Okazaki City Life Guide Book 2022 <English>

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National Health Insurance
The national health insurance is a public medical insurance plan run by municipal governments.
The following persons with residence registration in Okazaki must enroll in the Okazaki City
national health insurance plan: persons who are not covered by work-related health insurance ormutual aid health insurance plans, and who are not on social welfare or receive other benefits.
Formalities and Items Required for Enrollment/Withdrawal
National Pension & Health Insurance Division
23-6167 FAX 27-1160
Formalities may be completed at the National Pension & Health Insurance Division (1st floor,East Building) and branch offices (shisho).
In all cases, please be prepared to show your My Number Card or other document showing yourIndividual Number and ID.
Enrollment in the National Health Insurance plan

【When moving to Okazaki】
tenshutsu s h ō m e i s h oCertificate of change of address ( 転出 証明書).

【After withdrawing from a workplace health insurance plan】
Document indicating the date of withdrawal.

【After losing dependent status under a workplace health insurance plan】
Document indicating the date of withdrawal.

【When a baby is born】
Withdrawal from the National Health Insurance plan

【When moving out of Okazaki】
Insurance card.

【After enrolling in a workplace health insurance plan】
National health insurance card, work-related insurance card.

【After obtaining dependent status under a work-related health insurance plan】
National health insurance card, work-related insurance card.

【When an insured person becomes deceased】
Insurance card, passbook of a bank account in the name of the funeral executor, document
certifying that a funeral was held[5] National Health Insurance/National Pension <3>-1

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Others【When the address is changed within Okazaki】
Insurance card

【When the householder and/or insured person’s name is/are changed】
Insurance card

【When the household is separated or consolidated】
Insurance card

【When moving out of Okazaki for study】
Insurance card, certificate of student status【When the insurance card has been lost or the card is too dirty to use】
The unusable insurance card

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National Pension
National pension is a compulsory public pension system requiring anyone (with the exceptionof civil servants, employee pension insurance recipients, and spouses dependent on suchpension members) with an address in Japan age 20 to 59 to register.
Formalities and Items to bring
National Pension & Health Insurance Division

23-6171 FAX 27-1160

Information on the formalities is available at the National Pension & Health Insurance Division(1st floor, East Building) and branch offices (shisho).
【After leaving one’s place of employment】
Pension book, basic pension number notification, and documents showing the date ofretirement【For enrolling voluntarily when moving overseas】
Pension book and basic pension number notification.
After losing dependent status under employees’ or mutual-benefit pension insurance plan

【After a spouse left his/her place of employment】
Pension book, basic pension number notification, and documents showing the date of leaving
the company【After losing dependent status under spouse’s employees’ pension insurance plan】
Pension handbook, basic pension number notification, document indicating the date of losing
the dependent status.

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Medical Care System for the ElderlyThis is a medical insurance system for persons aged 75 or older, or persons aged 65 or older
with certain disabilities. Members of the national health insurance plan or other medical insurance
plans will be insured under the medical care system for the elderly (kōki kōreisha iryō seido) fromtheir 75th birthday. This system is run cooperatively by the Aichi Prefecture-Association of Medical
Care for the Elderly and the City of Okazaki.
Insurance Card

Medical Subsidies Office23-6841 FAX 27-1160

One insurance card is issued for each enrolled member.
Procedures and Items Required

Medical Subsidies Office23-6841 FAX 27-1160

Information on application procedures is available at the Medical Subsidies Office (Ground floor,
East Building) and branch offices (shisho).
In all cases, please be prepared to show the Individual (My) Number Card or Notification cardof the enrolled person and identification for the person submitting the form.

【When moving to Aichi】
f u t a n k u b u n t ō shōmeisho

Certificate of Classification and Division of Payment (負担区分等証明書)【When moving within Aichi】
Insurance card

【When moving out of Aichi】
Insurance card

【When the insured person’s name has changed】
Insurance card

【When the insurance card is lost】
Photo identification document (e.g., driver’s license)【When the insurance card becomes dirty and unusable】
Photo identification document (e.g., driver’s license), the unusable insurance card

【When an insured person becomes deceased】
Insurance card, passbook of a bank account opened in the name of the funeral executor,
document certifying that a funeral was held (funeral letter, funeral receipt, etc.)[5] National Health Insurance/National Pension <3>-3