# 介護保険法 / Long-Term Care Insurance Act — 第八十八条 (Article 88)

- 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: 第八十八条 (Article 88) — address `art-88`
- 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-88
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-88
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### 第八十八条
<sup>art-88 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-88 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-88</sup>

    **第一項**  指定介護老人福祉施設は、都道府県の条例で定める員数の介護支援専門員その他の指定介護福祉施設サービスに従事する従業者を有しなければならない。
    <sup>art-88/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-88/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-88/par-1</sup>
    A Designated Facility Covered by Public Aid Providing Long-Term Care to the Elderly must employ the number of Long-Term Care Support Specialists or other employees that engage in said Designated Facility Service for Long-Term Care Covered by Public Aid, as determined by Prefectural Ordinance.
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **第二項**  前項に規定するもののほか、指定介護老人福祉施設の設備及び運営に関する基準は、都道府県の条例で定める。
    <sup>art-88/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-88/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-88/par-2</sup>
    In addition to the provisions as prescribed in the preceding paragraph, standards concerning facilities and management of a Designated Facility Covered by Public Aid Providing Long-Term Care to the Elderly are determined by Prefectural Ordinance.
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **第三項**  都道府県が前二項の条例を定めるに当たっては、次に掲げる事項については厚生労働省令で定める基準に従い定めるものとし、その他の事項については厚生労働省令で定める基準を参酌するものとする。
    <sup>art-88/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-88/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-88/par-3</sup>
    A prefecture, in establishing the Prefectural Ordinances set forth in the preceding two paragraphs, is to establish the following matters in accordance with the standards determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and is to take into consideration the standards determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for other matters:
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

      **一**  指定介護福祉施設サービスに従事する従業者及びその員数
      <sup>art-88/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-88/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-88/par-3/item-1</sup>
      employees that engage in Designated Facility Service for Long-Term Care Covered by Public Aid and the number of said employees;
      <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

      **二**  指定介護老人福祉施設に係る居室の床面積
      <sup>art-88/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-88/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-88/par-3/item-2</sup>
      the floor area of residence rooms pertaining to a Designated Facility Covered by Public Aid Providing Long-Term Care to the Elderly;
      <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

      **三**  指定介護老人福祉施設の運営に関する事項であって、入所する要介護者のサービスの適切な利用、適切な処遇及び安全の確保並びに秘密の保持に密接に関連するものとして厚生労働省令で定めるもの
      <sup>art-88/par-3/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-88/par-3/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-88/par-3/item-3</sup>
      matters concerning the operation of a Designated Facility Covered by Public Aid Providing Long-Term Care to the Elderly that are determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as being closely related to the appropriate use of services by Persons Requiring Long-Term Care who are admitted, appropriate treatment, ensuring of safety, and maintenance of confidentiality.
      <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **第四項**  厚生労働大臣は、前項に規定する厚生労働省令で定める基準（指定介護福祉施設サービスの取扱いに関する部分に限る。）を定めようとするときは、あらかじめ社会保障審議会の意見を聴かなければならない。
    <sup>art-88/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-88/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-88/par-4</sup>
    The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, when providing the standards determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare prescribed in the preceding paragraph (limited to the part concerning the handling of Designated Facility Service for Long-Term Care Covered by Public Aid), must hear the opinion of the Social Security Council in advance.
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **第五項**  指定介護老人福祉施設の開設者は、第九十一条の規定による指定の辞退をするときは、同条に規定する予告期間の開始日の前日に当該指定介護福祉施設サービスを受けていた者であって、当該指定の辞退の日以後においても引き続き当該指定介護福祉施設サービスに相当するサービスの提供を希望する者に対し、必要な居宅サービス等が継続的に提供されるよう、他の指定介護老人福祉施設の開設者その他関係者との連絡調整その他の便宜の提供を行わなければならない。
    <sup>art-88/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-88/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-88/par-5</sup>
    An establisher of a Designated Facility Covered by Public Aid Providing Long-Term Care to the Elderly, when declining the appointment as service provider pursuant to the provisions of Article 91, must provide coordination with establishers of other Designated Facilities Covered by Public Aid Providing Long-Term Care to the Elderly and other relevant persons, and other conveniences, to persons who received said Designated Facility Service for Long-Term Care Covered by Public Aid on the day before the start date of the prior notice period prescribed in that Article and who wish to continue to receive services equivalent to said Designated Facility Service for Long-Term Care Covered by Public Aid on or after the date of said decline of appointment as service provider, so that necessary In-Home Service, etc. are continuously provided.
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **第六項**  指定介護老人福祉施設の開設者は、要介護者の人格を尊重するとともに、この法律又はこの法律に基づく命令を遵守し、要介護者のため忠実にその職務を遂行しなければならない。
    <sup>art-88/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-88/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-88/par-6</sup>
    An establisher of a Designated Facility Covered by Public Aid Providing Long-Term Care to the Elderly must respect the personality of a Person Requiring Long-Term Care, act in compliance with this Act or an Order based on this Act, and faithfully perform said duty for a Person Requiring Long-Term Care.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "An organizer of a Designated Facility Covered by Public Aid Providing Long-Term Care to the Elderly must respect the personality of a Person Requiring Long-Term Care, act in compliance with this Act or an Order based on this Act, and faithfully perform said duty for a Person Requiring Long-Term Care." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3807/tb</sup>

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## Cites
- art-88/par-2: 前項 → 介護保険法 第八十八条第一項 (Article 88, paragraph (1)), art-88/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-88/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-88/par-1
- art-88/par-3: 前二項 → 介護保険法 第八十八条第一項 (Article 88, paragraph (1)), art-88/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-88/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-88/par-1
- art-88/par-3: 前二項 → 介護保険法 第八十八条第二項 (Article 88, paragraph (2)), art-88/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-88/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-88/par-2
- art-88/par-4: 前項 → 介護保険法 第八十八条第三項 (Article 88, paragraph (3)), art-88/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-88/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-88/par-3
- art-88/par-5: 第九十一条 → 介護保険法 第九十一条 (Article 91), art-91 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-91 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-91

## Cited by

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

- 介護保険法 第四十八条第六項（施設介護サービス費の支給） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-48/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-48/par-6
- 介護保険法 第八十六条第二項第一号（指定介護老人福祉施設の指定） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-86/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-86/par-2/item-1
- 介護保険法 第八十六条第二項第二号（指定介護老人福祉施設の指定） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-86/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-86/par-2/item-2
- 介護保険法 第八十七条第一項（指定介護老人福祉施設の基準） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-87/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-87/par-1
- 介護保険法 第八十八条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-88/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-88/par-2
- 介護保険法 第八十八条第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-88/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-88/par-3
- 介護保険法 第八十八条第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-88/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-88/par-4
- 介護保険法 第八十九条の二第一項（都道府県知事等による連絡調整又は援助） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-89-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-89-2/par-1
- 介護保険法 第八十九条の二第二項（都道府県知事等による連絡調整又は援助） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-89-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-89-2/par-2
- 介護保険法 第九十一条の二第一項第一号（勧告、命令等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-91-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-91-2/par-1/item-1
- 介護保険法 第九十一条の二第一項第二号（勧告、命令等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-91-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-91-2/par-1/item-2
- 介護保険法 第九十一条の二第一項第三号（勧告、命令等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-91-2/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-91-2/par-1/item-3
- 介護保険法 第九十二条第一項第二号（指定の取消し等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-92/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-92/par-1/item-2
- 介護保険法 第九十二条第一項第三号（指定の取消し等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-92/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-92/par-1/item-3
- 介護保険法 第九十二条第一項第四号（指定の取消し等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-92/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-92/par-1/item-4
- 介護保険法 第百十五条の三十二第一項（業務管理体制の整備等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-32/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-32/par-1
- 介護保険法 附則第六条第一項（介護保険法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-4231-37/art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-4231-37/art-6/par-1
- 介護保険法 附則第六条第二項（介護保険法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-4231-37/art-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-4231-37/art-6/par-2
- 介護保険法 附則第四十六条第一項（検討） — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-4231-37/art-46/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-4231-37/art-46/par-1

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## Sources

- claude-opus-5-5 — Corrections to the Ministry of Justice's English of paragraphs, written 2026-10-19
- 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
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Long-Term Care Insurance Act (介護保険法), Article 88, paragraph (6) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (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-20261018T203319-015, 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