# 介護保険法 / Long-Term Care Insurance Act — 第六十六条 (Article 66) - 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: 第六十六条 (Article 66)（保険料滞納者に係る支払方法の変更） — address `art-66` - 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-66 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-66 - 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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Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 市町村は、前二項の規定により支払方法変更の記載を受けた要介護被保険者等が滞納している保険料を完納したとき、又は当該要介護被保険者等に係る滞納額の著しい減少、災害その他の政令で定める特別の事情があると認めるときは、当該支払方法変更の記載を消除するものとする。 art-66/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-66/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-66/par-3 A Municipality, when an Insured Person Requiring Long-Term Care, etc., that has received an Entry of Change of Payment Method pursuant to the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs and has completed payment of said delinquent insurance premium or when it is determined that the delinquent payment amount pertaining to said Insured Person Requiring Long-Term Care, etc., has decreased significantly or due to a disaster or other special circumstances provided by a Cabinet Order, is to delete said Entry of Change of Payment Method. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 第一項又は第二項の規定により支払方法変更の記載を受けた要介護被保険者等が、当該支払方法の変更の記載がなされている間に受けた指定居宅サービス、指定地域密着型サービス、指定居宅介護支援、指定施設サービス等、指定介護予防サービス、指定地域密着型介護予防サービス及び指定介護予防支援に係る居宅介護サービス費の支給、地域密着型介護サービス費の支給、居宅介護サービス計画費の支給、施設介護サービス費の支給、特定入所者介護サービス費の支給、介護予防サービス費の支給、地域密着型介護予防サービス費の支給、介護予防サービス計画費の支給及び特定入所者介護予防サービス費の支給については、第四十一条第六項、第四十二条の二第六項、第四十六条第四項、第四十八条第四項、第五十一条の三第四項、第五十三条第四項、第五十四条の二第六項、第五十八条第四項及び第六十一条の三第四項の規定は適用しない。 art-66/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-66/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-66/par-4 With regard to the payment of an Allowance for In-Home Long-Term Care Service, Allowance for Community-Based Long-Term Care Service, Allowance for In-Home Long-Term Care Service Plan, Allowance for Long-Term Care Facility Service, Allowance for Long-Term Care Service to a Person Admitted to a Specified Facility, Allowance for Preventive Long-Term Care Service, Allowance for Community-Based Preventive Long-Term Care Service, Allowance for Preventive Long-Term Care Service Plan, and Allowance for Preventive Long-Term Care Service to a Person Admitted to a Specified Facility, pertaining to Designated In-Home Service, Designated Community-Based Service, Designated In-Home Long-Term Care Support, Designated Facility Service, etc., Designated Preventive Long-Term Care Service, Designated Community-Based Service for Preventive Long-Term Care, and Designated Preventive Long-Term Care Support that an Insured Person Requiring Long-Term Care, etc. who received an Entry of Change of Payment Method pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) receives during the period said Entry of Change of Payment Method remains, the provisions of Article 41, paragraph (6), Article 42-2, paragraph (6), Article 46, paragraph (4), Article 48, paragraph (4), Article 51-3, paragraph (4), Article 53, paragraph (4), Article 54-2, paragraph (6), Article 58, paragraph (4), and Article 61-3, paragraph (4) do not apply. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - art-66/par-1: 第四十一条第六項 → 介護保険法 第四十一条第六項 (Article 41, paragraph (6)), art-41/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-41/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-41/par-6 - art-66/par-1: 第四十二条の二第六項 → 介護保険法 第四十二条の二第六項 (Article 42-2, paragraph (6)), art-42-2/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-42-2/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-42-2/par-6 - art-66/par-1: 第四十六条第四項 → 介護保険法 第四十六条第四項 (Article 46, paragraph (4)), art-46/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-46/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-46/par-4 - art-66/par-1: 第四十八条第四項 → 介護保険法 第四十八条第四項 (Article 48, paragraph (4)), art-48/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-48/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-48/par-4 - art-66/par-1: 第五十一条の三第四項 → 介護保険法 第五十一条の三第四項 (Article 51-3, paragraph (4)), art-51-3/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-51-3/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-51-3/par-4 - art-66/par-1: 第五十三条第四項 → 介護保険法 第五十三条第四項 (Article 53, paragraph (4)), art-53/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-53/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-53/par-4 - art-66/par-1: 第五十四条の二第六項 → 介護保険法 第五十四条の二第六項 (Article 54-2, paragraph (6)), art-54-2/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-54-2/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-54-2/par-6 - art-66/par-1: 第五十八条第四項 → 介護保険法 第五十八条第四項 (Article 58, paragraph (4)), art-58/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-58/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-58/par-4 - art-66/par-1: 第六十一条の三第四項 → 介護保険法 第六十一条の三第四項 (Article 61-3, paragraph (4)), art-61-3/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-61-3/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-61-3/par-4 - art-66/par-1: この条 → 介護保険法 第六十六条 (Article 66), art-66 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-66 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-66 - art-66/par-1: 次条第三項 → 介護保険法 第六十七条第三項 (Article 67, paragraph (3)), art-67/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-67/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-67/par-3 - art-66/par-2: 前項 → 介護保険法 第六十六条第一項 (Article 66, paragraph (1)), art-66/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-66/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-66/par-1 - art-66/par-3: 前二項 → 介護保険法 第六十六条第一項 (Article 66, paragraph (1)), art-66/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-66/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-66/par-1 - art-66/par-3: 前二項 → 介護保険法 第六十六条第二項 (Article 66, paragraph (2)), art-66/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-66/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-66/par-2 - art-66/par-4: 第一項 → 介護保険法 第六十六条第一項 (Article 66, paragraph (1)), art-66/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-66/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-66/par-1 - art-66/par-4: 第二項 → 介護保険法 第六十六条第二項 (Article 66, paragraph (2)), art-66/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-66/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-66/par-2 - art-66/par-4: 第四十一条第六項 → 介護保険法 第四十一条第六項 (Article 41, paragraph (6)), art-41/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-41/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-41/par-6 - art-66/par-4: 第四十二条の二第六項 → 介護保険法 第四十二条の二第六項 (Article 42-2, paragraph (6)), art-42-2/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-42-2/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-42-2/par-6 - art-66/par-4: 第四十六条第四項 → 介護保険法 第四十六条第四項 (Article 46, paragraph (4)), art-46/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-46/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-46/par-4 - art-66/par-4: 第四十八条第四項 → 介護保険法 第四十八条第四項 (Article 48, paragraph (4)), art-48/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-48/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-48/par-4 - art-66/par-4: 第五十一条の三第四項 → 介護保険法 第五十一条の三第四項 (Article 51-3, paragraph (4)), art-51-3/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-51-3/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-51-3/par-4 - art-66/par-4: 第五十三条第四項 → 介護保険法 第五十三条第四項 (Article 53, paragraph (4)), art-53/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-53/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-53/par-4 - art-66/par-4: 第五十四条の二第六項 → 介護保険法 第五十四条の二第六項 (Article 54-2, paragraph (6)), art-54-2/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-54-2/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-54-2/par-6 - art-66/par-4: 第五十八条第四項 → 介護保険法 第五十八条第四項 (Article 58, paragraph (4)), art-58/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-58/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-58/par-4 - art-66/par-4: 第六十一条の三第四項 → 介護保険法 第六十一条の三第四項 (Article 61-3, paragraph (4)), art-61-3/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-61-3/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-61-3/par-4 ## Cited by 7 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 介護保険法 第六十六条第一項（保険料滞納者に係る支払方法の変更） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-66/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-66/par-1 - 介護保険法 第六十六条第二項（保険料滞納者に係る支払方法の変更） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-66/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-66/par-2 - 介護保険法 第六十六条第三項（保険料滞納者に係る支払方法の変更） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-66/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-66/par-3 - 介護保険法 第六十六条第四項（保険料滞納者に係る支払方法の変更） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-66/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-66/par-4 - 介護保険法 第六十七条第三項（保険給付の支払の一時差止） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-67/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-67/par-3 - 介護保険法 第六十八条第三項（医療保険各法の規定による保険料等に未納がある者に対する保険給付の一時差止） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-68/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-68/par-3 - 介護保険法 第二百十四条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-214/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-214/par-2 --- ## 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-20261018T212610-005, 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