Newborn Hearing Test Business

This is a screening (sorting) test performed during hospitalization after childbirth to detect hearing abnormalities. Pain-free and safe, can be tested while the baby is sleeping, ending in a short time.
It is said that 1-2 in 1,000 babies have a problem with hearing (hearing) by nature, but finding abnormalities early and receiving appropriate treatment and support will affect language development etc. It has been shown that the effect on is minimized.
There are two types of tests: AABR (automatic hearing brainstem reaction) and OAE (screening earacoustic radiation), both of which were made for newborn hearing screening, so you can receive it with confidence. I can do it. The test method differs depending on the medical institution to be tested, so follow the instructions of the medical institution and try to receive it positively.

Newborn hearing tests with AABR or OAE for the first time until the age of 60 days.

Those who fall under any of the following

1. A baby born by a mother with resident certificate in Yokohama as of the day of the test.
2. A baby with a resident certificate in Yokohama as of the day of the test

• AABR： 3,000 yen per case (upper limit)
• OAE： 1,500 yen per case (upper limit)
  

Only once per baby

・At the time of issuance of the Maternal and Child Health Handbook, a "Newborn Hearing Test Cost Aid" will be issued together.
・When you take a newborn hearing test for the first time, please fill out the required items on the aid ticket and submit it to a medical institution.
　When paying the inspection fee, the subsidy will be deducted, so please pay the difference.
・The "Newborn Hearing Test Aid Ticket" can be used in the following Cooperating Medical Institutions.
　

Please refer to the Cooperating Medical Institutions list for medical institutions that can use auxiliary tickets.
In addition, please confirm the detailed implementation status directly with medical institutions.

If you are tested at a medical institution that does not have a contract with Yokohama City (obstetrics hospital or clinics) for homecoming births, you will not be able to use an auxiliary ticket.
Subsidies will be provided for inspection costs for which auxiliary tickets could not be used.

1. Yokohama-shi newborn hearing examination expense furtherance application (PDF: 243KB)
2. Receipt (copy) of the inspection cost paid in full

• If the test cost is included in the delivery cost, please attach a copy of the receipt.
• If you have issued a “medical expenses Statement” with a breakdown of childbirth expenses, please attach it together.

3. Unused Newborn Hearing Test Aid Ticket
4. Pages of “Cover” and “Record of (baby/infant) Inspection” in the Maternal and Child Health Handbook
5. A bankbook or cash card (copy) that shows the account information of the transfer destination
6. resident certificate to which you are transferred (only when you have a resident certificate in Yokohama and then move out of Yokohama to apply for grant)

Within one year (must arrive) with the date of birth as the first day.
(Example: If you give birth on July 1, 2023, the application deadline will be until June 30, 2024.)

〒231-0005 6-50-10, Honcho, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi
Newborn Hearing Test, Child and Youth Bureau Regional Child Care Support Division

1. Submitted application documents cannot be returned.
2. We do not notify you that the application documents have arrived, so we recommend that you mail it by simple registered mail or specific record.
3. This subsidy program is for cases where an auxiliary ticket cannot be used at a medical institution (obstetrics hospital or clinics). Out-of-pocket expenses generated when using an auxiliary ticket are not eligible for the grant.
4. Unused assistance tickets cannot be redeemed if you have not received a newborn hearing test.

• Auxiliary tickets cannot be reissued due to loss.
• If you move out of Yokohama City, you will not be able to use an auxiliary ticket.