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About application of limit application certificate
Final update date August 28, 2023
high medical costs will pay the amount exceeding the co-payment limit if the partial contribution of medical expenses becomes high or if the application is approved. However, if you present the “National Health Insurance Limit Application Certificate” applied at the ward office in advance at the hospital counter together with the insured person's card, the amount paid at the time of consultation will be up to the copayment limit per month .
What is required to apply for a limit application certificate
Please apply at the ward office in Insurance and Pension Division.
required documents
- National Health Insurance card for those who need a limit application certificate
- Identification documents (My Number Card, driver's license, passport, etc.) of the person who came to the notification
※At medical institutions where online qualification confirmation is available, if the individual agrees, present your insurance card (for those 70 years or older, insured person's card and elderly recipient's card) or My Number card at the window of the medical institution etc. Even if you do not have the “National Health Insurance Limit Application Certificate”, the amount paid at the consultation will be up to the monthly copayment limit (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Please check the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare website).
※The effective date of the limit certificate is from the first day of the application month. If the amount paid in the previous month exceeds the co-payment limit, please apply for high medical costs.
※Since the applicable category is reviewed every August, the expiration date of the limit application certificate is until the end of July. If you need a limit certificate after the expiration date, you will need to apply again.
Reference
Inquiries regarding procedures
Please contact your ward office, Insurance and Pension Division National Health Insurance Section.
Inquiries to this page
Health and Social Welfare Bureau Living and Welfare Department Insurance and Pension Division
Telephone: 045-671-2422
Telephone: 045-671-2422
Fax: 045-664-0403 (For inquiries regarding procedures, please contact the above ward office.)
E-mail address: kf-hokennenkin@city.yokohama.jp
Page ID: 403-669-784