# 介護保険法 / Long-Term Care Insurance Act — 第七十八条の十四 (Article 78-14)

- 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: 第七十八条の十四 (Article 78-14) — address `art-78-14`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
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### 第七十八条の十四
<sup>art-78-14 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-14</sup>

  **第一項**  前条第一項の規定により行われる第四十二条の二第一項本文の指定（以下「公募指定」という。）は、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、市町村長指定定期巡回・随時対応型訪問介護看護等の種類及び当該市町村長指定定期巡回・随時対応型訪問介護看護等の種類に係る市町村長指定定期巡回・随時対応型訪問介護看護等の事業を行う事業所ごとに行い、当該公募指定をする市町村長がその長である市町村が行う介護保険の被保険者（特定地域密着型サービスに係る公募指定にあっては、当該市町村の区域内に所在する住所地特例対象施設に入所等をしている住所地特例適用要介護被保険者を含む。）に対する地域密着型介護サービス費及び特例地域密着型介護サービス費の支給について、その効力を有する。
  <sup>art-78-14/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-14/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-14/par-1</sup>
  The designation set forth in the main clause of Article 42-2, paragraph (1) that is made pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article (hereinafter referred to as "Designation by Public Invitation") is to be made, pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, for each type of Periodic Patrol and On-Demand Home-Visit Long-Term Care and Nursing, etc., Specified by the Mayor of a Municipality and each Business Office that conducts the business of Periodic Patrol and On-Demand Home-Visit Long-Term Care and Nursing, etc., Specified by the Mayor of a Municipality pertaining to the type of said Periodic Patrol and On-Demand Home-Visit Long-Term Care and Nursing, etc., Specified by the Mayor of a Municipality, and is to have an effect on the payment of an Allowance for Community-Based Long-Term Care Service or an Exceptional Allowance for Community-Based Long-Term Care Service to an Insured Person of Long-Term Care Insurance (in the case of a Designation by Public Invitation pertaining to a Specified Community-Based Service, including an Insured Person Requiring Long-Term Care to Whom the Domicile Exception Applies who is undergoing Admission, etc. to a Facility Subject to Domicile Exception located within the area of said Municipality) provided by a Municipality of which the mayor who makes said Designation by Public Invitation is the head.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第二項**  市町村長は、公募指定をしようとするときは、厚生労働省令で定める基準に従い、その応募者のうちから公正な方法で選考をし、指定地域密着型サービス事業者を決定するものとする。
  <sup>art-78-14/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-14/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-14/par-2</sup>
  A mayor of a Municipality, when intending to make a Designation by Public Invitation, is to conduct a selection by a fair method from among the applicants in accordance with the standards specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and determine the Designated Community-Based Service Provider.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第三項**  第七十八条の二第二項、第四項（第四号、第六号の二、第十号及び第十二号を除く。）、第五項、第六項（第一号の二、第三号の二及び第三号の四から第五号までを除く。）、第七項及び第八項の規定は、公募指定について準用する。この場合において、これらの規定に関し必要な技術的読替えは、政令で定める。
  <sup>art-78-14/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-14/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-14/par-3</sup>
  The provisions of Article 78-2, paragraph (2), paragraph (4) (excluding items (iv), (vi)-2, (x) and (xii)), paragraph (5), paragraph (6) (excluding item (i)-2, item (iii)-2 and items (iii)-4 through (v)), paragraph (7) and paragraph (8) apply mutatis mutandis to a Designation by Public Invitation. In this case, the necessary technical replacement of terms with regard to these provisions is provided by a Cabinet Order.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- art-78-14/par-1: 前条第一項 → 介護保険法 第七十八条の十三第一項 (Article 78-13, paragraph (1)), art-78-13/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-13/par-1
- art-78-14/par-1: 第四十二条の二第一項 → 介護保険法 第四十二条の二第一項 (Article 42-2, paragraph (1)), art-42-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-42-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-42-2/par-1
- art-78-14/par-3: 第七十八条の二第二項 → 介護保険法 第七十八条の二第二項 (Article 78-2, paragraph (2)), art-78-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-2/par-2
- art-78-14/par-3: 第四項 → 介護保険法 第七十八条の二第四項 (Article 78-2, paragraph (4)), art-78-2/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-2/par-4
- art-78-14/par-3: 第四号 → 介護保険法 第七十八条の二第四項第四号 (Article 78-2, paragraph (4), item (iv)), art-78-2/par-4/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-2/par-4/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-2/par-4/item-4
- art-78-14/par-3: 第六号の二 → 介護保険法 第七十八条の二第四項第六号の二 (Article 78-2, paragraph (4), item (vi-2)), art-78-2/par-4/item-6-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-2/par-4/item-6-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-2/par-4/item-6-2
- art-78-14/par-3: 第十号 → 介護保険法 第七十八条の二第四項第十号 (Article 78-2, paragraph (4), item (x)), art-78-2/par-4/item-10 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-2/par-4/item-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-2/par-4/item-10
- art-78-14/par-3: 第十二号 → 介護保険法 第七十八条の二第四項第十二号 (Article 78-2, paragraph (4), item (xii)), art-78-2/par-4/item-12 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-2/par-4/item-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-2/par-4/item-12
- art-78-14/par-3: 第五項 → 介護保険法 第七十八条の二第五項 (Article 78-2, paragraph (5)), art-78-2/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-2/par-5
- art-78-14/par-3: 第六項 → 介護保険法 第七十八条の二第六項 (Article 78-2, paragraph (6)), art-78-2/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-2/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-2/par-6
- art-78-14/par-3: 第一号の二 → 介護保険法 第七十八条の二第六項第一号の二 (Article 78-2, paragraph (6), item (i-2)), art-78-2/par-6/item-1-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-2/par-6/item-1-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-2/par-6/item-1-2
- art-78-14/par-3: 第三号の二 → 介護保険法 第七十八条の二第六項第三号の二 (Article 78-2, paragraph (6), item (iii-2)), art-78-2/par-6/item-3-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-2/par-6/item-3-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-2/par-6/item-3-2
- art-78-14/par-3: 第三号の四から第五号まで → 介護保険法 第七十八条の二第六項第三号の四 (Article 78-2, paragraph (6), item (iii-4)), art-78-2/par-6/item-3-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-2/par-6/item-3-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-2/par-6/item-3-4
- art-78-14/par-3: 第三号の四から第五号まで → 介護保険法 第七十八条の二第六項第四号 (Article 78-2, paragraph (6), item (iv)), art-78-2/par-6/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-2/par-6/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-2/par-6/item-4
- art-78-14/par-3: 第三号の四から第五号まで → 介護保険法 第七十八条の二第六項第五号 (Article 78-2, paragraph (6), item (v)), art-78-2/par-6/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-2/par-6/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-2/par-6/item-5
- art-78-14/par-3: 第七項 → 介護保険法 第七十八条の二第七項 (Article 78-2, paragraph (7)), art-78-2/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-2/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-2/par-7
- art-78-14/par-3: 第八項 → 介護保険法 第七十八条の二第八項 (Article 78-2, paragraph (8)), art-78-2/par-8 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-2/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-2/par-8

## Cited by

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

- 介護保険法 第七十八条の二第一項（指定地域密着型サービス事業者の指定） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-2/par-1
- 介護保険法 附則第五条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-4231-72/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-4231-72/art-5/par-1
- 介護保険法 附則第六条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-4231-72/art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-4231-72/art-6/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-20261018T212610-010, 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