Chiba City subsidizes part of the cost of specific infertility treatment (in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection) . Application deadline (please be sure to check!) … Expansion details
Before expansion (treatment completed by December 31, 2nd year of Reiwa) After expansion (treatment completed after 1st, 1st, 3rd year of Reiwa)
Maximum amount of subsidy (male infertility)
300,000 yen only for the first time 150,000 yen after the second time

Chiba City Specified Infertility Treatment Expenses Subsidy Project

Chiba City subsidizes part of the cost of specific infertility treatment (in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection).

Information on Chiba City Specified Infertility Treatment Expenses Subsidy Program

Information on Chiba City Specified Infertility Treatment Expenses Subsidy Program

We will expand the content of the subsidy from the treatments that ended on or after January 1, 3rd year of Reiwa .

Expansion contents

	Before expansion(Treatment completed by December 31, 2nd year of Reiwa)	After expansion(Treatment completed after 1st, 1st, 3rd year of Reiwa)
Income restrictions	The total income of the couple is less than 7.3 million yen	none
Maximum amount of subsidy (specific infertility)	300,000 yen only for the first time150,000 yen from the second time onwards(Treatment stages C and F are 75,000 yen )* Additional subsidies are available depending on the conditions.	300,000 yen once(Treatment stages C and F are 100,000 yen )
Maximum amount of subsidy (male infertility)	300,000 yen only for the first time150,000 yen from the second time onwards	300,000 yen once
Number of grants	Up to 6 times in a lifetime(Up to 3 times if the wife’s age at the start of treatment is 40 to 43 years old)	Up to 6 times per child( Up to 3 times per child if the wife’s age at the start of treatment is between 40 and 43 years old )
Marriage relationship	For legally married couples	Law marriage, common-law marriage target is a couple of

Target person’s requirements

The doctor has diagnosed that there is no or very little chance of becoming pregnant depending on the treatment other than the specific fertility treatment.
The age of the wife on the first day of the treatment period is less than 43 years.
Received specific infertility treatment at a designated medical institution.
One or both of the couples have an address in the city.
Being a married couple who is legally married or has a common-law marriage at the start of treatment.

Grant details

Treatments completed after January 1, 3rd year of Reiwa are eligible.

Stage: Treatment content	Maximum amount of subsidy
A: Perform fresh embryo transfer	300,000 yen
B: Perform frozen embryo transfer	300,000 yen
D: Due to poor physical condition, the transplantation is uncertain and the treatment is completed.	300,000 yen
E: Unable to inseminate or discontinue due to abnormal fertilization such as embryo division stoppage, degeneration, and polysperm insemination.	300,000 yen
C: Thaw previously frozen embryos and perform embryo transfer	100,000 yen
F: Eggs were collected, but no eggs were obtained, or eggs in good condition could not be obtained, so the process was discontinued.	100,000 yen
Male infertility treatment	300,000 yen

Male infertility treatment

Surgery to collect sperm from the testis or epididymis, which is performed as part of specific infertility treatment, is targeted (however, it is not applicable when the treatment stage is “C”).

Reiwa 3rd year is applicable when specific infertility treatment is performed using sperm collected and frozen in male infertility treatment after April 1, 2nd year of Reiwa.
As a general rule, we do not subsidize only male infertility treatment. However, if male infertility treatment is performed before egg collection but sperm cannot be obtained or sperm in good condition cannot be obtained and treatment is discontinued, the subsidy will be applied. In that case, the requirement is that the wife’s age be less than 43 years old, and the number of applications is counted as one.

Number of grants

Wife’s age at the start of initial treatment	Under 40 years old	40-42 years old	43 years old and over
Total number of grants	43 years old * Until 3 years oldUp to 6 times in total	43 years old * Until 3 years oldUp to 3 times in total	Not eligible for subsidy

* 1 The number of grants includes the grants received by other local governments.

* 2 Even if the maximum number of treatments is not reached, the subsidy will not be applied if the wife’s age on the first day of the treatment period is 43 years or older.

* 3 Treatments started when the wife’s age is 43 years or older are not eligible for the subsidy.

About resetting the number of grants

After receiving a grant of specific infertility treatment costs furtherance business (including subsidies received by other local governments), if you gave birth to the case that led to the stillbirth to 12 weeks gestation or later , to reset the grant number, which has received so far I can.

About resetting the number of grants (PDF: 88KB)

The maximum number of grants after a reset is determined by the age of the wife on the treatment start date of the application that received the grant for the first time after the birth of the child.

The age of the wife on the treatment start date of the application for the first time after the birth of a child, etc.	Maximum number of grants
Under 40 years old	Up to 6 times in total
40-42 years old	Up to 3 times in total
43 years old and over	Not eligible for subsidy

Required documents for resetting the number of grants

If you wish to reset the number of subsidies due to childbirth (or stillbirth), please enter the “Birth (stillbirth) date” in the reset column for the number of subsidies in the application form and submit the following documents.

Reset the number of times due to childbirth	Reset the number of times due to stillbirth (after 12 weeks)
A copy of the family register(Those within 3 months from issuance, original)	One of the followingA copy of the stillbirth reportA copy of the “Childbirth Status” page of the Maternal and Child Health Handbook

Regarding the handling in the 3rd year of Reiwa due to the spread of infection with the new coronavirus

Relaxing age requirements

Dated April 9, 2nd year of Reiwa “Handling of” Specific treatment support project for people suffering from infertility “in 2nd year of Reiwa due to the spread of infection with the new coronavirus”(Link to external site)If you postpone treatment for a certain period of time from the viewpoint of preventing infection with the new coronavirus, the age requirement of some people will be relaxed for a limited time.

About the target person

If you are a married couple whose wife is 42 years old as of March 31, 2nd year of Reiwa and postponed treatment from the viewpoint of preventing infection with the new coronavirus in 2nd year of Reiwa, “My wife is 44 years old. If “until the day before the date of reaching” and “treatment starts after April 1, 2nd year of Reiwa and ends by March 31st, 4th year of Reiwa”, the subsidy will be applied.

* Not applicable if you are already 43 years old as of March 31, 2nd year of Reiwa.

About the total number of subsidies

If the wife is 39 years old as of March 31, 2nd year of Reiwa, and the treatment is postponed from the viewpoint of preventing infection with the new coronavirus in 2nd year of Reiwa, “when receiving the first subsidy” If the wife’s age on the first day of the treatment period is less than 41 years old and “the initial treatment is started after April 1, 2nd year of Reiwa and ends by March 31st, 4th year of Reiwa”, the total number of subsidies Is handled 6 times.

* If you are already 40 years old as of March 31, 2nd year of Reiwa, the total number of grants will be 3 times.

Target treatment

In vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection treated at a designated medical institution (see below). However, infertility treatment by donating sperm and eggs other than the couple and pregnancy / childbirth by a third party other than the couple are excluded.

Treatment stage of in vitro fertilization / intracytoplasmic sperm injection and scope of subsidy (PDF: 84KB)

Designated medical institution

Designated medical institution in Chiba city (PDF: 63KB)(Open in a new window)

Designated medical institution in Chiba prefecture (PDF: 120KB)(Open in a new window)

* Based on the format set by the government, we received a report from the designated medical institution about the personnel and treatment costs of the designated medical institution in Chiba prefecture , and received a report from the designated medical institution, and the Chiba prefecture homepage.(Link to external site)(Open in a new window)Information is disclosed at. Please contact each medical institution for details such as costs and treatment policies.* You can apply if the medical institution is designated by another prefecture, government-designated city, or core city as a specific fertility treatment cost subsidy project.

Designated medical institutions nationwide(Link to external site)

Information on application deadline

As a general rule, within the year to which the day when one treatment is completed belongs (until March 31 *).

Please note that the application cannot be accepted after the application deadline.

* If March 31 is a Saturday / Sunday or a national holiday, it will be until the nearest Friday before that.

* “The day when one treatment is completed” means the day when the pregnancy is judged or the day when the treatment is unavoidably finished at the judgment of the doctor. It is not the day when I decided to finish fertility treatment.

Documents required for application

There may be documents that need to be submitted other than the following, or documents that can be omitted for the second and subsequent applications of the year. Please contact the health section of the application in advance.

Chiba City Specified Infertility Treatment Expenses Subsidy Project Application Form (Form No. 1) (PDF: 259KB)

Chiba City Specified Infertility Treatment Expenses Subsidy Program Consultation Certificate (Form No. 2) (PDF: 212KB)Chiba City Specified Infertility Treatment Expenses Subsidy Program Consultation Certificate (for Male Infertility Treatment) (Form No. 2-2) (PDF: 102KB)* Even if you have requested the medical institution to create it in the previous format, you can still submit it.

Receipt issued by medical institution (original)* If the original receipt is not attached, the grant cannot be provided.If you have a separate statement, please submit it as well.* If you are applying for treatment that was completed between April and December, please apply before filing your tax return with the tax office. (Since the amount of subsidy is not eligible for medical expenses deduction, if you apply after filing your tax return, you will need to file an amendment.)

Resident’s card (original, relationship description, within 3 months from issuance, household’s, my number not stated)* In the case of a married couple’s household, one copy is required for each.

Documents certifying the couple’s incomeThose who apply after April 1, 3rd year of Reiwa are not required, but those who fall under the following are required to submit documents certifying their income.　If you have postponed treatment for a certain period of time from the viewpoint of preventing infection with the new coronavirus and your age is 39 or 42 as of March 31, 2nd year of Reiwa, submit one of the following documents for each couple. I need one by one.Municipal tax / prefectural tax income certificate (If you are a transferee, you may need a certificate of your previous address)Notification of determination of municipal tax / prefectural tax special collection tax amount related to salary income, etc.Municipal tax / prefectural tax payment notice (attach the statement)* The income certificate will be issued around June 10th every year (in the case of payroll deduction, around May 15th).* The withholding slip and final tax return (copy) are not documents to prove. Please be careful.

Items that can confirm the bank account to be transferred (passbook, etc.)

Seal (stamp not allowed)

A copy of the family register (within 3 months from issuance, the date of marriage is known, the original)Those who correspond to the following are requiredThose who apply for the first time in Chiba CityIf the couple is in a different household (including if either of them lives overseas) (submit each time you apply)If the head of the household is other than the target couple) (submission is required for each application)Common-law marriage (requires a copy of both family registers).* In addition, if one of the couples is a foreign national, etc., and the relationship between the couple cannot be confirmed unless the family register is registered, submission is required.

Common-law marriage petition (Form No. 9) (PDF: 59KB)Common-law couples are required to submit.If you are a married couple, please state the reason as well.

Application destination

The application is from the Health Division of your ward.

Ward	telephone number	address
Central Health and Welfare Center Health Division	043-221-2581	4-5-1 Central, Chuo-ku
Hanamigawa Health and Welfare Center Health Division	043-275-6295	1-1 Mizuho, Hanamigawa-ku
Inage Health and Welfare Center Health Division	043-284-6493	4-12-4 Anagawa, Inage Ward
Wakaba Health and Welfare Center Health Division	043-233-8191	2-19-1 Kaizuka, Wakaba-ku
Midori Health and Welfare Center Health Division	043-292-2620	226-1 Kamatoricho, Midori-ku
Mihama Health and Welfare Center Health Division	043-270-2213	5-15-2 Masago, Mihama-ku

Infertility specialist consultation center

For those who are suffering from infertility or recurrent miscarriage, doctors and midwives provide medical consultations, consultations on mental problems, and information.
Consultation requires a telephone reservation.
For details, infertility expert consultation center to

About balancing work and fertility treatment

According to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, 16% of employees are leaving their jobs because they cannot balance work and fertility treatment. It is important to deepen the understanding in the workplace about balancing work and fertility treatment and to create a comfortable working environment (Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare website).(Link to external site)(Open in a new window)The “Fertility Treatment Contact Card” (Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare) is intended to be used when informing companies that they are undergoing fertility treatment or when using a system to support both their own work and fertility treatment. home page)(Link to external site)(Open in a new window)there is. Please use it as a tool to connect employees who balance work and fertility treatment with companies and workplaces.

Leaflet “To support the balance between work and infertility treatment-Please understand the employees who receive infertility treatment while working-” (Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare website)(Link to external site)