Specified medical expenses (designated incurable disease) subsidy program (renewal procedure)

The validity period of your current recipient ID will end on September 30, 2024.
Renewal procedures are required to receive the recipient ID from October 1, 2024.
For required documents, etc., please refer to the information on the procedure for renewing the identification of the recipient of the specified medical expenses (designated incurable disease) in FY2024 (PDF: 1,511KB).

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If the renewal application procedure is completed by the following application date and the certification is obtained, a recipient ID will be issued from October 1, 2024.
　・Date of application　
　In the case of mail application Monday, September 30, 2024 ※Postmark valid on the day
　In the case of application at each ward Elderly and Disabled Support Division window Monday, September 30, 2024

　※You can apply for renewal until the above date, but you will receive a new recipient ID by October 1, 2024.
　　The application deadline for application is [must arrive on July 31, 2024 (Wednesday).]
For details, please refer to 　　the guidance on renewal procedure for identification of specific medical expenses (designated incurable disease) recipient ID for FY2024 (PDF: 1,511KB).

If you already have a recipient ID, we will send out a set of guidance documents for renewal procedures sequentially from early June 2024.
If you do not receive it by mid-June, please contact the Health and Social Welfare Bureau Medical Aid Division, incurable disease Countermeasure Section.

●　Specific medical expenses supply authorization application (for update) (PDF: 228KB)

●　Specific medical expenses supply certification application form (for update) entry example (PDF: 789KB)

●　Guidance of renewal procedure for identification of specific medical expenses (designated incurable disease) recipient ID in 2024 (PDF: 1,511KB)

●　Clinical survey personal form (medical certificate)

It can be downloaded from the website of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and the incurable disease Information Center website.

http://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/0000084783.html (outside site) (link: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare website)

http://www.nanbyou.or.jp/ (external site) (link: incurable disease Information Center)

●　Announcement of incurable disease Lectures and Exchange Meetings in 2024 (as of April 1, 2024) (PDF: 422KB)

Click here for the latest version. → https://translate-en.city.yokohama.lg.jp/kurashi/kenko-iryo/iryo/nanbyo/kanjashien/kouenkai.html

●Reply envelope

To alleviate congestion at the ward office, we recommend mailing application. In the case of mail application, please attach a stamp for the required amount of money.

(It is recommended to mail by a method that allows you to check the delivery status such as simple registered mail.)

・If there is a change in the contents of the current recipient ID, a change application is required. For details, please refer to the Specific medical expenses (designated incurable disease) Subsidy Program (change application) page.

・In the case of mail application, the application acceptance date is the date when the documents are opened and accepted by the incurable disease Countermeasures Section of the Medical Assistance Division.

・Designated doctors and designated medical institutions in Yokohama City are listed on the page of the Specific medical expenses (designated incurable disease) subsidy program (list of designated doctors and designated medical institutions).

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