Health and Welfare Handbook for Mentally Disabled Persons

This notebook is issued by prefectural governors and is necessary for people with mental disabilities to receive various types of support. Masu).
This notebook is necessary for those who are recognized to fall under the state of mental disorder stipulated in the Act on Mental Health and Welfare of the Mentally Disabled to receive various support systems in daily life and social life. Grades 1 to 3 are issued depending on the state of mental illness (mental disorder) or disability. Additionally, if you already have a notebook and it is recognized that the degree of your disability has changed, you can change the grade.

Please bring the following items to the disability welfare division counter or apply by mail.
(1) Application form (2) Medical certificate (Only medical certificates that are issued more than six months after the first consultation for a mental disorder are accepted. The form can also be downloaded from the website of the Tokyo Metropolitan Chubu Comprehensive Mental Health and Welfare Center.)
Note: If you are receiving a disability pension based on a mental disorder, you do not need a medical certificate if you submit a consent form along with one of the documents listed below.
・Copy of Disability Pension Certificate ・Copy of Disability Pension Decision Notice ・Copy of Disability Pension Transfer Notice (3) 1 photo (4cm x 3cm. Hatless, upper body, taken within one year from the date of application)
(4) Documents related to My Number
(5) A copy of your certificate (if renewing)
(6) Reply envelope (only if applying by mail; 110 yen stamp attached)

If you would like us to send you the documents necessary for your application, please apply using the form below. It takes about two weeks from application to delivery, so if you are in a hurry, please come directly to the Disability Welfare Division counter.

　The validity period is 2 years.
　
　Renewal applications can be filed from 3 months before the expiry of the validity period.
Update notifications are sent every month via Inagi City's email distribution service.

• Based on the application, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will conduct an examination, and if the grade is determined, a notebook will be issued. Depending on the screening results, the notebook may not be issued or a different grade may be determined than before the renewal.
• It will take approximately 3 months for the notebook to be issued.
• When applying for the notebook and independence support medical treatment (psychiatric outpatient treatment) at the same time, it may be possible to apply with only the medical certificate for the notebook.