On the 22nd, NTT Docomo will end the handling of “health insurance card (health insurance card), etc.” as “personal identification documents” when making a new mobile phone contract in the middle of May.
Documents included in the health insurance card (health insurance card), etc. include health insurance card, single-parent household (motherless family), etc. medical expenses recipient certificate, welfare medical expenses recipient certificate, long-term care insurance Certificate of Qualification Long-term care insurance card, student health insurance card (National Health Insurance), medical insurance card for the elderly, etc.
The reason for the termination of handling is the increase in unintended “unauthorized contract conclusions and unauthorized use, etc.” From mid-May onwards, you can still use your driver’s license, My Number card, physical disability certificate, mental disability health and welfare certificate (disability certificate), rehabilitation certificate, etc.
The government plans to abolish the current health insurance card by the fall of 2024 and integrate it into a “minor health insurance card” that is integrated with the My Number card. As of March 12, the number of applications for My Number cards was 94.99 million, accounting for 75.4% of the population, and the number of issued cards was 81.59 million. There were 53.12 million users registered as health insurance cards, or 65.1% of the number of issued cards.