# 介護保険法 / Long-Term Care Insurance Act — 第百十五条の三十七 (Article 115-37)

- 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: 第百十五条の三十七 (Article 115-37)（調査員） — address `art-115-37`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-37
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-37
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### 第百十五条の三十七（調査員） — (Investigator)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-115-37 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-37 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-37</sup>

  **第一項**  指定調査機関は、調査事務を行うときは、厚生労働省令で定める方法に従い、調査員に調査事務を実施させなければならない。
  <sup>art-115-37/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-37/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-37/par-1</sup>
  A Designated Investigative Agency, when implementing Investigation Affairs, act in compliance with the method as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare and assign investigator to Investigation Affairs.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  調査員は、調査事務に関する専門的知識及び技術を有するものとして政令で定める要件を備える者のうちから選任しなければならない。
  <sup>art-115-37/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-37/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-37/par-2</sup>
  Investigator must be selected from those who possess expert knowledge and skill concerning Investigation Affairs and meet the requirements provided by a Cabinet Order.
  <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 in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/409AC0000000123/20261001_507AC0000000087), 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