# 介護保険法 / Long-Term Care Insurance Act — 第五節 (Chapter 4, Section 5)

- Law: 介護保険法 (Long-Term Care Insurance Act), 平成九年法律第百二十三号
- English title "Long-Term Care Insurance Act": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第五節 (Chapter 4, Section 5) — address `ch-4/sec-5`
- Text: the text as amended with effect from 2029-06-24 (On a day set by Cabinet Order, no later than 24 June 2029 — the amending law allows up to three years from promulgation. The exact day is not fixed yet.) — NOT yet in force (revision 20290624_508AC0000000051)
- URL (this text's page, at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/amendments/20290624_508AC0000000051/text/ch-4/sec-5
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## 第五節　市町村特別給付 — Section 5 Municipal Special Benefits
<sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>ch-4/sec-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/amendments/20290624_508AC0000000051/text/ch-4/sec-5</sup>

### 第六十二条
<sup>art-62 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/amendments/20290624_508AC0000000051/text/ch-4/sec-5#art-62</sup>

  **第一項**  市町村は、要介護被保険者又は居宅要支援被保険者（以下「要介護被保険者等」という。）に対し、前二節の保険給付のほか、条例で定めるところにより、市町村特別給付を行うことができる。
  <sup>art-62/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/amendments/20290624_508AC0000000051/text/ch-4/sec-5#art-62/par-1</sup>
  A Municipality may pay a Municipal Special Benefit pursuant to the provisions of a municipal ordinance to an Insured Person Requiring Long-Term Care or an Insured In-Home Person Requiring Support (herein referred to as "Insured Person Requiring Long-Term Care, etc.") in addition to the insurance benefits as set forth in the preceding two sections.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 介護保険法 — the text as 令和八年法律第五十一号 leaves it, from a date not yet fixed (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/409AC0000000123/20290624_508AC0000000051), retrieved 2026-10-18
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Long-Term Care Insurance Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3807/tb), retrieved 2026-10-18
- This site's parser, version 209 — 介護保険法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-18