Medical Care Benefits System for Premature Infants

Medical Care for Premature Infants

This is a system in which the city covers the Medical Expenses necessary for the treatment of infants who are born with underdeveloped physical growth and require hospitalization. The benefits of nurturing medical care can only be received for treatment at designated nurturing medical institutions nationwide.
In addition, depending on the amount of the household's special municipal resident tax or municipal resident tax, there will be a co-payment. However, if you use the Infants and Young Children Medical Expenses Subsidy Program (Maru-nyu), the subsidy amount will be deducted from the co-payment.

• Application Guide for Medical Benefits for Premature Infants (National System) (PDF 184.0KB)

Eligible Individuals

Infants (0 years old) who are residents of Inagi City, classified as premature, and recognized by a physician as needing hospitalization and care, are eligible.

1. Infants with a birth weight of 2,000 grams or less
2. Infants other than those mentioned in 1, who exhibit any of the following symptoms

Applicable Symptoms

General Condition

1. Movement Anxiety and Seizures
2. Abnormal Movement

Body Temperature

Below 34 degrees Celsius

Respiratory and Circulatory

1. Persistent severe cyanosis
2. Repeated cyanotic attacks
3. Respiratory rate is above 50 per minute and on the rise
4. Respiratory rate below 30 per minute
5. Strong tendency to bleed

Digestive System

1. No bowel movement for more than 24 hours
2. Vomiting persists for more than 48 hours after birth
3. Presence of bloody vomit or bloody stools

Jaundice

Those that appear within a few hours after birth or have abnormally strong jaundice
(If the symptoms are only jaundice, it is classified as moderate abnormal jaundice.)

Eligible for Benefits

You can receive public funding for consultations, medication or treatment materials, medical procedures, hospitalization, etc. However, the scope of benefits includes Medical Expenses (including dietary therapy costs) covered by health insurance, so items not covered by insurance, such as diaper costs and extra bed fees, are not eligible.

Application Method

Child Care Support Division, City Hall 2nd Floor, Allowance Subsidy Section Please submit the necessary documents below and apply.
Note: Please be aware that if the procedure is delayed, you may not be able to receive medical benefits.

Available Procedure Dates

Open on weekdays from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Note: Excluding holidays.

Required Documents

(1) Application Form for Childcare Medical Benefits

Please fill out the application form.
Please download the form from the file below.

• Application Form for Child-Rearing Medical Benefits (PDF 177.8KB)
• Example of Application Form for Childcare Medical Benefits (PDF 263.8KB)

(2) Childcare Medical Opinion Statement

Please have the designated medical institution's responsible physician create it.

• Child-rearing Medical Opinion Statement (PDF 80.3KB)
• Designated Childcare Medical Institutions (Tokyo Welfare Bureau Website)(External Link)

(3) Childcare Medical Household Report

Please fill out the application form.
Please download the form from the file below.

• Childcare Medical Household Report (PDF 111.7KB)
• Example of Child-Rearing Medical Care Household Report (PDF 184.0KB)

(4) My Number Card Confirmation Document

Please present at the counter documents that can verify the individual numbers of the applicant and all persons registered at the same address, as listed in the "(3) Medical Care for Child-Rearing Household Survey".

(Example) My Number Card, copy of Certificate of Residence with My Number, etc.

(5) Identification documents for visitors

For identification documents of visitors (one with a photo, or two without a photo), please contact the Child Care Support Division for documents that can be used for identification.

(6) Power of Attorney

If someone other than the applicant visits the office, please submit a letter of authorization.

(7) Consent Form for Local Tax-Related Inquiries or Resident Tax Taxation (Exemption) Certificate

For those whose application date is from January to June and who did not have an address in Inagi City as of January 1 of the previous year

A "Consent Form for Local Tax Information Inquiry" or a "Previous Year Resident Tax Taxation (Exemption) Certificate" is required.

For those whose application date is from July to December and who do not have an address in Inagi City as of January 1 of the current year

A "Consent Form for Local Tax Related Information Inquiry" or a "Current Year Resident Tax Taxation (Exemption) Certificate" is required.

(8) Others

Depending on the application details, in addition to items (1) to (8) above, you may be asked to submit additional documents. Thank you for your understanding.