# 介護保険法 / Long-Term Care Insurance Act — 第十二条 (Article 12) - 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: 第十二条 (Article 12)（届出等） — address `art-12` - 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-12 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-12 - 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. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第十二条（届出等） — (Notifications) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-12 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-12 **第一項** 第一号被保険者は、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、被保険者の資格の取得及び喪失に関する事項その他必要な事項を市町村に届け出なければならない。ただし、第十条第四号に該当するに至ったことにより被保険者の資格を取得した場合（厚生労働省令で定める場合を除く。）については、この限りでない。 art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-12/par-1 A Primary Insured Personmust notify the Municipality of matters regarding acquisition and loss of qualification of Insured Person status and other necessary matters pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare, however, provided that this provisiondoes not apply to a case when the Primary Insured Person acquired the qualification of an Insured Person due to becoming subject to Article 10, item (iv) of this Act (except for a case pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 第一号被保険者の属する世帯の世帯主は、その世帯に属する第一号被保険者に代わって、当該第一号被保険者に係る前項の規定による届出をすることができる。 art-12/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-12/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-12/par-2 The householder of said family in which a Primary Insured Person resides may provide the notification pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph regarding said Primary Insured Person on behalf of a Primary Insured Person that resides in the household. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 被保険者は、市町村に対し、当該被保険者に係る被保険者証の交付を求めることができる。 art-12/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-12/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-12/par-3 An Insured Person may request the Municipality to issue a Certificate of Insured Person pertaining to said Insured Person. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 被保険者は、その資格を喪失したときは、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、速やかに、被保険者証を返還しなければならない。 art-12/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-12/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-12/par-4 An Insured Person must return the Certificate of Insured Person pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare when said Person no longer meets said qualifications. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 住民基本台帳法（昭和四十二年法律第八十一号）第二十二条から第二十四条まで、第二十五条、第三十条の四十六又は第三十条の四十七の規定による届出があったとき（当該届出に係る書面に同法第二十八条の三の規定による付記がされたときに限る。）は、その届出と同一の事由に基づく第一項本文の規定による届出があったものとみなす。 art-12/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-12/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-12/par-5 When a notification is issued pursuant to the provisions of Articles 22 to 24, Article 25, Article 30-46 or Article 30-47 of the Residential Basic Book Act (Act No. 81 of 1967) (limited to a case when a supplementary note is appended to the document pertaining to said notification pursuant to the provisions of Article 28-3 of the same Act), the notification is deemed as a notification pursuant to the main clause of paragraph (1) based on the same reason as said notification. machine translation, not official **第六項** 前各項に規定するもののほか、被保険者に関する届出及び被保険者証に関して必要な事項は、厚生労働省令で定める。 art-12/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-12/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-12/par-6 In addition to the provisions as prescribed in each of the preceding paragraphs of this Article, necessary matters for notification pertaining to an Insured Person and that pertaining to the Certificate of Insured Person are as determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-12/par-1: 第十条第四号 → 介護保険法 第十条第一項第四号 (Article 10, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-10/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-10/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-10/par-1/item-4 - art-12/par-2: 前項 → 介護保険法 第十二条第一項 (Article 12, paragraph (1)), art-12/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-12/par-1 - art-12/par-5: 住民基本台帳法（昭和四十二年法律第八十一号）第二十二条から第二十四条まで → 住民基本台帳法 第二十二条 (Article 22), art-22 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/residential-basic-book-act/art-22 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-22 - art-12/par-5: 住民基本台帳法（昭和四十二年法律第八十一号）第二十二条から第二十四条まで → 住民基本台帳法 第二十三条 (Article 23), art-23 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/residential-basic-book-act/art-23 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-23 - art-12/par-5: 住民基本台帳法（昭和四十二年法律第八十一号）第二十二条から第二十四条まで → 住民基本台帳法 第二十四条 (Article 24), art-24 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/residential-basic-book-act/art-24 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-24 - art-12/par-5: 第二十五条 → 住民基本台帳法 第二十五条 (Article 25), art-25 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/residential-basic-book-act/art-25 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-25 - art-12/par-5: 第三十条の四十六 → 住民基本台帳法 第三十条の四十六 (Article 30-46), art-30-46 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/residential-basic-book-act/art-30-46 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-30-46 - art-12/par-5: 第三十条の四十七 → 住民基本台帳法 第三十条の四十七 (Article 30-47), art-30-47 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/residential-basic-book-act/art-30-47 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-30-47 - art-12/par-5: 同法第二十八条の三 → 住民基本台帳法 第二十八条の三 (Article 28-3), art-28-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/residential-basic-book-act/art-28-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-28-3 - art-12/par-5: 第一項 → 介護保険法 第十二条第一項 (Article 12, paragraph (1)), art-12/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-12/par-1 - art-12/par-6: 前各項 → 介護保険法 第十二条第一項 (Article 12, paragraph (1)), art-12/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-12/par-1 - art-12/par-6: 前各項 → 介護保険法 第十二条第二項 (Article 12, paragraph (2)), art-12/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-12/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-12/par-2 - art-12/par-6: 前各項 → 介護保険法 第十二条第三項 (Article 12, paragraph (3)), art-12/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-12/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-12/par-3 - art-12/par-6: 前各項 → 介護保険法 第十二条第四項 (Article 12, paragraph (4)), art-12/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-12/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-12/par-4 - art-12/par-6: 前各項 → 介護保険法 第十二条第五項 (Article 12, paragraph (5)), art-12/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-12/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-12/par-5 ## Cited by 5 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 介護保険法 第十二条第二項（届出等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-12/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-12/par-2 - 介護保険法 第十二条第五項（届出等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-12/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-12/par-5 - 介護保険法 第十二条第六項（届出等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-12/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-12/par-6 - 介護保険法 第二百十四条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-214/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-214/par-1 - 介護保険法 附則第二十条第一項（附則第五条第一項の届出に係る介護保険法の届出の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-4211-77/art-20/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-4211-77/art-20/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-20261018T212610-002, 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