Cures for mothers and fathers
A mother/father-child measure is an inpatient medical treatment for mothers and fathers who are burdened or endangered due to their family situation. The measure can also be used by mothers or fathers alone.
The measure is carried out in a facility of the Müttergenesungswerk or a similar facility. You will also live there during the treatment, which is geared to the needs of the mothers and fathers due to their individual stress situation.
The facility is selected by your health insurance company, which must take your wishes into account as far as possible.
The mother/father-child measures usually last three weeks, for children under 14 years of age four to six weeks. They can be repeated at the earliest after four years. If there is a justified medical necessity, an extension or a new benefit can be requested.
Process flow
Check with your health insurance company.
Competent authority
The responsibility lies with your health insurance company.
Requirements
The mother/father-child measure must be prescribed by a doctor. The application and prescription go to the health insurance company for review and approval and, if necessary, are checked by the medical service.
Which documents are required?
The mother/father-child measure must be prescribed by a doctor. The application and prescription go to the health insurance company for review and approval and, if necessary, are checked by the medical service.
What are the fees?
Insured persons who have reached the age of eighteen and take advantage of a mother/father-child measure pay 10.00 euros per calendar day to the institution that forwards the payments to the health insurance company.
If you have little or no income, you can be exempted from the co-payment upon application. Please contact your health insurance company for this.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
Mother/father-child measures can be repeated after four years at the earliest, unless medically necessary.
Processing duration
The health insurance company must decide on an application for benefits quickly:
- at the latest by the expiry of three weeks after receipt of the application, or
- if an expert opinion, in particular from the Medical Service, is obtained, within five weeks of receipt of the application
Legal basis
Applications / forms
Please inquire with your health insurance company or your attending physician.
Appeal
If the health insurance company rejects the benefit, you can file an objection against it. If the objection is not remedied, you can appeal against it to the Social Court.
Technically approved by
Lower Saxony Ministry of Social Affairs, Health and Equality
Professionally released on
07.05.2021
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
