# 介護保険法 / Long-Term Care Insurance Act — 第八十一条 (Article 81)

- 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: 第八十一条 (Article 81) — address `art-81`
- 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-81
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-81
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### 第八十一条
<sup>art-81 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-81 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-81</sup>

  **第一項**  指定居宅介護支援事業者は、当該指定に係る事業所ごとに、市町村の条例で定める員数の介護支援専門員を有しなければならない。
  <sup>art-81/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-81/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-81/par-1</sup>
  A Designated In-Home Long-Term Care Support Provider must employ the number of Long-Term Care Support Specialists as determined by Municipal Ordinance for 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、指定居宅介護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-81/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-81/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-81/par-2</sup>
  In addition to the provisions in the preceding paragraph, standards concerning Management of a Designated In-Home Long-Term Care Support Business 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-81/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-81/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-81/par-3</sup>
  A Municipality, in establishing the Municipal Ordinances referred to in the preceding two paragraphs, is to establish the following matters in accordance with the standards determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and is to take into consideration the standards determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for other matters:
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **一**  指定居宅介護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-81/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-81/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-81/par-3/item-1</sup>
    the standards concerning employees that engage in Designated In-Home Long-Term Care Support and the number of said employees;
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **二**  指定居宅介護支援の事業の運営に関する事項であって、利用する要介護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-81/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-81/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-81/par-3/item-2</sup>
    matters concerning the management of a Designated In-Home Long-Term Care Support Business 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 Long-Term Care who use them, appropriate treatment and ensuring of safety, and maintenance of 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（指定居宅介護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-81/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-81/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-81/par-4</sup>
  The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, when intending to establish the standards determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare prescribed in the preceding paragraph (limited to the part concerning the handling of Designated In-Home Long-Term Care Support), must hear the opinion of the Social Security Council in advance.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第五項**  指定居宅介護支援事業者は、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居宅介護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居宅介護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、他の指定居宅介護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-81/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-81/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-81/par-5</sup>
  A Designated In-Home Long-Term Care Support Provider, when it has provided notification of abolishment or suspension of business pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of the following Article, must provide coordination with other Designated In-Home Long-Term Care Support Providers and other relevant persons, and provide other conveniences, to a person who received said Designated In-Home Long-Term Care Support within one month before the date of said notification and who wishes to continue to be provided with services equivalent to said Designated In-Home Long-Term Care Support on or after the date of said abolishment or suspension of business, so that necessary In-Home Service, etc. are provided continuously.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第六項**  指定居宅介護支援事業者は、要介護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、要介護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-81/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-81/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-81/par-6</sup>
  A Designated In-Home Long-Term Care Support Provider must respect the personality of a Person Requiring Long-Term Care, act in compliance with this Act or an Order based on this Act, and faithfully perform said duty for a Person Requiring Long-Term Care.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-81/par-2: 前項 → 介護保険法 第八十一条第一項 (Article 81, paragraph (1)), art-81/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-81/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-81/par-1
- art-81/par-3: 前二項 → 介護保険法 第八十一条第一項 (Article 81, paragraph (1)), art-81/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-81/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-81/par-1
- art-81/par-3: 前二項 → 介護保険法 第八十一条第二項 (Article 81, paragraph (2)), art-81/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-81/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-81/par-2
- art-81/par-4: 前項 → 介護保険法 第八十一条第三項 (Article 81, paragraph (3)), art-81/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-81/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-81/par-3
- art-81/par-5: 次条第二項 → 介護保険法 第八十二条第二項 (Article 82, paragraph (2)), art-82/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-82/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-82/par-2

## Cited by

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

- 介護保険法 第四十六条第六項（居宅介護サービス計画費の支給） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-46/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-46/par-6
- 介護保険法 第四十七条第一項第一号（特例居宅介護サービス計画費の支給） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-47/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-47/par-1/item-1
- 介護保険法 第七十九条第二項第二号（指定居宅介護支援事業者の指定） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-79/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-79/par-2/item-2
- 介護保険法 第七十九条第二項第三号（指定居宅介護支援事業者の指定） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-79/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-79/par-2/item-3
- 介護保険法 第八十条第一項（指定居宅介護支援の事業の基準） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-80/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-80/par-1
- 介護保険法 第八十一条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-81/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-81/par-2
- 介護保険法 第八十一条第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-81/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-81/par-3
- 介護保険法 第八十一条第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-81/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-81/par-4
- 介護保険法 第八十二条の二第一項（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-82-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-82-2/par-1
- 介護保険法 第八十二条の二第二項（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-82-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-82-2/par-2
- 介護保険法 第八十二条の二第三項（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-82-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-82-2/par-3
- 介護保険法 第八十三条の二第一項第一号（勧告、命令等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-83-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-83-2/par-1/item-1
- 介護保険法 第八十三条の二第一項第二号（勧告、命令等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-83-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-83-2/par-1/item-2
- 介護保険法 第八十三条の二第一項第三号（勧告、命令等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-83-2/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-83-2/par-1/item-3
- 介護保険法 第八十四条第一項第二号（指定の取消し等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-84/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-84/par-1/item-2
- 介護保険法 第八十四条第一項第三号（指定の取消し等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-84/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-84/par-1/item-3
- 介護保険法 第八十四条第一項第四号（指定の取消し等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-84/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-84/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
- 介護保険法 附則第二十三条第一項（居宅介護支援事業に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-4261-83/art-23/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-4261-83/art-23/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-20261018T212610-011, translated 2026-10-19
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch long-term-care-insurance-act-20261019T014622-001, 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