# 介護保険法 / Long-Term Care Insurance Act — 第百十五条の八 (Article 115-8) - 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: 第百十五条の八 (Article 115-8)（勧告、命令等） — address `art-115-8` - 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-115-8 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-8 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第百十五条の八（勧告、命令等） — Recommendations, Orders caption: machine translation, not official art-115-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-8 **第一項** 都道府県知事は、指定介護予防サービス事業者が、次の各号に掲げる場合に該当すると認めるときは、当該指定介護予防サービス事業者に対し、期限を定めて、それぞれ当該各号に定める措置をとるべきことを勧告することができる。 art-115-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-8/par-1 A prefectural governor, when he or she determines that a Designated Provider of Preventive Long-Term Care Service corresponds to any of the cases listed in the following items, may recommend to said Designated Provider of Preventive Long-Term Care Service, setting a due date, that it take the measures specified in the respective items. machine translation, not official **一** 第百十五条の二第六項の規定により当該指定を行うに当たって付された条件に従わない場合　当該条件に従うこと。 art-115-8/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-8/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-8/par-1/item-1 in the case where it does not comply with the conditions attached in making said designation pursuant to the provisions of Article 115-2, paragraph (6): to comply with said conditions; machine translation, not official **二** 当該指定に係る事業所の従業者の知識若しくは技能又は人員について第百十五条の四第一項の都道府県の条例で定める基準又は同項の都道府県の条例で定める員数を満たしていない場合　当該都道府県の条例で定める基準又は当該都道府県の条例で定める員数を満たすこと。 art-115-8/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-8/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-8/par-1/item-2 in the case where it does not satisfy, with regard to the knowledge or skills or the number of employees of the Business Office pertaining to said designation, the standards specified by Prefectural Ordinance as set forth in Article 115-4, paragraph (1) or the fixed minimum number of employees specified by Prefectural Ordinance as set forth in the same paragraph: to satisfy said standards specified by Prefectural Ordinance or said fixed minimum number of employees specified by Prefectural Ordinance; machine translation, not official **三** 第百十五条の四第二項に規定する指定介護予防サービスに係る介護予防のための効果的な支援の方法に関する基準又は指定介護予防サービスの事業の設備及び運営に関する基準に従って適正な指定介護予防サービスの事業の運営をしていない場合　当該指定介護予防サービスに係る介護予防のための効果的な支援の方法に関する基準又は指定介護予防サービスの事業の設備及び運営に関する基準に従って適正な指定介護予防サービスの事業の運営をすること。 art-115-8/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-8/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-8/par-1/item-3 in the case where it does not properly operate the business of Designated Preventive Long-Term Care Service in accordance with the standards concerning effective methods of support for Prevention of Long-Term Care pertaining to Designated Preventive Long-Term Care Service or the standards concerning facilities and management of the business of Designated Preventive Long-Term Care Service as prescribed in Article 115-4, paragraph (2): to properly operate the business of Designated Preventive Long-Term Care Service in accordance with the standards concerning effective methods of support for Prevention of Long-Term Care pertaining to said Designated Preventive Long-Term Care Service or the standards concerning facilities and management of the business of Designated Preventive Long-Term Care Service; machine translation, not official **四** 第百十五条の四第五項に規定する便宜の提供を適正に行っていない場合　当該便宜の提供を適正に行うこと。 art-115-8/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-8/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-8/par-1/item-4 in the case where it does not properly provide the convenience prescribed in Article 115-4, paragraph (5): to properly provide said convenience. machine translation, not official **第二項** 都道府県知事は、前項の規定による勧告をした場合において、その勧告を受けた指定介護予防サービス事業者が同項の期限内にこれに従わなかったときは、その旨を公表することができる。 art-115-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-8/par-2 A prefectural governor may, in a case of providing a recommendation pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, provide public notice of the fact that the Designated Provider of Preventive Long-Term Care Service that is issued said recommendation did not act in compliance with said recommendation within the due date as set forth in the same paragraph. machine translation, not official **第三項** 都道府県知事は、第一項の規定による勧告を受けた指定介護予防サービス事業者が、正当な理由がなくてその勧告に係る措置をとらなかったときは、当該指定介護予防サービス事業者に対し、期限を定めて、その勧告に係る措置をとるべきことを命ずることができる。 art-115-8/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-8/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-8/par-3 A prefectural governor, when a Designated Provider of Preventive Long-Term Care Service that is issued a recommendation pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) does not implement the measures pertaining to said recommendation without a justifiable basis, may specify a due date and order said Designated Provider of Preventive Long-Term Care Service to implement measures pertaining to said recommendation. machine translation, not official **第四項** 都道府県知事は、前項の規定による命令をした場合においては、その旨を公示しなければならない。 art-115-8/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-8/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-8/par-4 A prefectural governor, when issuing an order pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, must issue public notice of said fact. machine translation, not official **第五項** 市町村は、保険給付に係る指定介護予防サービスを行った指定介護予防サービス事業者について、第一項各号に掲げる場合のいずれかに該当すると認めるときは、その旨を当該指定に係る事業所の所在地の都道府県知事に通知しなければならない。 art-115-8/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-8/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-8/par-5 With regard to a Designated Provider of Preventive Long-Term Care Service that provided Designated Preventive Long-Term Care Service pertaining to an Insurance Benefit, a Municipality, when it determines said Designated Provider of Preventive Long-Term Care Service corresponds to any of the cases listed in the items of paragraph (1), must provide notification of said fact to the prefectural governor that governs the location of the Business Office pertaining to said appointment as service provider. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - art-115-8/par-1/item-1: 第百十五条の二第六項 → 介護保険法 第百十五条の二第六項 (Article 115-2, paragraph (6)), art-115-2/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-2/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-2/par-6 - art-115-8/par-1/item-2: 第百十五条の四第一項 → 介護保険法 第百十五条の四第一項 (Article 115-4, paragraph (1)), art-115-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-4/par-1 - art-115-8/par-1/item-3: 第百十五条の四第二項 → 介護保険法 第百十五条の四第二項 (Article 115-4, paragraph (2)), art-115-4/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-4/par-2 - art-115-8/par-1/item-4: 第百十五条の四第五項 → 介護保険法 第百十五条の四第五項 (Article 115-4, paragraph (5)), art-115-4/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-4/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-4/par-5 - art-115-8/par-2: 前項 → 介護保険法 第百十五条の八第一項 (Article 115-8, paragraph (1)), art-115-8/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-8/par-1 - art-115-8/par-3: 第一項 → 介護保険法 第百十五条の八第一項 (Article 115-8, paragraph (1)), art-115-8/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-8/par-1 - art-115-8/par-4: 前項 → 介護保険法 第百十五条の八第三項 (Article 115-8, paragraph (3)), art-115-8/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-8/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-8/par-3 - art-115-8/par-5: 第一項 → 介護保険法 第百十五条の八第一項 (Article 115-8, paragraph (1)), art-115-8/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-8/par-1 ## Cited by 5 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 介護保険法 第百十五条の二の二第四項（共生型介護予防サービス事業者の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-2-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-2-2/par-4 - 介護保険法 第百十五条の八第二項（勧告、命令等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-8/par-2 - 介護保険法 第百十五条の八第三項（勧告、命令等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-8/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-8/par-3 - 介護保険法 第百十五条の八第四項（勧告、命令等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-8/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-8/par-4 - 介護保険法 第百十五条の八第五項（勧告、命令等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-8/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-8/par-5 --- ## 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-20261018T212610-017, 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