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Medical rehabilitation benefits in accordance with SGB IX Approval to avoid the need for long-term care and reduced earning capacity

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In the event of an insured event, you will receive medical benefits, among other things, if there is no other way of maintaining your earning capacity or avoiding the need for care.
After the occurrence of an insured event, the accident insurance institutions have the task of restoring your ability to work by all appropriate means.


Treatment can be provided on an outpatient or inpatient basis.

You will receive all benefits that are necessary for your care. This includes, for example

- Medical treatment

- Nursing care

- Supply of medicines, dressings, remedies and aids

- Treatment in hospitals and rehabilitation facilities

Health impairments that require special accident medical treatment are treated in special facilities.

All these services are coordinated in a targeted manner with the treating doctors, physiotherapists and you as part of rehabilitation management and are supervised by the rehabilitation manager of the responsible accident insurance institution.

Who should I contact?

Please contact your responsible accident insurance institution.

Requirements

The treatment goal (maintaining the ability to work or avoiding the need for long-term care) cannot be achieved without medical rehabilitation.

Which documents are required?

Please contact your responsible accident insurance institution.

What are the fees?

None

Process flow

An insured event that leads to incapacity for work of more than three calendar days must be reported by the company to the relevant employers' liability insurance association or accident insurance fund.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

Please contact your responsible accident insurance institution.

Processing duration

Please contact your responsible accident insurance institution.

Further information

Statutory accident insurance is a branch of German social insurance. Employers are obliged by law to insure employees against accidents at work, on the way to and from work and against occupational illness.

Legal basis

§§ Sections 26, 27 ff of the Seventh Book of the German Social Code (SGB VII)

Source: Serviceportal Niedersachsen (Portalverbund des Bundes und der Länder)

Further Links

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