noun
Eligibility Certificate for Ceiling-Amount Application
An official document in the Japanese health insurance system that allows patients to cap their out-of-pocket medical expenses at a predetermined monthly limit.
高額な医療費がかかる場合、限度額適用認定証を提示すると窓口での支払いが限度額までになります。
When facing high medical costs, presenting the Eligibility Certificate for Ceiling-Amount Application limits your payment at the counter to the ceiling amount.
The broader system under which the certificate is used; 限度額適用認定証 is the physical certificate that facilitates the application of this system at the point of care.
Compound of 限度額 (limit amount), 適用 (application), and 認定証 (certificate). A technical term from the Japanese health insurance system.