Receiving Subsidy/Reimbursement of National Health Insurance Premium and High Cost Medical Fees

Subsidy of Medical Fees by Japan Student Services Organization

This service was abolished on March 31, 2009.

Subsidy of NHI Fee for International Students by Kyoto City

There is a ¥700/month subsidy for National Health Insurance premium for privately-financed international students living in Kyoto City.

For details on application process, please refer to the website of Kyoto University International Service Office.

Reimbursement of High Cost Medical Fees

When the medical fees paid to a medical care provider in a given month exceed a specific amount, the difference is reimbursed through the National Health Insurance program at the City/Ward Office. In order to receive the reimbursement, subscribers must save the receipts issued by the medical care provider.

Kyoto City residents will receive instructions from the ward office within a few months receiving treatment. Since Uji City residents will not receive any such notice, they must complete the procedures at Uji City Hall within the calendar month following the month in which treatment was received.

Details are given in “The National Health Insurance Guidebook,” available in Japanese, Chinese, English and Korean from the City/Ward Offices in Kyoto CIty.

Alternatively, if the patients under 70 years of age are hospitalized, and if they present a certificate issued by their City/Word Office showing the predetermined limit for the portion of medical costs to be borne by the patient (gendogaku tekiou ninteisho), then they will only be required to make a payment up to that limit.

• Items Required for the Gendogaku Tekiou Ninteisho
  (1) National Health Insurance card
  (2) Personal seal (inkan・stamp) or signature