなく、当該事務に関して知り得た秘密を漏らしてはならない。

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