Staying healthy

Many illnesses can be avoided through preventive care or treated well through early detection. Here you will find an overview of the statutory health insurance schemes’ advisory and preventive care offerings, from vaccinations to cancer screening to dental check-ups. You will also find information about how to prepare yourself for serious situations through an advance care directive or a lasting power of attorney.

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AIDS counseling
Do you need support and help in dealing with HIV or AIDS? Then the AIDS counseling centers are there to help you with their know-how.
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Apply for grave rights of use
Would you like to reserve a specific grave before your death? For this purpose, you can acquire a right of use.
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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.
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Apply for integration assistance for children and young people with mental disabilities or impending mental disabilities
If your child has a mental disability or is at risk of one and their participation in society is restricted as a result, you can apply for integration assistance.
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Care support points (PSP)
In Rhineland-Palatinate, 135 care support points are central points of contact for all aspects of care and offer joint, independent and cross-agency individual and free care...
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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.
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Corona in Rhineland-Palatinate
Below you will find an overview of the topic "Corona" and the current situation.
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Corona Rapid Test Sites
Get tested for Corona quickly and easily in the new rapid test sites.
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Corona vaccinations
Below you will find information on the vaccination offers for the corona vaccination in Rhineland-Palatinate.
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Dental disease prevention measures approved for those with health insurance
The purpose of preventive dental care is to examine the teeth and oral cavity in detail in order to detect and treat any dental, oral and jaw diseases at an early stage.
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Drinking water analysis
Drinking water from the public supply is regularly officially monitored and analyzed in certified drinking water laboratories on the basis of legal regulations from the Drinking...
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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.
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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 detect and treat any dental, oral and jaw diseases at an early stage.
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Exemption from compulsory insurance due to a minor employment relationship
Anyone who has a marginal job and earns less than 450 euros is not subject to health insurance.
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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.
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Health advice for families with newborns
If you receive social assistance or basic security and have just had a baby, the social welfare office bears the costs of counselling.
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Health aid
Persons without health insurance who only receive short-term subsistence assistance may be entitled to health benefits.
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Health aid for children and adolescents at risk of development and disability
If you need help to support yourself and do not have health insurance – statutory or private – the social welfare institution provides health assistance. These include: ...
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Health insurance contribution for students
If you are studying, you must take out health insurance - through family insurance or independently.
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Health insurance covers the costs of preventive services
Insured persons can find out from their health insurance company what prevention options are available. The health insurance companies provide quality-assured offers.
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Health insurance covers vaccination costs
The statutory health insurance funds cover the costs of the vaccinations recommended by the Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO).
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Health requirements for staff when handling food
Section 42 "Prohibitions on activities and employment" of the Infection Protection Act stipulates certain health requirements for personnel in food processing plants, as some...
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Help with health during pregnancy and maternity
If you receive social assistance or basic income support, you will be supported during pregnancy and maternity leave.
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hospitals
To supply the population of Rhineland-Palatinate, hospitals with different service orientations are available at around 100 locations. Most of them are included in the...
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Infection protection advice
The aim of infection control is to prevent communicable diseases in humans, detect infections at an early stage and prevent them from spreading. This is the task of the...
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Infection protection: Ebola advice
Ebola is a rare and life-threatening infectious disease. It is one of the so-called viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHF) and is caused by the Ebola virus (EV). Ebola is subject to...
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Medical care for mothers and fathers with health insurance
Health insurance companies offer disease prevention services for mothers and fathers.
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Medical officer
In Rhineland-Palatinate, the district administrations perform the tasks of the lower health authorities. The districts are obliged to set up health authorities for this purpose,...
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Medical surveillance Apply for authorization to examine occupationally exposed persons
Physicians require an authorization for the medical monitoring of occupationally exposed persons in the field of radiation protection.
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Occupational health care for stays in the tropics
When working in tropical or subtropical regions, the employer is obliged to arrange occupational health screening.
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Organ donation
Organ donation can save lives. And it doesn't always just affect others. You yourself, your family or a good friend may suddenly be in need of a life-saving organ donation or...
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Participate in enrolment examination
Are you enrolling your child in school this year? Then your child must take part in an enrolment examination in advance.
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Permit for the operation of ambulance services Granted
This administrative service is not offered in Rhineland-Palatinate. You can find out whether you can claim these in other federal states by entering the place in which you would...
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Pregnancy check-up
The health insurance fund covers the costs of the screening examinations and tests required during pregnancy.
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Promoting dental disease prevention in children and adolescents
The dental services promote the dental health of children and adolescents with age-appropriate programs
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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.
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Report infection protection
The Infection Protection Act stipulates that doctors and laboratories must report certain pathogens and vaccination damage.
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Reporting pension payments to the artists' social security fund
Do you receive a pension from the statutory pension insurance scheme? Then this will affect your insurance status in the artists' social insurance scheme.
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Self-help groups
If you have problems that they can't handle on their own, then you can contact a support group.
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Sickness benefit take out private supplementary insurance
Are you thinking about taking out a private daily sickness benefit insurance? Then observe the conditions for such insurance and the various forms.
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Special Telephone Numbers Establishment of the Telephone Exchange of the Federal Insurance Office
The Federal Insurance Office (BVA) is responsible for supervising the federally funded health and long-term care insurance funds, the federally funded accident insurance funds,...
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Specialist medical service/ youth medical service
The task of the districts and independent cities is to protect and promote the health of children and young people. To this end, they work together with day care facilities for...
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Take advantage of addiction counseling
Are you no longer able to control your use of drugs, alcohol, gambling or social media? Then addiction counseling centers can help you and your loved ones anonymously and free of charge, either on site or online.
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Vaccinate
Vaccinations are among the most important measures to prevent diseases. Thus, some diseases no longer occur or only very rarely, since people have been vaccinated for the most...
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Workplace health promotion for people with health insurance
Health insurance companies offer benefits for occupational health management.
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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.
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Advice from the Künstlersozialkasse for self-employed artists or journalists who are not insured
The Künstlersozialkasse will advise you on all questions relating to artists' social insurance.
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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 towards your health insurance.
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Apply for a subsidy for health courses for people with statutory health insurance
If you have statutory health insurance, your health insurance fund will contribute to the costs of health courses under certain conditions.
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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.
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Apply for an outpatient preventive measure such as a cure for people with statutory health insurance
An outpatient cure can help you to avert impending illnesses or the need for long-term care. You can apply to your health insurance fund for this preventive benefit.
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Apply for child sickness benefit for those with statutory health insurance and transfer child sickness benefit days to the other parent
If you are unable to work due to your child's illness, you can receive child sickness benefit from your statutory health insurance fund. Under certain conditions, you can transfer the child sickness benefit days to your partner.
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Apply for family insurance in the statutory health insurance scheme
If you have statutory health insurance, you can insure your children and your spouse or partner free of charge under certain conditions. You submit the application to your statutory health insurance fund.
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Apply for inpatient preventive services such as a cure for people with statutory health insurance
An inpatient preventive care benefit or cure can help you to avert impending illness or the need for long-term care. You can apply to your health insurance fund for preventive care benefits.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Applying for exemption from compulsory statutory health insurance
If you become subject to compulsory statutory health insurance, you can be exempted in certain cases. You can apply to your statutory health insurance fund.
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Applying for sickness benefit as an insured person
If you are unable to work for an extended period of time as an employee, you can receive sickness benefit to cover the loss of earnings.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Buying medicines in another EU country
Buying medicines in another EU country If you need to buy prescription medicines from a pharmacy in another EU country, you should check in advance whether your prescription...
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Choose or change statutory health insurance
You are free to choose and change your statutory health insurance fund under certain conditions.
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Infection protection advice EHEC
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Making a declaration on organ and tissue donation
You can make a declaration in the organ donation register as to whether you agree or disagree with organ and tissue donation.
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notify the Artists' Social Insurance Fund of a change in artistic or journalistic activity
If you change the legal form of your activity or the activity itself, this may have an impact on your insurance obligation with the Künstlersozialkasse (KSK).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Notify the Artists' Social Security Fund of the termination of the artistic or journalistic activity
If your self-employed artistic or journalistic activity has changed in such a way that you no longer carry it out on a professional or do you employ several people? ? Then you can no longer be insured through the artists' social insurance fund.
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Notify the artists' social security fund of your stay abroad
If you stay or work abroad for a longer period of time, this may affect your German social insurance. You must notify the Künstlersozialkasse of any change in your situation in good time.
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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.
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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.
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Register for social insurance for self-employed artists or journalists
As a self-employed artist or journalist, you can be compulsorily insured under certain conditions.
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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.
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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.
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Report expected annual income to the artists' social security fund
If you are insured through the artists' social security fund, you must submit an annual income estimate.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Retrieve a declaration from the organ donation register
If you have submitted a declaration for organ and tissue donation in the organ donation register, you can retrieve it using your declaration ID.
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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.
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Submit photo 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Subsidy for dentures or assumption of costs for other types of dental prostheses for people with statutory health insurance, including support for people on low incomes
You receive subsidies from your statutory health insurance for dentures. Only in exceptional cases will the health insurance fund cover the costs of implants. Insured persons with a low income may receive financial support.
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Suspension of health and long-term care insurance benefits in the event of unpaid contributions to the artists' social insurance fund
If you do not pay your contributions to the artists' social security fund regularly, you will have to pay for your medical treatment yourself.
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Youth health check-up
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.