As a beneficiary of social welfare 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,
• medicines, bandages and remedies.

If needed, you will receive care in inpatient facilities. If you need care at home and your family cannot provide it, home care costs are also covered on a pro-rata basis. However, this depends on the care level.

Health assistance is provided to persons who do not have statutory health insurance or do not have sufficient private health insurance, for whom the provision of services through the health insurance fund (Section 264 (4) of the German Social Code, Book V) is not an option, and who cannot reasonably be expected to raise the funds for the necessary assistance from their income and assets.

• 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.

There are no costs - with the exception of the usual deductibles.

No deadlines need to be observed.

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Thuringian Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Health, Women and Family Affairs

16.09.2022

Responsible is the social welfare office of the respective local social welfare agency (county, independent city), in which the place of residence is located.