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Enrollment/Withdrawal of National Health Insurance
Enrollment/Withdrawal of National Health Insurance
If you quit or find a new job, you are required to switch to/out of National Health Insurance. Social Insurance enrollments/withdrawals are arranged by your company, but for those enrolling/withdrawing from National Health Insurance must do it themselves. Please file the proper paperwork as soon as there are any changes.
When you quit your job...
- (After quitting your job without delay)Individuals planning to work at another job
- You will enroll in health insurance provided by your new workplace. *However, if you are not enrolling, you must enroll in National Health Insurance.
- Individuals who want to continue using their employer's health insurance
- If certain conditions are met you may continue to use it (2 years).
- Individuals becoming dependent supporters
- You will become enrolled in your family's health insurance.
- Self-employed individuals, Individuals not going back to work, Days in between the time they quit to time of re-employment
- You must enroll in National Health Insurance.
*Individuals 75 and above (65 and above for those with certain disabilities) are eligible for Medical Insurance for Older Senior Citizens.
When you find employment...
- Individuals enrolling in their workplace's health insurance
- You must withdraw from National Health Insurance.
National Health Insurance Enrollment/Withdrawal Procedures
A notification must be submitted for both procedures!
Enrollment Procedures
If your enrollment procedures are late, you will be responsible for paying all medical fees, and taxes will be charged retroactively.
- Notification
- Please submit a notification within 14 days the day after your resignation (eligibility starts here).
- Things needed for notifications
- Social Insurance Withdrawal Certificate
- Individual Number Card (or Individual Notification Card and a photo I.D.)
- A letter of proxy is required if someone other than the applicant or person from the same household is submitting the notification.
- Please bring your pension handbook if you are coming in to do national pension procedures as well.
Withdrawal Procedures
If you are late submitting your notification and use your health insurance card, you will be required to reimburse the medical bills covered. You will also receive excess health insurance taxes if you do not withdraw from National Health Insurance.
- Notification
- Please submit a notification within 14 days the day after you enroll in your workplace's health insurance (you lose coverage from Kokuho from this day on).
- Things needed for notifications
- National Health Insurance Card
- Health insurance card from your workplace’s health insurance. (A certificate that shows your date of qualification is also accepted)
- Individual Number Card (or Individual Notification Card and a photo I.D.)
- A letter of proxy is required if someone other than the applicant or person from the same household is submitting the notification.
Service Counters
- Ota City Hall National Health Insurance Division (1F)
- Community Gyousei Centers (excludes Ota Community Center)
- Service Centers
Service Hours
- National Health Insurance Division and Community Gyousei Centers: from eight thirty a.m. to five fifteen p.m.(weekdays only)
- Service Centers: from ten a.m. to seven p.m.(open during weekends and holidays as well)
Confirm whether you can enroll in Health Insurance (Social Health Insurance)!
You may be able to enroll in social health insurance if you are working part-time or are a dependent of a full-time worker
- Merit 1: The company is responsible for paying half of the insurance premium
- You (employee) and your employer are responsible for paying their half of the health insurance and welfare pension premium.
- Merit 2: Dependents (the employee’s family, etc.) are not responsible for insurance premium payments
- Each individual enrolled in National Health Insurance in the household will have their premiums calculated and billed to the head of the household.
- Merit 3: There are many medical (health) insurance benefits
- If you are enrolled in social insurance and have to take a day off from work due to sickness, injury, childbirth, etc., you can receive allowances equal to two thirds of your wages for income security (sickness/injury and childbirth allowances).
