# 介護保険法 / Long-Term Care Insurance Act — 第百十五条の四十五の六 (Article 115-45-6)

- 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: 第百十五条の四十五の六 (Article 115-45-6)（指定の更新） — address `art-115-45-6`
- 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-115-45-6
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-45-6
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### 第百十五条の四十五の六（指定の更新） — Renewal of Appointment as Service Provider
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<sup>art-115-45-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-45-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-45-6</sup>

**第一項**  指定事業者の指定は、厚生労働省令で定める期間ごとにその更新を受けなければ、その期間の経過によって、その効力を失う。
<sup>art-115-45-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-45-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-45-6/par-1</sup>
A Designation as Designated Provider, if it is not renewed at each period specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, ceases to be effective when said period expires.
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**第二項**  前項の更新の申請があった場合において、同項の期間（以下この条において「有効期間」という。）の満了の日までにその申請に対する処分がされないときは、従前の指定事業者の指定は、有効期間の満了後もその処分がされるまでの間は、なおその効力を有する。
<sup>art-115-45-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-45-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-45-6/par-2</sup>
In a case of application of renewal as set forth in the preceding paragraph, when a final determination of the application does not occur prior to the expiry of the period as set forth in the same paragraph (hereinafter referred to as "Effective Period" in this Article), the prior Designation as Designated Provider remains in force after expiry of the Effective Period until a determination is reached regarding said application.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第三項**  前項の場合において、指定事業者の指定の更新がされたときは、その有効期間は、従前の有効期間の満了の日の翌日から起算するものとする。
<sup>art-115-45-6/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-45-6/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-45-6/par-3</sup>
In a case as set forth in the preceding paragraph, when the Designation as Designated Provider is renewed, said Effective Period is to be counted from the date following the date of expiry of the prior Effective Period.
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**第四項**  前条の規定は、指定事業者の指定の更新について準用する。
<sup>art-115-45-6/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-45-6/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-45-6/par-4</sup>
The provisions of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to the renewal of the Designation as Designated Provider.
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## Cites
- art-115-45-6/par-2: 前項 → 介護保険法 第百十五条の四十五の六第一項 (Article 115-45-6, paragraph (1)), art-115-45-6/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-45-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-45-6/par-1
- art-115-45-6/par-2: この条 → 介護保険法 第百十五条の四十五の六 (Article 115-45-6), art-115-45-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-45-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-45-6
- art-115-45-6/par-3: 前項 → 介護保険法 第百十五条の四十五の六第二項 (Article 115-45-6, paragraph (2)), art-115-45-6/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-45-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-45-6/par-2
- art-115-45-6/par-4: 前条 → 介護保険法 第百十五条の四十五の五 (Article 115-45-5), art-115-45-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-45-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-45-5

## Cited by

4 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 介護保険法 第百十五条の四十五の六第二項（指定の更新） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-45-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-45-6/par-2
- 介護保険法 第百十五条の四十五の六第三項（指定の更新） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-45-6/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-45-6/par-3
- 介護保険法 第百十五条の四十五の十一第一項（政令への委任） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-45-11/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-45-11/par-1
- 生活保護法 別表第二 — https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/appdx-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/appdx-2

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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
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch long-term-care-insurance-act-20261018T212610-025, translated 2026-10-19
- This site's parser, version 209 — 介護保険法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-18