| Law or regulation | Date of designation |
|---|---|
| Health insurance-covered medical institution under the Health Insurance Act | May 1, 1988 |
| Medical care institution under the National Health Insurance Act | May 1, 1988 |
| Emergency medical facility under the Fire Service Act | February 21, 1985 |
| Medical institution under the Public Assistance Act | February 1, 1982 |
| Medical institution under the Act on Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Medical Care for Patients with Infectious Diseases | September 7, 1970 |
| Medical institution under the Workmen’s Accident Compensation Insurance Act | April 1, 1957 |
| Medical institution under the Local Public Service Accident Compensation Act | April 30, 1959 |
| Medical institution under the Atomic Bomb Survivors’ Assistance Act | February 1, 1961 |
| esignated nursing medical institution under the Maternal and Child Health Act | September 25, 1959 |
| Medical treatment benefits under the Act on Special Aid to the Wounded and Sick Retired Soldiers | December 25, 1956 |
| Designated self-reliance support medical institution under the Services and Supports for Persons with Disabilities Act | April 1, 2006 |
| Diseases under the Act on Medical Care for Patients with Intractable Diseases | |
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| Research project for treatment of specific diseases (designated by the Hokkaido Government) | |
| Hemolytic anemia | October 1, 1977 |
| Sudden deafness | October 1, 1977 |
| Abnormalities in steroid hormone production | October 1, 1977 |
| Sjögren’s syndrome | October 1, 1983 |
| Intractable hepatitis (excluding fulminant hepatitis and viral hepatitis B/C) | April 1, 2005 |
| Research project for treatment of specific chronic diseases in childhood (medical institution designated by the Hokkaido Government and the City of Sapporo) | |
| Malignant neoplasm | January 1, 2015 |
| Chronic kidney disease | January 1, 2015 |
| Chronic respiratory disease | January 1, 2015 |
| Chronic heart disease | January 1, 2015 |
| Endocrine disease | January 1, 2015 |
| Collagen disease | January 1, 2015 |
| Diabetes | January 1, 2015 |
| Congenital metabolic disorder | January 1, 2015 |
| Hematologic diseases including hemophilia and immune disorders | January 1, 2015 |
| Neuromuscular diseases | January 1, 2015 |
| Chronic digestive diseases | January 1, 2015 |
| Research project for treatment of specific chronic diseases in childhood (designated by the Hokkaido Government) | |
| Bone diseases | April 1, 2006 |
| Liver diseases | April 1, 2006 |
| Special project to promote treatment for hepatitis (designated by the National Government) | |
| Hepatitis B/C (interferon) | April 1, 2008 |
| Hepatitis B (nucleoside analog therapy) | April 1, 2010 |
| Medical benefit project to prevent the progress of viral hepatitis and for patients with serious Hashimoto’s disease (designated by the Hokkaido Government) | |
| Viral hepatitis | October 1, 2005 |
| Hashimoto’s disease | October 1, 2005 |
| Research project for treatment of congenital blood coagulation factor disorders (designated by the Hokkaido Government) | |
| Congenital blood coagulation factor deficiency | January 1, 1990 |
| HIV infection transmitted by the administration of a blood coagulation factor preparation | January 1, 1990 |
| Other public expenditures | |
| Health checkup for pregnant women and babies (Hokkaido Government, City of Sapporo) | April 1, 1970 |
| Preeclampsia (Hokkaido Government, City of Sapporo) | April 1, 1970 |
| Medical care for infants (Hokkaido Government, City of Sapporo, City of Ebetsu) | September 1, 1973 August 1, 1993 |
| Medical care for single-parent families (Hokkaido Government, City of Sapporo) | October 1, 2004 |
| Medical care for people with severe physical disabilities (Hokkaido Government, City of Sapporo) | April 1, 1973 |
| Medical care for children in foster care (Hokkaido Government, City of Sapporo) | June 1, 1967 |
| Medical care for diseases peculiar to school children (City of Sapporo) | April 1, 1980 |
| Medical care services for older senior citizens | April 1, 2008 |
| Special Measures Act on the Payment of Benefits for People Infected with a Specific Hepatitis B Virus | April 1, 2012 |









