# 介護保険法 / Long-Term Care Insurance Act — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions)

- 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: 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) — address `suppl-5021-52`
- 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-5021-52
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-5021-52
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## 附　則 令和二年六月一二日法律第五二号
<sup>suppl-5021-52 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-5021-52 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-5021-52</sup>

### 第一条（施行期日） — Effective Date
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<sup>suppl-5021-52/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-5021-52/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-5021-52/art-1</sup>

**第一項**  この法律は、令和三年四月一日から施行する。ただし、次の各号に掲げる規定は、当該各号に定める日から施行する。
<sup>suppl-5021-52/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-5021-52/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-5021-52/art-1/par-1</sup>
This Act comes into effect on April 1, 2021; provided, however, that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect on the dates specified in those items:
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  **一**  第三条中介護保険法附則第十三条（見出しを含む。）及び第十四条（見出しを含む。）の改正規定、第四条中健康保険法等の一部を改正する法律附則第百三十条の二第一項の規定によりなおその効力を有するものとされた同法第二十六条の規定による改正前の介護保険法附則第十一条（見出しを含む。）及び第十二条（見出しを含む。）の改正規定、第六条及び第八条の規定並びに附則第六条の規定、附則第七条の規定（介護サービスの基盤強化のための介護保険法等の一部を改正する法律（平成二十三年法律第七十二号）附則第十条第三項及び第四項の改正規定を除く。）並びに附則第八条及び第九条の規定　公布の日
  <sup>suppl-5021-52/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-5021-52/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-5021-52/art-1/par-1/item-1</sup>
  The provisions of Article 3 amending Article 13 (including the heading) and Article 14 (including the heading) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Long-Term Care Insurance Act, the provisions of Article 4 amending Article 11 (including the heading) and Article 12 (including the heading) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Long-Term Care Insurance Act before amendment by Article 26 of the Act Partially Amending the Health Insurance Act, etc., which are deemed to remain in force under Article 130-2, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act, and the provisions of Article 6 and Article 8; and the provisions of Article 6 of the Supplementary Provisions, the provisions of Article 7 of the Supplementary Provisions (excluding the provisions amending Article 10, paragraphs (3) and (4) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Long-Term Care Insurance Act, etc. to Strengthen the Foundation of Long-Term Care Services (Act No. 72 of 2011)), and the provisions of Article 8 and Article 9 of the Supplementary Provisions: The date of promulgation
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### 第二条（検討） — Review
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<sup>suppl-5021-52/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-5021-52/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-5021-52/art-2</sup>

**第一項**  政府は、この法律の施行後五年を目途として、この法律による改正後のそれぞれの法律の規定について、その施行の状況等を勘案しつつ検討を加え、必要があると認めるときは、その結果に基づいて所要の措置を講ずるものとする。
<sup>suppl-5021-52/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-5021-52/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-5021-52/art-2/par-1</sup>
The government is to, aiming to do so within five years after this Act comes into effect, review the provisions of the respective Acts as amended by this Act, taking into account the status of their enforcement, etc., and, when it finds it necessary, take required measures based on the results.
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### 第九条（政令への委任） — Delegation to Cabinet Order
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<sup>suppl-5021-52/art-9 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-5021-52/art-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-5021-52/art-9</sup>

**第一項**  この法律の施行に関し必要な経過措置は、政令で定める。
<sup>suppl-5021-52/art-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-5021-52/art-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-5021-52/art-9/par-1</sup>
Transitional measures necessary in connection with the enforcement of this Act are specified by Cabinet Order.
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## Cites
- suppl-5021-52/art-1/par-1/item-1: 第九条 → 介護保険法 附則第九条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 9), suppl-5021-52/art-9 — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-5021-52/art-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-5021-52/art-9

## Cited by

1 provision cites 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-5021-52/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-5021-52/art-1/par-1/item-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-20261018T212610-050, translated 2026-10-19
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch long-term-care-insurance-act-20261018T212610-051, 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
