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| Those who reside in Japan can enroll in
the national health insurance. It should lighten the financial burden when you receive medical
treatment. If you work for a company and enroll in employee's health insurance, you are not
qualified for the national health insurance. In that case, you
need to bring your health insurance card issued by the company and do procedure to lose
qualification at the window of the city hall. |
12-1 Foreign residents' enrollment in the
national health insurance
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(1) Those who are listed on the Basic
Resident registration and granted permission to stay for more than 3 months.
(2) Those who are staying in Japan for less than 3 months,
and are permitted to stay for more than 3 months by the document for status of residence specified
by the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare.
Foreign residents should enroll in national insurance
system, if they meet (1) or (2) of the above and do not enroll in employee's health insurance
system.
[Inquiry]
- Fujimino-shi Hoken-Nenkin-ka Hoken-Nenkin-kakari :
tel.049-262-9020
- Miyoshi-machi Jumin-ka Hoken Nenkin tanto : tel.049-258-0019
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12-2 Enrollment procedure |
Your resident card, passport
and notification card or Individual Number card are required to enroll the national health
insurance. Conditions for enrollment are different individually, so please contact the
Insurance-Pension Section of Fujimi-shi, the
Inurance-Pension Section of Fujimino-shi
or Residents Affairs Section of Miyoshi-machi. If you enroll
in employee's health insurance in your work place, you need
to bring your health insurance card issued by
the company and do procedure to lose qualification.
[Inquiry]
- Fujimino-shi Hoken-Nenkin-ka Hoken-Nenkin-kakari :
tel.049-262-9020
- Miyoshi-machi Jumin-ka Hoken Nenkin tanto : tel.049-258-0019
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12-3 The premium (national health
insurance tax)
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When you take out National Health Insurance,
National Health Insurance
tax is levied on health-related portion based on the income percentage according to the
previous year’s income of the member and per capita rate based on the number of the
members.
In addition to the support for the later-stage elderly care system (income percent,
per-capita rate) that supports the latter-stage elderly health care system, and the long-term
care insurance portion that supports the long-term care insurance system for National Health
Insurance members aged 40 to 64 (income percent, per-capita rate) are added and taxed as
National Health Insurance tax. The National Health Insurance tax is an important resource that
supports your National Health Insurance.
There is no exemption from the premium, but some reduction is possible for those who have no
income. Be sure to file your tax returns.
[Inquiry]
- Fujimino-shi Hoken-Nenkin-ka Hokenzei-kakari :
tel.049-262-9039
- Miyoshi-machi Jumin-ka Hoken Nenkin tanto : tel.049-258-0019
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12-4 Health insurance certificate is a
passport for medical treatment
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Health insurance certificate is issued to
each person. This proves that each of you and your dependents is insured. Be sure to take the
certificate with you to a hospital or clinic.
[Inquiry]
- Fujimino-shi Hoken-Nenkin-ka Hoken-Nenkin-kakari :
tel.049-262-9020
- Miyoshi-machi Jumin-ka Hoken Nenkin tanto : tel.049-258-0019
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12-5 Benefits
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When you receive
medical treatment with your health insurance certificate at a hospital or clinic, you only have to
pay 30% of charged medical expenses, 20% or 30% for the elderly of 70 years and over, 20% for
pre-school children and the remainders are covered by insurance.
If medical expenses per
person per month exceed the ceiling, the amount in excess of the ceiling will be reimbursed later if
you report to tax office. If you present to the institution/pharmacy the Certificate of Eligibility
for Ceiling-Amount Application Regarding Personally-Borne Medical Expenses (gendogaku tekiyo nintei
sho) prior to making payment at an insurance medical institution you do not need to pay any portion
that exceeds the ceiling.
[Inquiry]
- Fujimino-shi Hoken-Nenkin-ka, Iryou-hi Shikyu-kakari :
tel.049-262-9042
- Miyoshi-machi Jumin-ka Hoken Nenkin tanto : tel.049-258-0019
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12-6 Special medical examination
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Special medical examination is applied
for those who are 40 to 74 years old as of April 1, and enrollee of national health insurance
system. Examination ticket is sent to eligible people late in May, you are advised to go to
medical institution designated by each city or town for a checkup during June to November.
Consultation fee is free (from April, 2021). Checkup items are physical measurements (such as
height, weight, and waist circumference), blood, urine, electrocardiogram, etc.
Those who are diagnosed as metabolic syndrome or fear to be, have health guidance lecture for
improving
their life style.
[Inquiry]
- Fujimino-shi Hoken-Nenkin-ka Iryou-hi Shikyu-kakari :
tel.049-262-9042
- Miyoshi-machi Jumin-ka Hoken Nenkin tanto : tel.049-258-0019
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12-7 Resort facilities and a thorough
medical checkup
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(1)Resort facilities and subsidies
Several city-(or town) designated resort facilities are
provided for residents with subsidies for health maintenance and promotion. For details, please
contact the city or town office.
(2) Subsidy for a thorough medical checkup
You should maintain your
health by yourself. If you get a thorough medical checkup in the city- (or town) designated hospital
or clinic, a part of expenses is covered by subsidy of the city or town. For details, please contact
the city or town office.
[Inquiry]
- Fujimi-shi Hoken Nenkin-ka Kenkou Hoken-kakari : tel.049-251-2711
- Fujimino-shi Hoken-Nenkin-ka Hokenzei-kakari : tel.049-261-2611
- Miyoshi-machi Jyumin-ka Hoken Nenkin-tanto : tel.049-258-0019
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