Benefits 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.
However, in such cases, additional benefits will not be paid.
Benefits after you leave your employer
In some cases, persons who have been continuously insured for at least one year before leaving employment may be eligible to receive Injury and Sickness Allowance, the Childbirth and Childcare Lump-Sum Grant, Maternity Allowance, and funeral expenses, even after losing their eligibility (i.e., after leaving their employer). (In such cases, benefits will be paid to the insured person, not to dependents.)
However, in such cases, additional benefits will not be paid.
| Benefit type | Benefit details |
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| Injury and Sickness Allowance | If you were receiving Injury and Sickness Allowance or met the requirements to receive the Injury and Sickness Allowance at the time you left your employer and you remain unable to work due to treatment of the sickness or injury, you are eligible to receive the allowance for up to 18 months from the date on which payment of the allowance began.
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| Maternity Allowance | If you were receiving Maternity Allowance or met the requirements to receive the Maternity Allowance at the time you left your employer, you are eligible to continue receiving the allowance through the end of the period for which the allowance would normally be paid. |
| Childbirth and Childcare Lump-Sum Grant | If you give birth within six months after leaving your employer, you will remain eligible to receive the Childbirth and Childcare Lump-Sum Grant. (This allowance will not be paid if you receive an equivalent allowance from your current health insurance as of the date of childbirth.) |
| Funeral Expenses/Funeral Costs | Funeral Expenses/Funeral Costs will be paid for death meeting the following conditions:
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