Prefectures must pay the expenses set forth in the following items:
都道府県は、次の各号に掲げる費用を支弁しなければならない。
expenses needed to operate women's counseling and support centers that perform the activities listed in Article 3, paragraph (3) based on the provisions of the same paragraph (excluding expenses listed in the following item);
expenses needed for temporary protection provided by women's counseling and support centers based on the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (3), item (iii) (including when duties are entrusted to persons who meet the criteria specified by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare as prescribed in paragraph (4) of the same Article) and expenses needed for the necessary clerical work associated with this temporary protection;
expenses needed for the services provided by women's counseling and support officers assigned by prefectures based on the provisions of Article 4; and
第四条の規定に基づき都道府県が置く女性相談支援員が行う業務に要する費用
expenses needed for protection by prefectures based on the provisions of Article 5 (including when the duties are entrusted to municipalities, social welfare corporations, or other persons whom prefectures find appropriate) and expenses needed for the necessary clerical work associated with this protection.
第五条の規定に基づき都道府県が行う保護（市町村、社会福祉法人その他適当と認める者に委託して行う場合を含む。）及びこれに伴い必要な事務に要する費用