A citizen must be aware of his or her physical and mental changes due to aging and shall always strive to maintain and enhance good health in order to prevent becoming in a Condition of Need for Long-Term Care. In a case of becoming in a Condition of Need for Long-Term Care, a citizen is to strive to maintain and improve his or her existing abilities through the willing use of rehabilitation and other appropriate health and medical services and public aid services.
国民は、自ら要介護状態となることを予防するため、加齢に伴って生ずる心身の変化を自覚して常に健康の保持増進に努めるとともに、要介護状態となった場合においても、進んでリハビリテーションその他の適切な保健医療サービス及び福祉サービスを利用することにより、その有する能力の維持向上に努めるものとする。
Citizens are to be equally subjected to the expenses necessary for an Insured Long-Term Care Project, based on the principle of cooperation and solidarity.
国民は、共同連帯の理念に基づき、介護保険事業に要する費用を公平に負担するものとする。
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