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Supplementary rehabilitation benefits for people with health insurance

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Schleswig-Holstein (Linie6Plus)

Service Description

Health insurance covers the costs of supplementary rehabilitation services that can help you to recover more quickly.

You can receive supplementary rehabilitation benefits in addition to medical rehabilitation. You can also receive supplementary benefits without having previously undergone rehabilitation. Your health insurance fund will grant you supplementary rehabilitation benefits

  • according to medical necessity and
  • on a doctor's orders.

Supplementary benefits include, for example

  • Patient training for the chronically ill, for example:
    • outpatient asthma training programs,
    • obesity training programs,
  • rehabilitation sports and functional training,
  • socio-medical aftercare measures for chronically ill or seriously ill children and young people.
  • The services must be medically necessary and prescribed by a doctor.

Process flow
  • As a rule, your doctor will issue you with a prescription for supplementary rehabilitation services.
  • You then submit the application and the prescription to the health insurance fund.
  • If your health insurance company covers the costs, you will receive a confirmation of costs from the health insurance company.
Competent authority

The responsibility lies with the health insurance companies.

Requirements
  • The attending physician must prescribe the treatment.
  • Your health insurance fund must have already provided or still provide health treatment.
Which documents are required?
  • Application to your health insurance fund for supplementary rehabilitation benefits
  • Prescription or statement from your attending physician
What are the fees?

As a rule, there are no fees. Please contact your health insurance provider for further information.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

Contact your health insurance fund to find out the length of the application deadline.

Processing duration

Processing time: 2 - 3 Weeks

Legal basis
Appeal
  • Appeal against the health insurance company's decision
  • Complaint to the competent social court
Author

National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (GKV-SV)


Forwarding service: Deep link to the original portal

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Teaser

Health insurance covers the costs of supplementary rehabilitation services that can help you to recover more quickly.

Process flow

  • As a rule, your doctor will issue you with a prescription for supplementary rehabilitation services.
  • You then submit the application and the prescription to the health insurance fund.
  • If your health insurance company covers the costs, you will receive a confirmation of costs from the health insurance company.

Competent authority

The responsibility lies with the health insurance companies.

Requirements

  • The attending physician must prescribe the treatment.
  • Your health insurance fund must have already provided or still provide health treatment.

Which documents are required?

  • Application to your health insurance fund for supplementary rehabilitation benefits
  • Prescription or statement from your attending physician

What are the fees?

As a rule, there are no fees. Please contact your health insurance provider for further information.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

Contact your health insurance fund to find out the length of the application deadline.

Processing duration

Processing time: 2 - 3 Weeks

Legal basis

Appeal

  • Appeal against the health insurance company's decision
  • Complaint to the competent social court

Author

National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (GKV-SV)


Forwarding service: Deep link to the original portal

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

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