# 介護保険法 / Long-Term Care Insurance Act — 第三十五条 (Article 35)

- 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: 第三十五条 (Article 35)（要介護認定等の手続の特例） — address `art-35`
- 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-35
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### 第三十五条（要介護認定等の手続の特例） — (Exception for Procedures of Certification of Needed Long-Term Care)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-35 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-35 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-35</sup>

  **第一項**  認定審査会は、第二十七条第四項（第二十八条第四項において準用する場合を含む。）の規定により審査及び判定を求められた被保険者について、要介護者に該当しないと認める場合であっても、要支援者に該当すると認めるときは、第二十七条第五項（第二十八条第四項において準用する場合を含む。）の規定にかかわらず、その旨を市町村に通知することができる。
  <sup>art-35/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-35/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-35/par-1</sup>
  A Certification Committee, when it is determined that an Insured Person that is the subject of a request for investigation or judgment pursuant to the provisions of Article 27, paragraph (4) (including a case when applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 28, paragraph (4)) qualifies as a Person Requiring Support, although it is determined that said Insured Person fails to qualify as a Person Requiring Long-Term Care, may notify said result to the Municipality, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 27, paragraph (5) (including a case when applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 28, paragraph (4)).
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  市町村は、前項の規定による通知があったときは、当該通知に係る被保険者について、第三十二条第一項の申請がなされ、同条第三項の規定により認定審査会に審査及び判定を求め、同条第四項の規定により認定審査会の通知を受けたものとみなし、要支援認定をすることができる。この場合において、市町村は、当該被保険者に、要支援認定をした旨を通知するとともに、同条第六項各号に掲げる事項を当該被保険者の被保険者証に記載し、これを返付するものとする。
  <sup>art-35/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-35/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-35/par-2</sup>
  A Municipality, when a notification was issued pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, may deem that the Insured Person pertaining to said notification has submitted an application as set forth in Article 32, paragraph (1), the Municipality requested the Certification Committee to conduct an examination or issue a judgment pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3) of the same Article and the Municipality received a notification by the Certification Committee pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (4) of the same Article, and may issue the Insured Person a Certification of Needed Support. In this case, the Municipality is to notify said Insured Person that a Certification of Needed Support is provided, enter the matters listed in each item of paragraph (6) of the same Article on the Certificate of Insured Person of said Insured Person, and return the Certificate of Insured Person to the Insured Person.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第三項**  認定審査会は、第三十二条第三項（第三十三条第四項において準用する場合を含む。）の規定により審査及び判定を求められた被保険者について、要介護者に該当すると認めるときは、第三十二条第四項（第三十三条第四項において準用する場合を含む。）の規定にかかわらず、その旨を市町村に通知することができる。
  <sup>art-35/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-35/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-35/par-3</sup>
  A Certification Committee, when it is determined that an Insured Person that is the subject of a requested examination or judgment pursuant to the provisions of Article 32, paragraph (3) (including the case it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 33, paragraph (4)) qualifies as a Person Requiring Long-Term Care, may notify said result to the Municipality, notwithstanding the provision of Article 32, paragraph (4) (including a case applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 33, paragraph (4)).
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第四項**  市町村は、前項の規定による通知があったときは、当該通知に係る被保険者について、第二十七条第一項の申請がなされ、同条第四項の規定により認定審査会に審査及び判定を求め、同条第五項の規定により認定審査会の通知を受けたものとみなし、要介護認定をすることができる。この場合において、市町村は、当該被保険者に、要介護認定をした旨を通知するとともに、同条第七項各号に掲げる事項を当該被保険者の被保険者証に記載し、これを返付するものとする。
  <sup>art-35/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-35/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-35/par-4</sup>
  A Municipality, when a notification is issued pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, may deem that the Insured Person pertaining to said notification submitted an application as set forth in Article 27, paragraph (1), the Municipality requested the Certification Committee for a judgment or to conduct an examination pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (4) of the same Article, and the Municipality is provided a notification of the Certification Committee pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (5) of the same Article, and may issue the Insured Person a Certification of Needed Long-Term Care. In this case, the Municipality is to notify said Insured Person that a Certification of Needed Long-Term Care is provided, enter the matters listed in each item of paragraph (7) of the same Article on the Certificate of Insured Person of said Insured Person, and return the Certificate of Insured Person to the Insured Person.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第五項**  認定審査会は、第三十一条第二項において準用する第二十七条第四項の規定により審査及び判定を求められた被保険者について、要介護者に該当しないと認める場合であっても、要支援者に該当すると認めるときは、第三十一条第二項において準用する第二十七条第五項の規定にかかわらず、その旨を市町村に通知することができる。
  <sup>art-35/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-35/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-35/par-5</sup>
  A Certification Committee, when it is determined that an Insured Person that is the subject of a requested examination or judgment pursuant to the provisions of Article 27, paragraph (4) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 31, paragraph (2) is certified as a Person Requiring Support although said Insured Person fails to qualify as a Person Requiring Long-Term Care, may notify said result to the Municipality, notwithstanding the provision of Article 27, paragraph (5) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 31, paragraph (2).
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第六項**  市町村は、前項の規定による通知があったときは、当該通知に係る被保険者について、第三十二条第一項の申請がなされ、同条第三項の規定により認定審査会に審査及び判定を求め、同条第四項の規定により認定審査会の通知を受けたものとみなし、要支援認定をすることができる。この場合において、市町村は、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、当該通知に係る被保険者に対しその被保険者証の提出を求め、これに同条第六項各号に掲げる事項を記載し、これを返付するものとする。
  <sup>art-35/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-35/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-35/par-6</sup>
  A Municipality, when a notification is issued pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, may deem that the Insured Person pertaining to said notification submitted an application as set forth in Article 32, paragraph (1), the Municipality requested the Certification Committee for an examination or judgment pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3) of the same Article, and the Municipality received a notification of the Certification Committee pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (4) of the same Article, and may issue said Insured Person a Certification of Needed Support. In this case, the Municipality, pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare, is to request to Insured Person pertaining to said notification to submit such Insured Person's Certificate of Insured Person, enter the matters listed in each item of paragraph (6) of the same Article, and return the Certificate of Insured Person to the Insured Person.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-35/par-1: 第二十七条第四項 → 介護保険法 第二十七条第四項 (Article 27, paragraph (4)), art-27/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-27/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-27/par-4
- art-35/par-1: 第二十八条第四項 → 介護保険法 第二十八条第四項 (Article 28, paragraph (4)), art-28/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-28/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-28/par-4
- art-35/par-1: 第二十七条第五項 → 介護保険法 第二十七条第五項 (Article 27, paragraph (5)), art-27/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-27/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-27/par-5
- art-35/par-2: 前項 → 介護保険法 第三十五条第一項 (Article 35, paragraph (1)), art-35/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-35/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-35/par-1
- art-35/par-2: 第三十二条第一項 → 介護保険法 第三十二条第一項 (Article 32, paragraph (1)), art-32/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-32/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-32/par-1
- art-35/par-2: 同条第三項 → 介護保険法 第三十二条第三項 (Article 32, paragraph (3)), art-32/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-32/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-32/par-3
- art-35/par-2: 同条第四項 → 介護保険法 第三十二条第四項 (Article 32, paragraph (4)), art-32/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-32/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-32/par-4
- art-35/par-2: 同条第六項 → 介護保険法 第三十二条第六項 (Article 32, paragraph (6)), art-32/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-32/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-32/par-6
- art-35/par-3: 第三十二条第三項 → 介護保険法 第三十二条第三項 (Article 32, paragraph (3)), art-32/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-32/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-32/par-3
- art-35/par-3: 第三十三条第四項 → 介護保険法 第三十三条第四項 (Article 33, paragraph (4)), art-33/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-33/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-33/par-4
- art-35/par-3: 第三十二条第四項 → 介護保険法 第三十二条第四項 (Article 32, paragraph (4)), art-32/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-32/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-32/par-4
- art-35/par-4: 前項 → 介護保険法 第三十五条第三項 (Article 35, paragraph (3)), art-35/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-35/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-35/par-3
- art-35/par-4: 第二十七条第一項 → 介護保険法 第二十七条第一項 (Article 27, paragraph (1)), art-27/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-27/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-27/par-1
- art-35/par-4: 同条第四項 → 介護保険法 第二十七条第四項 (Article 27, paragraph (4)), art-27/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-27/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-27/par-4
- art-35/par-4: 同条第五項 → 介護保険法 第二十七条第五項 (Article 27, paragraph (5)), art-27/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-27/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-27/par-5
- art-35/par-4: 同条第七項 → 介護保険法 第二十七条第七項 (Article 27, paragraph (7)), art-27/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-27/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-27/par-7
- art-35/par-5: 第三十一条第二項 → 介護保険法 第三十一条第二項 (Article 31, paragraph (2)), art-31/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-31/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-31/par-2
- art-35/par-5: 第二十七条第四項 → 介護保険法 第二十七条第四項 (Article 27, paragraph (4)), art-27/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-27/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-27/par-4
- art-35/par-5: 第二十七条第五項 → 介護保険法 第二十七条第五項 (Article 27, paragraph (5)), art-27/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-27/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-27/par-5
- art-35/par-6: 前項 → 介護保険法 第三十五条第五項 (Article 35, paragraph (5)), art-35/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-35/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-35/par-5
- art-35/par-6: 第三十二条第一項 → 介護保険法 第三十二条第一項 (Article 32, paragraph (1)), art-32/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-32/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-32/par-1
- art-35/par-6: 同条第三項 → 介護保険法 第三十二条第三項 (Article 32, paragraph (3)), art-32/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-32/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-32/par-3
- art-35/par-6: 同条第四項 → 介護保険法 第三十二条第四項 (Article 32, paragraph (4)), art-32/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-32/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-32/par-4
- art-35/par-6: 同条第六項 → 介護保険法 第三十二条第六項 (Article 32, paragraph (6)), art-32/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-32/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-32/par-6

## Cited by

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

- 介護保険法 第三十五条第二項（要介護認定等の手続の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-35/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-35/par-2
- 介護保険法 第三十五条第四項（要介護認定等の手続の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-35/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-35/par-4
- 介護保険法 第三十五条第六項（要介護認定等の手続の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-35/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-35/par-6
- 介護保険法 第三十七条第一項（介護給付等対象サービスの種類の指定） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-37/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-37/par-1
- 介護保険法 第三十八条第一項（都道府県の援助等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-38/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-38/par-1
- 介護保険法 第三十八条第二項（都道府県の援助等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-38/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-38/par-2
- 介護保険法 第三十八条第四項（都道府県の援助等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-38/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-38/par-4
- 介護保険法 第六十九条第一項（保険料を徴収する権利が消滅した場合の保険給付の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-69/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-69/par-1
- 介護保険法 第二百十四条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-214/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-214/par-2

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## Sources

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