Staying healthy

Apply for infection protection instruction including certificate

If you are working or employed in the food sector for the first time, you will need a certificate from the public health department confirming that you have been instructed in infection control.

Occupational health management

What does occupational health management offer you?

Youth Taxi

For young people there is the possibility to drive a taxi at a discount.

Swimming pool

What bathing and swimming facilities are there in the municipality?

Hiking trails in Brandenburg

Where can I get information about Brandenburg hiking trails?

AIDS counselling

Where is AIDS counselling offered in the municipality?

Health monitoring Provision of information

Where can I get information on health reporting (medical statistics)?

Water testing Implementation

If you notice any abnormalities in your drinking water, you can contact the local water supply company and, if necessary, your local health authority.

Assistance in health delivery

People without health insurance who receive short-term subsistence assistance may be entitled to health assistance.

Social welfare benefits as health counselling for families with infants

If you receive social welfare or basic income support and have just had a baby, the social welfare office will cover the cost of counseling sessions.

Social welfare benefits for children and adolescents at risk of development and with disabilities

If you need help to live and do not have health insurance - statutory or private - the social welfare agency provides health assistance. This includes: Support and advice...

Health assistance Authorization for pregnancy and maternity

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

Exemption from compulsory insurance for marginal employment

Workplace health promotion for people with health insurance

Health insurance companies offer benefits for occupational health management.

Prevention benefits for those with health insurance

Medical care for mothers and fathers with health insurance

Health insurance contribution for students

Vaccinations Financing

The statutory health insurance funds cover the costs of the vaccinations recommended by the Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO).

Occupational health care for stays in the tropics

When working in tropical or subtropical regions, the employer is obliged to arrange occupational health screening.

Measures for the detection and prevention of dental diseases for persons with health insurance Authorisation

The purpose of preventive dental care is to examine the teeth and oral cavity in detail in order to be able to detect and treat possible dental, oral and jaw diseases at an early stage.

Dental checkups in preschools and schools (group prevention)

If your child attends daycare or school, age-appropriate programs to promote dental health are offered there. As parents, you can also receive information and advice on this topic.

Examinations for dental, oral and maxillofacial diseases

The purpose of preventive dental care is to examine the teeth and oral cavity in detail in order to be able to detect and treat possible dental, oral and jaw diseases at an early stage.

Youth health check-up

You can take advantage of health examinations for your children. In this way, a child's general state of health and age-appropriate development are regularly examined by a doctor. Possible problems or abnormalities can be detected and treated at an early stage.

Early detection examinations for children

You can take advantage of health check-ups for your children. This means that a child's general state of health and age-appropriate development are regularly examined by a doctor. Possible problems or abnormalities can be detected and treated at an early stage.

Pregnancy check-up

The health insurance company covers the costs of screening examinations and tests that are necessary during pregnancy.

Authorization to carry out medical monitoring in accordance with § 175 StrlSchV

For the medical supervision of occupationally exposed persons in the field of radiation protection, physicians require an authorization.

Infection protection advice

The Public Health Service will provide you with general information on certain infectious diseases, e.g.: What should you do in an emergency? What are the transmission routes? Ho...

Infection protection Notification

The Infection Protection Act prescribes the reporting of certain pathogens as well as vaccination damage by physicians and laboratories.

Integration assistance for children and young people with mental disabilities or impending mental disabilities Granting

If a child or young person has a mental disability or is at risk of one and their participation in society is restricted as a result, they can apply for integration assistance.

View summaries of risk management plans (RMPs) for authorized medicinal products

You can view summaries of risk management plans on the portal for drug information of the federal and state governments as a supplement to specialist and package leaflets.

Notification of supply bottlenecks for medicinal products for humans by the industry to the BfArM and publication of the supply bottleneck reports

If you, as a pharmaceutical company, identify supply shortages of certain medicinal products for human use, you are obliged to report them.

Social security for self-employed artists and publicists, registration

As an artist or publicist, you can register for social security via the Artists’ Social Security Fund (KSK).

Notify the Artists' Social Security Fund of a change in your professional situation

If you are not only self-employed as an artist or journalist but also carry out other activities or receive social benefits, you must report this to the Künstlersozialkasse.

Suspension of health and long-term care insurance benefits in the event of non-payment of contributions to the artists' social insurance fund

If you do not pay your contributions to the Künstlersozialkasse regularly, you will have to pay for your medical treatment yourself.

Advice from the artists' social insurance fund for self-employed artists or journalists who are not insured

The Künstlersozialkasse will advise you on all matters relating to artists' social insurance.

Report Estimated Annual Income to the Artists' Social Security Fund

If you are insured through the Artists' Social Insurance Fund, you must submit an annual income estimate.

Notify the Künstlersozialkasse of pension withdrawals

Do you receive a pension from the statutory pension insurance? Then this has an effect on your insurance status in the artists' social insurance.

Applying for medical preventive services for insured persons of the statutory health insurance

Outpatient or inpatient preventive care can help you avert the threat of illness or the need for long-term care. You apply for the preventive care benefit from your health insurance fund.

Apply for family coverage under the public health insurance plan

If you have public health insurance, you can add your children and your spouse or partner to your policy at no extra cost under certain conditions. You must submit the application to your public health insurance provider.

Choose or change statutory health insurance

You are free to choose and change your statutory health insurance fund under certain conditions.

Apply for an electronic health card for people with statutory health insurance

As a rule, you will receive your electronic health card (eGK) automatically from your health insurance company. If you have lost your eGK or it is defective, apply for a new eGK from your health insurance company.

Apply for reimbursement from the statutory health insurance fund

You can have the costs of private treatment reimbursed by your statutory health insurance fund under certain conditions.

Receive partial reimbursement of costs in statutory health insurance

If you work in the area of statutory health insurance and a service regulation applies to you, you can agree a partial reimbursement of costs. You then initially pay for medical services yourself and are reimbursed for your expenses under certain conditions.

Apply for reimbursement of overpaid contributions for statutory health insurance and social long-term care insurance

If you have paid too much for your statutory health insurance and long-term care insurance, you can apply for a refund from your health insurance fund.

Apply for or terminate voluntary membership of statutory health insurance

Do you belong to a group of people who are not automatically covered by statutory health insurance? Then you can be insured as a voluntary member of a statutory health insurance fund.

Apply for a subsidy for dentures or assumption of costs for a different type of dental prosthesis for people with statutory health insurance

You receive subsidies from your statutory health insurance for dentures. Only in exceptional cases will the health insurance fund cover the cost of implants. Insured persons with a low income may receive financial support.

Apply for a subsidy for prevention and health courses for people with statutory health insurance

If you have statutory health insurance, your health insurance company will contribute to the costs of prevention and health courses under certain conditions.

Submit photo for the electronic health card

A current photo is required for the electronic health card. Did you provide your photo for the electronic health card (eGK) more than 10 years ago? Then your health insurance company may ask you to submit a new photo.

Buying medicine in another EU country

Buying medicine in another EU country You may need to buy prescription medicine from a pharmacy while you are in another  EU country . To do this, you should make sure...

Compulsory vaccination programmes and screening / early detection tests

As regards health protection, there are public preventive measures in place in Germany, which you can benefit from and may need to take into account. Here you can find information on your rights and obligations on compulsory vaccination programmes and screening tests.

Apply for a health insurance subsidy for pensioners from the Agricultural Pension Fund

If you have voluntary or private health insurance, you can apply for a subsidy for your health insurance.

Report an adverse reaction caused by veterinary medicinal products (in animals or humans) or by human medicinal products in animals

If a veterinary medicinal product or vaccine is suspected of causing adverse effects in an animal, a human or the environment, report this to the competent authority. You can also proceed in the same way for a human medicinal product that has been used in an animal.

Requesting information from the radiation protection register about personal data on occupational radiation exposure

You can obtain information about the data on occupational radiation exposure stored in the radiation protection register from the Federal Office for Radiation Protection.

Change income estimate for the artists' social security fund

Has your professional situation changed in such a way that you expect a different income from your self-employed artistic or journalistic work? Then you need to adjust your income estimate with the Artists' Social Insurance Fund.

As an insured person, contact the Künstlersozialkasse for information, advice or clarification of concerns

If you, as an insured person in the artists' social insurance scheme, have a question or concern in connection with your compulsory insurance, you can contact the Künstlersozialkasse.

Request current insurance data from the Künstlersozialkasse

If you are insured through the Künstlersozialkasse (KSK), you can obtain information about your compulsory insurance and your contribution account from the Künstlersozialkasse at any time. To do this, you must send a request to the KSK.

Request confirmation of insurance from the artists' social security fund

If you are insured through the Künstlersozialkasse, you can prove your insurance status with a current confirmation of insurance.

Request a tax office certificate from the artists' social security fund

If you are subject to compulsory insurance or entitled to subsidies via the Artists' Social Security Fund, you will receive proof of the tax-deductible contributions and subsidies for each year.

Final subsidy statement from the Artists' Social Security Fund

Grants that you receive from the Artists' Social Security Fund are finally settled in the following year.

Request an annual statement from the artists' social security fund

If you are subject to compulsory insurance or entitled to a subsidy via the artists' social security fund, you will receive proof of your insurance for each year.

Receive compensation and suspend contributions to the artists' social security fund

If you are unable to work due to illness or pregnancy and receive compensation from another source, you do not have to pay social security contributions via the Artists' Social Security Fund.

Submit the requested activity and income certificates to the Artists' Social Security Fund for review at the end of the period of entry into the profession

As a newcomer to the profession, have you not earned the minimum income in the first three years of your work? Then you must prove to the Künstlersozialkasse that you are gainfully employed.

Notify the Artists' Social Security Fund of the termination of the artistic or journalistic activity

Has your self-employed artistic or journalistic activity changed in such a way that you no longer carry it out on a professional basis or do you have several employees ? Then you can no longer be insured via the artists' social insurance fund.

Submit proof of activity and income to the Artists' Social Security Fund for verification

If there are indications of changes, the Künstlersozialkasse can review your artistic or publishing activities and your income.

Notify the artists' social insurance fund of the change of health insurance fund

If you have statutory health and long-term care insurance through the Künstlersozialkasse, you can change your health insurance fund under certain conditions.

Attend information events organized by the Artists' Social Security Fund on compulsory insurance under the Artists' Social Security Act

If you need information on artists' social insurance, you can take part in an information event under certain conditions.

Submit proof of income to the Künstlersozialkasse for random checks

If you are insured with the Künstlersozialkasse or are entitled to a subsidy, your income can be checked in an annual random sample.

Notify the Artists' Social Security Fund of the change in personal data

If your personal data changes, you must inform the Künstlersozialkasse. You should also inform the Künstlersozialkasse if your contact details change or expand.

Notify the Künstlersozialkasse of the change in legal form or focus of activity

If you change the legal form of your activity or the activity itself, this may affect your obligation to be insured with the Künstlersozialkasse (KSK).

Reimbursement of overpaid pension insurance contributions by the artists' social security fund

If you pay too much into your pension insurance, you will receive a refund.

Adjusting the artists' social insurance subsidy for health and long-term care insurance

The Künstlersozialkasse (KSK) can only pay you the correct subsidy if it knows how high your contributions for private or voluntary statutory health and long-term care insurance are. You should therefore inform the KSK of any changes to your contributions.

Statutory accident insurance: Preventing an occupational disease or avoiding the aggravation of an occupational disease

Are you exposed to a risk at work that could lead to the development, aggravation or recurrence of an occupational disease? If so, you are entitled to preventive measures under certain conditions.

Apply for exemption from compulsory insurance in the statutory health insurance scheme

If you become subject to compulsory statutory health insurance, you can be exempted from this in certain cases.

Applying for sickness benefit as an insured person

If you as an employee are unable to work for a longer period of time, you can receive sickness benefit to cover the loss of earnings.

Apply for child sickness benefit for people with statutory health insurance

If you are unable to work due to your child's illness, you can receive child sickness benefit from your statutory health insurance fund.

Assumption of travel expenses by the agricultural employers' liability insurance association

Have you had a recognized accident at work or an occupational disease? If so, the agricultural employers' liability insurance association will reimburse you for the associated travel costs under certain conditions.

Preventing an occupational disease in agriculture or avoiding the aggravation of an occupational disease

If you are exposed to a hazard at work that can cause an occupational disease, you will receive preventive measures under certain conditions.

Apply for medical rehabilitation benefits from the Agricultural Old-Age Insurance Fund

You can receive medical rehabilitation benefits from the Landwirtschaftliche Alterskasse (LAK). You must meet certain benefit requirements for this.