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Article 31Guidance, etc. by the State or Prefectures

第三十一条(国又は都道府県の指導等)

In order to achieve the purpose of this Act, the State is to provide prefectures and municipalities, and prefectures are to provide municipalities, with the guidance necessary concerning the affairs that a prefecture or municipality processes under the provisions of this Act.

国は都道府県及び市町村に対し、都道府県は市町村に対し、この法律の目的を達成するため、この法律の規定により都道府県又は市町村が処理する事務について、必要な指導を行うものとする。

The competent minister may, with respect to prefectural governors or the mayors of municipalities, and prefectural governors may, with respect to the mayors of municipalities, when finding it necessary in connection with the affairs set forth in the preceding paragraph, request a report, or give advice or a recommendation.

主務大臣は都道府県知事又は市町村長に対し、都道府県知事は市町村長に対し、前項の事務に関し必要があると認めるときは、報告を求め、又は助言若しくは勧告をすることができる。

When the competent minister intends to give advice or make a recommendation under the preceding paragraph, the competent minister is to consult with the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare with respect to matters concerning an insured person under National Health Insurance, an insured person under latter-stage elderly medical care, an insured person under Long-Term Care Insurance, and an insured person under National Pension; with the Prime Minister with respect to matters concerning a person receiving Child Allowance; and with the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries with respect to matters concerning a person who receives the distribution of rice.

主務大臣は、前項の規定による助言又は勧告をしようとするときは、国民健康保険の被保険者、後期高齢者医療の被保険者、介護保険の被保険者及び国民年金の被保険者に関する事項については厚生労働大臣、児童手当の支給を受けている者に関する事項については内閣総理大臣、米穀の配給を受ける者に関する事項については農林水産大臣に協議するものとする。

The prefectural governor may request the competent minister, and the mayor of the municipality may request the competent minister or the prefectural governor, to give the advice or make the recommendation under paragraph (2).

都道府県知事は主務大臣に対し、市町村長は主務大臣又は都道府県知事に対し、第二項の規定による助言又は勧告を求めることができる。

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