Gynecological examinations at contracted medical care institutions (Apply for the subsidy) (dependents)
Examination at other medical care institutions
How to apply for and get an examination
- （1）Choose your desired medical care institution, consent to the Health Insurance Society’s policies on the Handling of Personal Information, and apply to the institution directly. You do not need to notify the Health Insurance Society after this.
- （2）Pay all examination costs to the medical care institution on the date of the examination. Be sure to obtain a receipt.
Applying for the subsidy
- （1）After you have received the examination results, etc., submit the following documents to the Health Insurance Society (Health Management Department):
- Subsidization Application (for individual applications)
- Receipt (original) (clearly indicating a description of the charge such as “Breast cancer/cervical cancer screening charge”)
- Copy of the notice of examination results (copy of the page showing the date of the examination, the examinee’s name, and the results)
- （2）The Health Insurance Society will pay the subsidy after reviewing and making a decision on the application.
- （3）Note that the application must be submitted by the end of the fiscal year in which the examination was administered.
- * The subsidy may be paid through bank transfer. If you request payment by bank transfer, payment may be made only to an account in the name of the insured person.
- * If you underwent breast cancer and cervical cancer screenings at separate medical care institutions or on separate dates and have multiple receipts, apply for all at the same time.
- The gynecological examination subsidy is available just once per fiscal year.
- You may apply for either a breast cancer screening or cervical cancer screening.
- * Note that costs treated as those of insured medical consultations and treatment and costs remaining after payment of the difference in amounts at a contracted medical care institution are not eligible for subsidy reimbursement.
Other information
Some municipalities provide (gynecological) cancer screening roughly once every two years. Check with your municipality and take advantage of such screening if available.
* Copayments incurred for such screening also are eligible for the subsidy.
| Required documents: | [For individual applications] |
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| Address inquiries to: Submit to: |
Health Management Section |
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