# 介護保険法 / Long-Term Care Insurance Act — 第七十八条の十五 (Article 78-15) - 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: 第七十八条の十五 (Article 78-15)（公募指定の有効期間等） — address `art-78-15` - 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-78-15 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-15 - 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. --- ### 第七十八条の十五（公募指定の有効期間等） — Effective Period, etc., of Designation by Public Invitation caption: machine translation, not official art-78-15 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-15 **第一項** 公募指定は、第七十八条の十二において準用する第七十条の二の規定にかかわらず、その指定の日から起算して六年を超えない範囲内で当該市町村長が定める期間を経過したときは、その効力を失う。 art-78-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-15/par-1 A Designation by Public Invitation, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 70-2 as applied mutatis mutandis in Article 78-12, ceases to be effective upon the lapse of a period that said mayor of the Municipality specifies within a range not exceeding six years counted from the day of the designation. machine translation, not official **第二項** 第七十八条の十二において準用する第七十条の二の規定は、市町村長指定期間の開始の際現に効力を有する市町村長指定区域・サービス事業所に係る第四十二条の二第一項本文の指定（公募指定を除く。）及び第七十八条の十三第三項の規定により行われた第四十二条の二第一項本文の指定（次項において「指定期間開始時有効指定」という。）については、適用しない。 art-78-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-15/par-2 The provisions of Article 70-2 as applied mutatis mutandis in Article 78-12 do not apply to the designation set forth in the main clause of Article 42-2, paragraph (1) pertaining to a Business Office for an Area and Service Designated by the Mayor of a Municipality that is in effect at the start of the Period Designated by the Mayor of a Municipality (excluding a Designation by Public Invitation) and the designation set forth in the main clause of Article 42-2, paragraph (1) made pursuant to the provisions of Article 78-13, paragraph (3) (hereinafter referred to as "Designation Valid at the Start of the Designated Period" in the following paragraph). machine translation, not official **第三項** 指定期間開始時有効指定は、次の各号に掲げる区分に応じ、当該各号に定める期間を経過したときは、その効力を失う。 art-78-15/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-15/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-15/par-3 A Designation Valid at the Start of the Designated Period ceases to be effective when the period prescribed in each of the following items has elapsed, in accordance with the categories listed in those items: machine translation, not official **一** 次号に掲げる指定期間開始時有効指定以外の指定期間開始時有効指定　当該指定期間開始時有効指定がされた日又は従前の第七十八条の十二において準用する第七十条の二第一項の期間（同号において「従前の指定の有効期間」という。）の満了の日の翌日のうち直近の日から六年 art-78-15/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-15/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-15/par-3/item-1 a Designation Valid at the Start of the Designated Period other than the Designation Valid at the Start of the Designated Period listed in the following item: six years from the day on which said Designation Valid at the Start of the Designated Period was made or the day following the day of expiry of the previous period set forth in Article 70-2, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis in Article 78-12 (referred to as the "Previous Effective Period of Designation" in the same item), whichever is the most recent; machine translation, not official **二** 指定期間開始時有効指定を受けている指定地域密着型サービス事業者が、当該市町村長指定区域・サービス事業所に係る公募指定を受ける場合における当該指定期間開始時有効指定　当該指定期間開始時有効指定がされた日又は従前の指定の有効期間の満了の日の翌日のうち直近の日から当該公募指定がされた日の前日までの期間 art-78-15/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-15/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-15/par-3/item-2 said Designation Valid at the Start of the Designated Period in the case where a Designated Community-Based Service Provider that has received a Designation Valid at the Start of the Designated Period receives a Designation by Public Invitation pertaining to said Business Office for an Area and Service Designated by the Mayor of a Municipality: the period from the most recent of the day on which said Designation Valid at the Start of the Designated Period was made or the day following the day of expiry of the Previous Effective Period of Designation until the day before the day on which said Designation by Public Invitation was made. machine translation, not official **第四項** 市町村長は、当該市町村長指定期間の開始日の前日までにされた市町村長指定区域・サービス事業所に係る第七十八条の十二において準用する第七十条の二第一項の指定の更新の申請であって、当該市町村長指定期間の開始の際、指定の更新をするかどうかの処分がなされていないものについては、第二項の規定にかかわらず、当該申請に対する処分を行うものとする。 art-78-15/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-15/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-15/par-4 A mayor of a Municipality, with regard to an application for renewal of the appointment as service provider as set forth in Article 70-2, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis in Article 78-12 pertaining to a Business Office for an Area and Service Designated by the Mayor of a Municipality that was filed by the day before the start date of said Period Designated by the Mayor of a Municipality and for which no disposition as to whether to renew the appointment as service provider has been made at the start of said Period Designated by the Mayor of a Municipality, is to make a disposition on said application, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (2). machine translation, not official **第五項** 前三項の規定は、市町村長が市町村長指定区域を拡張する場合又は市町村長指定定期巡回・随時対応型訪問介護看護等を追加する場合について準用する。この場合において、必要な技術的読替えは、政令で定める。 art-78-15/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-15/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-15/par-5 The provisions of the preceding three paragraphs apply mutatis mutandis to a case where a mayor of a Municipality expands an Area Designated by the Mayor of a Municipality or adds Periodic Patrol and On-Demand Home-Visit Long-Term Care and Nursing, etc., Specified by the Mayor of a Municipality. In this case, the necessary technical replacement of terms is provided by a Cabinet Order. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - art-78-15/par-1: 第七十八条の十二 → 介護保険法 第七十八条の十二 (Article 78-12), art-78-12 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-12 - art-78-15/par-1: 第七十条の二 → 介護保険法 第七十条の二 (Article 70-2), art-70-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-70-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-70-2 - art-78-15/par-2: 第七十八条の十二 → 介護保険法 第七十八条の十二 (Article 78-12), art-78-12 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-12 - art-78-15/par-2: 第七十条の二 → 介護保険法 第七十条の二 (Article 70-2), art-70-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-70-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-70-2 - art-78-15/par-2: 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-78-15/par-2: 第七十八条の十三第三項 → 介護保険法 第七十八条の十三第三項 (Article 78-13, paragraph (3)), art-78-13/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-13/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-13/par-3 - art-78-15/par-2: 次項 → 介護保険法 第七十八条の十五第三項 (Article 78-15, paragraph (3)), art-78-15/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-15/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-15/par-3 - art-78-15/par-3/item-1: 次号 → 介護保険法 第七十八条の十五第三項第二号 (Article 78-15, paragraph (3), item (ii)), art-78-15/par-3/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-15/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-15/par-3/item-2 - art-78-15/par-3/item-1: 第七十条の二第一項 → 介護保険法 第七十条の二第一項 (Article 70-2, paragraph (1)), art-70-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-70-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-70-2/par-1 - art-78-15/par-4: 第七十八条の十二 → 介護保険法 第七十八条の十二 (Article 78-12), art-78-12 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-12 - art-78-15/par-4: 第七十条の二第一項 → 介護保険法 第七十条の二第一項 (Article 70-2, paragraph (1)), art-70-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-70-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-70-2/par-1 - art-78-15/par-4: 第二項 → 介護保険法 第七十八条の十五第二項 (Article 78-15, paragraph (2)), art-78-15/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-15/par-2 - art-78-15/par-5: 前三項 → 介護保険法 第七十八条の十五第二項 (Article 78-15, paragraph (2)), art-78-15/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-15/par-2 - art-78-15/par-5: 前三項 → 介護保険法 第七十八条の十五第三項 (Article 78-15, paragraph (3)), art-78-15/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-15/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-15/par-3 - art-78-15/par-5: 前三項 → 介護保険法 第七十八条の十五第四項 (Article 78-15, paragraph (4)), art-78-15/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-15/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-15/par-4 ## Cited by 7 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 介護保険法 第七十八条の二第十一項（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-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-2/par-11 - 介護保険法 第七十八条の十五第二項（公募指定の有効期間等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-15/par-2 - 介護保険法 第七十八条の十五第三項第一号（公募指定の有効期間等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-15/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-15/par-3/item-1 - 介護保険法 第七十八条の十五第四項（公募指定の有効期間等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-15/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-15/par-4 - 介護保険法 第七十八条の十五第五項（公募指定の有効期間等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-15/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-15/par-5 - 健康保険法 第八十九条第三項（指定訪問看護事業者の指定） — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-89/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-89/par-3 - 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 --- ## 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