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Apply for a subsidy for health courses for people with statutory health insurance
Service Description
Your health insurance company can pay you a subsidy towards the cost of prevention courses.
Prevention courses are available in the areas of exercise, nutrition, stress management and substance abuse. These health courses are designed to motivate and support you in leading a healthy lifestyle.
You can find out which health courses your health insurance company subsidizes directly from your health insurance company - for example, on your health insurance company's website. They will also tell you how much the subsidy is. As a rule, health insurance companies support up to 2 health courses per insured person per year.
You can choose a health course yourself. The prerequisite is that it is certified. The health insurance companies indicate the relevant courses on their website. The health insurance company can also provide a subsidy for certified online courses.
Doctors can recommend that insured persons take part in a health course.
Process flow
You can apply for a subsidy for health courses by post or - with many health insurance companies - in person at the office or online.
- Choose a certified health course from the range offered by your health insurance company or clarify with the provider or your health insurance company whether you can receive a subsidy.
- You pay the course fee to the course provider, attend the course regularly and obtain a certificate of attendance from the course provider.
- Fill in the application form from your health insurance company and submit it to your health insurance company together with the confirmation of attendance from the course provider.
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Your health insurance company will check whether you can receive a subsidy and will pay you the amount.
Requirements
You can apply for a subsidy for a health course for yourself or your child if
- you have statutory health insurance;
- your child is at least 6 years old;
you have regularly attended the health course.
- Most health insurance companies will contribute to the course fees if you have attended at least 80 percent of the course. If you are unable to regularly attend courses lasting several weeks, compact courses are possible in many cases. In this case, you must apply to your health insurance company for a subsidy before attending the course.
The health course is certified. The health insurance companies have commissioned the Central Prevention Testing Center to test and certify health courses.
You can usually find out whether and to what extent a health course is subsidized directly from the course provider or your health insurance company.
Which documents are required?
- Certificate of attendance signed by the course provider and the insured person and application for subsidy
What are the fees?
You pay the course fee directly to the course provider. You do not have to pay anything for the application for a cost subsidy from your health insurance company.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
You must submit the application for a subsidy for health courses no later than 4 years after the course.
Processing duration
Processing normally takes about 1 to 2 working days.
Legal basis
Applications / forms
- Objection
- Action before the social court
Appeal
- Forms: yes
- Online procedure possible: Many health insurance companies offer an online procedure.
- Written form required: no
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Personal appearance necessary: no
Further Information
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
- Prevention services for people with health insurance (courses) Approval
Remark: Display of performance in the source portal
Technically approved by
Federal Ministry of Health
Professionally released on
06.12.2021
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)