# 介護保険法 / Long-Term Care Insurance Act — 第十五条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 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: 第十五条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 15) — address `suppl-4171-77/art-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/suppl-4171-77/art-15 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-4171-77/art-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. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第十五条 suppl-4171-77/art-15 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-4171-77/art-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-4171-77/art-15 **第一項** この法律を施行するために必要な条例の制定又は改正、新介護保険法第二十四条の二第一項の指定の手続、新介護保険法第六十九条の十一第一項の登録の手続、新介護保険法第六十九条の十八第一項の認可の手続、新介護保険法第六十九条の二十七の指定の手続、新介護保険法第六十九条の三十三第一項の指定の手続、新介護保険法第七十条の規定による新介護保険法第四十一条第一項本文の指定の手続（特定福祉用具販売に係るものに限る。）、新介護保険法第七十八条の二の規定による新介護保険法第四十二条の二第一項本文の指定の手続、新介護保険法第百十五条の二の規定による新介護保険法第五十三条第一項本文の指定の手続、新介護保険法第百十五条の十一の規定による新介護保険法第五十四条の二第一項本文の指定の手続、新介護保険法第百十五条の二十の規定による新介護保険法第五十八条第一項の指定の手続、新介護保険法第百十五条の三十第一項の指定の手続、新介護保険法第百十五条の三十六第一項の指定の手続その他の行為は、この法律の施行の日前においても行うことができる。 suppl-4171-77/art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-4171-77/art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-4171-77/art-15/par-1 The enactment or amendment of Prefectural or Municipal Ordinances necessary to enforce this Act, the procedure for designation under Article 24-2, paragraph (1) of the New Long-Term Care Insurance Act, the procedure for registration under Article 69-11, paragraph (1) of the New Long-Term Care Insurance Act, the procedure for approval under Article 69-18, paragraph (1) of the New Long-Term Care Insurance Act, the procedure for designation under Article 69-27 of the New Long-Term Care Insurance Act, the procedure for designation under Article 69-33, paragraph (1) of the New Long-Term Care Insurance Act, the procedure for designation under the main clause of Article 41, paragraph (1) of the New Long-Term Care Insurance Act pursuant to the provisions of Article 70 of the New Long-Term Care Insurance Act (limited to that pertaining to Sale of Specified Equipment Covered by Public Aid), the procedure for designation under the main clause of Article 42-2, paragraph (1) of the New Long-Term Care Insurance Act pursuant to the provisions of Article 78-2 of the New Long-Term Care Insurance Act, the procedure for designation under the main clause of Article 53, paragraph (1) of the New Long-Term Care Insurance Act pursuant to the provisions of Article 115-2 of the New Long-Term Care Insurance Act, the procedure for designation under the main clause of Article 54-2, paragraph (1) of the New Long-Term Care Insurance Act pursuant to the provisions of Article 115-11 of the New Long-Term Care Insurance Act, the procedure for designation under Article 58, paragraph (1) of the New Long-Term Care Insurance Act pursuant to the provisions of Article 115-20 of the New Long-Term Care Insurance Act, the procedure for designation under Article 115-30, paragraph (1) of the New Long-Term Care Insurance Act, the procedure for designation under Article 115-36, paragraph (1) of the New Long-Term Care Insurance Act, and other acts may be performed even before the date of enforcement of this Act. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - suppl-4171-77/art-15/par-1: 新介護保険法第二十四条の二第一項 → 介護保険法 第二十四条の二第一項 (Article 24-2, paragraph (1)), art-24-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-24-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-24-2/par-1 - suppl-4171-77/art-15/par-1: 新介護保険法第六十九条の十一第一項 → 介護保険法 第六十九条の十一第一項 (Article 69-11, paragraph (1)), art-69-11/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-69-11/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-69-11/par-1 - suppl-4171-77/art-15/par-1: 新介護保険法第六十九条の十八第一項 → 介護保険法 第六十九条の十八第一項 (Article 69-18, paragraph (1)), art-69-18/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-69-18/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-69-18/par-1 - suppl-4171-77/art-15/par-1: 新介護保険法第六十九条の二十七 → 介護保険法 第六十九条の二十七 (Article 69-27), art-69-27 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-69-27 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-69-27 - suppl-4171-77/art-15/par-1: 新介護保険法第六十九条の三十三第一項 → 介護保険法 第六十九条の三十三第一項 (Article 69-33, paragraph (1)), art-69-33/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-69-33/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-69-33/par-1 - suppl-4171-77/art-15/par-1: 新介護保険法第七十条 → 介護保険法 第七十条 (Article 70), art-70 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-70 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-70 - suppl-4171-77/art-15/par-1: 新介護保険法第四十一条第一項 → 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 - suppl-4171-77/art-15/par-1: 新介護保険法第七十八条の二 → 介護保険法 第七十八条の二 (Article 78-2), art-78-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-78-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-78-2 - suppl-4171-77/art-15/par-1: 新介護保険法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 - suppl-4171-77/art-15/par-1: 新介護保険法第百十五条の二 → 介護保険法 第百十五条の二 (Article 115-2), art-115-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-2 - suppl-4171-77/art-15/par-1: 新介護保険法第五十三条第一項 → 介護保険法 第五十三条第一項 (Article 53, paragraph (1)), art-53/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-53/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-53/par-1 - suppl-4171-77/art-15/par-1: 新介護保険法第百十五条の十一 → 介護保険法 第百十五条の十一 (Article 115-11), art-115-11 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-11 - suppl-4171-77/art-15/par-1: 新介護保険法第五十四条の二第一項 → 介護保険法 第五十四条の二第一項 (Article 54-2, paragraph (1)), art-54-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-54-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-54-2/par-1 - suppl-4171-77/art-15/par-1: 新介護保険法第百十五条の二十 → 介護保険法 第百十五条の二十 (Article 115-20), art-115-20 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-20 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-20 - suppl-4171-77/art-15/par-1: 新介護保険法第五十八条第一項 → 介護保険法 第五十八条第一項 (Article 58, paragraph (1)), art-58/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-58/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-58/par-1 - suppl-4171-77/art-15/par-1: 新介護保険法第百十五条の三十第一項 → 介護保険法 第百十五条の三十第一項 (Article 115-30, paragraph (1)), art-115-30/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-30/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-30/par-1 - suppl-4171-77/art-15/par-1: 新介護保険法第百十五条の三十六第一項 → 介護保険法 第百十五条の三十六第一項 (Article 115-36, paragraph (1)), art-115-36/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-36/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-36/par-1 ## Cited by 2 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 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-4171-77/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-4171-77/art-1/par-1/item-1 - 介護保険法 附則第四条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-4171-77/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-4171-77/art-4/par-1 --- ## 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-20261018T203319-050, 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