A prefecture, with regard to affairs pursuant to the provisions of Article 27 to Article 35 and the preceding Article that a Municipality performs, may cooperate regarding technical matters at public aid office (those offices regarding public aid provided by the Social Welfare Act (Act No. 45 of 1951)) or a health center, and provide other necessary assistance to a Municipality.
都道府県は、市町村が行う第二十七条から第三十五条まで及び前条の規定による業務に関し、その設置する福祉事務所（社会福祉法（昭和二十六年法律第四十五号）に定める福祉に関する事務所をいう。）又は保健所による技術的事項についての協力その他市町村に対する必要な援助を行うことができる。
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 252-14, paragraph (1) of the Local Autonomy Act, a Prefectural Certification Committee of Needed Long-Term Care is to be established by entrustment from a Municipality, in order for the prefecture to perform examinations and judgments (operations that a Certification Committee performs pursuant to the provisions of Article 27 to Article 35 and the preceding Article; the same shall apply hereinafter in this Article).
地方自治法第二百五十二条の十四第一項の規定により市町村の委託を受けて審査判定業務（第二十七条から第三十五条まで及び前条の規定により認定審査会が行う業務をいう。以下この条において同じ。）を行う都道府県に、当該審査判定業務を行わせるため、都道府県介護認定審査会を置く。
The provisions of Article 15 and Article 17 apply mutatis mutandis to a Prefectural Certification Committee of Needed Long-Term Care as prescribed in the preceding paragraph. In this case, the phrase "mayor of a Municipality ("ward mayor" for special city wards; the same applies hereinafter)" in Article 15 is deemed to be replaced with "prefectural governor."
With regard to a Municipality that entrusts examinations and judgments to a prefecture, in a case of applying the provisions of Article 27 (including a case applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 28, paragraph (4), Article 29, paragraph (2), Article 30, paragraph (2), Article 31, paragraph (2) or Article 32, paragraph (5)), Article 30, Article 32 (including a case applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 33, paragraph (4), Article 33-2, paragraph (2), Article 33-3, paragraph (2), or Article 34, paragraph (2)), Article 33-3 or Article 35 to the preceding Article, the term "Certification Committee" is deemed to be replaced with "Prefectural Certification Committee of Needed Long-Term Care."
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