Article 1This Act will come into force on the date provided for by a Cabinet Order within a scope not exceeding one year from the date of promulgation.

Article 2(1)Notwithstanding the provision of paragraph (2), Article 40, a person who has enrolled by March 31, 2014, at a high school or junior high school based on the School Education Act and designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, has acquired the basic knowledge and skills required of a care worker by studying for three years or more at the school (two years or more in case of acquiring required basic knowledge and skills requiring two years or more to acquire in a non-degree course for graduates), and has engaged in the services of nursing, etc. for nine months or more is entitled to take the certified care worker examination.

(2)The matters required concerning the designation of a high school or of a junior high school provided for in the preceding paragraph are to be provided for by a Cabinet Order.

Article 3(1)For the time being, a person who has received issuance of an authorized specified conduct practitioner certificate (hereafter referred to as an "authorized specified conduct practitioner") among persons engaged in the services of nursing (excluding a certified care worker; the same applies in paragraph (2) of the next Article) can perform a specified conduct as services(meaning the conduct provided for in Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in response to the training course programs concerning mucus aspiration, etc. provided for in paragraph (2) of the next Article that the said authorized specified conduct practitioner has finished; the same applies hereafter) under the direction of a medical doctor as assistance for medical examinations notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), Article 30 and Article 32 of the Act on the Public Health Nurses, Midwives and Nurses; provided, however, that this does not apply to a person who has been ordered to suspend the services of a specified conduct pursuant to the provision of paragraph (4) of the next Article.

(2)An authorized specified conduct practitioner must maintain coordination with medical doctors, nurses and other medical personnel when performing the services of a specified conduct.

Article 4(1)The authorized specified conduct practitioner certificate is issued by the governor pursuant to Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

(2)A person who is recognized by the governor to have completed the training course program (hereafter referred to as the " mucus aspiration , etc. training program") that the governor or a person registered by the governor (hereafter referred to as the "registered training program organization") implements so as to enable a person engaged in the services of nursing to acquire the knowledge and skills required to become an authorized specified conduct practitioner can receive the issuance of an authorized specified conduct practitioner certificate.

(3)The governor may refuse to issue an authorized specified conduct practitioner certificate to a person who falls under any of the following items:

(4)When an authorized specified conduct practitioner falls under any of the following items, the governor may order it to suspend the specified conduct for a term decided by the governor or order to return the authorized specified conduct practitioner certificate.In this case, the matters required concerning the implementation of the order are to be provided for by a Cabinet Order:

(5)Beyond what are provided for in each preceding item, the matters required concerning the authorized specified conduct practitioner, reissuance, and return, the authorization by the governor in paragraph (2), and other authorized specified conduct practitioners are to be provided for in Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

Article 5(1)The governor may delegate all or some of the processes concerning the authorized specified conduct practitioner certificate provided for in the preceding Article pursuant to Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (excluding the processes of the return of an authorized specified conduct practitioner certificate and others provided for by a Cabinet Order; hereafter referred to as the "processes of certificate issuance") to a registered training program organization.

(2)An officer of the registered training program organization to which the processes of certificate issuance are delegated pursuant to the provision of the preceding paragraph (in a registered training program organization which is not a legal person, a person who is registered pursuant to the provision of paragraph (2) in the preceding Article) (referred to as the "registration" in the preceding Article to Article 9 of Supplementary Provisions and Article 16, Article 17 and Article 19 of Supplementary Provisions) or a member of staff or persons who have been in the positions of these duties must not leak any secrets that they come to know concerning the authorized certificate issuance processes of the said delegation.

Article 6A registration is made, pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, for each business establishment, upon application by a person that intends to implement a mucus aspiration, etc. training program

Article 7A person who falls under any of the following items cannot be registered:

Article 8(1)The governor must register an applicant who applies for registration if the applicant complies with all the requirements as listed in the following pursuant to the provisions of Article 13 of Supplementary Provisions:

(2)Regarding registration, the matters as listed in the following are to be entered in the training program institution registration book:

Article 9(1)If registration is not renewed at the end of a term provided for by a Cabinet Order that is no less than five years and no more than ten years, it ceases to be effective.

(2)The provisions of the preceding three articles apply mutatis mutandis to the renewal referred to in the preceding paragraph.

Article 10The registered training program organization must precede fairly with implementing a mucus aspiration, etc. training program in way which ensures compliance with the standard in the provisions of each item of paragraph (1), Article 8 of the Supplementary Provisions and provided for in Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

Article 11If a registered training program organization intends to change a matter listed in any item (excluding item (i)) of paragraph (2), Article 8 of the Supplementary Provisions, the said organization must notify the governor of that fact in advance.

Article 12(1)A registered training program organization must provide for the operational rules concerning an mucus aspiration, etc. training program (referred to as the "operational rules" in the next paragraph) and notify the governor of them prior to the start of the business of implementing an mucus aspiration , etc. training program. When the organization intends to change the rules, the same process applies.

(2)How to implement the mucus aspiration, etc. training program, the fees concerning the mucus aspiration, etc. training program and other matters provided for in Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare must be described in the operational rules.

Article 13When a registered training program organization intends to suspend or abolish all or a part of the business of implementing an mucus aspiration , etc. training program, etc., the organization must notify the governor of that fact in Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

Article 14If the governor recognizes that a registered training program organization violates the provision of paragraph (1), Article 8 of the Supplementary Provisions, the governor may order the organization to take necessary measures to comply with these provisions.

Article 15If the governor recognizes that the registered training program organization has violated the provisions of Article 10 of Supplementary Provisions, the governor may order the organization to conduct matters necessary for performing the mucus aspiration, etc. training program pursuant to the same Article or take necessary measures for the improvement of methods used to perform the mucus aspiration, etc. training program and methods used to perform other businesses.

Article 16If the registered training program organization falls under any of the following items, the governor may cancel the registration or order the organization to suspend the whole or a part of the business of the mucus aspiration, etc. training program for a term decided by the governor:

Article 17In the following cases, the governor must give public notice to the respective effects:

Article 18The provisions of Article 17, Article 19 and Article 20 apply mutatis mutandis to the registered training program organization.In this case, "the examination processes" in Article 17 is deemed to be replaced with "the services of the mucus aspiration , etc. training program", and "the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare" in Article 19 and paragraph (1), Article 20 is deemed to be replaced with "the governor".

Article 19Beyond what are provided for in Article 6 to the preceding Article of Supplementary Provisions, the matters required concerning the registration of the registered training program organization are to be provided for in Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

Article 20(1)A person who intends to perform specified conduct (limited to that performed by an authorized specified conduct services practitioner; hereafter referred to as "specified conduct services") as the person's business or as part of the person's business must obtain registration for each of its business establishments from the respective prefectural governors having jurisdiction over each of the business establishments.

(2)The provisions of Article 19 and Article 20 apply mutatis mutandis to a person who obtains the registration provided in the preceding paragraph, and the provisions of paragraph (2), Article 48-3, Article 48-4 to Article 48-8, and Article 48-10.In this case, "the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare" is deemed to be replaced with "the governor", "the mucus aspiration , etc. services" is deemed to be replaced with "the specified conduct services", "the designated examination organization" in Article 19 is deemed to be replaced with "a person who is registered in paragraph (1), Article 20 of Supplementary Provisions (hereafter the "registered specified conduct enterprise)", "the designated examination organization" in paragraph (1), Article 20 is deemed to be replaced with "the registered specified conduct enterprise", "Article 48-7" in item (iii), Article 48-4 is deemed to be replaced with "Article 48-7 (including cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis in paragraph (2), Article 20 of Supplementary Provisions)", "the mucus aspiration , etc." in item (ii), paragraph (1), Article 48-5 is deemed to be replaced with "the specified conduct", "a certified care worker" is deemed to be replaced with "an registered specified conduct enterprise", "a person who is registered (hereafter referred to as "the registered mucus aspiration , etc. provider") in item (i), Article 48-6 is deemed to be replaced with "the registered specified conduct enterprise" and "the registered mucus aspiration , etc. provider" in paragraphs (2) and (3) in the same Article and Article 48-7 is deemed to be replaced with "the registered specific conduct enterprise".

Article 21A person who violates the provision of paragraph (2) of Article 5 of Supplementary Provisions will be sentenced by imprisonment with required labor for not more than one year or a fine of not more than 300,000 yen.

Article 22If the registration training program organization violates an order to suspend business pursuant to the provisions of Article 16 of Supplementary Provisions, the organization (if it is a corporation, the officer or the member of staff that committed the violation) will be sentenced by imprisonment required labor for not more than one year or a fine of not more than 300,000 yen.

Article 23A person who falls under any of the following items will be sentenced by a fine of not more than 300,000 yen:

Article 24When falling under any of the following items, the registered training program organization (if it is a corporation, its officer or a member of staff that committed the violation) will be sentenced by a fine of not more than 200,000 yen:

Article 25When falling under any of the following items, a person who commits the violation shall be sentenced by a fine of not more than 200,000 yen:

Article 26If a representative of a corporation, or an agent, employee or other worker of a corporation or person commits a violation of Article 23 of Supplementary Provisions or the preceding Article in connection with the business of the corporation or individual, in addition to the offender being subject punishment, the corporation or individual is subject to the fine referred to in the relevant Article.

Article 27A person who violates the order pursuant to the provision of paragraph (4), Article 4 of Supplementary Provisions and doesn't return the authorized specified conduct services practitioner certificate without any reasonable grounds will be sentenced by a fine of not more than 100,000 yen.

Article 28With regard to the application of item (iii), Article 48-4, "Article 48-7" in the same item is deemed to be replaced with "Article 48-7 (including cases where it applies mutatis mutandis in paragraph (2), Article 20 of Supplementary Provisions)" for the time being.

Article 1This Act will come into force on January 1, 1991; provided, however, that the provisions listed in each of the following items will come into force on the date provided for in each item:

Article 32Regarding the application of the provisions of Article 7 of the Certified Social Worker and Certified Care Worker Act after its revision pursuant to the provision of the preceding Article, a social welfare officer established pursuant to the provisions of Article 6 of theAct on Social Welfare for the Elderly before its revision pursuant to the provisions of Article 2 is deemed to be established pursuant to the provisions of Article 6 or Article 7 of the Act on Social Welfare for the Elderly after its revision pursuant to the provision of the preceding Article.

Article 1This Act will come into force on April 1, 1993.

Article 1This Act will come into force on the effective date of the Administrative Procedure Act (Act No. 89 of 1993).

Article 2If a consultation or other request has been made, prior to the enforcement of this Act, under laws and regulations to a council or any other body with a council system, with respect to the implementation of procedures corresponding to hearings, the granting of an opportunity for explanation and other procedures for giving a statement of opinion prescribed by Article 13 of the Administrative Procedure Act, the provisions then in force will remain applicable with regard to the procedures for adverse dispositions pertaining to said consultation or other request, notwithstanding the provisions of relevant Acts as amended by this Act.

Article 13Regarding the application of penal provisions to acts committed before the Act comes into force, the provisions then in force remain applicable.

Article 14Hearings or meetings thereof (excluding those pertaining to adverse dispositions) or procedures incidental thereto implemented pursuant to the provisions of any Act prior to the enforcement of this Act are deemed to have been implemented pursuant to the corresponding provisions of the relevant Act revised by this Act.

Article 15Beyond what are provided for in Article 2 to the preceding Article of Supplementary Provisions, the transitional measures required concerning the enforcement of this Act will be provided for by a Cabinet Order.

Article 1This Act will come into force on the date on which twenty days have passed since the date of promulgation.

Article 1This Act will come into force on the date provided for by a Cabinet Order not exceeding three months from the date of promulgation; provided, however, that the provisions in Article 1 revising the table of contents, paragraph (1), Article 15-6, paragraphs (1) and (2), Article 16, Article 17, Article 25, the section-name of Section V, and Article 27 of the Human Resources Development Promotion Act, the provisions that adds a section-name after Article 27 of the Human Resources Development Act, the provisions revising paragraph (2), Article 27-2, Article 97-2, and Article 97-2 of the Human Resources Development Promotion Act, the provisions of Article 2 (limited to the provisions revising items (i) and (ii), paragraph (1), Article 19 of the Employment Promotion Organization Act), the next Article to Article 4 of Supplementary Provisions, and Article 6 to Article 8 and Article 10 to Article 16 of Supplementary Provisions, the provisions of Article 17 of Supplementary Provisions (excluding the part changing "paragraph (2), Article 10" in item (iv), paragraph (1), Article 63 of the Employment Insurance Act (Act No. 196 of 1974) to "paragraph (2), Article 10-2") and the provisions of Article 18 to Article 22 of Supplementary Provisions will come into force on April 1, 1999.

Article 1This Act will come into force on the date provided for by a Cabinet Order not exceeding six months from the date of promulgation.

Article 1This Act will come into force on April 1, 2000.

Article 4Regarding the application of penal provisions to acts committed before the Act comes into force, the provisions then in force remain applicable.

Article 1This Act (excluding Article 2 and Article 3) will come into force on January 6, 2001.

Article 1This Act will come into force on the date of promulgation.

Article 1This Act will come into force on October 1, 2001.

Article 1This Act will come into force on the date of promulgation; provided, however, that the provisions listed in the following items will come into force on the date provided in each item:

Article 1This Act will come into force on April 1, 2015; provided, however, that the provisions listed in the following items will come into force on the respective dates listed in the items:

Article 2(1)Item (i), paragraph (2), Article 40 of the Certified Social Worker and Certified Care Worker Act after its revision pursuant to the provisions of Article 2, the designation of a high school and a junior education school and the necessary related procedures, and other actions pursuant to the provision of paragraph (1), Article 2 of Supplementary Provisions may be performed according to the examples listed in the provision of item (i), paragraph (2), Article 40 of the same Act after its revision pursuant to the provisions of Article 2 and the provision of paragraph (1), Article 2 of Supplementary Provisions even before the provisions listed in item (iii) of the preceding Article comes into force.

(2)The designation of a school and a training facility pursuant to the provisions of items (i) to (iii) and item (v), paragraph (2), Article 40 of the Certified Social Worker and Certified Care Worker Act after its revision pursuant to the provisions of Article 3 (hereafter referred to as the "New Act") and related necessary procedures, and other actions may be performed according to the examples listed in the provisions of items (i) to (iii) and item (v) in the same paragraph even before this Act comes into force.

Article 3(1)A person who falls under any of the following items can take the certified social worker examination irrespective of the provisions of Article 7 of the Certified Social Worker and Certified Care Worker Act after its revision pursuant to Article 2:

(2)A person who falls under any of the following items can take the certified social worker examination implemented between the date of enforcement listed in item (iii), Article 1 of Supplementary Provisions and the date on which five years have passed since that date or the first certified social worker examination implemented after that period irrespective of the provisions of Article 7 of the Social Welfare Worker and Certified Care Worker Act after its revision pursuant to the provisions of Article 2:

Article 4A person who falls under any of the following items is qualified to be a certified care worker irrespective of the provisions of Article 39 of the Social Welfare Worker and Certified Care Worker Act after its revision pursuant to the provision of Article 2:

Article 5A person who falls under the requirement provided for in item (ii), paragraph (2), Article 40 of the social Welfare Worker and Certified Care Worker Act before its revision pursuant to the provisions of Article 2 when the provision of item (iii), Article 1 of Supplementary Provisions comes into force can take the certified care worker examination irrespective of the provision of paragraph (2), Article 40 in the same Act after its revision pursuant to the provisions of Article 2.

Article 6A person who falls under the requirement of any of the items of Article 39 of the Social Welfare Worker and Certified Care Worker Act before it revision pursuant to the provisions of Article 3 when this Act comes into force is qualified to be a certified care worker irrespective of the provisions of Article 39 of the New Act.

Article 7For six months after this Act comes into force, the provisions of Article 7 of Supplementary Provisions to the New Act do not apply to a person who uses the appellation of an associate care worker.

Article 8Beyond what are provided for Article 3 of Supplementary Provisions to the preceding Article, the transitional measures required concerning the enforcement of this Act will be provided for by a Cabinet Order.

Article 9(1)The national government is to consider the consultation conditions between the Japanese Government and the Republic of the Philippines Government concerning the agreement between Japan and the Republic of the Philippines on economic cooperation, and is to review the system of associate care workers with five years after the promulgation this Actas a target and take necessary measures based on the results.

(2)The government is to consider the enforcement conditions of the New Act within five years as a target, review the qualification system of the Certified Social Worker and Certified Care Worker Act after it revision pursuant to this Act, and take and measures that it finds are necessary for improvement based on the results.

Article 1This Act will come into force on April 1, 2012; provided, however, that the provisions listed in each of the following items will come into force on the date provided in each item:

Article 37The enactment and revision of an ordinance required to enforce this Act (with regard to the provisions listed in item (iii), Article 1 of Supplementary Provisions, those provisions; hereafter the same applies in this Article), the designated procedure of paragraph (1), Article 51-14 of the New Services and Supports for Persons with Disabilities Act pursuant to the provision of paragraph (1), Article 51-19 of the New Services and Supports for Persons with Disabilities Act, the designated procedure of item (i), Article 51-17 of the New Services and Supports for Persons with Disabilities Act pursuant to the provision of paragraph (1), Article 51-20 of the New Services and Supports for Persons with Disabilities Act, the designated procedure of paragraph (1), Article 21-5-3 of the Child Welfare Act pursuant to the provisions of Article 21-5-15 of the New Child Welfare Act, the designated procedure of item (i), paragraph (1), Article 24-26 of the New Child Welfare Act pursuant to the provision of paragraph (1), Article 24-28 of the New Child Welfare Act, and the notifications and other conduct listed in paragraph (2), Article 34-3 of the New Services and Supports for Persons with Disabilities Act may be performed even before this Act comes into force.

Article 38With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed before this Act comes into force and acts committed after this Act comes into force in cases where the provisions then in force are to remain applicable pursuant to Article 13 and Article 31 of Supplementary Provisions, the provisions then in force are to remain applicable.

Article 39Beyond what are provided in these Supplementary Provisions, the transitional measures required accompanied by the enforcement of this Act (including the transitional measures concerning punishments) will be provided for by a Cabinet Order.

Article 1This Act will come into force as of April 1, 2012; provided, however, that the provisions listed in each item in the following will come into force as of the date provided for in each item.

Article 2The government is to review the enforcement conditions of the provisions after the revision pursuant to the provisions of this Act within five years from the enforcement of this Act as a target, and take any measures it finds necessary based on the results.

Article 12(1)In the period between April 1, 2012, and March 31, 2015, "care (including mucus aspiration, and other conduct that is necessary for the everyday life of the person, exercised under the direction of a medical doctor (limited to the services provided for in Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; hereafter referred to as " mucus aspiration, etc.")" in paragraph (2), Article 2 of the Social Welfare Worker and Certified Care Worker Act after its revision pursuant to the provisions of Article 5 is deemed to be replaced with "care", "social welfare or health medical care" in item (iii), Article 3 of the New Social Welfare Worker and Certified Care Worker Act is deemed to be replaced with "social welfare", "a person who is engaged in the business of care (excluding a certified care worker; the same applies in paragraph (2) of the next Article)" in paragraph (1), Article 3 of Supplementary Provisions to the New Social Welfare Worker and Certified Care Worker Act is deemed to be replaced with "a person who is engaged in the business of care", "paragraph (1) in the same Article" is deemed to be replaced with "paragraph (1) in the next Article", "of the mucus aspiration, etc." is deemed to be replaced with "of mucus aspiration and other acts that are carried out under the direction of a medical doctor and are necessary to enable a person with physical disabilities or mental disorder and intellectual disabilities s who is receiving support to lead an everyday life (limited to those provided in Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; referred to as "expectoration absorption, etc." in item (i) and item (ii), paragraph (1), Article 8 of Supplementary Provisions.)".

(2)The provisions of paragraph (1), Article 48-2 and paragraph (1), Article 48-3 of the New Social Welfare Worker and Certified Care Worker Act will not be applied until March 31, 2015.

Article 13(1)The provisions of paragraph (2), Article 2, Article 3 (limited to the part related to item (iii)) and paragraph (1), Article 48-2 of the New Social Welfare Worker and Certified Care Worker Act do not apply to a person who was registered as a certified care worker on April 1, 2015, or a person who is qualified to be a certified care worker on the same day and is registered after the same day (hereafter the "specified registrant"), and the provisions of paragraph (2), Article 2 and Article 3 (limited to the part related to item (iii)) of the Social Welfare Worker and Certified Care Worker Act before its revision pursuant to the provisions of Article 5 will remain effective.

(2)The provisions of paragraph (2), Article 2, Article 3 (limited to the part related to item (iii)) and item (i), Article 48-2 of the New Social Welfare and Certified Care Worker Act apply to a specified registrant who applied between April 1, 2015, and March 31, 2025, irrespective of the provision of the preceding paragraph.

(3)A specified registrant who intends to file the application in the preceding paragraph must finish the training course program (referred to as "the designated training program" in the next paragraph and paragraph (5)) designated by the Minister of Health, Labour, Welfare prior to the application.

(4)The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare must make an additional remark in the certified care worker registration book of the said specified registrant to the effect that the said applicant has finished the designated training program without delay if the application is filed with the said Minister pursuant to the provisions of Article 2.

(5)If the Minister Health, Labour, and Welfare makes an additional remark in the certified care worker registration book pursuant to the provision of the preceding paragraph, the Minister must issue a certified care worker registration certificate (referred to as "the certified registration certificate" in the next paragraph) with an additional remark to the effect that the person has finished the designated training program course.

(6)The specified registrant who has received the issuance of the specified registration certificate pursuant to the provision of the preceding paragraph must return the certified care worker registration certificate that has been previously issued to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare without delay.

(7)Beyond what are provided in the preceding items, matters required concerning the enforcement of the provisions of the training program for the specified registrant and other matters necessary for implementation of the provisions of the preceding items will be provided in Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

(8)With regard to the application of paragraph (1), Article 10 of Supplementary Provisions to the Social Welfare Worker and Certified Care Worker Act after its revision (referred to as "the Social Welfare Worker and Certified Care Worker Act after its revision" in paragraph (3) in the next Article) pursuant to the provisions of Article 3 of the Act that partially revises the Social Welfare Worker and Certified Care Worker Act after its revision pursuant to the provisions of Article 6 to the specified registrant, "the certified care worker" in the same paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "the certified care worker (excluding a certified registrant provided in paragraph (1), Article 13 of Supplementary Provisions of the Act that partially revises the Public Nursing Care Insurance Act, etc. to strengthen the base of the nursing services (Act No. 72 of 2011) who has not completed the designated training program provided in paragraph (3) in the same Article)".

Article 14(1)A person who is engaged in the business of nursing when this Act comes into force and has gained the knowledge and skills required to appropriately perform a specified conduct provided in paragraph (1), Article 3 of Supplementary Provisions to the New Social Welfare Worker and Certified Care Worker Act (hereafter referred to as the "specified conduct" in this paragraph) (including a person who has been acquiring the knowledge and skills required to appropriately perform the specified conduct when this Act comes into force and has completed their acquirement after this Act comes into force) may, pursuant to Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, receive approval from the governor for each relevant specified conduct to the effect that the person possessed knowledge and skills equivalent to or greater than those possessed by a person who has completed the course of the mucus aspiration, etc. training program provided in paragraph (2), Article 4 of the New Social Welfare Worker and Certified Care Worker Act.

(2)Irrespective of the provisions in paragraph (2), Article 4 of Supplementary Provisions to the New Social Welfare Worker and Certified Care Worker Act, the governor may issue the authorized specified conduct services practitioner certificate provided in paragraph (1) of the same Article to a person who has received the approval provided in the preceding paragraph.

(3)With regard to the application of the provision of paragraph (1), Article 3 of the New Social Welfare Worker and Certified Care Worker Act to a person who has received the issuance of the authorized specified conduct services practitioner certificate in paragraph (1), Article 4 of Supplementary Provisions to the New Social Welfare Worker and Certified Care Worker Act pursuant to the provision of the preceding paragraph, during the period of April 1, 2012, to March 31, 2015, "under the direction of a medical doctor" in the same paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "of the said authorization by an authorized person pursuant to the provision of paragraph (1), Article 14 of Supplementary Provisions to the Act that partially revises the Public Nursing Care Insurance Act, etc. to strengthen the base of the nursing care services (Act No. 72 of 2011) under the direction of a medical doctor", "in response to the training course programs concerning mucus aspiration, etc. provided in paragraph (2) of the next Article that the said authorized specified conduct services practitioner has finished, "is deemed to be replaced with "in the mucus aspiration ,etc. ", "under the direction of a medical doctor" in paragraph (1), Article 10 of Supplementary Provisions to the Social Welfare Worker and Certified Care Worker Act after its revision after April 1 in the same year to "of the said authorization by an authorized person pursuant to the provision in paragraph (1), Article 10 of Supplementary Provisions to the Act (Act No. 72 of 2011) that partially revises the Public Nursing Care Insurance Act to strengthen the base of the nursing care services", and "in response to "the mucus aspiration , etc. training program course" provided for in paragraph (2) in the same Article which the authorized specified conduct services practitioner has finished" to "of the mucus aspiration , etc.".

(4)The provisions of paragraph (3), Article 4 and Article 5 of Supplementary Provisions to the New Social Welfare Worker and Certified Care Worker Act apply mutatis mutandis to the issuance pursuant to the provision of paragraph (2).

(5)Beyond what are provided in the preceding items, the matters required concerning the enforcement of the issuance pursuant to the provision of paragraph (2) and other matters necessary for implementation of the provisions of the preceding items will be provided in Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

Article 15The registration in paragraph (2), Article 4, and paragraph (1), Article 20 of Supplementary Provisions to the New Social Welfare Worker and Certified Care Worker Act and the procedure of the authorization in paragraph (1) in the preceding Article 1 may be also performed even before the date of enforcement.

Article 16A person who violates the provision of paragraph (2), Article 5 of Supplementary Provisions to the New Social Welfare Worker and Certified Care Worker Act applied mutatis mutandis in paragraph (4), Article 14 of Supplementary Provisions will be sentenced by imprisonment with required labor for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than 300,000 yen.

Article 51With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed before this Act (the relevant provision in the case of the provision of item (i), Article 1 of Supplementary Provisions) comes into force, the provisions then in force remain applicable.

Article 52Beyond what are provided for in these Supplementary Provisions, the transitional measures required concerning the enforcement of this Act (including the transitional measures concerning the punishment) will be provided for by a Cabinet Order.

Article 1This Act will come into force on the date on which twenty days have passed since the date of promulgation.

Article 1This Act will come into force on April 1, 2015.

Article 8With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed before this Act comes into force, the provisions then in force remain applicable.

Article 9Beyond what are provided for in Article 2 to the preceding Article of Supplementary Provisions, transitional measures (including the transitional measures concerning punishment) required concerning the enforcement of this Act will be provided in a Cabinet Order.

Article 1This Act will come into force on the date of enforcement of the Administrative Appeal Act (Act No. 68 of 2014).

Article 1This Act will come into force on the date of promulgation or April 1, 2014, whichever comes later; provided, however, that the provisions as listed in each item in the following will come into force as of the date provided for in each item.

Article 71Prior laws continue to govern the applicability of penal provisions to conduct engaged in before this Act comes into effect (the relevant provisions in the case of the provisions listed in each item of Article 1 of Supplementary Provisions; The same applies hereafter in this Article.); to conduct engaged in after this Act comes into effect in a case that, pursuant to these Supplementary Provisions ,is to continue to be governed by prior laws ; and to conduct that a person engages in after this Act comes into effect but with regard to which prior laws are to remain in effect pursuant to these Supplementary Provisions.

Article 72Beyond what are provided for in Article 3 to Article 41 of Supplementary Provisions and the preceding Article, transitional measures required for the enforcement of this Act will be provided in a Cabinet Order.