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Services and Supports for Persons with Disabilities Act (Act No. 123 of 2005)

Chapter II Payment for Services and Supports for Persons with Disabilities

Section 4 Grant of Prosthetic Device Expenses

Article 76

(1) In the event that a person with disabilities or a guardian of children with disabilities file application, if a municipality acknowledges that such person with disabilities, etc. needs purchase or repair of prosthetic devices, according to the conditions of disability with persons with disabilities or others concerning such application, it shall grant prosthetic devices expenses to such persons with disabilities or guardians of children with disabilities (hereinafter referred to as "object persons with disabilities for prosthetic devices, etc.") for the expenses which were required to purchase or repair such prosthetic devices. Provided, however, it is not applied if income status of such persons with disabilities, or others or persons prescribed in the Cabinet Order within other family members of households to which the persons with disabilities belong, are more than the standard prescribed in the Cabinet Order.

(2) An amount for prosthetic devices expenses shall be equivalent to 90/100 of the expenses amount calculated by the standard specified by Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare as considering the expenses normally needed for purchase or repair of prosthetic devices (If the amount surpasses the amount of expenses which was actually required for purchase or repair of such prosthetic devices, the amount shall be such amount of expenses which was actually required for purchase or repair for the prosthetic devices; hereinafter referred to as "base amount"); provided, however, if, an amount equivalent to 10/100 of such base amount surpasses the amount prescribed in the Cabinet Order as considering influences of such amount on domestic accounts of such object persons with disabilities for prosthetic devices, the amount shall be the amount obtained by deducting suchamount prescribed in such Cabinet Order from such base amount.

(3) In the case that a municipality acknowledges that it is necessary for grant of prosthetic devices expenses; it may hear the opinions of recovery consultation offices for persons with physical disabilities or other institutes pursuant to the provision of Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

(4) The provisions of paragraph 2 through paragraph 4 of Article 19 apply mutatis mutandis to municipal certification pertaining to grant of prosthetic device expenses. In such case, the other necessary replacement of technical terms shall be prescribed in the Cabinet Order.

(5) The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may conduct necessary investigations pursuant to the provision of paragraph 2 so as to cause the standard specified by Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare to be appropriate.

(6) In addition to the provisions of each of the preceding paragraphs, necessary matters concerning grant of prosthetic device expense shall be prescribed in Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.