Hilfe zur Gesundheit bei Schwangerschaft und Mutterschaft beantragen

If you receive social assistance or basic income support, you will be supported during pregnancy and maternity leave.

As a recipient of social assistance 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
• Medication, dressings and remedies

If necessary, you will receive care in inpatient facilities. If you need care at home and your family is unable to provide care, the costs of home care will also be covered on a pro rata basis. However, this depends on the level of care.

• 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.

Healthcare assistance is provided to people who do not have statutory or adequate private health insurance, for whom the provision of benefits via the health insurance fund (in accordance with the Fifth Social Security Code) is not an option and who cannot reasonably be expected to raise the funds for the necessary assistance from their income and assets.

With the exception of the usual deductibles, there are no costs.

There are no specific statutory deadlines for submitting or processing applications for healthcare assistance under SGB XII. However, it is important to submit the application as soon as possible as soon as the need is known, as the social welfare provider can only issue a treatment certificate once the need is known.

• Health assistance Authorization during pregnancy and maternity
• Social welfare recipients receive the same quality and scope of benefits from the social welfare office during pregnancy and maternity if they are not covered by health insurance.
• These are
  • Treatment by doctors
  • Help from midwives,
  • hospital accommodation
  • Support services for home care if this cannot be provided by the family
• Prerequisites: Health care assistance is provided to people who do not have statutory or adequate private health insurance, who cannot be provided with benefits through health insurance and who cannot reasonably be expected to raise the funds for the necessary assistance from their income and assets.
• Documents required:
• Application for health assistance
  • Identity card or passport (or other documents that can identify the person beyond doubt)
  • The responsible social welfare provider will provide information on the documents required in individual cases.
• With the exception of the usual deductibles, there are no costs.
• Responsible is the social welfare office of the respective local social welfare provider (district, independent city), in which the residence is located.

Please contactthe social welfare office of the respective local social welfare provider (district, independent city), where you live.

Social welfare office