Improving the validity period by extending the certification for long-term care required.
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As for “certification for long-term care”, which is necessary for receiving nursing care services, the average period from application to certification was 38.5 days.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare wants to make improvements by extending the validity period of certification from the current 3 years to 4 years.
“Certificate of Long-Term Care Required” is a decision to determine the need to receive services with long-term care insurance, which is judged by a screening committee after interviews are conducted by an authorized investigator in the municipality.
According to the Long-Term Care Insurance Law, it is set within 30 days from the time of application until certification is obtained, but the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare found that it took 38.5 days on average last year.
In response to this situation, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is examining an improvement plan to shorten the time to certification at an expert group that reviews the review of the long-term care insurance system.
Specifically, those who do not need the same level of care as the previous time will extend the valid period of certification from the current 3 to 4 years, and increase the number of certified researchers, Our policy is to make it possible for people with specialized knowledge of welfare.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare wants to compile improvements within the year and to revise the system again next year.