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The term "Preventive Long-Term Care Service" as used in this Act means Home-Visit Bathing Service for Preventive Long-Term Care, Home-Visit Nursing Service for Preventive Long-Term Care, Home-Visit Rehabilitation Service for Preventive Long-Term Care, Management and Guidance for In-Home Medical Service for Preventive Long-Term Care, Outpatient Rehabilitation for Preventive Long-Term Care, Short-Term Admission for Daily Preventive Long-Term Care, Short-Term Admission for Recuperation for Preventive Long-Term Care, Daily Preventive Long-Term Care Admitted to a Specified Facility, Equipment Rental for Preventive Long-Term Care Covered by Public Aid, and Sale of Specified Equipment for Preventive Long-Term Care Covered by Public Aid, and the term "Preventive Long-Term Care Service Business" means a business that provides Preventive Long-Term Care Service.
The term "Home-Visit Bathing Service for Preventive Long-Term Care" as used in this Act means care service that provides bathing service, in cases specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, to a Person Requiring Support who receives support at his or her home (hereinafter referred to as an "In-Home Person Requiring Support") for the purpose of his or her Prevention of Long-Term Care (meaning reduction or prevention of deterioration of a condition in which, due to a physical or mental disability, a person requires continuous care for the whole or a part of basic movements in daily life such as bathing, bodily waste elimination, meals, etc., or has difficulty in performing daily activities; the same applies hereinafter), by visiting the person's home and providing a bathtub over a period specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
The term "Home-Visit Nursing Service for Preventive Long-Term Care" as used in this Act means medical care or assistance of a necessary medical care provided to a Person Requiring In-Home Support (limited to a person that is considered by an attending physician to be a person with the degree of need for medical treatment that conforms to standards as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare) at his or her home for the purpose of prevention of long-term care, and by a nurse or other personnel as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare and for the period as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare.
The term "Home-Visit Rehabilitation Service for Preventive Long-Term Care" as used in this Act means physical therapy, occupational therapy, and other necessary rehabilitation provided to a Person Requiring In-Home Support (limited to a person that is considered by an attending physician to be a person with the degree of need for medical treatment that conforms to standards as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare) at his or her home for the purpose of prevention of long-term care and for the period as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare.
The term "Management and Guidance for In-Home Medical Service for Preventive Long-Term Care" as used in this Act means management and guidance for medical care that is stipulated by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare and said management and guidance for medical care is provided to a Person Requiring In-Home Support for the purpose of prevention of long-term care, and by a physician in a Hospital, etc., dentist, pharmacist, or other personnel as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare.
The term "Outpatient Rehabilitation for Preventive Long-Term Care" as used in this Act means physical therapy, occupational therapy, and other necessary rehabilitation provided to an In-Home Person Requiring Support (limited to a person that is considered by an attending physician to be a person with the degree of need for medical treatment that conforms to standards as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) by having said person commute to a Long-Term Care Health Facility, an integrated facility for medical and long-term care, a hospital, a clinic, or other facility as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, at said facility, for the purpose of Prevention of Long-Term Care of said person, over a period as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
The term "Short-Term Admission for Daily Preventive Long-Term Care" as used in this Act means to provide care for bathing, bodily waste elimination, meals, etc., support for other daily activities, and functional training to a Person Requiring In-Home Support by having said person stay for a short-term in a facility as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare as set forth in Article 5-2, paragraph (4) of the Act on Social Welfare for the Elderly, or in a Short-Term Admission Facility for the Elderly as provided in Article 20-3 of the same Act, for the purpose of prevention of long-term care for the period as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare at said facility.
The term "Short-Term Admission for Recuperation for Preventive Long-Term Care" as used in this Act means providing, to an In-Home Person Requiring Support (limited to those specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare with regard to the degree of need for medical treatment), by having the person stay for a short-term in a Long-Term Care Health Facility, an integrated facility for medical and long-term care, or other facility as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, for the purpose of Prevention of Long-Term Care of said person, over a period as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, at said facility, nursing, long-term care and functional training under medical management, and other necessary medical care, as well as support for performing daily activities.
The term "Daily Preventive Long-Term Care Admitted to a Specified Facility" as used in this Act means care for bathing, bodily waste elimination, meals, etc., and support for other daily activities as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare, functional training, and medical care that is provided to a Person Requiring Support who is staying in a Specified Facility (except for a Specialized Long-Term Care Specified Facility) for the purpose of prevention of long-term care, and based on a plan for providing services of specified content by said Specified Facility, the personnel in charge of said services, and other items as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare.
The term "Equipment Rental for Preventive Long-Term Care Covered by Public Aid" as used in this Act means a rental of equipment undertaken for a Person Requiring In-Home Support pursuant to the provisions of a Cabinet Order for equipment covered by public aid that is specified by the Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare as equipment contributing to the prevention of long-term care to a Person Requiring In-Home Support among equipment covered by public aid.
The term "Sale of Specified Equipment for Preventive Long-Term Care Covered by Public Aid" as used in this Act means sales undertaken for a Person Requiring In-Home Support pursuant to the provisions of a Cabinet Order of equipment covered by public aid that contributes to the prevention of long-term care that is provided for use in bathing or bodily waste elimination, as specified by the Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare, among equipment covered by public aid (herein referred to as "Specified Equipment for Preventive Long-Term Care Covered by Public Aid").
The term "Community-Based Service for Preventive Long-Term Care" as used in this Act means Preventive Long-Term Care for a Dementia Outpatient, Multifunctional Preventive Long-Term Care in a Small Group Home, and Preventive Long-Term Care for a Dementia Patient in Communal Living, the term "Specified Community-Based Service for Preventive Long-Term Care" means Preventive Long-Term Care for a Dementia Outpatient and Multifunctional Preventive Long-Term Care in a Small Group Home, and the term "Community-Based Preventive Long-Term Care Business" means a business that provides Community-Based Service for Preventive Long-Term Care.
The term "Preventive Long-Term Care for a Dementia Outpatient" as used in this Act means to provide care for bathing, bodily waste elimination, meals, etc., and support for other daily activities as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare, and functional training to a Person Requiring In-Home Support who is suffering from Dementia, for the purpose of prevention of long-term care by having the person commute to a facility as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare as set forth in Article 5-2, paragraph (3) of the Act on Social Welfare for the Elderly or a Long-Term Care Day Service Center as provided in Article 20-2-2 of the same Act, at said facility and for the period as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare.
The term "Multifunctional Preventive Long-Term Care in a Small Group Home" as used in this Act means to provide care for bathing, bodily waste elimination, meals, etc., and support for other daily activities as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare, and functional training to a Person Requiring In-Home Support according to the mental and physical conditions of said person and according to the environment, etc., of said person based on the preferences of said person at his or her home or at a base of service as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare by having the person commute daily or stay for a short-term for the purpose of prevention of long-term care.
The term "Preventive Long-Term Care for a Dementia Patient in Communal Living" as used in this Act means to provide care for bathing, bodily waste elimination, meals, etc., support for other activities, and functional training to a Person Requiring Support (limited to a person that corresponds to a Category of Needed Support Condition as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare) who are suffering from Dementia (except for a person that cause of Dementia is an acute disease) at a residence where the person lives communally and for the purpose of prevention of long-term care.
The term "Preventive Long-Term Care Support" as used in this Act means that, in order for an In-Home Person Requiring Support (excluding a person who receives support in a residence room in a registered Fee-Based Home for the Elderly) to be able to make appropriate use, etc., of Designated Preventive Long-Term Care Service prescribed in Article 53, paragraph (1), Preventive Long-Term Care Service pertaining to Exceptional Allowance for Preventive Service of Long-Term Care or equivalent services, Designated Community-Based Service for Preventive Long-Term Care prescribed in Article 54-2, paragraph (1), Community-Based Service for Preventive Long-Term Care pertaining to Exceptional Allowance for Community-Based Preventive Service of Long-Term Care or equivalent services, a Specified Comprehensive Project for Long-Term Care Prevention and Daily Life Support (limited to those conducted by a Municipality, a Designated Provider prescribed in Article 115-45-3, paragraph (1), or an entrusted party prescribed in Article 115-47, paragraph (7); the same applies hereinafter in this paragraph and Article 32, paragraph (4), item (ii)), Preventive Long-Term Care Service pertaining to a project for In-Home Services, etc. in a Specified Area prescribed in Article 115-45, paragraph (3) or equivalent services, and other health and medical services or welfare services that contribute to Prevention of Long-Term Care (hereinafter referred to as "Designated Preventive Long-Term Care Service, etc." in this paragraph and the following paragraph), a person specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare from among the staff of a community general support center prescribed in Article 115-46, paragraph (1) and the employees of the Business Office that provides Designated In-Home Long-Term Care Support prescribed in Article 46, paragraph (1) prepares, at the request of said In-Home Person Requiring Support and in consideration of his or her mental and physical condition,provides the environment in which he or she is placed, andfollowing support at the preferences, etc.,request of said In-Home Person Requiring Support and his or her family, a plan (hereinafter referred to as a "Preventive Long-Term Care Service Plan" in this paragraph, Article 115-30-2, paragraph (1), Article 115-45, paragraph (2), item (iii) and the Appended Table) that sets out the types and content of the Designated Preventive Long-Term Care Service, etc. to be used, the personnel in charge of them, and other matters as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and also provides liaison and coordination with Designated Providers of Preventive Long-Term Care Service prescribed in Article 53, paragraph (1), Designated Providers of Community-Based Service for Preventive Long-Term Care prescribed in Article 54-2, paragraph (1), persons that conduct a Specified Comprehensive Project for Long-Term Care Prevention and Daily Life Support, and other persons, and other conveniences, so as to ensure the provision of the Designated Preventive Long-Term Care Service, etc. based on said Preventive Long-Term Care Service Plan, and the term "Preventive Long-Term Care Support Business" means a business that provides Preventive Long-Term Care Support.
to prepare a plan (hereinafter referred to as the "Preventive Long-Term Care Service Plan") that, taking into account the mental and physical condition and environment of said In-Home Person Requiring Support and the wishes, etc. of said In-Home Person Requiring Support and his or her family, sets forth the type and content of the Designated Preventive Long-Term Care Service, etc. to be used, the persons in charge thereof, and other matters determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare;
to coordinate with the Designated Provider of Preventive Long-Term Care Service prescribed in Article 53, paragraph (1), the Designated Provider of Community-Based Service for Preventive Long-Term Care prescribed in Article 54-2, paragraph (1), a person that conducts the Specified Comprehensive Project for Long-Term Care Prevention and Daily Life Support, and other persons (referred to as "Designated Provider of Preventive Long-Term Care Service, etc." in item (ii), (a) of the following paragraph), and to provide other conveniences, in order to ensure the provision of Designated Preventive Long-Term Care Service, etc. based on the Preventive Long-Term Care Service Plan.
In this Act, "registered facility Preventive Long-Term Care Support" means that, upon the request of a Person Requiring Support in a registered facility (meaning a Person Requiring Support who receives support in a residence room of a registered Fee-Based Home for the Elderly), those, among the staff of the Community General Support Center prescribed in Article 115-46, paragraph (1) and the employees of the Business Office that provides the Designated Registered Facility Long-Term Care Support prescribed in Article 47-2, paragraph (1), who are specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, provide the following support so that said Person Requiring Support in a registered facility can make appropriate use, etc. of Designated Preventive Long-Term Care Service, etc., and "registered facility Preventive Long-Term Care Support Business" means a business that provides registered facility Preventive Long-Term Care Support.
to hear the mental and physical condition and environment of said Person Requiring Support in a registered facility, and other circumstances of said person, from the founder of the registered Fee-Based Home for the Elderly that said person enters, and, after taking into account those circumstances and the wishes, etc. of said Person Requiring Support in a registered facility and his or her family, to prepare a plan (hereinafter referred to as the "registered facility Preventive Long-Term Care Service plan") that sets forth the type and content of the Designated Preventive Long-Term Care Service, etc. to be used, the persons in charge thereof, and other matters determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare;
to provide the following support in order to ensure the provision of Designated Preventive Long-Term Care Service, etc. based on the registered facility Preventive Long-Term Care Service plan:
to coordinate with the Designated Provider of Preventive Long-Term Care Service, etc. and to provide other conveniences;
指定介護予防サービス事業者等との連絡調整その他の便宜の提供を行うこと。
Article 8-2, paragraph (17), item (ii), (b)Added
to assist said Person Requiring Support in a registered facility in participating in activities conducted by community residents, etc. to prevent the Condition of Need for Long-Term Care, or to reduce the Condition of Need for Long-Term Care, etc. or prevent its worsening, and activities for leading an independent daily life in the community.