Social Welfare Office
Apply for medical treatment

Have you been assessed as eligible for social compensation? Then you may be entitled to medical treatment. Further information can be found here.

Detailed description

If you are entitled to social compensation due to a recognized injury, you may receive medical treatment benefits, such as:

Medical and dental treatment
psychotherapy
Supply of medication, dressings, and aids
Home care and household help
Hospital treatments
Medical rehabilitation services.

If necessary, you can receive additional benefits, for example, special

psychotherapeutic services,

dental, oral surgery and orthodontic services

Special education services after the age of 18,

drug

Services provided as part of inpatient treatment.

You can also receive assistive devices such as prostheses, orthopedic aids, or other supportive equipment. You will also receive instructions on how to use these devices, as well as services for their adjustment, repair, and replacement.

You can also receive a lump sum for exceptional wear and tear on clothing and linens.

If you do not have other coverage, such as health insurance, due to the injury, you can also receive benefits for health problems that were not directly caused by the damaging event.

If you are a relative, surviving relative, or close friend of a directly injured person, the following benefits may be available to you:

Services during pregnancy and maternity
Services for the prevention of diseases and their worsening, as well as for contraception, sterilization and abortion.
Services for the assessment of health risks and early detection
Services for the treatment of an illness
Personal Budget benefits.

Information

Important notes

Prerequisites

They have suffered a health impairment, the consequences of which have already been recognized.

Depending on the type of service requested, further requirements may apply. The responsible authority will provide you with more detailed information.

Documents required

Documents that prove your need

Please note

If you receive medical treatment benefits, your associated travel expenses can also be reimbursed. This applies to you, any necessary accompanying person, and children who must accompany you because no one else can look after them. Reimbursable costs include travel, luggage, meals, and accommodation.

If your treatment lasts longer than 8 weeks, additional travel expenses can be covered for up to 2 family visits per month or two trips by a family member to your place of residence.

You are not entitled to a refund if you discontinue your inpatient treatment without a valid reason.

Deadlines

There is no deadline.

Procedure & Fees

Procedure

You contact the relevant authority and explain your request. If necessary, you can seek individual advice from the relevant authority.
You submit your application to the relevant authority and attach the necessary documents.
The relevant authority will review your claim.
The responsible authority will decide on your application and inform you of the decision in writing.

Processing time

The processing time depends on the individual case and usually takes several weeks.

Fees

The application process is free of charge.

Legal notes

Legal remedies

Contradiction

Legal basis

Section 42 of the Social Code, Book Fourteen (SGB XIV)

https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/sgb_14/__42.html

Section 43 of the Social Code, Book Fourteen (SGB XIV)

https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/sgb_14/__43.html

Section 46 of the Social Code, Book Fourteen (SGB XIV)

https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/sgb_14/__46.html

Section 143 of the Social Code, Book Fourteen (SGB XIV)

https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/sgb_14/__143.html

Address and contact information