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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.

List of contact information at each ward office, Insurance and Pension Division National Health Insurance Section
Inquiries by e-mailPhone number
Tsurumi Ward Insurance and Pension Division National Health Insurance Section045-510-1810
Kanagawa Ward Insurance and Pension Division National Health Insurance Section045-411-7126
Nishi Ward Insurance and Pension Division National Health Insurance Section045-320-8427、045-320-8428
Naka Ward Insurance and Pension Division National Health Insurance Section045-224-8317、045-224-8318
Minami Ward Insurance and Pension Division National Health Insurance Section045-341-1128
Konan Ward Insurance and Pension Division National Health Insurance Section045-847-8423
Hodogaya Ward Insurance and Pension Division National Health Insurance Section045-334-6338
Asahi Ward Insurance and Pension Division National Health Insurance Section045-954-6138
Isogo Ward Insurance and Pension Division National Health Insurance Section045-750-2428
Kanazawa Ward Insurance and Pension Division National Health Insurance Section045-788-7838、045-788-7839
Kohoku Ward Insurance and Pension Division National Health Insurance Section045-540-2351
Midori Ward Insurance and Pension Division National Health Insurance Section045-930-2344
Aoba Ward Insurance and Pension Division National Health Insurance Section045-978-2337
Tsuzuki Ward   Insurance and Pension Division National Health Insurance Section045-948-2336、045-948-2337
Totsuka Ward Insurance and Pension Division National Health Insurance Section045-866-8450
Sakae Ward Insurance and Pension Division National Health Insurance Section045-894-8426
Izumi Ward Insurance and Pension Division National Health Insurance Section045-800-2425、045-800-2426、045-800-2427
Seya Ward Insurance and Pension Division National Health Insurance Section045-367-5727、045-367-5728

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

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