# 生活保護法 / Public Assistance Act — 第三十八条 (Article 38) - Law: 生活保護法 (Public Assistance Act), 昭和二十五年法律第百四十四号 - English title "Public Assistance 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: 第三十八条 (Article 38)（種類） — address `art-38` - Text in force since: 2026-10-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-38 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-38 - 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. --- ### 第三十八条（種類） — (Types) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-38 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-38 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-38 **第一項** 保護施設の種類は、左の通りとする。 art-38/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-38/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-38/par-1 The types of public assistance facilities shall be as follows: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 救護施設 art-38/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-38/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-38/par-1/item-1 Relief facility Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 更生施設 art-38/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-38/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-38/par-1/item-2 Rehabilitation facility Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 医療保護施設 art-38/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-38/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-38/par-1/item-3 Medical facility for persons requiring public assistance Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 授産施設 art-38/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-38/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-38/par-1/item-4 Vocational facility Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **五** 宿所提供施設 art-38/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-38/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-38/par-1/item-5 Facility providing accommodation Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 救護施設は、身体上又は精神上著しい障害があるために日常生活を営むことが困難な要保護者を入所させて、生活扶助を行うことを目的とする施設とする。 art-38/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-38/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-38/par-2 A relief facility shall be a facility aimed at providing livelihood assistance by admitting persons requiring public assistance who have difficulty leading their daily lives due to serious physical or mental disabilities. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 更生施設は、身体上又は精神上の理由により養護及び生活指導を必要とする要保護者を入所させて、生活扶助を行うことを目的とする施設とする。 art-38/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-38/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-38/par-3 A rehabilitation facility shall be a facility aimed at providing livelihood assistance by admitting persons requiring public assistance who need nursing care and livelihood guidance due to physical or mental reasons. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 医療保護施設は、医療を必要とする要保護者に対して、医療の給付を行うことを目的とする施設とする。 art-38/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-38/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-38/par-4 A medical facility for persons requiring public assistance shall be a facility aimed at furnishing medical care to persons requiring public assistance who need medical care. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 授産施設は、身体上若しくは精神上の理由又は世帯の事情により就業能力の限られている要保護者に対して、就労又は技能の修得のために必要な機会及び便宜を与えて、その自立を助長することを目的とする施設とする。 art-38/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-38/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-38/par-5 A vocational facility shall be a facility aimed at promoting the self-support for persons requiring public assistance whose ability to work is limited due to physical or mental reasons or due to household circumstances, by providing them with the necessary opportunities and assistance for employment or the acquisition of skills. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第六項** 宿所提供施設は、住居のない要保護者の世帯に対して、住宅扶助を行うことを目的とする施設とする。 art-38/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-38/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-38/par-6 A facility providing accommodation shall be a facility aimed at providing housing assistance to the households of persons requiring public assistance who have no home. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ## Cited by 1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 児童手当法 第三条第三項第五号（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/child-allowance-act/art-3/par-3/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/art-3/par-3/item-5 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 生活保護法 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/325AC0000000144/20261001_507AC0000000087), retrieved 2026-10-19 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Public Assistance Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/24/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19 - This site's parser, version 210 — 生活保護法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19