⏱ Within 14 days
Health Insurance for Baby (National Health Insurance Enrollment)
If your household is enrolled in National Health Insurance (NHI / Kokumin Kenko Hoken), you need to register the newborn as a new NHI member within 14 days of birth. Visit your municipal office on the same day as birth registration if possible.
🔗 Related procedures
Child Medical Expense Subsidy (子ども医療費助成)
Your local municipality subsidizes out-of-pocket medical costs for children. Once the baby's health insurance card or Certificate of Qualification (資格確認書) arrives, apply as soon as possible to receive a 'Child Medical Certificate' (Kodomo Iryo-sho). Coverage age limits and benefit levels vary by municipality.
Lump-Sum Childbirth Benefit (出産育児一時金)
A one-time ¥500,000 benefit paid by your health insurance (both employer and National Health Insurance) to offset childbirth costs. Most hospitals use the 'direct payment system,' meaning the insurer pays the hospital directly and you only pay any remaining balance. Claim deadline: within 2 years of birth.