# 生活保護法 / Public Assistance Act — 第三十九条 (Article 39)

- 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: 第三十九条 (Article 39)（保護施設の基準） — address `art-39`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-39
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-39
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### 第三十九条（保護施設の基準） — (Standards of Public Assistance Facilities)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-39 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-39 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-39</sup>

**第一項**  都道府県は、保護施設の設備及び運営について、条例で基準を定めなければならない。
<sup>art-39/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-39/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-39/par-1</sup>
A prefecture must establish standards for the equipment and operation of public assistance facilities by Prefectural Ordinance.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第二項**  都道府県が前項の条例を定めるに当たつては、第一号から第三号まで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、第四号に掲げる事項については厚生労働省令で定める基準を標準として定めるものとし、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-39/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-39/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-39/par-2</sup>
In establishing the Prefectural Ordinance under the preceding paragraph, a prefecture is to establish the matters listed in items (i) to (iii) in accordance with the standards specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, establish the matters listed in item (iv) with the standards specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as the standard, and take into consideration the standards specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for other matters.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **一**  保護施設に配置する職員及びその員数
  <sup>art-39/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-39/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-39/par-2/item-1</sup>
  staff assigned to public assistance facilities and the number of such staff;
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **二**  保護施設に係る居室の床面積
  <sup>art-39/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-39/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-39/par-2/item-2</sup>
  the floor area of resident rooms of a public assistance facility;
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **三**  保護施設の運営に関する事項であつて、利用者の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
  <sup>art-39/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-39/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-39/par-2/item-3</sup>
  matters concerning the administration of public assistance facilities that are specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as being closely related to ensuring the appropriate treatment and safety of users and the maintenance of confidentiality;
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **四**  保護施設の利用定員
  <sup>art-39/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-39/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-39/par-2/item-4</sup>
  the user capacity of a public assistance facility.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第三項**  保護施設の設置者は、第一項の基準を遵守しなければならない。
<sup>art-39/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-39/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-39/par-3</sup>
The founder of a public assistance facility must comply with the standards under paragraph (1).
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- art-39/par-2: 前項 → 生活保護法 第三十九条第一項 (Article 39, paragraph (1)), art-39/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-39/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-39/par-1
- art-39/par-2: 第一号から第三号まで → 生活保護法 第三十九条第二項第一号 (Article 39, paragraph (2), item (i)), art-39/par-2/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-39/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-39/par-2/item-1
- art-39/par-2: 第一号から第三号まで → 生活保護法 第三十九条第二項第二号 (Article 39, paragraph (2), item (ii)), art-39/par-2/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-39/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-39/par-2/item-2
- art-39/par-2: 第一号から第三号まで → 生活保護法 第三十九条第二項第三号 (Article 39, paragraph (2), item (iii)), art-39/par-2/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-39/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-39/par-2/item-3
- art-39/par-2: 第四号 → 生活保護法 第三十九条第二項第四号 (Article 39, paragraph (2), item (iv)), art-39/par-2/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-39/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-39/par-2/item-4
- art-39/par-3: 第一項 → 生活保護法 第三十九条第一項 (Article 39, paragraph (1)), art-39/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-39/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-39/par-1

## Cited by

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

- 生活保護法 第三十九条第二項（保護施設の基準） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-39/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-39/par-2
- 生活保護法 第三十九条第三項（保護施設の基準） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-39/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-39/par-3
- 生活保護法 第四十一条第三項（社会福祉法人及び日本赤十字社の保護施設の設置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-41/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-41/par-3
- 生活保護法 第四十五条第一項第一号（改善命令等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-45/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-45/par-1/item-1
- 生活保護法 附則第二十二条第一項（生活保護法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4231-105/art-22/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4231-105/art-22/par-1
- 生活保護法 附則第百二十三条第二項（検討） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4231-105/art-123/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4231-105/art-123/par-2

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## 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
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch public-assistance-act-20261019T143855-001, translated 2026-10-20
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch public-assistance-act-20261019T143855-002, translated 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