# 介護保険法 / Long-Term Care Insurance Act — 第八条 (Article 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
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- Provision: 第八条 (Article 8) — address `art-8`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
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### 第八条
<sup>art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8</sup>

**第一項**  この法律において「居宅サービス」とは、訪問介護、訪問入浴介護、訪問看護、訪問リハビリテーション、居宅療養管理指導、通所介護、通所リハビリテーション、短期入所生活介護、短期入所療養介護、特定施設入居者生活介護、福祉用具貸与及び特定福祉用具販売をいい、「居宅サービス事業」とは、居宅サービスを行う事業をいう。
<sup>art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-1</sup>
The term "In-Home Service" as used in this Act means Home-Visit Long-Term Care, Home-Visit Bathing Long-Term Care, Home-Visit Nursing, Home-Visit Rehabilitation, Guidance for Management of In-Home Medical Long-Term Care, Outpatient Day Long-Term Care, Outpatient Rehabilitation, Short-Term Admission for Daily Life Long-Term Care, Short-Term Admission for Recuperation, Daily Life Long-Term Care Admitted to a Specified Facility, Rental Service of Equipment for Long-Term Care Covered by Public Aid, and Sale of Specified Equipment Covered by Public Aid. The term "In-Home Service Business" as used in this Act means business performing In-Home Service.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  この法律において「訪問介護」とは、要介護者であって、居宅（老人福祉法（昭和三十八年法律第百三十三号）第二十条の六に規定する軽費老人ホーム、同法第二十九条第一項に規定する有料老人ホーム（以下「有料老人ホーム」という。）その他の厚生労働省令で定める施設における居室を含む。以下同じ。）において介護を受けるもの（以下「居宅要介護者」という。）について、その者の居宅において介護福祉士その他政令で定める者により行われる入浴、排せつ、食事等の介護その他の日常生活上の世話であって、厚生労働省令で定めるもの（定期巡回・随時対応型訪問介護看護（第十五項第二号に掲げるものに限る。）又は夜間対応型訪問介護に該当するものを除く。）をいう。
<sup>art-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-2</sup>
The term "Home-Visit Long-Term Care" as used in this Act means care for bathing, bodily waste elimination, meals, etc., and other care for performing daily activities as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (excluding that which falls under Periodic Patrol and On-Demand Home-Visit Long-Term Care and Nursing (limited to that listed in paragraph (15), item (ii)) or Home-Visit at Night for Long-Term Care) that is provided by a certified care worker or other person specified by Cabinet Order, at the home of a Person Requiring Long-Term Care who receives care at his or her home (including a residence room in a moderate-fee home for the elderly prescribed in Article 20-6 of the Act on Social Welfare for the Elderly (Act No. 133 of 1963), a Fee-Based Home for the Elderly prescribed in Article 29, paragraph (1) of that Act (hereinafter referred to as a "Fee-Based Home for the Elderly"), and any other facility specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; the same applies hereinafter) (hereinafter referred to as an "In-Home Person Requiring Long-Term Care").
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**第三項**  この法律において「訪問入浴介護」とは、居宅要介護者について、その者の居宅を訪問し、浴槽を提供して行われる入浴の介護をいう。
<sup>art-8/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-3</sup>
The term "Home-Visit Bathing Long-Term Care" as used in this Act means care service that provides bathing service and a bathtub to a Person Requiring Long-Term Care by visiting his or her home.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第四項**  この法律において「訪問看護」とは、居宅要介護者（主治の医師がその治療の必要の程度につき厚生労働省令で定める基準に適合していると認めたものに限る。）について、その者の居宅において看護師その他厚生労働省令で定める者により行われる療養上の世話又は必要な診療の補助をいう。
<sup>art-8/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-4</sup>
The term "Home-Visit Nursing" as used in this Act means medical care or assistance for necessary medical care provided to a Person Requiring Long-Term Care at his or her home (limited to those who are considered by an attending physician to be a person in the degree of need of medical treatment that conforms to standards as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare) by a nurse or other person as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第五項**  この法律において「訪問リハビリテーション」とは、居宅要介護者（主治の医師がその治療の必要の程度につき厚生労働省令で定める基準に適合していると認めたものに限る。）について、その者の居宅において、その心身の機能の維持回復を図り、日常生活の自立を助けるために行われる理学療法、作業療法その他必要なリハビリテーションをいう。
<sup>art-8/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-5</sup>
The term "Home-Visit Rehabilitation" as used in this Act means physical therapy, occupational therapy, and other necessary rehabilitation that is provided to an In-Home Person Requiring Long-Term Care at his or her home (limited to those who are considered by an attending physician to be a person in the degree of need of medical treatment that conforms to standards as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare) in order to maintain and recover mental or physical functions and to assist with independently performing daily activities.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第六項**  この法律において「居宅療養管理指導」とは、居宅要介護者について、病院、診療所又は薬局（以下「病院等」という。）の医師、歯科医師、薬剤師その他厚生労働省令で定める者により行われる療養上の管理及び指導であって、厚生労働省令で定めるものをいう。
<sup>art-8/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-6</sup>
The term "Guidance for Management of In-Home Medical Long-Term Care" as used in this Act means management and instructions for medical care and as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare. Said management and instructions are provided to an In-Home Person Requiring Long-Term Care by a physician, dentist, pharmacist or other personnel as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare that are associated with a hospital, clinic, or pharmacy (herein referred to as "Hospital, etc.")
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第七項**  この法律において「通所介護」とは、居宅要介護者について、老人福祉法第五条の二第三項の厚生労働省令で定める施設又は同法第二十条の二の二に規定する老人デイサービスセンターに通わせ、当該施設において入浴、排せつ、食事等の介護その他の日常生活上の世話であって厚生労働省令で定めるもの及び機能訓練を行うこと（利用定員が厚生労働省令で定める数以上であるものに限り、認知症対応型通所介護に該当するものを除く。）をいう。
<sup>art-8/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-7</sup>
The term "Outpatient Day Long-Term Care" as used in this Act means providing, for an In-Home Person Requiring Long-Term Care, by having said person commute to a facility specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as set forth in Article 5-2, paragraph (3) of the Act on Social Welfare for the Elderly or a Day Service Center for the Elderly prescribed in Article 20-2-2 of that Act, at said facility, care for bathing, bodily waste elimination, meals, etc., and other care for performing daily activities as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and functional training (limited to cases where the maximum number of users is a number specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare or more, and excluding that which falls under outpatient long-term care for a Dementia patient).
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第八項**  この法律において「通所リハビリテーション」とは、居宅要介護者（主治の医師がその治療の必要の程度につき厚生労働省令で定める基準に適合していると認めたものに限る。）について、介護老人保健施設、介護医療院、病院、診療所その他の厚生労働省令で定める施設に通わせ、当該施設において、その心身の機能の維持回復を図り、日常生活の自立を助けるために行われる理学療法、作業療法その他必要なリハビリテーションをいう。
<sup>art-8/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-8</sup>
The term "Outpatient Rehabilitation" as used in this Act means physical therapy, occupational therapy, and other necessary rehabilitation that is provided to an In-Home Person Requiring Long-Term Care (limited to those who are considered by an attending physician to be a person in the degree of need of medical treatment that conforms to standards as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) by having said person commute to a Long-Term Care Health Facility, an integrated facility for medical and long-term care, a hospital, a clinic, or other facility as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and at said facility, in order to maintain and recover mental or physical functions and to assist with independently performing daily activities.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第九項**  この法律において「短期入所生活介護」とは、居宅要介護者について、老人福祉法第五条の二第四項の厚生労働省令で定める施設又は同法第二十条の三に規定する老人短期入所施設に短期間入所させ、当該施設において入浴、排せつ、食事等の介護その他の日常生活上の世話及び機能訓練を行うことをいう。
<sup>art-8/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-9</sup>
The term "Short-Term Admission for Daily Life Long-Term Care" as used in this Act means to provide care for bathing, bodily waste elimination, meals, etc., and other care for performing daily activities and to provide functional training for an In-Home Person Requiring Long-Term Care by having said person Short-Term Admission at a facility as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare as set forth in Article 5-2, paragraph (4) of the Act on Social Welfare for the Elderly or at a Short-Term Admission Facility for the Elderly as provided in Article 20-3 of the same Act.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第十項**  この法律において「短期入所療養介護」とは、居宅要介護者（その治療の必要の程度につき厚生労働省令で定めるものに限る。）について、介護老人保健施設、介護医療院その他の厚生労働省令で定める施設に短期間入所させ、当該施設において看護、医学的管理の下における介護及び機能訓練その他必要な医療並びに日常生活上の世話を行うことをいう。
<sup>art-8/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-10</sup>
The term "Short-Term Admission for Recuperation" as used in this Act means admitting an In-Home Person Requiring Long-Term Care (limited to those specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare with regard to the degree of need for medical treatment) for a short period to a Long-Term Care Health Facility, an integrated facility for medical and long-term care, or other facility as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and providing at said facility nursing, long-term care and functional training under medical management, and other necessary medical care, as well as care for performing daily activities.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第十一項**  この法律において「特定施設」とは、有料老人ホームその他厚生労働省令で定める施設であって、第二十一項に規定する地域密着型特定施設でないものをいい、「特定施設入居者生活介護」とは、特定施設に入居している要介護者について、当該特定施設が提供するサービスの内容、これを担当する者その他厚生労働省令で定める事項を定めた計画に基づき行われる入浴、排せつ、食事等の介護その他の日常生活上の世話であって厚生労働省令で定めるもの、機能訓練及び療養上の世話をいう。
<sup>art-8/par-11 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-11</sup>
The term "Specified Facility" as used in this Act means a Fee-Based Home for the Elderly or other facility as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare that is not a Community-Based Specified Facility prescribed in paragraph (21), and the term "daily life long-term care for a person admitted to a Specified Facility" means care for bathing, bodily waste elimination, meals, etc., and other care for performing daily activities as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, functional training, and medical care, that is provided to a Person Requiring Long-Term Care who resides in a Specified Facility, based on a plan that sets out the content of the services provided by said Specified Facility, the personnel in charge of them, and other matters as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第十二項**  この法律において「福祉用具貸与」とは、居宅要介護者について福祉用具（心身の機能が低下し日常生活を営むのに支障がある要介護者等の日常生活上の便宜を図るための用具及び要介護者等の機能訓練のための用具であって、要介護者等の日常生活の自立を助けるためのものをいう。次項並びに次条第十項及び第十一項において同じ。）のうち厚生労働大臣が定めるものの政令で定めるところにより行われる貸与をいう。
<sup>art-8/par-12 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-12</sup>
The term "Rental Service of Equipment for Long-Term Care Covered by Public Aid" as used in this Act means the rental, undertaken pursuant to provisions of a Cabinet Order, to an In-Home Person Requiring Long-Term Care, of those types of Equipment Covered by Public Aid (meaning equipment for the convenience of performing daily activities by a Person Requiring Long-Term Care, etc., whose physical or mental functions have declined and who has problems with performing daily activities, and equipment for functional training of a Person Requiring Long-Term Care, etc., that assists such a person in independently performing daily activities; the same applies in the following paragraph and in paragraphs (10) and (11) of the following Article) as determined by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第十三項**  この法律において「特定福祉用具販売」とは、居宅要介護者について福祉用具のうち入浴又は排せつの用に供するものその他の厚生労働大臣が定めるもの（以下「特定福祉用具」という。）の政令で定めるところにより行われる販売をいう。
<sup>art-8/par-13 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-13</sup>
The term "Sale of Specified Equipment Covered by Public Aid" as used in this Act means the sale, undertaken pursuant to provisions of a Cabinet Order, of equipment covered by public aid among equipment provided for use in bathing or bodily waste elimination and other items provided by the Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare (herein referred to as "Specified Equipment Covered by Public Aid") to an In-Home Person Requiring Long-Term Care.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第十四項**  この法律において「地域密着型サービス」とは、定期巡回・随時対応型訪問介護看護、夜間対応型訪問介護、地域密着型通所介護、認知症対応型通所介護、小規模多機能型居宅介護、認知症対応型共同生活介護、地域密着型特定施設入居者生活介護、地域密着型介護老人福祉施設入所者生活介護及び複合型サービスをいい、「特定地域密着型サービス」とは、定期巡回・随時対応型訪問介護看護、夜間対応型訪問介護、地域密着型通所介護、認知症対応型通所介護、小規模多機能型居宅介護及び複合型サービスをいい、「地域密着型サービス事業」とは、地域密着型サービスを行う事業をいう。
<sup>art-8/par-14 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-14</sup>
The term "Community-Based Service" as used in this Act means Periodic Patrol and On-Demand Home-Visit Long-Term Care and Nursing, Home-Visit at Night for Long-Term Care, Community-Based Outpatient Day Long-Term Care, outpatient long-term care for a Dementia patient, Multifunctional Long-Term Care in a Small Group Home, Communal Daily Long-Term Care for a Dementia Patient, Daily Life Long-Term Care for a Person Admitted to a Community-Based Specified Facility, Daily Life Long-Term Care for a Person Admitted to a Community-Based Facility for the Elderly Covered by Public Aid Requiring Long-Term Care, and combined service; the term "Specified Community-Based Service" means Periodic Patrol and On-Demand Home-Visit Long-Term Care and Nursing, Home-Visit at Night for Long-Term Care, Community-Based Outpatient Day Long-Term Care, outpatient long-term care for a Dementia patient, Multifunctional Long-Term Care in a Small Group Home, and combined service; and the term "Community-Based Service Business" means a business that provides Community-Based Service.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第十五項**  この法律において「定期巡回・随時対応型訪問介護看護」とは、次の各号のいずれかに該当するものをいう。
<sup>art-8/par-15 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-15</sup>
The term "Periodic Patrol and On-Demand Home-Visit Long-Term Care and Nursing" as used in this Act means any of the following:
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  **一**  居宅要介護者について、定期的な巡回訪問により、又は随時通報を受け、その者の居宅において、介護福祉士その他第二項の政令で定める者により行われる入浴、排せつ、食事等の介護その他の日常生活上の世話であって、厚生労働省令で定めるものを行うとともに、看護師その他厚生労働省令で定める者により行われる療養上の世話又は必要な診療の補助を行うこと。ただし、療養上の世話又は必要な診療の補助にあっては、主治の医師がその治療の必要の程度につき厚生労働省令で定める基準に適合していると認めた居宅要介護者についてのものに限る。
  <sup>art-8/par-15/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-15/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-15/item-1</sup>
  to provide to an In-Home Person Requiring Long-Term Care, through periodic patrol visits or upon receiving a call at any time, at his or her home, care for bathing, bodily waste elimination, meals, etc., and other care for performing daily activities as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, provided by a certified care worker or other person specified by Cabinet Order as set forth in paragraph (2), and also to provide medical care or assistance for necessary medical care by a nurse or other person as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; provided, however, that medical care or assistance for necessary medical care is limited to that for an In-Home Person Requiring Long-Term Care who is considered by an attending physician to be a person in the degree of need of medical treatment that conforms to standards as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare;
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **二**  居宅要介護者について、定期的な巡回訪問により、又は随時通報を受け、訪問看護を行う事業所と連携しつつ、その者の居宅において介護福祉士その他第二項の政令で定める者により行われる入浴、排せつ、食事等の介護その他の日常生活上の世話であって、厚生労働省令で定めるものを行うこと。
  <sup>art-8/par-15/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-15/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-15/item-2</sup>
  to provide to an In-Home Person Requiring Long-Term Care, through periodic patrol visits or upon receiving a call at any time, in cooperation with a Business Office that provides Home-Visit Nursing, at his or her home, care for bathing, bodily waste elimination, meals, etc., and other care for performing daily activities as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, provided by a certified care worker or other person specified by Cabinet Order as set forth in paragraph (2).
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第十六項**  この法律において「夜間対応型訪問介護」とは、居宅要介護者について、夜間において、定期的な巡回訪問により、又は随時通報を受け、その者の居宅において介護福祉士その他第二項の政令で定める者により行われる入浴、排せつ、食事等の介護その他の日常生活上の世話であって、厚生労働省令で定めるもの（定期巡回・随時対応型訪問介護看護に該当するものを除く。）をいう。
<sup>art-8/par-16 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-16 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-16</sup>
The term "Home-Visit at Night for Long-Term Care" as used in this Act means care for bathing, bodily waste elimination, meals, etc., and other care for performing daily activities as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (excluding that which falls under Periodic Patrol and On-Demand Home-Visit Long-Term Care and Nursing) that is provided to an In-Home Person Requiring Long-Term Care at night, through periodic patrol visits or upon receiving a call at any time, at his or her home by a certified care worker or other person specified by Cabinet Order as set forth in paragraph (2).
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**第十七項**  この法律において「地域密着型通所介護」とは、居宅要介護者について、老人福祉法第五条の二第三項の厚生労働省令で定める施設又は同法第二十条の二の二に規定する老人デイサービスセンターに通わせ、当該施設において入浴、排せつ、食事等の介護その他の日常生活上の世話であって厚生労働省令で定めるもの及び機能訓練を行うこと（利用定員が第七項の厚生労働省令で定める数未満であるものに限り、認知症対応型通所介護に該当するものを除く。）をいう。
<sup>art-8/par-17 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-17 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-17</sup>
The term "Community-Based Outpatient Day Long-Term Care" as used in this Act means providing, for an In-Home Person Requiring Long-Term Care, by having said person commute to a facility specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as set forth in Article 5-2, paragraph (3) of the Act on Social Welfare for the Elderly or a Day Service Center for the Elderly prescribed in Article 20-2-2 of that Act, at said facility, care for bathing, bodily waste elimination, meals, etc., and other care for performing daily activities as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and functional training (limited to cases where the maximum number of users is less than the number specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as set forth in paragraph (7), and excluding that which falls under outpatient long-term care for a Dementia patient).
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**第十八項**  この法律において「認知症対応型通所介護」とは、居宅要介護者であって、認知症であるものについて、老人福祉法第五条の二第三項の厚生労働省令で定める施設又は同法第二十条の二の二に規定する老人デイサービスセンターに通わせ、当該施設において入浴、排せつ、食事等の介護その他の日常生活上の世話であって厚生労働省令で定めるもの及び機能訓練を行うことをいう。
<sup>art-8/par-18 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-18 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-18</sup>
The term "outpatient long-term care for a Dementia patient" as used in this Act means providing, for an In-Home Person Requiring Long-Term Care who has Dementia, by having said person commute to a facility specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as set forth in Article 5-2, paragraph (3) of the Act on Social Welfare for the Elderly or a Day Service Center for the Elderly prescribed in Article 20-2-2 of that Act, at said facility, care for bathing, bodily waste elimination, meals, etc., and other care for performing daily activities as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and functional training.
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**第十九項**  この法律において「小規模多機能型居宅介護」とは、居宅要介護者について、その者の心身の状況、その置かれている環境等に応じて、その者の選択に基づき、その者の居宅において、又は厚生労働省令で定めるサービスの拠点に通わせ、若しくは短期間宿泊させ、当該拠点において、入浴、排せつ、食事等の介護その他の日常生活上の世話であって厚生労働省令で定めるもの及び機能訓練を行うことをいう。
<sup>art-8/par-19 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-19 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-19</sup>
The term "Multifunctional Long-Term Care in a Small Group Home" as used in this Act means to provide care for bathing, bodily waste elimination, meals, etc., and for other daily activities as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare, and functional training to an In-Home Person Requiring Long-Term Care at his or her home, or said bases of services as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare by having the person commute daily to a location or stay for short-term at said bases, according to the person's mental and physical condition, surroundings, etc., and based on his or her preference.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二十項**  この法律において「認知症対応型共同生活介護」とは、要介護者であって認知症であるもの（その者の認知症の原因となる疾患が急性の状態にある者を除く。）について、その共同生活を営むべき住居において、入浴、排せつ、食事等の介護その他の日常生活上の世話及び機能訓練を行うことをいう。
<sup>art-8/par-20 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-20 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-20</sup>
The term "Communal Daily Long-Term Care for a Dementia Patient" as used in this Act means to provide care for bathing, bodily waste elimination, meals, etc., and for other daily activities, and functional training for a Person Requiring Long-Term Care who is suffering from Dementia (except for a person with the cause of Dementia being an acute disease), at a residence where the person lives communally.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二十一項**  この法律において「地域密着型特定施設入居者生活介護」とは、有料老人ホームその他第十一項の厚生労働省令で定める施設であって、その入居者が要介護者、その配偶者その他厚生労働省令で定める者に限られるもの（以下「介護専用型特定施設」という。）のうち、その入居定員が二十九人以下であるもの（以下この項において「地域密着型特定施設」という。）に入居している要介護者について、当該地域密着型特定施設が提供するサービスの内容、これを担当する者その他厚生労働省令で定める事項を定めた計画に基づき行われる入浴、排せつ、食事等の介護その他の日常生活上の世話であって厚生労働省令で定めるもの、機能訓練及び療養上の世話をいう。
<sup>art-8/par-21 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-21 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-21</sup>
The term "Daily Life Long-Term Care for a Person Admitted to a Community-Based Specified Facility" as used in this Act means to provide care for bathing, bodily waste elimination, meals, etc., and for other daily activities as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare, functional training and medical care based on a plan that stipulates the content of services to be provided by said Community-Based Specified Facility, the personnel in charge of the services, and other items as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare. This service is provided to a Person Requiring Long-Term Care who is staying in a Fee-Based Home for the Elderly and other facilities as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare as set forth in paragraph (11) of this Article and for which the capacity of the fixed number of said residents is twenty-nine (29) or less (hereinafter referred to as "Community-Based Specified Facility"), among facilities for which residents are limited to a Person Requiring Long-Term Care, said person's spouse, and other personnel as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (herein referred to as a "Specialized Long-Term Care Specified Facility").
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二十二項**  この法律において「地域密着型介護老人福祉施設」とは、老人福祉法第二十条の五に規定する特別養護老人ホーム（入所定員が二十九人以下であるものに限る。以下この項において同じ。）であって、当該特別養護老人ホームに入所する要介護者（厚生労働省令で定める要介護状態区分に該当する状態である者その他居宅において日常生活を営むことが困難な者として厚生労働省令で定めるものに限る。以下この項及び第二十七項において同じ。）に対し、地域密着型施設サービス計画（地域密着型介護老人福祉施設に入所している要介護者について、当該施設が提供するサービスの内容、これを担当する者その他厚生労働省令で定める事項を定めた計画をいう。以下この項において同じ。）に基づいて、入浴、排せつ、食事等の介護その他の日常生活上の世話、機能訓練、健康管理及び療養上の世話を行うことを目的とする施設をいい、「地域密着型介護老人福祉施設入所者生活介護」とは、地域密着型介護老人福祉施設に入所する要介護者に対し、地域密着型施設サービス計画に基づいて行われる入浴、排せつ、食事等の介護その他の日常生活上の世話、機能訓練、健康管理及び療養上の世話をいう。
<sup>art-8/par-22 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-22 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-22</sup>
The term "Community-Based Facility for the Elderly Covered by Public Aid Requiring Long-Term Care" as used in this Act means an Intensive Care Home for the Elderly prescribed in Article 20-5 of the Act on Social Welfare for the Elderly (limited to a facility for which the capacity of residents is twenty-nine (29) or less; the same applies hereinafter in this paragraph) that aims to provide care for bathing, bodily waste elimination, meals, etc., and other care for performing daily activities, functional training, health management, and medical care to a Person Requiring Long-Term Care who is staying in said Intensive Care Home for the Elderly (limited to a person in a condition falling under a Category of Condition of Need for Long-Term Care specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and other persons specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as having difficulty in performing daily activities at home; the same applies hereinafter in this paragraph and paragraph (27)) based on a Community-Based Facility Service Plan (meaning a plan that sets out the content of services provided by a Community-Based Facility for the Elderly Covered by Public Aid Requiring Long-Term Care to a Person Requiring Long-Term Care who is staying in said facility, the personnel in charge of said services, and other matters as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; the same applies hereinafter in this paragraph), and the term "Daily Life Long-Term Care for a Person Admitted to a Community-Based Facility for the Elderly Covered by Public Aid Requiring Long-Term Care" means care for bathing, bodily waste elimination, meals, etc., and other care for performing daily activities, functional training, health management, and medical care that is provided to a Person Requiring Long-Term Care who is staying in a Community-Based Facility for the Elderly Covered by Public Aid Requiring Long-Term Care, based on a Community-Based Facility Service Plan.
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**第二十三項**  この法律において「複合型サービス」とは、居宅要介護者について、訪問介護、訪問入浴介護、訪問看護、訪問リハビリテーション、居宅療養管理指導、通所介護、通所リハビリテーション、短期入所生活介護、短期入所療養介護、定期巡回・随時対応型訪問介護看護、夜間対応型訪問介護、地域密着型通所介護、認知症対応型通所介護又は小規模多機能型居宅介護を二種類以上組み合わせることにより提供されるサービスのうち、次に掲げるものをいう。
<sup>art-8/par-23 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-23 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-23</sup>
The term "combined service" as used in this Act means, among services provided by combining two or more of Home-Visit Long-Term Care, Home-Visit Bathing Long-Term Care, Home-Visit Nursing, Home-Visit Rehabilitation, Guidance for Management of In-Home Medical Long-Term Care, Outpatient Day Long-Term Care, Outpatient Rehabilitation, Short-Term Admission for Daily Life Long-Term Care, Short-Term Admission for Recuperation, Periodic Patrol and On-Demand Home-Visit Long-Term Care and Nursing, Home-Visit at Night for Long-Term Care, Community-Based Outpatient Day Long-Term Care, outpatient long-term care for a Dementia patient, or Multifunctional Long-Term Care in a Small Group Home for an In-Home Person Requiring Long-Term Care, the following:
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  **一**  訪問看護及び小規模多機能型居宅介護を一体的に提供することにより、居宅要介護者について、その者の居宅において、又は第十九項の厚生労働省令で定めるサービスの拠点に通わせ、若しくは短期間宿泊させ、日常生活上の世話及び機能訓練並びに療養上の世話又は必要な診療の補助を行うもの
  <sup>art-8/par-23/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-23/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-23/item-1</sup>
  a service that, by integrally providing Home-Visit Nursing and Multifunctional Long-Term Care in a Small Group Home, provides to an In-Home Person Requiring Long-Term Care, at his or her home, or by having the person commute to, or stay for short-term at, a base of services specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as set forth in paragraph (19), care for performing daily activities and functional training, and medical care or assistance for necessary medical care;
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  **二**  前号に掲げるもののほか、居宅要介護者について一体的に提供されることが特に効果的かつ効率的なサービスの組合せにより提供されるサービスとして厚生労働省令で定めるもの
  <sup>art-8/par-23/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-23/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-23/item-2</sup>
  in addition to what is listed in the preceding item, a service specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as a service provided by a combination of services whose integral provision to an In-Home Person Requiring Long-Term Care is particularly effective and efficient.
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**第二十四項**  この法律において「居宅介護支援」とは、居宅要介護者が第四十一条第一項に規定する指定居宅サービス又は特例居宅介護サービス費に係る居宅サービス若しくはこれに相当するサービス、第四十二条の二第一項に規定する指定地域密着型サービス又は特例地域密着型介護サービス費に係る地域密着型サービス若しくはこれに相当するサービス及びその他の居宅において日常生活を営むために必要な保健医療サービス又は福祉サービス（以下この項において「指定居宅サービス等」という。）の適切な利用等をすることができるよう、当該居宅要介護者の依頼を受けて、その心身の状況、その置かれている環境、当該居宅要介護者及びその家族の希望等を勘案し、利用する指定居宅サービス等の種類及び内容、これを担当する者その他厚生労働省令で定める事項を定めた計画（以下この項、第百十五条の四十五第二項第三号及び別表において「居宅サービス計画」という。）を作成するとともに、当該居宅サービス計画に基づく指定居宅サービス等の提供が確保されるよう、第四十一条第一項に規定する指定居宅サービス事業者、第四十二条の二第一項に規定する指定地域密着型サービス事業者その他の者との連絡調整その他の便宜の提供を行い、並びに当該居宅要介護者が地域密着型介護老人福祉施設又は介護保険施設への入所を要する場合にあっては、地域密着型介護老人福祉施設又は介護保険施設への紹介その他の便宜の提供を行うことをいい、「居宅介護支援事業」とは、居宅介護支援を行う事業をいう。
<sup>art-8/par-24 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-24 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-24</sup>
The term "In-Home Long-Term Care Support" as used in this Act means, in order for an In-Home Person Requiring Long-Term Care to be able to make appropriate use, etc., of Designated In-Home Service prescribed in Article 41, paragraph (1), In-Home Service pertaining to Exceptional Allowance for In-Home Long-Term Care Service or equivalent services, Designated Community-Based Service prescribed in Article 42-2, paragraph (1), Community-Based Service pertaining to Exceptional Allowance for Community-Based Long-Term Care Service or equivalent services, and other health and medical services or welfare services necessary for performing daily activities at home (hereinafter referred to as "Designated In-Home Service, etc." in this paragraph), to prepare, at the request of said In-Home Person Requiring Long-Term Care and in consideration of his or her mental and physical condition, the environment in which he or she is placed, and the preferences, etc., of said In-Home Person Requiring Long-Term Care and his or her family, a plan (hereinafter referred to as an "In-Home Service Plan" in this paragraph, Article 115-45, paragraph (2), item (iii) and the Appended Table) that sets out the types and content of the Designated In-Home Service, etc. to be used, the personnel in charge of them, and other matters as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and also to provide liaison and coordination with Designated In-Home Service Providers prescribed in Article 41, paragraph (1), Designated Community-Based Service Providers prescribed in Article 42-2, paragraph (1) and other persons, and to provide other conveniences, so as to ensure the provision of Designated In-Home Service, etc. based on said In-Home Service Plan, and, in the case where said In-Home Person Requiring Long-Term Care requires admission to a Community-Based Facility for the Elderly Covered by Public Aid Requiring Long-Term Care or a Facility Covered by Long-Term Care Insurance, to provide referral to a Community-Based Facility for the Elderly Covered by Public Aid Requiring Long-Term Care or a Facility Covered by Long-Term Care Insurance and other conveniences, and the term "In-Home Long-Term Care Support Business" means a business that provides In-Home Long-Term Care Support.
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**第二十五項**  この法律において「介護保険施設」とは、第四十八条第一項第一号に規定する指定介護老人福祉施設、介護老人保健施設及び介護医療院をいう。
<sup>art-8/par-25 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-25 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-25</sup>
The term "Facility Covered by Long-Term Care Insurance" as used in this Act means a Designated Facility Covered by Public Aid Providing Long-Term Care to the Elderly prescribed in Article 48, paragraph (1), item (i), a Long-Term Care Health Facility, and an integrated facility for medical and long-term care.
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**第二十六項**  この法律において「施設サービス」とは、介護福祉施設サービス、介護保健施設サービス及び介護医療院サービスをいい、「施設サービス計画」とは、介護老人福祉施設、介護老人保健施設又は介護医療院に入所している要介護者について、これらの施設が提供するサービスの内容、これを担当する者その他厚生労働省令で定める事項を定めた計画をいう。
<sup>art-8/par-26 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-26 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-26</sup>
The term "Facility Service" as used in this Act means Facility Service for Long-Term Care Covered by Public Aid, Long-Term Care Health Facility Service, and service at an integrated facility for medical and long-term care, and the term "Facility Service Plan" means a plan for a Person Requiring Long-Term Care who is staying at a Facility Covered by Public Aid Providing Long-Term Care to the Elderly, a Long-Term Care Health Facility, or an integrated facility for medical and long-term care, that sets out the content of services provided by said facilities, the personnel in charge of said services, and other matters as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第二十七項**  この法律において「介護老人福祉施設」とは、老人福祉法第二十条の五に規定する特別養護老人ホーム（入所定員が三十人以上であるものに限る。以下この項において同じ。）であって、当該特別養護老人ホームに入所する要介護者に対し、施設サービス計画に基づいて、入浴、排せつ、食事等の介護その他の日常生活上の世話、機能訓練、健康管理及び療養上の世話を行うことを目的とする施設をいい、「介護福祉施設サービス」とは、介護老人福祉施設に入所する要介護者に対し、施設サービス計画に基づいて行われる入浴、排せつ、食事等の介護その他の日常生活上の世話、機能訓練、健康管理及び療養上の世話をいう。
<sup>art-8/par-27 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-27 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-27</sup>
The term "Facility Covered by Public Aid Providing Long-Term Care to the Elderly" as used in this Act means an Intensive Care Home for the Elderly provided in Article 20-5 of the Act on Social Welfare for the Elderly (limited to a facility with a capacity of thirty (30) residents or more; the same applies hereinafter in this paragraph). The purpose of said facility is to provide care for bathing, bodily waste elimination, meals, etc., and for other daily activities, functional training, health management, and medical care to a Person Requiring Long-Term Care who is staying in said Intensive Care Home for the Elderly based on a Facility Service Plan. The term "Facility Service for Long-Term Care Covered by Public Aid" as used in this Act means care that is provided based on a Facility Service Plan for bathing, bodily waste elimination, meals, etc., and for other daily activities, functional training, health management, and medical care to a Person Requiring Long-Term Care who is staying in said Facility Covered by Public Aid Providing Long-Term Care to the Elderly.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二十八項**  この法律において「介護老人保健施設」とは、要介護者であって、主としてその心身の機能の維持回復を図り、居宅における生活を営むことができるようにするための支援が必要である者（その治療の必要の程度につき厚生労働省令で定めるものに限る。以下この項において単に「要介護者」という。）に対し、施設サービス計画に基づいて、看護、医学的管理の下における介護及び機能訓練その他必要な医療並びに日常生活上の世話を行うことを目的とする施設として、第九十四条第一項の都道府県知事の許可を受けたものをいい、「介護保健施設サービス」とは、介護老人保健施設に入所する要介護者に対し、施設サービス計画に基づいて行われる看護、医学的管理の下における介護及び機能訓練その他必要な医療並びに日常生活上の世話をいう。
<sup>art-8/par-28 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-28 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-28</sup>
The term "Long-Term Care Health Facility" as used in this Act means a facility which has obtained permission from the prefectural governor as set forth in Article 94, paragraph (1) as a facility with the purpose of providing, based on a Facility Service Plan, nursing, long-term care and functional training under medical management, and other necessary medical care, as well as care for performing daily activities, to a Person Requiring Long-Term Care who requires support primarily to maintain and recover mental or physical functions and to enable him or her to live at home (limited to those specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare with regard to the degree of need for medical treatment; hereinafter simply referred to as "Person Requiring Long-Term Care" in this paragraph), and the term "Long-Term Care Health Facility Service" means nursing, long-term care and functional training under medical management, and other necessary medical care, as well as care for performing daily activities, that are provided to a Person Requiring Long-Term Care who is staying in a Long-Term Care Health Facility, based on a Facility Service Plan.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第二十九項**  この法律において「介護医療院」とは、要介護者であって、主として長期にわたり療養が必要である者（その治療の必要の程度につき厚生労働省令で定めるものに限る。以下この項において単に「要介護者」という。）に対し、施設サービス計画に基づいて、療養上の管理、看護、医学的管理の下における介護及び機能訓練その他必要な医療並びに日常生活上の世話を行うことを目的とする施設として、第百七条第一項の都道府県知事の許可を受けたものをいい、「介護医療院サービス」とは、介護医療院に入所する要介護者に対し、施設サービス計画に基づいて行われる療養上の管理、看護、医学的管理の下における介護及び機能訓練その他必要な医療並びに日常生活上の世話をいう。
<sup>art-8/par-29 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-29 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-29</sup>
The term "integrated facility for medical and long-term care" as used in this Act means a facility which has obtained permission from the prefectural governor as set forth in Article 107, paragraph (1) as a facility with the purpose of providing, based on a Facility Service Plan, medical care management, nursing, long-term care and functional training under medical management, and other necessary medical care, as well as care for performing daily activities, to a Person Requiring Long-Term Care who primarily requires medical care over a long period (limited to those specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare with regard to the degree of need for medical treatment; hereinafter simply referred to as "Person Requiring Long-Term Care" in this paragraph), and the term "service at an integrated facility for medical and long-term care" means medical care management, nursing, long-term care and functional training under medical management, and other necessary medical care, as well as care for performing daily activities, that are provided to a Person Requiring Long-Term Care who is staying in an integrated facility for medical and long-term care, based on a Facility Service Plan.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- art-8/par-2: 老人福祉法（昭和三十八年法律第百三十三号）第二十条の六 → e-Gov law 338AC0000000133, 第二十条の六 (Article 20-6), art-20-6 — not held in this collection
- art-8/par-2: 同法第二十九条第一項 → e-Gov law 338AC0000000133, 第二十九条第一項 (Article 29, paragraph (1)), art-29/par-1 — not held in this collection
- art-8/par-2: 第十五項第二号 → 介護保険法 第八条第十五項第二号 (Article 8, paragraph (15), item (ii)), art-8/par-15/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-15/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-15/item-2
- art-8/par-7: 老人福祉法第五条の二第三項 → e-Gov law 338AC0000000133, 第五条の二第三項 (Article 5-2, paragraph (3)), art-5-2/par-3 — not held in this collection
- art-8/par-7: 同法第二十条の二の二 → e-Gov law 338AC0000000133, 第二十条の二の二 (Article 20-2-2), art-20-2-2 — not held in this collection
- art-8/par-9: 老人福祉法第五条の二第四項 → e-Gov law 338AC0000000133, 第五条の二第四項 (Article 5-2, paragraph (4)), art-5-2/par-4 — not held in this collection
- art-8/par-9: 同法第二十条の三 → e-Gov law 338AC0000000133, 第二十条の三 (Article 20-3), art-20-3 — not held in this collection
- art-8/par-11: 第二十一項 → 介護保険法 第八条第二十一項 (Article 8, paragraph (21)), art-8/par-21 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-21 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-21
- art-8/par-12: 次項 → 介護保険法 第八条第十三項 (Article 8, paragraph (13)), art-8/par-13 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-13
- art-8/par-12: 次条第十項 → 介護保険法 第八条の二第十項 (Article 8-2, paragraph (10)), art-8-2/par-10 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8-2/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8-2/par-10
- art-8/par-12: 第十一項 → 介護保険法 第八条の二第十一項 (Article 8-2, paragraph (11)), art-8-2/par-11 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8-2/par-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8-2/par-11
- art-8/par-15/item-1: 第二項 → 介護保険法 第八条第二項 (Article 8, paragraph (2)), art-8/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-2
- art-8/par-15/item-2: 第二項 → 介護保険法 第八条第二項 (Article 8, paragraph (2)), art-8/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-2
- art-8/par-16: 第二項 → 介護保険法 第八条第二項 (Article 8, paragraph (2)), art-8/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-2
- art-8/par-17: 老人福祉法第五条の二第三項 → e-Gov law 338AC0000000133, 第五条の二第三項 (Article 5-2, paragraph (3)), art-5-2/par-3 — not held in this collection
- art-8/par-17: 同法第二十条の二の二 → e-Gov law 338AC0000000133, 第二十条の二の二 (Article 20-2-2), art-20-2-2 — not held in this collection
- art-8/par-17: 第七項 → 介護保険法 第八条第七項 (Article 8, paragraph (7)), art-8/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-7
- art-8/par-18: 老人福祉法第五条の二第三項 → e-Gov law 338AC0000000133, 第五条の二第三項 (Article 5-2, paragraph (3)), art-5-2/par-3 — not held in this collection
- art-8/par-18: 同法第二十条の二の二 → e-Gov law 338AC0000000133, 第二十条の二の二 (Article 20-2-2), art-20-2-2 — not held in this collection
- art-8/par-21: 第十一項 → 介護保険法 第八条第十一項 (Article 8, paragraph (11)), art-8/par-11 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-11
- art-8/par-21: この項 → 介護保険法 第八条第二十一項 (Article 8, paragraph (21)), art-8/par-21 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-21 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-21
- art-8/par-22: 老人福祉法第二十条の五 → e-Gov law 338AC0000000133, 第二十条の五 (Article 20-5), art-20-5 — not held in this collection
- art-8/par-22: この項 → 介護保険法 第八条第二十二項 (Article 8, paragraph (22)), art-8/par-22 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-22 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-22
- art-8/par-22: 第二十七項 → 介護保険法 第八条第二十七項 (Article 8, paragraph (27)), art-8/par-27 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-27 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-27
- art-8/par-23/item-1: 第十九項 → 介護保険法 第八条第十九項 (Article 8, paragraph (19)), art-8/par-19 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-19 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-19
- art-8/par-23/item-2: 前号 → 介護保険法 第八条第二十三項第一号 (Article 8, paragraph (23), item (i)), art-8/par-23/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-23/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-23/item-1
- art-8/par-24: 第四十一条第一項 → 介護保険法 第四十一条第一項 (Article 41, paragraph (1)), art-41/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-41/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-41/par-1
- art-8/par-24: 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-8/par-24: この項 → 介護保険法 第八条第二十四項 (Article 8, paragraph (24)), art-8/par-24 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-24 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-24
- art-8/par-24: 第百十五条の四十五第二項第三号 → 介護保険法 第百十五条の四十五第二項第三号 (Article 115-45, paragraph (2), item (iii)), art-115-45/par-2/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-45/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-45/par-2/item-3
- art-8/par-25: 第四十八条第一項第一号 → 介護保険法 第四十八条第一項第一号 (Article 48, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-48/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-48/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-48/par-1/item-1
- art-8/par-27: 老人福祉法第二十条の五 → e-Gov law 338AC0000000133, 第二十条の五 (Article 20-5), art-20-5 — not held in this collection
- art-8/par-27: この項 → 介護保険法 第八条第二十七項 (Article 8, paragraph (27)), art-8/par-27 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-27 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-27
- art-8/par-28: この項 → 介護保険法 第八条第二十八項 (Article 8, paragraph (28)), art-8/par-28 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-28 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-28
- art-8/par-28: 第九十四条第一項 → 介護保険法 第九十四条第一項 (Article 94, paragraph (1)), art-94/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-94/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-94/par-1
- art-8/par-29: この項 → 介護保険法 第八条第二十九項 (Article 8, paragraph (29)), art-8/par-29 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-29 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-29
- art-8/par-29: 第百七条第一項 → 介護保険法 第百七条第一項 (Article 107, paragraph (1)), art-107/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-107/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-107/par-1

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- 介護保険法 第八条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-2
- 介護保険法 第八条第十一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-11
- 介護保険法 第八条第十二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-12
- 介護保険法 第八条第十五項第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-15/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-15/item-1
- 介護保険法 第八条第十五項第二号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-15/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-15/item-2
- 介護保険法 第八条第十六項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-16 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-16
- 介護保険法 第八条第十七項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-17 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-17
- 介護保険法 第八条第二十一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-21 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-21
- 介護保険法 第八条第二十二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-22 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-22
- 介護保険法 第八条第二十三項第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-23/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-23/item-1
- 介護保険法 第八条第二十三項第二号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-23/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-23/item-2
- 介護保険法 第八条第二十四項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-24 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-24
- 介護保険法 第八条第二十七項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-27 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-27
- 介護保険法 第八条第二十八項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-28 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-28
- 介護保険法 第八条第二十九項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-8/par-29 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-8/par-29
- 介護保険法 附則第一条第一項第一号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-4091-123/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-4091-123/art-1/par-1/item-1
- 介護保険法 附則第十条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-4171-77/art-10/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-4171-77/art-10/par-2
- 介護保険法 附則第十条第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-4171-77/art-10/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-4171-77/art-10/par-3
- 介護保険法 附則第十一条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-4171-77/art-11/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-4171-77/art-11/par-1
- 介護保険法 附則第二条第三項（検討） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-4181-83/art-2/par-3
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- 介護保険法 附則第二十条第一項（地域密着型通所介護に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-4261-83/art-20/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-4261-83/art-20/par-1
- 介護保険法 附則第二十条第二項（地域密着型通所介護に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-4261-83/art-20/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-4261-83/art-20/par-2
- 介護保険法 附則第七条第一項（介護老人保健施設に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-4291-52/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-4291-52/art-7/par-1
- 介護保険法 附則第八条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-4291-52/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-4291-52/art-8/par-1
- 介護保険法 附則第十四条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-4291-52/art-14/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-4291-52/art-14/par-1
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- 健康保険法 第九十八条第一項（被保険者が日雇労働者又はその被扶養者となった場合） — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/art-98/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-98/par-1
- 出入国管理及び難民認定法第五十五条の十七第一項の規定による医師等職員の兼業等に関する規則 第一条第一項第二号（法第五十五条の十七第一項に規定する内閣官房令・法務省令で定める施設） — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-medical-staff-side-work-rules/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/506M60000011002/art-1/par-1/item-2
- 労働基準法施行規則 附則第六十九条の二第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/suppl-3229-23/art-69-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322M40000100023/suppl-3229-23/art-69-2/par-1
- 医療法 第十六条の二第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-16-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-16-2/par-2
- 国民健康保険法 第五十五条第一項（被保険者が日雇労働者又はその被扶養者となつた場合） — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/art-55/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-55/par-1
- 国民健康保険法 第百十六条の二第一項第六号（病院等に入院、入所又は入居中の被保険者の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/art-116-2/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/art-116-2/par-1/item-6
- 国民健康保険法 附則第五条の二第一項（指定介護老人福祉施設に入所中の被保険者の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/suppl-3331-192/art-5-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/suppl-3331-192/art-5-2/par-1
- 生活保護法 第十五条の二第二項（介護扶助） — https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/art-15-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-15-2/par-2
- 生活保護法 第十五条の二第四項（介護扶助） — https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/art-15-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-15-2/par-4
- 生活保護法 第三十一条第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/art-31/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-31/par-4
- 生活保護法 第三十四条の二第二項（介護扶助の方法） — https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/art-34-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-34-2/par-2
- 生活保護法 第八十四条の三第一項（保護の実施機関についての特例） — https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/art-84-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-84-3/par-1
- 生活保護法 附則第四条第一項（保護の実施機関についての特例に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/suppl-5061-21/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-5061-21/art-4/par-1
- 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
- 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 第五十五条第一項第五号（病院等に入院、入所又は入居中の被保険者の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act/art-55/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/art-55/par-1/item-5
- 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 附則第二条第一項（病床転換助成事業） — https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act/suppl-3571-80/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/suppl-3571-80/art-2/par-1
- 高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律 附則第十三条の三第一項（指定介護老人福祉施設に入所中の被保険者の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act/suppl-3571-80/art-13-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/357AC0000000080/suppl-3571-80/art-13-3/par-1

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