A prefectural governor or mayor of a Municipality, when it is determined to be necessary concerning the payment of an Allowance for In-Home Long-Term Care Service, may order a Designated In-Home Service Provider, a person that was a Designated In-Home Service Provider, or a person that was an employee of the Business Office pertaining to said appointment as service provider (herein referred to as a "Person, etc., that Was a Designated In-Home Service Provider" in this paragraph) to report or to submit or present record books and documents, request a Designated In-Home Service Provider, an employee of the Business Office pertaining to said appointment as service provider, or a Person, etc., that Was a Designated In-Home Service Provider to appear, direct its personnel to ask questions of a relevant person, or enter the Business Office pertaining to said appointment as service provider of said Designated In-Home Service Provider, an office, or other place related to the Designated In-Home Service Business in order to inspect the facilities, record books and documents, or other items.
都道府県知事又は市町村長は、居宅介護サービス費の支給に関して必要があると認めるときは、指定居宅サービス事業者若しくは指定居宅サービス事業者であった者若しくは当該指定に係る事業所の従業者であった者（以下この項において「指定居宅サービス事業者であった者等」という。）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、指定居宅サービス事業者若しくは当該指定に係る事業所の従業者若しくは指定居宅サービス事業者であった者等に対し出頭を求め、又は当該職員に関係者に対して質問させ、若しくは当該指定居宅サービス事業者の当該指定に係る事業所、事務所その他指定居宅サービスの事業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。
The provisions of Article 24, paragraph (3) apply mutatis mutandis to questions and inspections pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, and the provisions of paragraph (4) of the same Article apply mutatis mutandis to the authority granted pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
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