Kashiwa City Community Newspaper 2022.04.01

Information regarding Covid-19

Contact: Kashiwa City Covid-19 Vaccine Call Center

Phone: 7179-2313 or 7179-2663

Public Health Center Health Promotion Division

Phone: 7128-7252, Fax: 7128-7253

 

Group vaccinations will end on Sunday, May 8

Based on the vaccination rate and group vaccination appointment situation in Kashiwa City, group vaccinations at KOIL Terrace, Nanbu Clean Center and Shonan Health Center will end on the final day in March. Group vaccinations on or after April 1 will be done at Chuo Taiikukan (Chuo Gymnasium) until Sunday, May 8. Vaccinations will continue to be available at medical facilities.

 

Kashiwa City Covid-19 Night Vaccination Center will open

The “Kashiwa City Covid-19 Night Vaccination Center” will be open from April 1 to Sunday, May 8 at the Kashiwa City Medical Center. Please be aware that the Night Emergency Medical Center will be closed from April 1 to Sunday, May 8.

 

■Details

Schedule	7:00pm to 9:00pm Excluding Sundays and public holidays. Reception will close at 8:00pm
Location	Night Emergency Medical Center (in Wellness Kashiwa)
Eligibility	Registered residents of Kashiwa who are 18 years of age and over, and have a 3rd vaccination ticket issued by Kashiwa City
Capacity	48 people per day
Type of vaccine used	Pfizer
Appointment reception schedule	Every Wednesday from 12:30pm, appointments will be accepted for the week after the following week. Appointments are now being accepted for the period from April 1 to Saturday, April 16.

 

Night vaccination appointments can be reserved and cancelled from here

Internet site

Call center

Kashiwa City Covid-19 Vaccine Call Center

Phone: 7179-2313 or 7179-2663

Hours of operation: 8:30am to 5:15pm

 

Same-day cancellations after 5:15pm can be made here

Phone: 080-5545-9411 (until 8:00pm)

Regarding 3rd vaccinations for people aged 12 to 17

In this country, 3rd vaccinations are also being considered for people aged 12 to 17. As part of this course of action, the city is preparing to send out vaccination tickets to people aged 12 to 17 as of April 1, 2022. Additionally, the Pfizer vaccine is scheduled to be used for this age group.

 

Changes to the National Health Insurance premium amount

Contact: Health Insurance and Pension Division – Phone: 7191-2594, Fax: 7167-8103

Starting on April 1, we will lower the basic amount for preschoolers and raise the maximum levy for high-income earners in the National Health Insurance premium. We will also change the number of times and the schedule for the sending out notifications of medical fees.

 

The basic amount for preschoolers will be lowered

The basic amount for preschoolers’ National Health Insurance premiums will be lowered in order to reduce the financial burden on households raising children.

 

Eligibility

Preschool age children who are registered in National Health Insurance.

 

Amount of reduction

Amount obtained by multiplying the basic amount (the amount after reduction if there is reduction for low-income earners) by 5/10

 

■Levied amount after reductions

Classification	50% reduction	Basic amount after reduction for low-income earners
		60% reduction	75% reduction	85% reduction
Medical	12,360yen	9,888yen	6,180yen	3,708yen
Late-stage elderly amount	5,940yen	4,752yen	2,970yen	1,782yen

Regarding the calculation of fractions of insurance premiums, the total amount of medical care and support for the elderly is rounded down to the nearest 100 yen.

Please contact us for more information.

 

The maximum annual insurance amount will be raised for high-income earners

The maximum annual amount for National Health Insurance will be raised to 1,020,000yen.

The number of medical fee notices sent by mail will be changed

Medical fee notices with printed records of hospital visits will be mailed 2 times per year in January and March, and the recipient will be changed to the person who received medical treatment.

 

Infertility treatments will be covered by insurance

Contact: Public Health Center, Community Health Division

Phone: 7167-1257, Fax: 7167-1732

Since infertility treatment will be covered by insurance from this year, as a transitional measure, we will continue to provide subsidies to those who have been receiving specific infertility treatment (IVF / ICSI) since last year.

 

Eligibility

People who meet all of the following criteria

▶Either spouse is a registered resident of Kashiwa City.

▶The relationship is a legal or common-law marriage

▶A physician has diagnosed that there is no chance or an extremely low probability of conception except through specific fertility treatment.

▶Receiving treatment at a specific medical facility.

▶The wife’s age when beginning treatment was 42 years or younger.

▶Treatment began during or before the 2021 fiscal year.

▶Treatment ended in the 2022 fiscal year.

▶The cost of the treatment not covered by insurance was all paid out-of-pocket.

▶The number of treatments did not exceed the city’s fertility treatment subsidy limit of 6 times.

(The subsidy limit is 3 times for people who began treatment from 40 to 42 years of age.

 

Subsidy amount

100,000 yen or 300,000 yen per treatment.

Number of subsidy payments

1 time

Application

By Friday, March 31, complete an application form available at the Community Health Division (Wellness Kashiwa 3rd Flor). Attach the required documents and mail it to 277-0004 Kashiwa-Shita 65－1, Kashiwa City Public Health Center, Community Health Division. You may also submit your application in person. Applications must be received by the deadline.

Applications can also be downloaded from the Kashiwa City website.

The criteria for eligibility may be different depending on the details of the treatment. For more information, please visit the Kashiwa City website or contact us.

▲ Access the city website here

 

 

Additions and changes to cashless payment methods for city taxes, etc.

Contact: Payment Division – Phone: 7167-1122, Fax: 7167-3203

 

Starting on April 1, there will be additions and changes to cashless payment methods for city taxes, etc.

 

 

Smartphone payments

You will be able to pay city taxes, etc. using the “d-harai” smartphone payment app. In order to use this system, you will need to register for the app and charge your account.

 

Processing fee

Free

 

Other

Payments over 300,000 yen or payment slips without a bar code are ineligible for cashless payments.

▲ More information is available here

Credit card payments

Payment of city tax, etc. using a credit card to pay through a computer or smartphone has changed to the “F-REGI” public funds payment method. You can make payments by registering your credit card information through the city website.

Processing fee

110 yen for payment amounts up to 10,000 yen. The fee will increase by 110 yen for each additional 10,000 yen of the payment amount.

Other

The processing fee is not part of the city’s income.

▲ More information is available here

Items that apply to both payment methods

■Applicable city taxes, etc.

Applicable taxes, etc.	Contact
Property tax, urban planning tax, light vehicle tax, city and prefectural tax (normal collection)	Payments Division Phone: 7167-1122 Fax: 7167－3203
National health insurance fees, latter-stage elderly medical insurance fees	Insurance and Pension Division Phone: 7191-2594 Fax: 7167-8103
Nursing care insurance fees	Senior Citizens’ Support Division Phone: 7167-1022, Fax: 7167-1282

For more information on payment methods, etc. please visit the Kashiwa City website or contact us.