Article 41Establishment of Public Assistance Facilities of Social Welfare Juridical Persons and the Japanese Red Cross Society
第四十一条（社会福祉法人及び日本赤十字社の保護施設の設置）
A public assistance facility may only be established by a social welfare juridical person or the Japanese Red Cross Society, apart from a prefecture, municipality and local incorporated administrative agency.
都道府県、市町村及び地方独立行政法人のほか、保護施設は、社会福祉法人及び日本赤十字社でなければ設置することができない。
When a social welfare juridical person or the Japanese Red Cross Society intends to establish a public assistance facility, it shall submit a written application stating the following matters to the prefectural governor and obtain his/her approval in advance:
社会福祉法人又は日本赤十字社は、保護施設を設置しようとするときは、あらかじめ、左に掲げる事項を記載した申請書を都道府県知事に提出して、その認可を受けなければならない。
The name and type of the public assistance facility
保護施設の名称及び種類
The name of the juridical person, which is the founder, as well as the name of the representative person, address and the state of assets of said juridical person
設置者たる法人の名称並びに代表者の氏名、住所及び資産状況
The articles of endowment, articles of incorporation and any other basic contracts
寄附行為、定款その他の基本約款
The size and structure of the building and any other equipment
建物その他の設備の規模及び構造
The user capacity
取扱定員
The scheduled date of the commencement of operations
事業開始の予定年月日
The names and backgrounds of the person responsible for the management and executive officials to be engaged in the practical affairs of public assistance
経営の責任者及び保護の実務に当る幹部職員の氏名及び経歴
The accounting policy
経理の方針
In the case where an application for approval under the preceding paragraph has been filed, the prefectural governor shall grant approval if the facility complies with the following standards in addition to the standards prescribed in Article 39, paragraph (1):
The person who intends to establish the facility shall have a sound financial basis.
設置しようとする者の経済的基礎が確実であること。
The establishment of the public assistance facility shall be necessary in light of the state of the distribution of persons requiring public assistance in the area where said public assistance facility will be mainly used.
その保護施設の主として利用される地域における要保護者の分布状況からみて、当該保護施設の設置が必要であること。
The executive officials to be engaged in the practical affairs of public assistance shall have the qualification specified by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.
保護の実務に当たる幹部職員が厚生労働大臣の定める資格を有するものであること。
When granting the approval under paragraph (1), the prefectural governor may limit the duration of said public assistance facility or attach conditions that are found to be necessary for achieving the purpose of public assistance.
When a social welfare juridical person or the Japanese Red Cross Society that has obtained the approval under paragraph (2) intends to change any of the matters listed in item (i) or items (iii) to (viii) of the same paragraph, it shall obtain the approval of the prefectural governor in advance. In the case where an application for said approval has been filed, the provisions of paragraph (3) shall apply mutatis mutandis.
第二項の認可を受けた社会福祉法人又は日本赤十字社は、同項第一号又は第三号から第八号までに掲げる事項を変更しようとするときは、あらかじめ、都道府県知事の認可を受けなければならない。この認可の申請があつた場合には、第三項の規定を準用する。