To medical institutions (certification standards for doctors designated by Article 15 of the Welfare Law for the Disabled)

A designated doctor based on the provisions of Article 15 of the Welfare Law for the Physically Disabled (hereinafter referred to as “Article 15 Designated Doctor”) is a doctor who creates the “Medical Certificate / Statement of Opinion” required for applying for a certificate of the physically disabled. That is.

Article 15 Designated doctors are designated by the prefectural governors (including designated city mayors and core mayors) after hearing the opinions of the Local Social Welfare Council according to the location of the medical institution.

In Yokohama-shi, we hold Yokohama-shi Council of Social Welfare obstacle degree examination sectional meeting four times a year (March, June, September, December) and make designation after hearing the opinion.

Designated doctor of the Welfare Law for the Physically Handicapped, please make a medical certificate and statement of position according to the physical disability certification standard and the certification guidelines.

Please refer to the “Summary of the Handbook for Physically Handicapped” column on the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare website for details on certification criteria and certification procedures.
Handbook for the Physically Handicapped (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare website) (outside site)

Regarding renal dysfunction, the following standards may be applied in addition to the criteria for renal dysfunction.
Renal dysfunction (Excerpt from the outline of Yokohama City Disability Degree Certification Standards) (PDF: 763KB)

You can download it from the page of various medical certificates.

Doctors wishing to be designated should attach the necessary documents after filling out the following applications, etc., and submit it to the Yokohama City Rehabilitation Consultation Center by the deadline.

In addition, please note that if you are transferred to a medical institution in Yokohama, even if you have been designated outside Kanagawa Prefecture, you will need to apply for a new designation application.

（１） Designated application form of doctor based on Article 15 of the Welfare Law for the Physically Disabled

（２） Career record
※Please fill in the name of the medical institution, medical treatment Families, work style (full-time and part-time), job title, clinical training period and name (initial clinical training, late clinical training, etc.) accurately.

（３） Copy of doctor's license

Please confirm designated application (outside site) of Article 15 designated doctor of the Physically Handicapped Welfare Law Article 15 designation doctor for the details of application procedure or download such as application style.

The deadline for submitting application documents is until the 10th of the previous month of the examination month (March, June, September, December).

After receiving the designation, if there are any changes in the following, notification is required.

If the designated doctor transfers a medical institution to which he belongs, a "transfer notification" is required.

Please submit "transfer notice" to each local government (prefecture, designated city, core city) before transference and local government (prefecture, designated city, core city) after transference.

Please submit "notice of transfer" to Yokohama-shi, and please apply for designation again to local government after transference.

You can download necessary documents from the transfer notice (outside site).

※If you move from a medical institution outside Kanagawa Prefecture to a medical institution in Yokohama City, you need to specify a new designation in Yokohama City.
　　

If the designated physician concurrently serves multiple medical institutions, etc., and also creates a “medical certificate / statement of opinion for the physically handicapped” at a medical institution that also serves as the same time, a “concurrent post notification” is required.

You can download the necessary documents from the concurrent post office (outside site).

※This is a procedure for concurrently working at a medical institution in Kanagawa Prefecture.
　　

If there is a change in the name of the designated doctor, the name of the medical institution or the Address, a "Notification of Change" is required.

Necessary documents can be downloaded from the notification of change (outside site).

If the designated physician dies, declines the designated doctor, or retires from a medical institution, a "decree" is required.

You can download the required documents from the notice of decline (outside site).

If a patient consults on how to apply, please provide a page for those who apply for a certificate of the physically disabled.

In addition, please inflect guidance handbill (guidance of certificate of the physically disabled-To Yokohama citizen ... (PDF: 344KB)) by all means.