Coverage of the Costs of Medications and Medical Supplies in the Event of a Work-Related Accident or Occupational Disease
Your workers' compensation insurance provider or accident insurance fund will cover the costs of medications and bandages if they are necessary to achieve the goal of medical treatment.
Unlike under statutory health insurance, you do not have to pay any copayment for these items.
- Medications and Dressings for Individuals Covered by Statutory Accident Insurance: Cost Coverage
- As part of medical treatment, the employers’ liability insurance association or accident insurance fund covers the costs of medically prescribed medications and bandages.
- Costs: none (no copayment)
- Processing time: none
- Submit claim online or by mail
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Responsible authority:
- For insurance claims in commercial enterprises: Occupational accident insurance associations (organized by industry)
- For insurance claims in public-sector enterprises and educational institutions: Accident insurance funds (organized by region)
- You do not need to submit any documents.
- You have had a work-related accident or a commuting accident, or you suffer from a recognized occupational disease.
There are no costs to you.
If you incurred any out-of-pocket expenses in connection with your treatment, you can claim reimbursement from your workers' compensation insurance provider or accident insurance fund.
To do so, submit the receipts to your workers’ compensation insurance provider or accident insurance fund.
You can report your copayment for medication and medical supplies online or by mail.
Online service:
- Access the online service.
- You will be guided through the process on the accident insurance service portal.
-
You can log in.
- If you would like to receive a response from your employers’ liability insurance association or accident insurance fund in the inbox of your BundID account or My Company Account, you must have an account and authenticate yourself.
- If you would like to receive the response by mail, you can proceed without logging in.
- Select your applicable workers’ compensation association or accident insurance fund, or use the industry search to find it.
- Upload the required documents.
- Fill out the online form and submit it.
- Your report will be automatically forwarded to your workers’ compensation association or accident insurance fund.
- You will receive a response via your preferred method.
Online service of your workers’ compensation association or accident insurance fund:
- If you have access to your workers’ compensation association’s or accident insurance fund’s portal, you may also be able to submit the report electronically there.
Report by mail:
- Send an informal letter to your workers’ compensation insurance association or accident insurance fund.
- Be sure to include all required information and attach the necessary documents.
None
There is no deadline.
- Appeal
- For detailed information on how to file an appeal, please refer to the notice from your employers’ liability insurance association or accident insurance fund.
Forms available: No
Written form required: No
Informal application possible: Yes
In-person appearance required: No
Online services available: Yes
German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV)
- Medications and Medical Supplies for Individuals Covered by Statutory Accident Insurance: Cost Coverage
Remark: Displaying Performance on the Original Portal
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
- Medications and Dressings for Individuals Covered by Statutory Accident Insurance: Cost Coverage
- As part of medical treatment, the employers’ liability insurance association or accident insurance fund covers the costs of medically prescribed medications and bandages.
- Costs: none (no copayment)
- Processing time: none
- Submit claim online or by mail
-
Responsible authority:
- For insurance claims in commercial enterprises: Occupational accident insurance associations (organized by industry)
- For insurance claims in public-sector enterprises and educational institutions: Accident insurance funds (organized by region)
- You do not need to submit any documents.
- You have had a work-related accident or a commuting accident, or you suffer from a recognized occupational disease.
There are no costs to you.
If you incurred any out-of-pocket expenses in connection with your treatment, you can claim reimbursement from your workers' compensation insurance provider or accident insurance fund.
To do so, submit the receipts to your workers’ compensation insurance provider or accident insurance fund.
You can report your copayment for medication and medical supplies online or by mail.
Online service:
- Access the online service.
- You will be guided through the process on the accident insurance service portal.
-
You can log in.
- If you would like to receive a response from your employers’ liability insurance association or accident insurance fund in the inbox of your BundID account or My Company Account, you must have an account and authenticate yourself.
- If you would like to receive the response by mail, you can proceed without logging in.
- Select your applicable workers’ compensation association or accident insurance fund, or use the industry search to find it.
- Upload the required documents.
- Fill out the online form and submit it.
- Your report will be automatically forwarded to your workers’ compensation association or accident insurance fund.
- You will receive a response via your preferred method.
Online service of your workers’ compensation association or accident insurance fund:
- If you have access to your workers’ compensation association’s or accident insurance fund’s portal, you may also be able to submit the report electronically there.
Report by mail:
- Send an informal letter to your workers’ compensation insurance association or accident insurance fund.
- Be sure to include all required information and attach the necessary documents.
None
There is no deadline.
- Appeal
- For detailed information on how to file an appeal, please refer to the notice from your employers’ liability insurance association or accident insurance fund.
Forms available: No
Written form required: No
Informal application possible: Yes
In-person appearance required: No
Online services available: Yes
German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV)
- Medications and Medical Supplies for Individuals Covered by Statutory Accident Insurance: Cost Coverage
Remark: Displaying Performance on the Original Portal
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.