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When you are exempt from the long-term care insurance program

Long-term care insurance is a public social insurance program run by municipal governments to provide long-term care services. Membership is mandatory for those 40 years of age or older. Under the long-term care insurance system, Health Insurance Societies collect long-term care insurance premiums on behalf of the long-term care insurance program from category 2 insured persons who are members of the Society.

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When you are exempt from the long-term care insurance program

Even if you are aged 40 through 64, you will not be an insured person under long-term care insurance if you qualify for any of the exemptions below. Since this affects collection of premiums, please notify the Health Insurance Society if you qualify.

Required documents:
  • Notification of Long-term Care Insurance (Qualification/Disqualification/Departure Overseas/Return from Overseas)
Deadline: At the earliest possible date
Applies to:
  1. Overseas residents (those with no address in Japan)
  2. Non-Japanese residents with visas for less than three months
  3. Persons admitted to exempt facilities
Address inquiries to: Health Insurance Society
How to apply JERA employees

*For address copy:jera_ml@company-sr.com

Where to submit

  • If using JERA-specified correspondence mail (including internal mail)
    Submit to the JERA Health Insurance Society, 25th floor, JERA head office (Nihonbashi)
  • If using regular mail (simple registered mail, etc.)
    103-6125　Nihonbashi Takashimaya Mitsui Building 16F, 5-1, Nihonbashi 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
    To the JERA Health Insurance Society
    • * Any postal fees incurred shall be paid out of pocket.

Persons belonging to related companies
Submit to the person in charge of health insurance at the company

Voluntarily and Continuously Insured Persons
Submit to the Health Insurance Society

Where to submit

103-6125　Nihonbashi Takashimaya Mitsui Building 16F, 5-1, Nihonbashi 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
To the JERA Health Insurance Society

  • * Any postal fees incurred shall be paid out of pocket.
Notes: Additionally, notify the Health Insurance Society if you are no longer eligible for exemption and will become an insured person under long-term care insurance.