# 介護保険法 / Long-Term Care Insurance Act — 第百六十条 (Article 160)

- 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: 第百六十条 (Article 160)（機構の業務） — address `art-160`
- 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-160
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-160
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### 第百六十条（機構の業務） — Operations of the Organization
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>art-160 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-160 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-160</sup>

**第一項**  機構は、医療情報基盤・診療報酬審査支払機構法第十八条に規定する業務のほか、第一条に規定する目的を達成するため、次に掲げる業務を行う。
<sup>art-160/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-160/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-160/par-1</sup>
The Organization is to conduct operations listed in the following items in order to accomplish the purposes as prescribed in Article 1 in addition to operations as prescribed in Article 18 of the Medical Information Infrastructure and Medical Fee Examination and Payment Organization Act:
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **一**  医療保険者から納付金を徴収すること。
  <sup>art-160/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-160/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-160/par-1/item-1</sup>
  to collect a Levy from a medical insurer;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  市町村に対し第百二十五条第一項の介護給付費交付金を交付すること。
  <sup>art-160/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-160/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-160/par-1/item-2</sup>
  to grant the Long-Term Care Benefit Expense as set forth in Article 125, paragraph (1) to a Municipality;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **三**  市町村に対し第百二十六条第一項の地域支援事業支援交付金を交付すること。
  <sup>art-160/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-160/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-160/par-1/item-3</sup>
  to provide supporting grants for Community Support Projects as set forth in Article 126, paragraph (1) to a Municipality;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **四**  前三号に掲げる業務に附帯する業務を行うこと。
  <sup>art-160/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-160/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-160/par-1/item-4</sup>
  to conduct operations incidental to the operations listed in the preceding three items.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  機構は、医療情報基盤・診療報酬審査支払機構法第十八条に規定する業務及び前項各号に掲げる業務のほか、第一条に規定する目的を達成するため、次に掲げる業務を行う。
<sup>art-160/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-160/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-160/par-2</sup>
The Organization is to conduct operations listed in the following items in order to accomplish the purposes as prescribed in Article 1 in addition to operations as prescribed in Article 18 of the Medical Information Infrastructure and Medical Fee Examination and Payment Organization Act and operations listed in the items of the preceding paragraph:
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **一**  第百十五条の四十七第十項の規定により市町村から委託を受けて行う第百十五条の四十五第二項第七号に掲げる事業に関する業務を行うこと。
  <sup>art-160/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-160/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-160/par-2/item-1</sup>
  to conduct operations pertaining to the project listed in Article 115-45, paragraph (2), item (vii) that are performed upon entrustment from a Municipality pursuant to the provisions of Article 115-47, paragraph (10);
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **二**  前号に掲げる業務に附帯する業務を行うこと。
  <sup>art-160/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-160/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-160/par-2/item-2</sup>
  to conduct operations incidental to the operations listed in the preceding item.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第三項**  前二項に規定する業務は、介護保険関係業務という。
<sup>art-160/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-160/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-160/par-3</sup>
Operations as prescribed in the preceding two paragraphs are referred to as business related to insured long-term care.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- art-160/par-1: 第一条 → 介護保険法 第一条 (Article 1), art-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-1
- art-160/par-1/item-2: 第百二十五条第一項 → 介護保険法 第百二十五条第一項 (Article 125, paragraph (1)), art-125/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-125/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-125/par-1
- art-160/par-1/item-3: 第百二十六条第一項 → 介護保険法 第百二十六条第一項 (Article 126, paragraph (1)), art-126/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-126/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-126/par-1
- art-160/par-1/item-4: 前三号 → 介護保険法 第百六十条第一項第一号 (Article 160, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-160/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-160/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-160/par-1/item-1
- art-160/par-1/item-4: 前三号 → 介護保険法 第百六十条第一項第二号 (Article 160, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-160/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-160/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-160/par-1/item-2
- art-160/par-1/item-4: 前三号 → 介護保険法 第百六十条第一項第三号 (Article 160, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-160/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-160/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-160/par-1/item-3
- art-160/par-2: 前項 → 介護保険法 第百六十条第一項 (Article 160, paragraph (1)), art-160/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-160/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-160/par-1
- art-160/par-2: 第一条 → 介護保険法 第一条 (Article 1), art-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-1
- art-160/par-2/item-1: 第百十五条の四十七第十項 → 介護保険法 第百十五条の四十七第十項 (Article 115-47, paragraph (10)), art-115-47/par-10 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-47/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-47/par-10
- art-160/par-2/item-1: 第百十五条の四十五第二項第七号 → 介護保険法 第百十五条の四十五第二項第七号 (Article 115-45, paragraph (2), item (vii)), art-115-45/par-2/item-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-45/par-2/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-45/par-2/item-7
- art-160/par-2/item-2: 前号 → 介護保険法 第百六十条第二項第一号 (Article 160, paragraph (2), item (i)), art-160/par-2/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-160/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-160/par-2/item-1
- art-160/par-3: 前二項 → 介護保険法 第百六十条第一項 (Article 160, paragraph (1)), art-160/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-160/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-160/par-1
- art-160/par-3: 前二項 → 介護保険法 第百六十条第二項 (Article 160, paragraph (2)), art-160/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-160/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-160/par-2

## Cited by

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

- 介護保険法 第百五十条第一項（納付金の徴収及び納付義務） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-150/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-150/par-1
- 介護保険法 第百六十条第一項第四号（機構の業務） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-160/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-160/par-1/item-4
- 介護保険法 第百六十条第二項（機構の業務） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-160/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-160/par-2
- 介護保険法 第百六十条第二項第二号（機構の業務） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-160/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-160/par-2/item-2
- 介護保険法 第百六十条第三項（機構の業務） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-160/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-160/par-3
- 介護保険法 第百六十三条第一項（報告等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-163/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-163/par-1
- 介護保険法 第百六十四条第一項（区分経理） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-164/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-164/par-1
- 介護保険法 第百六十五条第二項（予算等の認可） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-165/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-165/par-2
- 介護保険法 第百六十六条第四項（財務諸表等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-166/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-166/par-4
- 介護保険法 第百六十七条第三項（利益及び損失の処理） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-167/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-167/par-3
- 介護保険法 附則第十七条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-5051-31/art-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-5051-31/art-17/par-1

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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-20261018T212610-031, 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