When can I apply for medical expenses? What do you need to apply for?

Last updated on March 24, 2025.

If you can apply for medical expenses, there are the following:
In the passbook, it is described as "Kenkoiki".

If you can apply and what you need

What is common and necessary
・Health insurance card (elderly medical care insured person card) or qualification confirmation
・(When specifying the transfer account other than the insured person) The insured person's seal (using vermilion)
※If the insured is dead, the heir's seal
・Deposit passbook (those specified as the transfer account)
・(When an adult guardian has been appointed) A copy of the certificate of entry, etc.

Medical expenses
If you can apply	What is required for application
When you cannot bring your insurance card, etc. due to emergency or other unavoidable circumstances such as sudden illness	・Receipt when paid to a medical institution ・Medical fee statement ※It is usually different from the medical expenses statement issued along with the receipt when paid to a medical institution.
When making or purchasing treatment equipment such as corsets and elastic clothing	・Certificate of wearing instruction for treatment equipment production ・Receipt and Statement of Payment ・(When a temporary prosthesis for practice (computer-controlled knee joint) is produced) Details of symptoms <optional format> ・(When purchasing elastic clothing, etc.) Instructions for wearing elastic clothing, etc. ・(For shoe orthosis) Photograph of orthosis
When undergoing treatment by a judo reduction teacher (if you do not need to apply by presenting your insurance card or qualification confirmation)	・Receipt of payment ・Details of treatment ・(If treatment is performed due to fracture or dislocation) Doctor's consent form
With the consent of a doctor, if you have undergone a beam, kyu, or massager (if you do not need to apply by presenting your insurance card or qualification confirmation)	・Receipt and Statement of Payment ・Treatment details certificate ・Doctor's Consent Form
When receiving treatment at a medical institution due to sudden illness overseas	・Receipt of payment ・A statement describing the details of the medical treatment ・Japanese translation of receipts and statements ・Passport ・Consent Form for Investigation