# 介護保険法 / Long-Term Care Insurance Act — 第百十五条の二十四 (Article 115-24)

- 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: 第百十五条の二十四 (Article 115-24) — address `art-115-24`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-24
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-24
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### 第百十五条の二十四
<sup>art-115-24 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-24 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-24</sup>

  **第一項**  指定介護予防支援事業者は、当該指定に係る事業所ごとに、市町村の条例で定める基準に従い市町村の条例で定める員数の当該指定介護予防支援に従事する従業者を有しなければならない。
  <sup>art-115-24/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-24/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-24/par-1</sup>
  A Designated Preventive Long-Term Care Support Provider must employ the number of employees that engage in said Designated Preventive Long-Term Care Support, as determined by Municipal Ordinance in accordance with the standards as determined by Municipal Ordinance, at each Business Office pertaining to said appointment as service provider.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第二項**  前項に規定するもののほか、指定介護予防支援に係る介護予防のための効果的な支援の方法に関する基準及び指定介護予防支援の事業の運営に関する基準は、市町村の条例で定める。
  <sup>art-115-24/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-24/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-24/par-2</sup>
  In addition to the provisions in the preceding paragraph, standards concerning effective support methods for Prevention of Long-Term Care pertaining to Designated Preventive Long-Term Care Support and standards concerning management of the business of Designated Preventive Long-Term Care Support are prescribed by Municipal Ordinance.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第三項**  市町村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-115-24/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-24/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-24/par-3</sup>
  A Municipality, in establishing the Municipal Ordinances referred to in the preceding two paragraphs, is to establish the matters listed in the following items in accordance with the standards specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and is to take into account the standards specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for other matters:
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **一**  指定介護予防支援に従事する従業者に係る基準及び当該従業者の員数
    <sup>art-115-24/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-24/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-24/par-3/item-1</sup>
    standards concerning employees that engage in Designated Preventive Long-Term Care Support and the number of said employees;
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **二**  指定介護予防支援の事業の運営に関する事項であって、利用する要支援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等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-115-24/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-24/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-24/par-3/item-2</sup>
    matters concerning the operation of the business of Designated Preventive Long-Term Care Support that are specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as being closely related to the appropriate use of services by Persons Requiring Support who use them, appropriate treatment and ensuring safety, and maintaining confidentiality, etc.
    <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（指定介護予防支援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-115-24/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-24/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-24/par-4</sup>
  The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, when intending to establish the standards specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare prescribed in the preceding paragraph (limited to the part pertaining to the handling of Designated Preventive Long-Term Care Support), must hear the opinion of the Social Security Council in advance.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第五項**  指定介護予防支援事業者は、次条第二項の規定による事業の廃止又は休止の届出をしたときは、当該届出の日前一月以内に当該指定介護予防支援を受けていた者であって、当該事業の廃止又は休止の日以後においても引き続き当該指定介護予防支援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、他の指定介護予防支援事業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-115-24/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-24/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-24/par-5</sup>
  A Designated Preventive Long-Term Care Support Provider, when it has provided notification of abolition or suspension of business pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of the following Article, must provide coordination with other Designated Preventive Long-Term Care Support Providers and other relevant persons, and other convenience, to persons who received said Designated Preventive Long-Term Care Support within one month before the date of said notification and who wish to continue to be provided with service equivalent to said Designated Preventive Long-Term Care Support on or after the date of said abolition or suspension of business, so that necessary In-Home Service, etc. is provided continuously.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第六項**  指定介護予防支援事業者は、要支援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、要支援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-115-24/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-24/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-24/par-6</sup>
  A Designated Preventive Long-Term Care Support Provider must respect the personality of a Person Requiring Support, act in compliance with this Act or an order based on this Act, and faithfully perform its duties for a Person Requiring Support.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- art-115-24/par-2: 前項 → 介護保険法 第百十五条の二十四第一項 (Article 115-24, paragraph (1)), art-115-24/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-24/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-24/par-1
- art-115-24/par-3: 前二項 → 介護保険法 第百十五条の二十四第一項 (Article 115-24, paragraph (1)), art-115-24/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-24/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-24/par-1
- art-115-24/par-3: 前二項 → 介護保険法 第百十五条の二十四第二項 (Article 115-24, paragraph (2)), art-115-24/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-24/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-24/par-2
- art-115-24/par-4: 前項 → 介護保険法 第百十五条の二十四第三項 (Article 115-24, paragraph (3)), art-115-24/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-24/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-24/par-3
- art-115-24/par-5: 次条第二項 → 介護保険法 第百十五条の二十五第二項 (Article 115-25, paragraph (2)), art-115-25/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-25/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-25/par-2

## Cited by

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

- 介護保険法 第五十八条第六項（介護予防サービス計画費の支給） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-58/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-58/par-6
- 介護保険法 第五十九条第一項第一号（特例介護予防サービス計画費の支給） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-59/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-59/par-1/item-1
- 介護保険法 第百十五条の二十二第二項第二号（指定介護予防支援事業者の指定） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-22/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-22/par-2/item-2
- 介護保険法 第百十五条の二十二第二項第三号（指定介護予防支援事業者の指定） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-22/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-22/par-2/item-3
- 介護保険法 第百十五条の二十三第一項（指定介護予防支援の事業の基準） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-23/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-23/par-1
- 介護保険法 第百十五条の二十四第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-24/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-24/par-2
- 介護保険法 第百十五条の二十四第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-24/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-24/par-3
- 介護保険法 第百十五条の二十四第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-24/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-24/par-4
- 介護保険法 第百十五条の二十六第一項（市町村長等による連絡調整又は援助） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-26/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-26/par-1
- 介護保険法 第百十五条の二十六第二項（市町村長等による連絡調整又は援助） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-26/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-26/par-2
- 介護保険法 第百十五条の二十六第三項（市町村長等による連絡調整又は援助） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-26/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-26/par-3
- 介護保険法 第百十五条の二十八第一項第一号（勧告、命令等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-28/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-28/par-1/item-1
- 介護保険法 第百十五条の二十八第一項第二号（勧告、命令等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-28/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-28/par-1/item-2
- 介護保険法 第百十五条の二十八第一項第三号（勧告、命令等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-28/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-28/par-1/item-3
- 介護保険法 第百十五条の二十九第一項第二号（指定の取消し等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-29/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-29/par-1/item-2
- 介護保険法 第百十五条の二十九第一項第三号（指定の取消し等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-29/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-29/par-1/item-3
- 介護保険法 第百十五条の二十九第一項第四号（指定の取消し等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-115-29/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-115-29/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/ja/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/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-4251-44/art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-4251-44/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/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-4251-44/art-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-4251-44/art-6/par-2
- 介護保険法 附則第十八条第一項（検討） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-4251-44/art-18/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-4251-44/art-18/par-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-20261018T212610-021, translated 2026-10-19
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch long-term-care-insurance-act-20261019T014622-003, 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
