After you leave your employer

After leaving your employer, you will lose your eligibility for membership in the Health Insurance Association and must join the appropriate medical care insurance program based on your individual circumstances.

Description
Procedures
FAQ

Return any cards and certificates when you leave your employer

Required documents:
  • Elderly benefits card, Health Insurance Eligibility Certificate, etc. (if issued)
Deadline: Within five days after the date of loss of eligibility
Applies to: Insured persons leaving employment and their dependents
Place of submission: Department in charge of the affiliated company

If you wish to remain a member of the Health Insurance Association

Voluntarily and Continuously Insured Persons（voluntarily and continuously）

Required documents: Application Form for Certification as Voluntarily and Continusously Insured Person
Example
Deadline: Within 20 days after the date of loss of eligibility of the insured person
Applies to: Insured persons who have been insured continuously for at least two months prior to leaving employment
Place of submission: Health Insurance Association

Special retired insured persons（Special retired）

Required documents: Application Form for Certification as Special Retired Insured Person
Example
  • A copy of your residence card (something that shows your My Number): Dependent family members must be indicated as well.
  • A copy of your pension certificate: This is sent approximately three months after the normal pension receiving procedure is performed, so attach a copy of a document that makes it possible to confirm that the old-age pension procedures have been completed.
Submission deadline:
  • Within three months of the day following the date on which the pension certificate is received due to reaching the age for receiving the Old-Age Employees' Pension
  • Within three months of disqualification from receiving health insurance from the place of reemployment
  • Within three months of the retirement date in the case of people who are enrolled in National Health Insurance after retirement and people who are enrolled in family health insurance as dependents
    (If you were covered by National Health Insurance, please perform the National Health Insurance disqualification procedure after special-case retiree enrollment).
Eligible persons:

Such persons must satisfy the three requirements below.

  • Persons meeting either item A or B below
    A.Persons who had 20 years or more of insured period with this association
    B.Persons who had 10 years or more of insured period with this association from age 40 or older
  • Persons who are 74 years old or younger and are qualified to receive welfare pension insurance old-age pension (including totals)
    • ※Because men who were born on or after April 2, 1953, and women who were born on or after April 2, 1958, are generally eligible to receive their old-age welfare pension starting at the age of 61, it is not possible for them to obtain special retiree insurance after mandatory retirement. However, if the starting age for receiving the old-age welfare pension is moved up to age 60, special retiree insurance can be obtained starting at this age.
    Details are available here.
  • Persons in Japan who have residence cards
Place of submission: Health Insurance Association