# 生活保護法 / Public Assistance Act — 第七十八条 (Article 78) - 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: 第七十八条 (Article 78) — address `art-78` - Text in force since: 2026-10-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-78 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-78 - 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. --- ### 第七十八条 art-78 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-78 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-78 **第一項** 不実の申請その他不正な手段により保護を受け、又は他人をして受けさせた者があるときは、保護費を支弁した都道府県又は市町村の長は、その費用の額の全部又は一部を、その者から徴収するほか、その徴収する額に百分の四十を乗じて得た額以下の金額を徴収することができる。 art-78/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-78/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-78/par-1 When any person has received public assistance by filing a false application or by any other wrongful means or has had another person receive public assistance, the governor or mayor of the prefecture or municipality that has paid the public assistance expenses may collect from said person all or a part of the amount of said expenses and, in addition, an amount equal to or less than the amount obtained by multiplying the amount to be collected by 40/100. machine translation, not official **第二項** 偽りその他不正の行為によつて医療、介護又は助産若しくは施術の給付に要する費用の支払を受けた指定医療機関、第五十四条の二第一項の規定により指定を受けた介護機関（同条第二項本文の規定により同条第一項の指定を受けたものとみなされたものを含む。）又は第五十五条第一項の規定により指定を受けた助産師若しくはあん摩マツサージ指圧師、はり師、きゆう師若しくは柔道整復師（以下この項において「指定医療機関等」という。）があるときは、当該費用を支弁した都道府県又は市町村の長は、その支弁した額のうち返還させるべき額をその指定医療機関等から徴収するほか、その返還させるべき額に百分の四十を乗じて得た額以下の金額を徴収することができる。 art-78/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-78/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-78/par-2 When there is a designated medical care provider, a long-term care provider designated pursuant to the provisions of Article 54-2, paragraph (1) (including one deemed to have received the designation under paragraph (1) of that Article pursuant to the provisions of the main clause of paragraph (2) of that Article), or a midwife or an amma-massage practitioner, acupuncturist, moxa-cauterist or judo therapist designated pursuant to the provisions of Article 55, paragraph (1) (referred to as a "designated medical care provider, etc." in this paragraph) that has received payment of expenses required for the furnishing of medical care, long-term care, midwifery or treatment through deceit or other wrongful acts, the governor or mayor of the prefecture or municipality that has paid those expenses may collect from that designated medical care provider, etc. the portion of the amount paid that is to be returned and, in addition, an amount equal to or less than the amount obtained by multiplying the amount to be returned by 40/100. machine translation, not official **第三項** 偽りその他不正な手段により就労自立給付金若しくは進学・就職準備給付金の支給を受け、又は他人をして受けさせた者があるときは、就労自立給付金費又は進学・就職準備給付金費を支弁した都道府県又は市町村の長は、その費用の額の全部又は一部を、その者から徴収するほか、その徴収する額に百分の四十を乗じて得た額以下の金額を徴収することができる。 art-78/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-78/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-78/par-3 When any person has received the benefit for employment and self-support or the school enrollment and job-search preparation benefit by deceit or other wrongful means, or has had another person receive it, the governor or mayor of the prefecture or municipality that has paid the expenses for the benefit for employment and self-support or the expenses for the school enrollment and job-search preparation benefit may collect from that person all or a part of the amount of those expenses and, in addition, an amount equal to or less than the amount obtained by multiplying the amount to be collected by 40/100. machine translation, not official **第四項** 前条第二項の規定は、前三項の規定による徴収金について準用する。 art-78/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-78/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-78/par-4 The provisions of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to the amounts to be collected under the preceding three paragraphs. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - art-78/par-2: 第五十四条の二第一項 → 生活保護法 第五十四条の二第一項 (Article 54-2, paragraph (1)), art-54-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-54-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-54-2/par-1 - art-78/par-2: 同条第二項 → 生活保護法 第五十四条の二第二項 (Article 54-2, paragraph (2)), art-54-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-54-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-54-2/par-2 - art-78/par-2: 第五十五条第一項 → 生活保護法 第五十五条第一項 (Article 55, paragraph (1)), art-55/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-55/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-55/par-1 - art-78/par-2: この項 → 生活保護法 第七十八条第二項 (Article 78, paragraph (2)), art-78/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-78/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-78/par-2 - art-78/par-4: 前条第二項 → 生活保護法 第七十七条の二第二項 (Article 77-2, paragraph (2)), art-77-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-77-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-77-2/par-2 - art-78/par-4: 前三項 → 生活保護法 第七十八条第一項 (Article 78, paragraph (1)), art-78/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-78/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-78/par-1 - art-78/par-4: 前三項 → 生活保護法 第七十八条第二項 (Article 78, paragraph (2)), art-78/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-78/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-78/par-2 - art-78/par-4: 前三項 → 生活保護法 第七十八条第三項 (Article 78, paragraph (3)), art-78/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-78/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-78/par-3 ## Cited by 17 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 住民基本台帳法 別表第二 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/residential-basic-book-act/appdx-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/appdx-2 - 住民基本台帳法 別表第三 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/residential-basic-book-act/appdx-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/appdx-3 - 住民基本台帳法 別表第四 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/residential-basic-book-act/appdx-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/appdx-4 - 住民基本台帳法 別表第五第四十号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/residential-basic-book-act/appdx-5/item-40 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/appdx-5/item-40 - 生活保護法 第二十八条第一項（報告、調査及び検診） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-28/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-28/par-1 - 生活保護法 第二十八条第二項（報告、調査及び検診） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-28/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-28/par-2 - 生活保護法 第二十九条第一項（資料の提供等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-29/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-29/par-1 - 生活保護法 第五十五条の六第一項（報告） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-55-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-55-6/par-1 - 生活保護法 第七十八条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-78/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-78/par-2 - 生活保護法 第七十八条第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-78/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-78/par-4 - 生活保護法 第七十八条の二第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-78-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-78-2/par-1 - 生活保護法 第七十八条の二第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-78-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-78-2/par-2 - 生活保護法 第七十八条の二第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-78-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-78-2/par-3 - 生活保護法 附則第十一条第一項（費用等の徴収に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4251-104/art-11/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4251-104/art-11/par-1 - 生活保護法 附則第十一条第二項（費用等の徴収に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4251-104/art-11/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4251-104/art-11/par-2 - 生活保護法 附則第十一条第三項（費用等の徴収に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4251-104/art-11/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4251-104/art-11/par-3 - 生活保護法 別表第三 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/appdx-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/appdx-3 --- ## 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-20261019T143855-007, translated 2026-10-20 - This site's parser, version 210 — 生活保護法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19