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Issuance of “Confirmation Form” for deduction of medical expenses for diaper charges (declaration for the year after 2024)
Last updated on February 25, 2025.
Based on the notification of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and the National Tax Agency, for those who meet certain criteria, even if they do not have a "diaper use certificate" issued by a doctor, the municipalities have confirmed the contents of the family doctor opinion statement concerning certification for long-term care under the Nursing Care Insurance Law (hereinafter referred to as the "Confirmation Form"), the use of diapers as a cathetic to prevent incontinence. medical expenses.
If you would like to receive a confirmation letter from Yokohama City, please check the following and apply to Health and Welfare Center Elderly and Disabled Support Division, a ward certified as requiring long-term care.
Contents
１．Those who are eligible for confirmation
２．Application window
３．Leaflet / Application Form
４. Reports for the year prior to FY2023
５. About diaper use certificate issued by medical institution
For those who are eligible for the medical expenses deduction for diaper charges in the first year, those who meet all of the following requirements are eligible.
- Have received or received The Long-term Care Insurance's certification for long-term care in any ward in Yokohama.
- There must be a family doctor Statement of Opinion (all items pertaining to multiple certifications) prepared to review whether the diaper was used for a period of six months or more, including the certification for long-term care (limited to those with a continuous validity period) and the validity period (limited to those with a minimum of six months).
- The description of “Independence in daily life of the elderly with disabilities (degree of bedridden)” in the family doctor Statement of Opinion corresponds to either B1, B2, C1 or C2 (bedridden).
- In the family doctor Statement of Opinion, the items "catheter" or "urinary incontinence" should be checked as "response to incontinence."
Those who are eligible for the medical expenses deduction for diaper charges after the second year are eligible for all of the following requirements:
- Have received or received The Long-term Care Insurance's certification for long-term care in any ward in Yokohama.
- The date of preparation of the family doctor Statement of Opinion used at that time is applicable during the year covered by the medical expenses Deduction. Provided, however, that if the family doctor Statement of Opinion has not been prepared in that year, it must have been prepared upon examination of the certification for long-term care that had been received in that year and the validity period must be at least 13 months.
- The description of “Independence in daily life of the elderly with disabilities (degree of bedridden)” in the family doctor Statement of Opinion corresponds to either B1, B2, C1 or C2 (bedridden).
- In the family doctor Statement of Opinion, the items "catheter" or "urinary incontinence" should be checked as "response to incontinence."
※If a local government other than Yokohama City has been certified as requiring long-term care, Yokohama City cannot issue a confirmation letter.
※Please contact Health and Welfare Center Elderly and Disabled Support Division in the ward that has been certified as requiring long-term care in advance to determine if the requirements are met.
| Ward certified as requiring long-term care | TEL |
|---|---|
| Tsurumi Ward | 045-510-1770 |
| Kanagawa Ward | 045-411-7098 |
| Nishi Ward | 045-320-8410 |
| Naka Ward | 045-224-8163 |
| Minami Ward | 045-341-1136 |
| Konan Ward | 045-847-8495 |
| Hodogaya Ward | 045-334-6394 |
| Asahi Ward | 045-954-6061 |
| Isogo Ward | 045-750-2494 |
| Kanazawa Ward | 045-788-7868 |
| Kohoku Ward | 045-540-2325 |
| Midori Ward | 045-930-2315 |
| Aoba Ward | 045-978-2479 |
| Tsuzuki Ward | 045-948-2313 |
| Totsuka Ward | 045-866-8452 |
| Sakae Ward | 045-894-8547 |
| Izumi Ward | 045-800-2436 |
| Seya Ward | 045-367-5714 |
| Tax Signing | Jurisdiction | TEL |
|---|---|---|
| Tsurumi Tax Office | Tsurumi | 045-521-7141 |
| Yokohama Central Tax Office | West and Middle | 045-651-1321 |
| Hodogaya Tax Office | Hodogaya, Asahi and Seya | 045-331-1281 |
| Yokohama Minami Tax Office | Minami, Isoko, Kanazawa, Konan | 045-789-3731 |
| Kanagawa Tax Office | Kanagawa and Kohoku | 045-544-0141 |
| Tozuka Tax Office | Tozuka, Sakae, Izumi | 045-863-0011 |
| Green Tax Office | Green, Aoba, Tsuzuki | 045-972-7771 |
As for the details, please see "about issuance of" confirmation letter "for medical expenses deduction pertaining to diaper charges (for report for the year after 2024)" (PDF: 416KB).
Application Form
About report for the year before 2023, please see "about issuance of" confirmation letter "for medical expenses deduction pertaining to diaper charges (report for the year before 2023)" (PDF: 324KB).
Application Form
Even if you are unable to receive a confirmation letter, you may be able to receive a medical expenses deduction by submitting a diaper use certificate prepared by your doctor to the tax office. Please refer to your medical institution about issuance of "diaper use certificate".
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