Health aid

You contact the social welfare office responsible for you with a request for an electronic health card or a treatment certificate.

The social welfare office will check the application. If all requirements are met, you will receive an electronic health card or a treatment certificate.

• Exclusion of priority benefits (e.g. health insurance, accident insurance, care for victims of war, Asylum Seekers Benefits Act)
• Treatment certificate (assistance must be provided in the form of goods and services)
• In the case of justified self-help (e.g. emergency), reimbursement of costs already incurred is possible

• Informal application for the issue of a treatment certificate
• Current notification of benefits to secure your livelihood
• Identity card or passport
• Prescriptions and/or proof of payment, if applicable,
• necessary consultation confirmations, cost estimates, rejection notices

There are no fees.

The responsible social welfare agency can only issue a treatment certificate once it has become aware of the need. It is therefore important to submit an application as soon as possible.

A decision on the application will be made as quickly as possible, especially if there is a recognizable urgency.

• §§ Sections 47ff. of the Twelfth Book of the German Social Code (SGB XII)

All you need to do is submit an informal application to the social welfare office responsible for you.

08.07.2020