Health-related Resources　医療・健康情報

The Japanese National Tourism Association have created a website to help foreign residents and visitors to receive medical care in Japan. Please save it to your bookmarks list for your future reference.

日本政府観光局は、外国人在住者と観光客のために、日本で医療を受ける際に役に立つウェブサイトを作りました。ブックマークに登録し、緊急時にご利用ください。

The AMDA International Medical Information Centre runs a multilingual phone support service. They handle enquiries regarding medical facilities that offer services in multiple languages. They are also able to explain the Japanese Health Care System.

AMDA telephone help line: 03-5285-8088

• English, Chinese, Korean, Thai, Spanish DAILY 9:00-20:00
• Portuguese MON, WED, FRI 9:00-17:00
• Filipino WED 13:00-17:00
• Vietnamese THUR 13:00-17:00

AMDA online resources:
https://www.amdamedicalcenter.com/activities

Furthermore, their website offers excellent resources in multiple languages. These are designed to help foreign residents and visitors in Japan to receive medical care and/or to maintain their health, without the confusion caused by language barriers and different customs. Each document is available as a PDF.

外国人または外国人患者を受け入れている医療機関、外国人を雇用している会社、地方行政窓口などから医療関連の相談をうけています。言葉の通じる医療機関の紹介や、医療福祉制度の案内を多言語で行っています。

TEL（相談）：03-5285-8088

• 英語、タイ語、中国語、韓国語、スペイン語　毎日　9時から20時
• ポルトガル語　月曜、水曜、金曜　9時から17時
• フィリピノ語　水曜　13時から17時
• ベトナム語　木曜　13時から17時

AMDAのウェブサイトでも役に立つ資料がたくさんあります。是非ご覧ください。

There are several hospitals and large health clinics in Matsudo that have multilingual websites, as follows -

• Shin-Tokyo Clinic (Nemoto 473-1, 1 min walk from Matsudo Station)
• Shin-Tokyo Heart Clinic (Nemoto 474-1, 1 min walk from Matsudo Station)
• Shin-Tokyo Hospital (Wanagaya 1271)
  English
  Chinese
  Japanese

• Chiba Nishi General Hospital (Kanegasaku 107-1)
  English
  Chinese (bottom of page)
  Japanese

• Tokatsu Clinic Hospital (Hinokuchi 865-2)
  English
  Japanese

市内には、多言語のホームページがある病院・クリニックがいくつもあります。以下のリンクをご覧ください。

• 新東京クリニック（根本473の1、松戸駅から徒歩1分）
• 新東京ハートクリニック（根本474の1、松戸駅から徒歩1分）
• 新東京病院（和名ヶ谷1271）
  英語
  中国語
  日本語

• 千葉西総合病院（金ヶ作107の1）
  英語
  中国語 (トップページの一番下に表示されています)
  日本語

• 東葛クリニック病院 （樋野口865の2）
  英語
  日本語

From the fiscal year 2018, National Health Insurance qualifications will be managed by the prefecture instead of a municipality.

Therefore from April 2018, relocation to another municipality within Chiba prefecture does not require procedures to modify/re-apply for National Health Insurance. (Insurance qualification procedures are necessary when moving outside of Chiba prefecture.)

For more information, please refer to below files (Available in English・Chinese・Vietnamese).

• The Overseas Medical Expense Support is a system whereby residents of Japan can apply for the fund when they travel abroad for a short period of time and experience a sudden illness or other medical condition. It is not intended for people staying abroad for a long period of time. If you have travelled abroad for the purpose of medical treatment, you will not be entitled to payment.
• The application period is two years from the day after the date on which you paid the medical expenses.
• As the application will be assessed for eligibility and calculation, it may take up to four months for the reimbursement to be deposited. Depending on the outcome of the review, it may take longer, you may be asked to resubmit documentation, or you may not receive payment.
• Payment is limited to treatment that is recognized as covered treatment in Japan. Also, the amount paid will be determined by a review based on similar treatment in Japan and may be less than the actual amount paid.

Matsudo City Hall, 1F, Main Bldg.

National Health Insurance and Pension Division (Insurance Benefits Office)

Applications cannot be accepted at other counters or by mail.

Claim must be made in person by the person who received the medical treatment.

One set of application documents is required per person, per month and per medical institution.

Please clip or attach the following documents to each case.

1. ‘Attending Physician’s Statement’ and ‘Itemized Receipt’

• Please ask the medical institution where you received your medical care to complete the form. (It is advisable to download the form before travelling and take it with you abroad, just in case.) If, after checking the documents, there are any inaccuracies in the information, you will need to ask the same medical institution to correct them.
• Those who have had dental treatment, use the ‘Itemized Receipt (Dental)’.
• One ‘Attending Physician’s Statement’ and ‘Itemized Receipt’ are required per person per month and per medical institution. (Even at the same medical institution, one copy is required for hospitalization and outpatient care separately.)
• For the item #2 (name of illness/injury) on ‘Attending Physician’s Statement’ form, please refer to the ‘Table of International Classification of Diseases for the use of National Health Insurance’.

2. Japanese translations of the 'Attending Physician’s Statement' and 'Itemized Receipt' in (1) above

3. Original copies of receipts for medical expenses paid, and their Japanese translations

※ Japanese translations of above (2) and (3) should be translated entirety, not partially.

4. Passport (original) of the person who has received medical treatment

This is necessary to confirm the period of travel. If your passport does not have all the entry and exit stamps from Japan to the country where you received medical treatment and from that country to Japan, please bring proof of travel, such as a boarding pass stub.

5. Seals (Hanko) of the head of the household and of the person who has received medical treatment

6. Documents indicating the bank account of the head of the household

7. National Health Insurance Card of the person who has received medical treatment

8. ‘Application for Medical Expense Benefit’

One ‘Application’ is required per person per month and per medical institution. (Even at the same medical institution, one copy is required for hospitalization and outpatient care separately.)

9. Form of consent for the examination of the medical content (to be completed by the patient at the counter).

• Attending Physician’s Statement
• Itemized Receipt
• Itemized Receipt (Dental)
• Table of International Classification of Diseases for the use of National Health Insurance
• Application for Medical Expense Benefit