aids to health Unfortunately this specification of service has not yet been completely translated.

Health assistance includes various individual services, including

• preventive health assistance,
• Help with illness,
• Help for family planning,
• assistance with pregnancy and maternity and
• Help with sterilization.

The above-mentioned assistance is provided to the extent of the benefits of the statutory health insurance.

Preconditions

• There is no statutory or sufficient private health insurance.
• The raising of funds for the necessary assistance is not reasonable from income and assets.

Hints

The required documents are discussed and presented individually in each case. For example

• an insurance history of the pension provider and the health insurance company,
• proof of the extent of private health insurance,
• valid identity documents,
• a confirmation of registration,
• Proof of income,
• a rental agreement,
• Rent change letter,
• proof of assets (for example life insurance, building society insurance, Riester pension contracts, death insurance, etc.),
• Information about savings accounts,
• Real estate,
• real estate,
• valuable objects,
• motor vehicles and
• Account statements

be demanded.

• Sozialgesetzbuch Zwölftes Buch - SGB XII

• Ratgeber zur gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung des Bundesministeriums für Gesundheit
• Patientenrechte - Information des Bundesministeriums für Gesundheit