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Apply for assistance for health during pregnancy and maternity
Service Description
As a beneficiary of social welfare or basic income support, you will be supported by the social welfare office during pregnancy and maternity - if you do not have health insurance. You will receive the normal health insurance benefits:
- Medical treatment and care,
- Support from midwives,
- medicines, bandages and remedies.
If needed, you will receive care in inpatient facilities. If you need care at home and your family cannot provide it, home care costs are also covered on a pro-rata basis. However, this depends on the care level.
Competent authority
Responsible is the social welfare office of the respective local social welfare agency (county, independent city), in which the place of residence is located.
Requirements
Health assistance is provided to persons who do not have statutory health insurance or do not have sufficient private health insurance, for whom the provision of services through the health insurance fund (Section 264 (4) of the German Social Code, Book V) is not an option, and who cannot reasonably be expected to raise the funds for the necessary assistance from their income and assets.
Which documents are required?
- Application for health assistance
- Identity card or passport (or other documents that can identify the person beyond doubt).
The competent social welfare institution will provide information on the documents required in individual cases.
What are the fees?
There are no costs - with the exception of the usual deductibles.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
No deadlines need to be observed.
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
Technically approved by
Thuringian Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Health, Women and Family Affairs
Professionally released on
16.09.2022
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)
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