About procedure of medical system for elder senior citizens by mail

Issuance of medical insurance card for the elderly (insurance card) for the elderly ended on December 1, 2024. If you lose your medical insurance card (insurance card) for the elderly after December 2, 2024, you will be issued a new qualification confirmation. Please fill in the required items on the application form for the issuance of the Medical Certificate for Elderly Senior Citizens and the optional entries, and send it to Insurance and Pension Division National Health Insurance Section, the ward office of your ward. I will send you a confirmation of eligibility. A power of attorney is required if someone other than the person or a relative of same household applies in proxy/agent.

• Application for Confirmation of Medical Qualification for Elderly Senior Citizens and Application for Optional Items (Excel: 18KB) Example (PDF: 130KB) (PDF: 173KB)
• Copy of identity verification documents
• Power of Attorney (PDF: 190KB) (PDF: 190KB) (in the case of adult guardians, copy of entry certificates, etc.) Example (PDF: 354KB) (PDF: 342KB)

If a third party such as an assistant needs to accompany the person to assist in confirming the qualification, even if you have a minor insurance card, you will need to apply for a minor insurance card. By doing so, you can receive a "qualification confirmation".
Please fill in the required items on the application form for the issuance of the Medical Qualification Confirmation Form for Elderly Senior Citizens and the optional items, and send a copy of your identity verification document to Insurance and Pension Division National Health Insurance Section, the ward office in your ward. A power of attorney is required if someone other than the person or a relative of same household applies in proxy/agent.
・Application for Confirmation of Medical Qualification for Elderly Senior Citizens and Application for Optional Items (Excel: 18KB) Example (PDF: 130KB) (PDF: 171KB)
・Copy of identity verification documents
・Power of Attorney (PDF: 190KB) (PDF: 190KB) (in the case of adult guardians, copy of entry certificates, etc.) Example (PDF: 354KB) (PDF: 342KB)
Copy of identity verification documents (If someone other than the principal applies in proxy/agent, both delegates and proxy/agent are required.)
・Driver's license, my number card (only the face with the photo), documents with a face photo issued by a public office such as a passport, etc.

Grant of limit application certificate and limit application, standard burden reduction certificate (reduction certificate) were finished on December 1, 2024.

The valid limit application certificate and the limit application / standard burden reduction certificate (reduction certificate) that you have as of December 1, 2024 can be used until the expiration date after December 2. (Up to July 31, 2025).
However, if there are any changes to the information, such as Address or applicable categories, it will not be usable.
In the future, those who do not have a valid limit application certificate and a limit application / standard burden reduction certificate (reduction certificate) will use a minor insurance card or indicate the classification of the limit. By presenting the “Qualification Confirmation Form” (*), you will be exempted from paying exceeding the limit.

Please submit the following application form after December 2.
・Application for Confirmation of Medical Qualification for Elderly Senior Citizens and Application for Optional Items (Excel: 18KB) Example (PDF: 130KB) (PDF: 171KB)
・Copy of identity verification documents
・Power of Attorney (PDF: 190KB) (PDF: 190KB) (in the case of adult guardians, copy of entry certificates, etc.) Example (PDF: 354KB) (PDF: 343KB)

Copy of identity verification documents (If someone other than the principal applies in proxy/agent, both delegates and proxy/agent are required.)
・Driver's license, my number card (only the face with the photo), documents with a face photo issued by a public office such as a passport, etc.

※　The classification of the limit is described by application, but those who have received the limit application certificate and the limit application / standard burden reduction certificate (reduction certificate) after August 1, 2024 Will be issued a qualification confirmation stating the category of the limit without applying.

Please fill out the application form for cancellation of registration of your My Number Card Health Insurance Card and send a copy of your identity verification documents to Insurance and Pension Division National Health Insurance Sectionrequired items, the ward office in your ward. If someone other than the person applies in proxy/agent, a power of attorney is required.

• Cancellation application (PDF: 79KB) of health insurance card use registration of my number card　Example of description (PDF: 130KB)
• Copy of identity verification documents
• Power of Attorney (PDF: 190KB)(In the case of an adult guardian, a copy of the certificate of entry, etc.)　Example of description (PDF: 354KB)　

Copy of identity verification documents (If someone other than the principal applies in proxy/agent, both delegates and proxy/agent are required.)
・Driver's license, my number card (only the face with the photo), documents with a face photo issued by a public office such as a passport, etc.

For other applications regarding eligibility, please contact your ward office, Insurance and Pension Division National Health Insurance Section.

When applying by mail, it is necessary to print out the application form distributed at the counter (see table below) by yourself.
In the case of application by mail, we may contact you to confirm the contents. In addition, it may take more time to transfer money than usual.
For more information about the application form and attached documents, please contact the ward office Insurance and Pension Division National Health Insurance Section.

If you are an heir or guardian of an adult, you may be asked to add attached documents. If an heir or adult guardian applies, please contact Insurance and Pension Division National Health Insurance Section, the ward office of the ward where the heir or adult ward resides.

Please contact your ward office, Insurance and Pension Division National Health Insurance Section.
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