A Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, etc. that has received notification pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article may, when deeming it necessary with regard to the establishment of an operational control system pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of that Article by the Long-Term Care Service Provider that submitted said notification (excluding, for a Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, etc. that has received notification pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (4) of that Article, a Long-Term Care Service Provider that submitted notification pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph), order said Long-Term Care Service Provider to report or to submit or present record books and documents, request said Long-Term Care Service Provider or an employee of said Long-Term Care Service Provider to appear, or have personnel ask questions of the relevant persons, or enter the Business Offices of said Long-Term Care Service Provider pertaining to said designation, or the facilities pertaining to said designation or permission, offices, or other places related to the provision of In-Home Service, etc., in order to inspect their facilities, record books and documents, and other items.
前条第二項の規定による届出を受けた厚生労働大臣等は、当該届出を行った介護サービス事業者（同条第四項の規定による届出を受けた厚生労働大臣等にあっては、同項の規定による届出を行った介護サービス事業者を除く。）における同条第一項の規定による業務管理体制の整備に関して必要があると認めるときは、当該介護サービス事業者に対し、報告若しくは帳簿書類の提出若しくは提示を命じ、当該介護サービス事業者若しくは当該介護サービス事業者の従業者に対し出頭を求め、又は当該職員に関係者に対し質問させ、若しくは当該介護サービス事業者の当該指定に係る事業所若しくは当該指定若しくは許可に係る施設、事務所その他の居宅サービス等の提供に関係のある場所に立ち入り、その設備若しくは帳簿書類その他の物件を検査させることができる。
When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or the prefectural governor specified in paragraph (2), item (ii) of the preceding Article exercises the authority under the preceding paragraph, it is to do so in close cooperation with the prefectural governor who made the designation or permission pertaining to said Long-Term Care Service Provider (referred to as the "relevant prefectural governor" in paragraph (5) of the following Article) or the mayor of the Municipality who made the designation pertaining to said Long-Term Care Service Provider (hereinafter referred to as the "relevant municipal mayor" in this paragraph and paragraph (5) of the following Article), and when the prefectural governor specified in paragraph (2), item (i) of the preceding Article exercises the authority under the preceding paragraph, it is to do so in close cooperation with the relevant municipal mayor.
A prefectural governor, when deeming it necessary with regard to the establishment of an operational control system pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article by a Long-Term Care Service Provider pertaining to a designation or permission that the governor has made or is about to make, may request the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or the prefectural governor specified in paragraph (2), item (ii) of that Article to exercise the authority under paragraph (1), and a mayor of a Municipality, when deeming it necessary with regard to the establishment of an operational control system pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of that Article by a Long-Term Care Service Provider pertaining to a designation that the mayor has made or is about to make, may request the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or the prefectural governor specified in paragraph (2), item (i) or item (ii) of that Article to exercise the authority under paragraph (1).
The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or a prefectural governor, when having exercised the authority under paragraph (1) in response to a request from a prefectural governor or a mayor of a Municipality pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, must notify the prefectural governor or the mayor of the Municipality who requested the exercise of said authority of the result, as provided by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
The provisions of Article 24, paragraph (3) apply mutatis mutandis to questions or inspections pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), and the provisions of paragraph (4) of the same Article apply mutatis mutandis to the authority granted pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1).