# 介護保険法 / Long-Term Care Insurance Act — 第九十七条 (Article 97) - 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: 第九十七条 (Article 97) — address `art-97` - 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-97 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-97 - 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. --- ### 第九十七条 art-97 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-97 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-97 **第一項** 介護老人保健施設は、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより療養室、診察室及び機能訓練室を有するほか、都道府県の条例で定める施設を有しなければならない。 art-97/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-97/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-97/par-1 A Long-Term Care Health Facility must have, pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, a medical care room, consultation room and functional training room, in addition to the facilities determined by Prefectural Ordinance. machine translation, not official **第二項** 介護老人保健施設は、厚生労働省令で定める員数の医師及び看護師のほか、都道府県の条例で定める員数の介護支援専門員及び介護その他の業務に従事する従業者を有しなければならない。 art-97/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-97/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-97/par-2 A Long-Term Care Health Facility must employ physicians and nurses in the number determined by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and also Long-Term Care Support Specialists and employees that engage in long-term care or other operations in the number determined by Prefectural Ordinance. machine translation, not official **第三項** 前二項に規定するもののほか、介護老人保健施設の設備及び運営に関する基準は、都道府県の条例で定める。 art-97/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-97/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-97/par-3 In addition to the provisions as prescribed in the preceding two paragraphs, standards concerning facilities and management of a Long-Term Care Health Facility are to be provided by Prefectural Ordinance. machine translation, not official **第四項** 都道府県が前三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。 art-97/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-97/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-97/par-4 A prefecture, in establishing the Prefectural Ordinances referred to in the preceding three 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: machine translation, not official **一** 介護支援専門員及び介護その他の業務に従事する従業者並びにそれらの員数 art-97/par-4/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-97/par-4/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-97/par-4/item-1 Long-Term Care Support Specialists and employees that engage in long-term care or other operations, and the number thereof; machine translation, not official **二** 介護老人保健施設の運営に関する事項であって、入所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 art-97/par-4/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-97/par-4/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-97/par-4/item-2 matters concerning the management of a Long-Term Care Health Facility 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 are admitted, appropriate treatment and ensuring of safety, and maintenance of confidentiality. machine translation, not official **第五項** 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（介護保健施設サービス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。 art-97/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-97/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-97/par-5 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 a Long-Term Care Health Facility Service), must hear the opinion of the Social Security Council in advance. machine translation, not official **第六項** 介護老人保健施設の開設者は、第九十九条第二項の規定による廃止又は休止の届出をしたときは、当該届出の日の前日に当該介護保健施設サービスを受けていた者であって、当該廃止又は休止の日以後においても引き続き当該介護保健施設サービス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、他の介護老人保健施設の開設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。 art-97/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-97/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-97/par-6 An Establisher of a Long-Term Care Health Facility, when it has provided notification of abolishment or suspension pursuant to the provisions of Article 99, paragraph (2), must provide coordination with Establishers of other Long-Term Care Health Facilities and other relevant persons, and provide other conveniences, to a person who was receiving said Long-Term Care Health Facility Service on the day before the date of said notification and who wishes to continue to be provided with services equivalent to said Long-Term Care Health Facility Service on or after the date of said abolishment or suspension, so that necessary In-Home Service, etc. are provided continuously. machine translation, not official **第七項** 介護老人保健施設の開設者は、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。 art-97/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-97/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-97/par-7 An Establisher of a Long-Term Care Health Facility 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. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "An Organizer of a Long-Term Care Health Facility 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." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3807/tb --- ## Cites - art-97/par-3: 前二項 → 介護保険法 第九十七条第一項 (Article 97, paragraph (1)), art-97/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-97/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-97/par-1 - art-97/par-3: 前二項 → 介護保険法 第九十七条第二項 (Article 97, paragraph (2)), art-97/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-97/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-97/par-2 - art-97/par-4: 前三項 → 介護保険法 第九十七条第一項 (Article 97, paragraph (1)), art-97/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-97/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-97/par-1 - art-97/par-4: 前三項 → 介護保険法 第九十七条第二項 (Article 97, paragraph (2)), art-97/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-97/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-97/par-2 - art-97/par-4: 前三項 → 介護保険法 第九十七条第三項 (Article 97, paragraph (3)), art-97/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-97/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-97/par-3 - art-97/par-5: 前項 → 介護保険法 第九十七条第四項 (Article 97, paragraph (4)), art-97/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-97/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-97/par-4 - art-97/par-6: 第九十九条第二項 → 介護保険法 第九十九条第二項 (Article 99, paragraph (2)), art-99/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-99/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-99/par-2 ## Cited by 18 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 介護保険法 第四十八条第六項（施設介護サービス費の支給） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-48/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-48/par-6 - 介護保険法 第九十四条第三項第二号（開設許可） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-94/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-94/par-3/item-2 - 介護保険法 第九十四条第三項第三号（開設許可） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-94/par-3/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-94/par-3/item-3 - 介護保険法 第九十六条第一項（介護老人保健施設の基準） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-96/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-96/par-1 - 介護保険法 第九十七条第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-97/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-97/par-3 - 介護保険法 第九十七条第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-97/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-97/par-4 - 介護保険法 第九十七条第五項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-97/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-97/par-5 - 介護保険法 第九十九条の二第一項（都道府県知事等による連絡調整又は援助） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-99-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-99-2/par-1 - 介護保険法 第九十九条の二第二項（都道府県知事等による連絡調整又は援助） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-99-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-99-2/par-2 - 介護保険法 第百一条第一項（設備の使用制限等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-101/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-101/par-1 - 介護保険法 第百三条第一項第一号（業務運営の勧告、命令等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-103/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-103/par-1/item-1 - 介護保険法 第百三条第一項第二号（業務運営の勧告、命令等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-103/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-103/par-1/item-2 - 介護保険法 第百三条第一項第三号（業務運営の勧告、命令等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-103/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-103/par-1/item-3 - 介護保険法 第百四条第一項第三号（許可の取消し等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/art-104/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/art-104/par-1/item-3 - 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-4231-37/art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-4231-37/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-4231-37/art-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-4231-37/art-6/par-2 - 介護保険法 附則第四十六条第一項（検討） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/long-term-care-insurance-act/suppl-4231-37/art-46/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/409AC0000000123/suppl-4231-37/art-46/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 97, paragraph (7) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (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-20261018T212610-012, 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