# 生活保護法 / Public Assistance Act — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions)

- 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: 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) — address `suppl-4181-83`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4181-83
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4181-83
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## 附　則 平成一八年六月二一日法律第八三号
<sup>suppl-4181-83 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4181-83 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4181-83</sup>

### 第一条（施行期日） — Effective Date
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<sup>suppl-4181-83/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4181-83/art-1</sup>

**第一項**  この法律は、平成十八年十月一日から施行する。ただし、次の各号に掲げる規定は、それぞれ当該各号に定める日から施行する。
<sup>suppl-4181-83/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4181-83/art-1/par-1</sup>
This Act comes into effect on October 1, 2006; provided, however, that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect on the dates specified in those items, respectively:
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  **一**  第十条並びに附則第四条、第三十三条から第三十六条まで、第五十二条第一項及び第二項、第百五条、第百二十四条並びに第百三十一条から第百三十三条までの規定　公布の日
  <sup>suppl-4181-83/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4181-83/art-1/par-1/item-1</sup>
  the provisions of Article 10, and Article 4, Articles 33 through 36, Article 52, paragraphs (1) and (2), Article 105, Article 124 and Articles 131 through 133 of the Supplementary Provisions: the date of promulgation;
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  **二から五まで**  略
  <sup>suppl-4181-83/art-1/par-1/item-2-to-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-1/par-1/item-2-to-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4181-83/art-1/par-1/item-2-to-5</sup>
  Omitted
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  **六**  第五条、第九条、第十四条、第二十条及び第二十六条並びに附則第五十三条、第五十八条、第六十七条、第九十条、第九十一条、第九十六条、第百十一条、第百十一条の二及び第百三十条の二の規定　平成二十四年四月一日
  <sup>suppl-4181-83/art-1/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-1/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4181-83/art-1/par-1/item-6</sup>
  the provisions of Articles 5, 9, 14, 20 and 26, and Articles 53, 58, 67, 90, 91, 96, 111, 111-2 and 130-2 of the Supplementary Provisions: April 1, 2012.
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### 第百三十条の二（健康保険法等の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — Transitional Measures Accompanying Partial Amendment of the Health Insurance Act, etc.
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<sup>suppl-4181-83/art-130-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-130-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4181-83/art-130-2</sup>

**第一項**  第二十六条の規定の施行の際現に同条の規定による改正前の介護保険法（以下この条において「旧介護保険法」という。）第四十八条第一項第三号の指定を受けている旧介護保険法第八条第二十六項に規定する介護療養型医療施設については、第五条の規定による改正前の健康保険法の規定、第九条の規定による改正前の高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律の規定、第十四条の規定による改正前の国民健康保険法の規定、第二十条の規定による改正前の船員保険法の規定、旧介護保険法の規定、附則第五十八条の規定による改正前の国家公務員共済組合法の規定、附則第六十七条の規定による改正前の地方公務員等共済組合法の規定、附則第九十条の規定による改正前の船員職業安定法の規定、附則第九十一条の規定による改正前の生活保護法の規定、附則第九十六条の規定による改正前の船員の雇用の促進に関する特別措置法の規定、附則第百十一条の規定による改正前の高齢者虐待の防止、高齢者の養護者に対する支援等に関する法律の規定及び附則第百十一条の二の規定による改正前の道州制特別区域における広域行政の推進に関する法律の規定（これらの規定に基づく命令の規定を含む。）は、令和六年三月三十一日までの間、なおその効力を有する。
<sup>suppl-4181-83/art-130-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-130-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4181-83/art-130-2/par-1</sup>
With regard to a long-term care sanatorium-type medical facility prescribed in Article 8, paragraph (26) of the Long-Term Care Insurance Act prior to amendment by the provisions of Article 26 (hereinafter referred to in this Article as the "Former Long-Term Care Insurance Act") that, at the time the provisions of that Article come into effect, has received the designation under Article 48, paragraph (1), item (iii) of the Former Long-Term Care Insurance Act, the provisions of the Health Insurance Act prior to amendment by the provisions of Article 5, the provisions of the Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People prior to amendment by the provisions of Article 9, the provisions of the National Health Insurance Act prior to amendment by the provisions of Article 14, the provisions of the Mariners Insurance Act prior to amendment by the provisions of Article 20, the provisions of the Former Long-Term Care Insurance Act, the provisions of the National Public Officers Mutual Aid Association Act prior to amendment by the provisions of Article 58 of the Supplementary Provisions, the provisions of the Local Public Officers, etc. Mutual Aid Association Act prior to amendment by the provisions of Article 67 of the Supplementary Provisions, the provisions of the Mariners' Employment Security Act prior to amendment by the provisions of Article 90 of the Supplementary Provisions, the provisions of the Public Assistance Act prior to amendment by the provisions of Article 91 of the Supplementary Provisions, the provisions of the Act on Special Measures concerning Employment Promotion of Mariners prior to amendment by the provisions of Article 96 of the Supplementary Provisions, the provisions of the Act on the Prevention of Elder Abuse and Support for Caregivers of Elderly Persons prior to amendment by the provisions of Article 111 of the Supplementary Provisions and the provisions of the Act on Promotion of Wide-Area Administration in Special Districts for Consolidated Local Governments prior to amendment by the provisions of Article 111-2 of the Supplementary Provisions (including the provisions of orders based on those provisions) remain in force until March 31, 2024.
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**第二項**  前項の規定によりなおその効力を有するものとされた旧介護保険法第四十八条第一項第三号の規定により令和六年三月三十一日までに行われた指定介護療養施設サービスに係る保険給付については、同日後も、なお従前の例による。
<sup>suppl-4181-83/art-130-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-130-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4181-83/art-130-2/par-2</sup>
With regard to insurance benefits pertaining to designated long-term care sanatorium facility services provided by March 31, 2024 pursuant to Article 48, paragraph (1), item (iii) of the Former Long-Term Care Insurance Act that is to remain in force pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the provisions then in force continue to govern even after that date.
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**第三項**  第二十六条の規定の施行の日前にされた旧介護保険法第百七条第一項の指定の申請であって、第二十六条の規定の施行の際、指定をするかどうかの処分がなされていないものについての当該処分については、なお従前の例による。この場合において、同条の規定の施行の日以後に旧介護保険法第八条第二十六項に規定する介護療養型医療施設について旧介護保険法第四十八条第一項第三号の指定があったときは、第一項の介護療養型医療施設とみなして、同項の規定によりなおその効力を有するものとされた規定を適用する。
<sup>suppl-4181-83/art-130-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-130-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4181-83/art-130-2/par-3</sup>
With regard to the disposition on whether or not to grant designation on an application for designation under Article 107, paragraph (1) of the Former Long-Term Care Insurance Act that was filed before the date of enforcement of the provisions of Article 26 and for which no such disposition has been made at the time of enforcement of the provisions of Article 26, the provisions then in force continue to govern. In this case, if, on or after the date of enforcement of the provisions of that Article, designation under Article 48, paragraph (1), item (iii) of the Former Long-Term Care Insurance Act is granted to a long-term care sanatorium-type medical facility prescribed in Article 8, paragraph (26) of the Former Long-Term Care Insurance Act, it is deemed to be the long-term care sanatorium-type medical facility referred to in paragraph (1), and the provisions that are to remain in force pursuant to that paragraph apply.
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### 第百三十一条（罰則に関する経過措置） — Transitional Measures Concerning Penal Provisions
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<sup>suppl-4181-83/art-131 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-131 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4181-83/art-131</sup>

**第一項**  この法律（附則第一条各号に掲げる規定については、当該各規定。以下同じ。）の施行前にした行為、この附則の規定によりなお従前の例によることとされる場合及びこの附則の規定によりなおその効力を有することとされる場合におけるこの法律の施行後にした行為並びにこの法律の施行後前条第一項の規定によりなおその効力を有するものとされる同項に規定する法律の規定の失効前にした行為に対する罰則の適用については、なお従前の例による。
<sup>suppl-4181-83/art-131/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-131/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4181-83/art-131/par-1</sup>
With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed before this Act (or, for the provisions set forth in the items of Article 1 of the Supplementary Provisions, each of those provisions; the same applies hereinafter) comes into effect, to acts committed after this Act comes into effect in the cases where the provisions then in force continue to govern pursuant to the provisions of these Supplementary Provisions and in the cases where provisions remain in force pursuant to the provisions of these Supplementary Provisions, and to acts committed after this Act comes into effect but before the provisions of the Acts prescribed in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, which are to remain in force pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph, cease to be effective, the provisions then in force continue to govern.
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### 第百三十二条（処分、手続等に関する経過措置） — Transitional Measures for Dispositions, Procedures, etc.
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<sup>suppl-4181-83/art-132 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-132 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4181-83/art-132</sup>

**第一項**  この法律の施行前に改正前のそれぞれの法律（これに基づく命令を含む。以下この条において同じ。）の規定によってした処分、手続その他の行為であって、改正後のそれぞれの法律の規定に相当の規定があるものは、この附則に別段の定めがあるものを除き、改正後のそれぞれの法律の相当の規定によってしたものとみなす。
<sup>suppl-4181-83/art-132/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-132/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4181-83/art-132/par-1</sup>
Dispositions, procedures and other acts carried out before this Act comes into effect pursuant to the provisions of each Act prior to amendment (including orders based on it; the same applies hereinafter in this Article), for which there are equivalent provisions in each Act as amended, are deemed, unless otherwise provided for in these Supplementary Provisions, to have been carried out pursuant to the equivalent provisions of each Act as amended.
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**第二項**  この法律の施行前に改正前のそれぞれの法律の規定により届出その他の手続をしなければならない事項で、この法律の施行の日前にその手続がされていないものについては、この法律及びこれに基づく命令に別段の定めがあるものを除き、これを、改正後のそれぞれの法律中の相当の規定により手続がされていないものとみなして、改正後のそれぞれの法律の規定を適用する。
<sup>suppl-4181-83/art-132/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-132/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4181-83/art-132/par-2</sup>
With regard to matters for which a notification or other procedure must be carried out before this Act comes into effect pursuant to the provisions of each Act prior to amendment and for which that procedure has not been carried out before the date on which this Act comes into effect, the provisions of each Act as amended apply by deeming the procedure not to have been carried out pursuant to the equivalent provisions of each Act as amended, unless otherwise provided for in this Act or orders based on it.
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### 第百三十三条（その他の経過措置の政令への委任） — Delegation of Other Transitional Measures to Cabinet Order
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<sup>suppl-4181-83/art-133 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-133 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4181-83/art-133</sup>

**第一項**  附則第三条から前条までに規定するもののほか、この法律の施行に伴い必要な経過措置は、政令で定める。
<sup>suppl-4181-83/art-133/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-133/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4181-83/art-133/par-1</sup>
Beyond what is provided for in Article 3 through the preceding Article of the Supplementary Provisions, transitional measures necessary in connection with the enforcement of this Act are specified by Cabinet Order.
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## Cites
- suppl-4181-83/art-1/par-1/item-1: 第百三十一条から第百三十三条まで → 生活保護法 附則第百三十一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 131), suppl-4181-83/art-131 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-131 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4181-83/art-131
- suppl-4181-83/art-1/par-1/item-1: 第百三十一条から第百三十三条まで → 生活保護法 附則第百三十二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 132), suppl-4181-83/art-132 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-132 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4181-83/art-132
- suppl-4181-83/art-1/par-1/item-1: 第百三十一条から第百三十三条まで → 生活保護法 附則第百三十三条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 133), suppl-4181-83/art-133 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-133 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4181-83/art-133
- suppl-4181-83/art-1/par-1/item-6: 第百三十条の二 → 生活保護法 附則第百三十条の二 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 130-2), suppl-4181-83/art-130-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-130-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4181-83/art-130-2
- suppl-4181-83/art-130-2/par-1: この条 → 生活保護法 附則第百三十条の二 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 130-2), suppl-4181-83/art-130-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-130-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4181-83/art-130-2
- suppl-4181-83/art-130-2/par-2: 前項 → 生活保護法 附則第百三十条の二第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 130-2, paragraph (1)), suppl-4181-83/art-130-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-130-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4181-83/art-130-2/par-1
- suppl-4181-83/art-130-2/par-3: 第一項 → 生活保護法 附則第百三十条の二第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 130-2, paragraph (1)), suppl-4181-83/art-130-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-130-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4181-83/art-130-2/par-1
- suppl-4181-83/art-131/par-1: 附則第一条 → 生活保護法 附則第一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1), suppl-4181-83/art-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4181-83/art-1
- suppl-4181-83/art-131/par-1: 前条第一項 → 生活保護法 附則第百三十条の二第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 130-2, paragraph (1)), suppl-4181-83/art-130-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-130-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4181-83/art-130-2/par-1
- suppl-4181-83/art-132/par-1: この条 → 生活保護法 附則第百三十二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 132), suppl-4181-83/art-132 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-132 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4181-83/art-132
- suppl-4181-83/art-133/par-1: 附則第三条から前条まで → 生活保護法 附則第百三十一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 131), suppl-4181-83/art-131 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-131 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4181-83/art-131
- suppl-4181-83/art-133/par-1: 附則第三条から前条まで → 生活保護法 附則第百三十二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 132), suppl-4181-83/art-132 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-132 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4181-83/art-132

## Cited by

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

- 生活保護法 附則第一条第一項第一号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4181-83/art-1/par-1/item-1
- 生活保護法 附則第一条第一項第六号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-1/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4181-83/art-1/par-1/item-6
- 生活保護法 附則第百三十条の二第一項（健康保険法等の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-130-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4181-83/art-130-2/par-1
- 生活保護法 附則第百三十条の二第二項（健康保険法等の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-130-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4181-83/art-130-2/par-2
- 生活保護法 附則第百三十条の二第三項（健康保険法等の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-130-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4181-83/art-130-2/par-3
- 生活保護法 附則第百三十一条第一項（罰則に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-131/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4181-83/art-131/par-1
- 生活保護法 附則第百三十二条第一項（処分、手続等に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-132/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4181-83/art-132/par-1
- 生活保護法 附則第百三十三条第一項（その他の経過措置の政令への委任） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/suppl-4181-83/art-133/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-4181-83/art-133/par-1
- 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

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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-20261019T143855-014, 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
