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After you leave your employer

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

Returning health insurance cards or Eligibility Verification Certificate
Joining the Voluntarily and Continuously Insured Persons Medical Care System
Joining the Special-Case Retired Persons Medical Care System
If you want a certificate to join National Health Insurance or another insurance plan

Returning health insurance cards or Eligibility Verification Certificate

Documents to attach
Eligibility to join	Insured person (employee) If the symbol starts with "1".
Application Form	Health insurance card or Eligibility Verification Certificate Attach the document if the insured person and dependent(s) have either of the above documents. (See here if the health insurance card or Eligibility Verification Certificate is lost and cannot be returned.)
Deadline	Within five days from the date of loss of eligibility
Submit documents to	Your employer’s health insurance contact (e.g., General Affairs, Labor Management)
Others	If a former member of the Hitachi Health Insurance Society undergoes examination or treatment at a medical care institution or other such facility on or after the date of loss of eligibility (i.e., the day after the date of separation) as a Society member, the former insured person will be billed for the portion paid by the Society as unqualified examination or treatment costs. Promptly return all health insurance cards or Eligibility Verification Certificates after loss of eligibility to prevent unintended use.
Address inquiries to	[About health insurance cards or Eligibility Verification Certificates] Operations (Application) Hitachi health insurance society　 TEL 03-4554-3020 [Billing for medical expenses] Operations (Benefits) Hitachi health insurance society　 TEL 03-4554-3030

Joining the Voluntarily and Continuously Insured Persons Medical Care System

Eligibility to join	Insured person (employee) If the symbol starts with "1".
Application Form	Application support system Application Form for Certification as Voluntarily and Continuously Insured Persons （Connect to Hitachi Group Intranet.）
Application Form	If you are unable to use the application support system Application for Eligibility, Approval Notice, and Pre-Application Check Sheet for Voluntarily and Continuously Insured Persons Example
Documents to attach	Approval notice Request form for automatic debiting of health insurance premiums Required only if requesting automatic debiting as the method of paying health insurance premiums * See the Pre-Application Check Sheet output along with the application form for instructions on obtaining the documents to be attached, precautions, and other information.
Deadline	Within 20 days after the day after the date of separation (within 20 days from the date of loss of eligibility)
Submit documents to	Operations (Application) Hitachi Health Insurance Society Higashi-Ochanomizu Building, 2-29, Kanda Awaji-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0063
Others	See “After you leave your employer: Medical care insurance available after leaving your employer” before applying. (This explains the systems available and provides a simulation of insurance premiums.)
Address inquiries to	Operations (Application) Hitachi health insurance society　 TEL 03-4554-3020

Joining the Special-Case Retired Persons Medical Care System

Eligibility to join	Insured person (employee) If the symbol starts with "1".
Application Form	Application support system Application for Eligibility as Special-Case Retired Insured Persons （Connect to Hitachi Group Intranet.）
Application Form	If you are unable to use the application support system Application for Eligibility, Approval Notice, Pre-Application Check Sheet, and Annuity Certificate (Sample) for Special-Case Retired Insured Persons Example
Documents to attach	Approval notice Request form for automatic debiting of health insurance premiums Certificate of residence Showing all members (including family members) and omitting permanent domicile and Individual Number A copy of National Pension/Employees’ Pension Insurance annuity certificate (1) If you are already receiving a pension, a copy of the Notice of Determination of Pension / Notice of Change in Payment Amount, Notice of Pension Transfer, or Notice of Revision of Pension Amount is acceptable. (2) If you are currently applying to receive a pension, a copy of the Receipt of Pension Claim Form issued by the pension office is acceptable. (3) If you plan to begin applying to receive a pension in the future, a copy of the Pension Claim Form sent by post from the Japan Pension Service is acceptable. [Note] The document under (3) is not available in a case of accelerated receipt (at age 64 or younger). * See the Pre-Application Check Sheet output along with the application form for instructions on obtaining the documents to attach, precautions, and other information.
Deadline	Promptly after retirement
Submit documents to	Operations (Application) Hitachi Health Insurance Society Higashi-Ochanomizu Building, 2-29, Kanda Awaji-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0063
Others	See “After you leave your employer: Medical care insurance available after leaving your employer” before applying. (This explains the systems available and provides a simulation of insurance premiums.) In principle, if you are aged 64 or younger at the time of retirement, you cannot join the system from the day after the retirement date. (This excludes cases of accelerated pension receipt). If you meet the conditions for joining the Special-Case Retired Persons Medical Care System, you can join the system after losing eligibility as a Voluntarily and Continuously Insured Person of the Hitachi Health Insurance Society or as a member of another health insurance society. To do so, contact the contact point indicated below. * You will need to attach other documents in addition to those described above.
Address inquiries to	Operations (Application) Hitachi health insurance society　 TEL 03-4554-3020

If you want a certificate to join National Health Insurance or another insurance plan

If you want a certificate of loss of eligibility as an insured person