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Illness

Do you need help quickly in a medical emergency? Or do you need assistance with a difficult life situation? Here you will find information about services and contact people for everything from doctors’ visits to emergency rescue to addiction counselling.

There are 64 services for Illness

AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections Counseling

Information and advice on AIDS and sexually transmitted infections can be obtained from the competent authorities. The consultation is confidential, anonymous and free of charge...
Addiction counselling

Addiction is first and foremost a disease and requires treatment just like any other disease. In Lower Saxony, there are numerous addiction counseling centers that provide help....
Aid for the continuation of the budget Authorization

Assistance for the continuation of the budget is granted if the continuation of a budget is at risk. The service content includes personal care and the performance of...
Ambulance transport

This qualified ambulance transport is generally ensured by the ground-based rescue service of the municipal authorities and partly supplemented by companies and aid...
Apply for children's sickness benefit for those with statutory health insurance and transfer children's sickness benefit days to another parent

If you are unable to work due to your child's illness, you can receive child sickness benefit from your statutory health insurance company. Under certain conditions, you can...
Apply for compensation under the Infection Protection Act for childcare

Your child is affected by a school or daycare closure and you can no longer work because of it? Find out here how you will be reimbursed for loss of earnings.
Apply for compensation under the Infection Protection Act for uncovered operating costs

Have you had to close your business or practice due to a ban on activity or quarantine? Here you will find information on how to reimburse ongoing uncovered operating costs.
Apply for domestic help from the statutory health insurance

If you are temporarily unable to manage your household on your own due to a serious illness, a cure or during a hospital stay, you are entitled to domestic help under certain...
Apply for family insurance in the statutory health insurance

If you have statutory health insurance, you can also insure your children and your spouse or partner free of charge under certain conditions. You submit the application to your...
Apply for medical rehabilitation at the expense of pension insurance

You can receive medical rehabilitation from the pension insurance if your earning capacity is impaired by illness or disability.
Apply for orthodontic treatment and reimbursement of the co-payment for orthodontic treatment from the statutory health insurance company

Under certain conditions, statutory health insurance companies cover the costs of medically necessary orthodontic treatment for children and adolescents. You can get your own...
Apply for outpatient or inpatient hospice care from the statutory health insurance company

People who suffer from a severe, incurable and advanced disease and have only a short life expectancy can make use of outpatient or inpatient hospice services under certain...
Apply for reimbursement of the costs of remedies in the statutory accident insurance

In the event of an accident at work or a recognised occupational disease, you can submit receipts for the assumption of the costs of therapeutic products in the statutory...
Apply for stress testing and occupational therapy from the statutory health insurance company

Have you had a serious physical or mental illness or an accident and do not know if and when you will be able to return to work? Your health insurance will cover the costs of...
Applying for home nursing care for persons with statutory health insurance

If you need a qualified caregiver at home due to illness, you can apply for home nursing care from your statutory health insurance fund. For this you need a doctor's prescription.
Applying for replacement care in the social long-term care insurance

If your private caregiver is unable to care for you due to vacation or illness, your nursing care fund will pay the costs of replacement in certain cases.
Applying for sickness benefit as an insured person

The sickness benefit is intended to compensate the insured person * for the loss of earnings. The duration and amount of sickness benefit are prescribed by law. In the event...
Applying for transitional allowance for people with disabilities

As a person with disabilities, you can receive transitional allowance to secure your livelihood if you participate in certain educational measures.
Benefits in the event of sterilisation required by illness

The statutory health insurance companies cover the costs of medically necessary sterilization.
Choose or change statutory health insurance

You are free to choose and change your statutory health insurance company under certain conditions.
Compensation for damage to civilian service: Granting

Attention: The content of this service is no longer up-to-date. An update is currently being carried out by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. Civilian service is the most...
Compensation for disabled military service: grant

Did you suffer a military service injury during your membership of the Bundeswehr? Then you can receive benefits under the Soldiers' Benefits Act upon application. Pension...
Cures for mothers and fathers

Under certain conditions, mothers and fathers are entitled to a mother/father-child measure from their health insurance company.
Drug and addiction counselling

Addiction is first and foremost a disease and requires treatment just like any other disease. Almost every city has counselling centres for people with addiction problems....
Emergency rescue assurance

Emergency rescue is mainly provided by the ground-based rescue service and supplemented by the country's air ambulance. Ensuring that the population is supplied with emergency...
Guide dog for the blind

Blind or severely visually impaired people can apply for a guide dog as an aid.
Home health care services for persons with statutory accident insurance

You will receive home nursing care from your employers' liability insurance association or accident insurance fund to replace or shorten a hospital stay.
Home nursing care for persons with statutory accident insurance
Hospital treatment

As an insured person, you are entitled to hospital treatment. The treatment is carried out on a fully inpatient basis if the treatment goal cannot be achieved by partial, pre-...
Intended for deletion - Benefits for medical rehabilitation according to SGB IX Approval to avoid the need for long-term care and restrictions on earning capacity

After the occurrence of an insured event (accident at work, commuting accident, occupational disease), the statutory accident insurance covers the costs of the necessary medical...
Intended for deletion - Services for medical rehabilitation according to SGB IX Approval for the prevention of disabilities and chronic illnesses

People with disabilities and people at risk of disability are entitled to medical rehabilitation.
Measures for the detection and prevention of dental diseases for persons with health insurance Authorisation

Dental care serves to examine 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.
Medical and dental treatment for provision covered by statutory accident insurance

In the event of accidents at work or an occupational disease, accident insurance covers the costs of medical, dental or accident medical treatment instead of health insurance.
Medical rehabilitation benefits for persons covered by health insurance

Rehabilitation can help you to avoid the permanent onset of a disability or need for care or to cope better with the consequences.
Medical treatment for persons with health insurance

People with statutory health insurance are entitled to medical treatment.
Medical treatment for war victims

As an impaired person (so-called injured person), you will receive medical treatment for damage to health that has been recognized as a result of an injury or has been caused by...
Medicines and dressings for people with health insurance

Persons with health insurance are entitled to the supply of pharmacy-only medicines and to the supply of bandages.
Medicines and dressings for persons covered by statutory accident insurance Assumption of costs

In the event of accidents at work or an occupational disease, accident insurance covers the costs of medicines and dressings instead of health insurance.
Operating and domestic help from the Agricultural Health Insurance Fund Granting

You can receive benefits from the Agricultural Health Insurance Fund (LKK) for company and domestic help if you are absent due to illness, hospital treatment, preventive or...
Participate in the prevention program "RV Fit" of the German Pension Insurance

If you are employed and experience the first impairments or complaints, the German Pension Insurance offers you a free training program with elements of exercise, nutrition and...
Prevention benefits for insured persons

Insured persons can inquire with their health insurance company about the possibilities of prevention. The health insurance companies provide quality-assured offers.
Provision of medical treatment for war victims

As an impaired person (so-called injured person), you will receive medical treatment upon request for damage to health that has been recognized as a result of an injury or has...
Psychiatric institution (closed) - Accommodation

People suffering from a serious mental illness or disability may be forcibly committed to a closed psychiatric institution if they pose a present significant danger to...
Receive child injury benefit from the statutory accident insurance

Your child had an accident in kindergarten or school and therefore needs to be cared for by you at home? Then you can receive child injury benefit under certain conditions.
Receive injury benefits from the statutory accident insurance

If you are unable to work due to an accident at work or an occupational disease, you will receive injury benefit.
Receiving transitional benefit due to occupational disease for persons with statutory accident insurance

If you are no longer working due to an occupational disease, you can receive a transitional benefit from the statutory accident insurance.
Reimburse the costs of treatment in hospitals and rehabilitation facilities for those with statutory accident insurance

If you have an accident or illness in connection with your work, the statutory accident insurance will pay for the medical treatment.
Remedies for health insurers Financing

Insured persons of the statutory health insurance are entitled to medically necessary remedies.
Remedies for those with statutory accident insurance

In the event of an accident at work or an occupational disease, accident insurance covers the costs of remedies instead of health insurance.
Report an accident at work, on the way to work or at school with the statutory accident insurance

If a work, commute or school accident has occurred in your company or facility, you must report it to your responsible employers' liability insurance association or accident...
Report suspected side effects and damage to health caused by medicines, vaccines or tissue preparations

By reporting suspected cases of side effects or vaccine complications to the authorities, you help to make medicines and vaccines safer.
Self-help groups

For many problems of health care and coping with illness-related, disease-causing and stressful life situations, you can benefit as an affected person or relative from a...
Sickness assistance according to §40 SGB VIII
Sickness assistance for children, adolescents, young adults and single parents with children in shared living arrangements

Children or adolescents in foster families or in inpatient facilities for children and youth welfare are entitled to medical assistance.
Sociotherapy for people with health insurance Financing

Insured persons who are seriously mentally ill and are unable to make use of medical or medically prescribed services independently are entitled to sociotherapy.
Specialised outpatient palliative care for people with health insurance Financing

Insured persons are entitled to specialized outpatient palliative care (SAPV) at home or in the family environment.
Statutory accident insurance: Preventing an occupational disease or avoiding the aggravation of an occupational disease

Are you exposed to a risk in your work that can lead to the development, aggravation or resurgence of an occupational disease? Then, under certain conditions, you are entitled...
Submit a photo for the electronic health card

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.
Submit costs for implants or orthodontic treatments for adults to the statutory health insurance company in cases of special exceptions

In special or severe exceptional cases, the statutory health insurance fund participates in orthodontic treatments for adults or implants.
Submit notification of aids in the context of rehabilitation for persons with statutory accident insurance

Do you need medical aids such as a wheelchair or glasses because of the consequences of an accident at work or an occupational disease as part of rehabilitation? Then the...
Supplementary rehabilitation benefits for people with health insurance

Health insurance covers the costs of supplementary rehabilitation services.
Travel costs

The health insurance companies cover travel costs that are medically necessary in connection with a health insurance service.
Tuberculosis counselling

Tuberculosis is a contagious disease. It is an infectious disease that often begins with uncharacteristic symptoms (cough, fatigue, mild fever, etc.), which mainly affects the...
Vaccine damage: recognition

Have you suffered damage to your health as a result of a vaccination or other measure of specific prophylaxis? Has this vaccination been publicly recommended, prescribed or...

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