# 介護保険法 / Long-Term Care Insurance Act — 第三十七条 (Article 37) - 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: 第三十七条 (Article 37)（介護給付等対象サービスの種類の指定） — address `art-37` - 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-37 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-37 - 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. --- ### 第三十七条（介護給付等対象サービスの種類の指定） — (Specification of Type of Service Covered by Long-Term Care Benefits) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-37 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-37 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-37 **第一項** 市町村は、要介護認定、要介護更新認定、第二十九条第二項において準用する第二十七条第七項若しくは第三十条第一項の規定による要介護状態区分の変更の認定、要支援認定、要支援更新認定又は第三十三条の二第二項において準用する第三十二条第六項若しくは第三十三条の三第一項の規定による要支援状態区分の変更の認定（以下この項において単に「認定」という。）をするに当たっては、第二十七条第五項第一号（第二十八条第四項、第二十九条第二項及び第三十条第二項において準用する場合を含む。）又は第三十二条第四項第一号（第三十三条第四項、第三十三条の二第二項及び第三十三条の三第二項において準用する場合を含む。）に掲げる事項に係る認定審査会の意見に基づき、当該認定に係る被保険者が受けることができる居宅介護サービス費若しくは特例居宅介護サービス費に係る居宅サービス、地域密着型介護サービス費若しくは特例地域密着型介護サービス費に係る地域密着型サービス、施設介護サービス費若しくは特例施設介護サービス費に係る施設サービス、介護予防サービス費若しくは特例介護予防サービス費に係る介護予防サービス又は地域密着型介護予防サービス費若しくは特例地域密着型介護予防サービス費に係る地域密着型介護予防サービスの種類を指定することができる。この場合において、市町村は、当該被保険者の被保険者証に、第二十七条第七項後段（第二十八条第四項及び第二十九条第二項において準用する場合を含む。）、第三十条第一項後段若しくは第三十五条第四項後段又は第三十二条第六項後段（第三十三条第四項及び第三十三条の二第二項において準用する場合を含む。）、第三十三条の三第一項後段若しくは第三十五条第二項後段若しくは第六項後段の規定による記載に併せて、当該指定に係る居宅サービス、地域密着型サービス、施設サービス、介護予防サービス又は地域密着型介護予防サービスの種類を記載するものとする。 art-37/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-37/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-37/par-1 A Municipality, when providing a Certification of Needed Long-Term Care; a Renewal of Certification of Needed Long-Term Care; a Certification of Change of Category of Condition of Need for Long-Term Care pursuant to the provisions of Article 27, paragraph (7) or Article 30, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 29, paragraph (2); a Certification of Needed Support; a Renewal of Certification of Needed Support; a Certification of Change of Category of Needed Support Condition pursuant to the provisions of Article 32, paragraph (6) or Article 33-3, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 33-2, paragraph (2); (hereinafter simply referred to as "Certification" in this paragraph) may specify the type of services to be performed for an Insured Person pertaining to said Certification, including In-Home Service pertaining to Allowance for In-Home Long-Term Care Service or Exceptional Allowance for In-Home Long-Term Care Service, Community-Based Service pertaining to Allowance for Community-Based Long-Term Care Service or Exceptional Allowance for Community-Based Long-Term Care Service, Facility Service pertaining to Allowance for Long-Term Care Facility Service or Exceptional Allowance for Long-Term Care Facility Service, Preventive Long-Term Care Service pertaining to Allowance for Preventive Long-Term Care Service or Exceptional Allowance for Preventive Service of Long-Term Care, or Community-Based Service for Preventive Long-Term Care pertaining to Allowance for Community-Based Preventive Long-Term Care Service, or Exceptional Allowance for Community-Based Preventive Service of Long-Term Care, based on the opinion of the Certification Committee pertaining to the matter listed in Article 27, paragraph (5), item (i) (including a case it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 28, paragraph (4), Article 29, paragraph (2), or Article 30, paragraph (2)) or Article 32, paragraph (4), item (i) (including a case it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 33, paragraph (4), Article 33-2, paragraph (2), or Article 33-3, paragraph (2)). In this case, the Municipality is to enter on the Certificate of Insured Person of said Insured Person the type of services pertaining to said specification including In-Home Service, Community-Based Service, Facility Service, Preventive Long-Term Care Service, or Community-Based Service for Preventive Long-Term Care together with an entry pursuant to the provisions of Article 27, paragraph (7) second sentence (including a case it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 28, paragraph (4) or Article 29, paragraph (2)), Article 30, paragraph (1), second sentence, Article 35, paragraph (4), second sentence, or Article 32, paragraph (6) second sentence (including a case it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 33, paragraph (4) or Article 33-2, paragraph (2)), Article 33-3, paragraph (1) second sentence, Article 35, paragraph (2), second sentence, or paragraph (6), second sentence. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "A Municipality, when providing a Certification of Needed Long-Term Care; a Renewal of Certification of Needed Long-Term Care; a Certification of Change of Category of Condition of Need for Long-Term Care pursuant to the provisions of Article 27, paragraph (7) or Article 30, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 29, paragraph (2); a Certification of Needed Support; a Renewal of Certification of Needed Support; a Certification of Change of Category of Needed Support Condition pursuant to the provisions of Article 32, paragraph (6) or Article 33-3, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 33-2, paragraph (2); (hereinafter simply referred to as "Certification" in this paragraph) may specify the type of services to be performed for an Insured Person pertaining to said Certification, including In-Home Service pertaining to Allowance for In-Home Long-Term Care Service or Exceptional Allowance for In-Home Long-Term Care Service, Community-Based Service pertaining to Allowance for Community-Based Long-Term Care Service or Exceptional Allowance for Community-Based Long-Term Care Service, Facility Service pertaining to Allowance for Long-Term Care Facility Service or Exceptional Allowance for Long-Term Care Facility Service, Preventive Long-Term Care Service pertaining to Allowance for Preventive Long-Term Care Service or Exceptional Allowance for Preventive Service of Long-Term Care, or Community-Based Service for Preventive Long-Term Care pertaining to Allowance for Community-Based Preventive Long-Term Care Service, or Exceptional Allowance for Community-Based Preventive Service of Long-Term Care, based on the opinion of the Certification Committee pertaining to the matter listed in Article 27, paragraph (5), item (i) (including a case it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 28, paragraph (4), Article 29, paragraph (2), or Article 30, paragraph (2)) or Article 32, paragraph (4), item (i) (including a case it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 33, paragraph (4), or Article 33-2, paragraph (2)). In this case, the Municipality is to enter on the Certificate of Insured Person of said Insured Person the type of services pertaining to said specification including In-Home Service, Community-Based Service, Facility Service, Preventive Long-Term Care Service, or Community-Based Service for Preventive Long-Term Care together with an entry pursuant to the provisions of Article 27, paragraph (7) second sentence (including a case it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 28, paragraph (4) or Article 29, paragraph (2)), Article 30, paragraph (1), second sentence, Article 35, paragraph (4), second sentence, or Article 32, paragraph (6) second sentence (including a case it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 33, paragraph (4) or Article 33-2, paragraph (2)), Article 33-3, paragraph (1) second sentence, Article 35, paragraph (2), second sentence, or paragraph (6), second sentence." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3807/tb **第二項** 前項前段の規定による指定を受けた被保険者は、当該指定に係る居宅サービス、地域密着型サービス、施設サービス、介護予防サービス又は地域密着型介護予防サービスの種類の変更の申請をすることができる。 art-37/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-37/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-37/par-2 An Insured Person specified pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, first sentence, may apply for a change of type of services pertaining to said specification including In-Home Service, Community-Based Service, Facility Service, Preventive Long-Term Care Service, or Community-Based Service for Preventive Long-Term Care. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 前項の申請は、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、被保険者証を添付して行うものとする。 art-37/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-37/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-37/par-3 The application as prescribed in the preceding paragraph is to be submitted with the Certificate of Insured Person, pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 市町村は、第二項の申請があった場合において、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、認定審査会の意見を聴き、必要があると認めるときは、当該指定に係る居宅サービス、地域密着型サービス、施設サービス、介護予防サービス又は地域密着型介護予防サービスの種類の変更をすることができる。 art-37/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-37/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-37/par-4 In a case when the application as set forth in paragraph (2) is submitted, a Municipality, pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare, when it hears the opinion of the Certification Committee and determines it necessary, may change the type of services pertaining to said specification including In-Home Service, Community-Based Service, Facility Service, Preventive Long-Term Care Service, or Community-Based Service for Preventive Long-Term Care. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 市町村は、前項の規定により第二項の申請に係る被保険者について第一項前段の規定による指定に係る居宅サービス、地域密着型サービス、施設サービス、介護予防サービス又は地域密着型介護予防サービスの種類を変更したときは、その結果を当該被保険者に通知するとともに、当該被保険者の被保険者証に変更後の居宅サービス、地域密着型サービス、施設サービス、介護予防サービス又は地域密着型介護予防サービスの種類を記載し、これを返付するものとする。 art-37/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-37/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-37/par-5 When a Municipality, with regard to an Insured Person pertaining to the application as set forth in paragraph (2), has changed the type of services pertaining to the specification pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), first sentence, including In-Home Service, Community-Based Service, Facility Service, Preventive Long-Term Care Service, or Community-Based Service for Preventive Long-Term Care pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, it is to notify said Insured Person of said result, enter the type of services, including In-Home Service, Community-Based Service, Facility Service, Preventive Long-Term Care Service, or Community-Based Service for Preventive Long-Term Care after amending the Certificate of Insured Person of said Insured Person, and return the Certificate of Insured Person to the Insured Person. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-37/par-1: 第二十九条第二項 → 介護保険法 第二十九条第二項 (Article 29, paragraph (2)), art-29/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-29/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-29/par-2 - art-37/par-1: 第二十七条第七項 → 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-37/par-1: 第三十条第一項 → 介護保険法 第三十条第一項 (Article 30, paragraph (1)), art-30/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-30/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-30/par-1 - art-37/par-1: 第三十三条の二第二項 → 介護保険法 第三十三条の二第二項 (Article 33-2, paragraph (2)), art-33-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-33-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-33-2/par-2 - art-37/par-1: 第三十二条第六項 → 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-37/par-1: 第三十三条の三第一項 → 介護保険法 第三十三条の三第一項 (Article 33-3, paragraph (1)), art-33-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-33-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-33-3/par-1 - art-37/par-1: この項 → 介護保険法 第三十七条第一項 (Article 37, paragraph (1)), art-37/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-37/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-37/par-1 - art-37/par-1: 第二十七条第五項第一号 → 介護保険法 第二十七条第五項第一号 (Article 27, paragraph (5), item (i)), art-27/par-5/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-27/par-5/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-27/par-5/item-1 - art-37/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-37/par-1: 第三十条第二項 → 介護保険法 第三十条第二項 (Article 30, paragraph (2)), art-30/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-30/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-30/par-2 - art-37/par-1: 第三十二条第四項第一号 → 介護保険法 第三十二条第四項第一号 (Article 32, paragraph (4), item (i)), art-32/par-4/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-32/par-4/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-32/par-4/item-1 - art-37/par-1: 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-37/par-1: 第三十三条の三第二項 → 介護保険法 第三十三条の三第二項 (Article 33-3, paragraph (2)), art-33-3/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-33-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-33-3/par-2 - art-37/par-1: 第三十五条第四項 → 介護保険法 第三十五条第四項 (Article 35, paragraph (4)), 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 - art-37/par-1: 第三十五条第二項 → 介護保険法 第三十五条第二項 (Article 35, paragraph (2)), 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 - art-37/par-1: 第六項 → 介護保険法 第三十五条第六項 (Article 35, paragraph (6)), 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 - art-37/par-2: 前項 → 介護保険法 第三十七条第一項 (Article 37, paragraph (1)), art-37/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-37/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-37/par-1 - art-37/par-3: 前項 → 介護保険法 第三十七条第二項 (Article 37, paragraph (2)), art-37/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-37/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-37/par-2 - art-37/par-4: 第二項 → 介護保険法 第三十七条第二項 (Article 37, paragraph (2)), art-37/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-37/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-37/par-2 - art-37/par-5: 前項 → 介護保険法 第三十七条第四項 (Article 37, paragraph (4)), art-37/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-37/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-37/par-4 - art-37/par-5: 第二項 → 介護保険法 第三十七条第二項 (Article 37, paragraph (2)), art-37/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-37/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-37/par-2 - art-37/par-5: 第一項 → 介護保険法 第三十七条第一項 (Article 37, paragraph (1)), art-37/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-37/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-37/par-1 ## Cited by 15 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 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 第三十七条第二項（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-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-37/par-2 - 介護保険法 第三十七条第三項（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-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-37/par-3 - 介護保険法 第三十七条第四項（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-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-37/par-4 - 介護保険法 第三十七条第五項（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-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-37/par-5 - 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 第四十一条第一項（居宅介護サービス費の支給） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-41/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-41/par-1 - 介護保険法 第四十二条の二第一項（地域密着型介護サービス費の支給） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-42-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-42-2/par-1 - 介護保険法 第四十八条第一項（施設介護サービス費の支給） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-48/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-48/par-1 - 介護保険法 第五十一条の三第一項（特定入所者介護サービス費の支給） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-51-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-51-3/par-1 - 介護保険法 第五十三条第一項（介護予防サービス費の支給） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-53/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-53/par-1 - 介護保険法 第五十四条の二第一項（地域密着型介護予防サービス費の支給） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-54-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-54-2/par-1 - 介護保険法 第六十一条の三第一項（特定入所者介護予防サービス費の支給） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-61-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-61-3/par-1 --- ## Sources - claude-opus-5-5 — Corrections to the Ministry of Justice's English of paragraphs, written 2026-10-19 - 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 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Long-Term Care Insurance Act (介護保険法), Article 37, paragraph (1) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3807/tb), retrieved 2026-10-18 - This site's parser, version 209 — 介護保険法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-18