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For the medical supervision of occupationally exposed persons in the field of radiation protection, physicians require an authorization.

If you are seeking asylum in Germany and need financial or medical assistance, you can submit an application to the authorities.

If you receive social assistance or basic security and have just had a baby, the social welfare office will bear the costs of counselling sessions.

If you produce, treat or place food on the market as a commercial or employed person, work in kitchens or mass catering facilities, you need a valid certificate from the health authority about infection protection instructions.

Dental services promote the dental health of children and adolescents with age-appropriate programs

Grants that you receive from the Artists' Social Security Fund are finally settled in the following year.

If you are not only self-employed as an artist or journalist but also carry out other activities or receive social benefits, you must report this to the Künstlersozialkasse.

If you pay too much into your pension insurance, you will receive a refund.

If you are subject to compulsory insurance or entitled to a subsidy via the artists' social security fund, you will receive proof of your insurance for each year.

You can take advantage of health examinations for your children. In this way, a child's general state of health and age-appropriate development are regularly examined by a doctor. Possible problems or abnormalities can be detected and treated at an early stage.

The Infection Protection Act prescribes the reporting of certain pathogens as well as vaccination damage by physicians and laboratories.

Persons without health insurance who only receive short-term subsistence assistance may be entitled to health assistance.

As an artist or publicist, you can register for social security via the Artists’ Social Security Fund (KSK).

If your income or assets are not sufficient to cover your necessary living expenses, you will also receive subsidies for health insurance and long-term care insurance contributions under certain conditions in accordance with § 32 SGB XII.

If you have statutory health insurance, you can insure your children and your spouse or partner free of charge under certain conditions. You submit the application to your statutory health insurance fund.

Outpatient or inpatient preventive care can help you avert the threat of illness or the need for long-term care. You apply for the preventive care benefit from your health insurance fund.

Has your professional situation changed in such a way that you expect a different income from your self-employed artistic or journalistic work? Then you need to adjust your income estimate with the Artists' Social Insurance Fund.

You are free to choose and change your statutory health insurance fund under certain conditions.

If you cannot work because your child is ill, you can get children's sickness benefit from your statutory health insurance fund. Under certain conditions, you can transfer the children's sickness benefit days to your partner.

The purpose of preventive dental care is to examine the teeth and oral cavity in detail in order to be able to detect and treat possible dental, oral and jaw diseases at an early stage.

If you file a complaint about associations of statutory health insurance physicians and dentists with the competent supervisory authority, the latter will investigate the conduct of the associations as part of its legal supervision for potential violations of the law and work towards their rectification.

If you have statutory health and long-term care insurance through the Künstlersozialkasse, you can change your health insurance fund under certain conditions.

If your personal data changes, you must inform the Künstlersozialkasse. You should also inform the Künstlersozialkasse if your contact details change or expand.

If you stay or work abroad for a longer period of time, this may affect your German social insurance. You must notify the Künstlersozialkasse of any change in your situation in good time.

Do you receive a pension from the statutory pension insurance? Then this has an effect on your insurance status in the artists' social insurance.

If you change the legal form of your activity or the activity itself, this may affect your obligation to be insured with the Künstlersozialkasse (KSK).

If you are unable to work due to illness or pregnancy and receive compensation from another source, you do not have to pay social security contributions via the Artists' Social Security Fund.

If you are insured through the artists' social security fund, you must submit an annual income estimate.

If you have voluntary or private health insurance, you can apply for a subsidy for your health insurance.

Insured persons can inquire with their health insurance company about the possibilities of prevention. The health insurance companies provide quality-assured offers.

Did you provide your photo for the electronic health card (eGK) more than 10 years ago? Then your health insurance company may ask you to submit a new photo.

Those who have a minor job earning less than EUR 450 are not subject to health insurance.

As a rule, you will receive your electronic health card (eGK) automatically from your health insurance company. If you have lost your eGK or it is defective, apply for a new eGK from your health insurance company.

If you become subject to compulsory insurance in the statutory health insurance, you can be exempted from this in certain cases. You submit the application to your statutory health insurance fund.

The health insurance company covers the costs of screening examinations and tests that are necessary during pregnancy.

The purpose of preventive dental care is to examine the teeth and oral cavity in detail in order to be able to detect and treat possible dental, oral and jaw diseases at an early stage.

You can take advantage of health examinations for your children. In this way, a child's general state of health and age-appropriate development are regularly examined by a doctor. Possible problems or abnormalities can be detected and treated at an early stage.