Premature infant care medical benefit system
Updated: July 6, 2023
What is medical care for premature infants?
Under this system, the city bears the medical expenses necessary for the treatment of infants born with immature physical development who require hospitalization. Child care medical benefits can only be received for treatment at designated child care medical institutions nationwide.
In addition, self-payment will occur according to the amount of special ward tax or municipal tax amount of the household, but if you use the infant medical expenses subsidy system (maru milk) together, the maru milk supplement will be deducted from the co-payment. increase.
Target audience
Premature infants living in Inagi City who fall under any of the following categories and who have been recognized by a doctor as needing to be hospitalized and nursed (0-year-old infants) are eligible.
(1) Infants weighing less than 2,000 grams at birth (2) Infants other than (1) above who exhibit any of the following symptoms
| 1. General condition | (1) Movement anxiety/convulsions (2) Abnormal movement |
|---|---|
| 2. body temperature | (1) 34 degrees Celsius or less |
| 3. Respiratory system, circulatory system | (1) Severe cyanosis persists (2) Repeated attacks of cyanosis (3) Respiratory rate is 50 or more per minute and tends to increase (4) Respiratory rate is 30 or less per minute (5) Strong bleeding tendency |
| 4. Digestive system | (1) No defecation for 24 hours or more after birth (2) Vomiting that persists for 48 hours or more after birth (3) Bloody vomit or bloody stool |
| 5. Jaundice | Appears within a few hours after birth or has abnormally strong jaundice |
Eligible for benefits
You can receive public expenses for medical examinations, provision of drugs or treatment materials, medical treatment, hospitalization, etc. However, medical expenses covered by health insurance (including food expenses) are covered , so expenses not covered by insurance, such as diapers and extra beds, are not covered.
Application method
Please submit the following required documents to the subsidy section of the child care support section on the 2nd floor of the city hall and apply.
Note: Please be aware that you may not be able to receive medical benefits if the procedure is delayed.
Available date and time
From 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. of open agency day Note: Excluding holiday open agency day.
Required documents
(1) Child Care Medical Benefit Application Form
Please fill in by the applicant.
Please download the form from here .
(2) Nursing medical opinion
Please have the doctor in charge of the designated childcare medical institution (external link to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Social Welfare website) create it.
(3) Nursing medical care household record
Please fill in by the applicant.
Please download the form from here .
(4) Confirmation documents for My Number
Click here for information on My Number confirmation documents listed in "(3) Childcare medical household record"
(5) Consent letter for inquiry of local tax related information
Note: Submission is required only for those who fall under any of the following.
○ If the application date is from January to June, the applicant and cohabitant who are not registered as residents in Inagi City as of January 1 of the previous year
○ If the application date is from July to December, the applicant and cohabitant who are not registered as residents in Inagi City as of January 1 of the current year
Note: During the review process of your submitted documents, we may ask you to submit additional documents.
Agreement (PDF: 146KB) of local tax-related information inquiry
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Inquiries about this page
Inagi City Child Welfare Department Child Care Support Division
2111 Higashi Naganuma, Inagi City, Tokyo
Phone: 042-378-2111 Fax: 042-377-4781
