Apply for medical rehabilitation for children and adolescents through the pension insurance

If your child is chronically ill or their health is at risk, they may receive medical rehabilitation benefits from the pension insurance.

Medical rehabilitation serves to treat health and functional disorders. Its purpose is to restore or improve your child's health and performance so that they can fully participate in school and leisure activities again. The long-term goal: to enable your child to be employable in the future.

You must apply for the measure in advance with the German Pension Insurance. The type of treatment and selection of the rehab facility depend on your child's individual symptoms. The therapy takes place in a rehab facility of the pension insurance or in one of its contract clinics.

Children's rehabilitation is available as an inpatient, full-day outpatient, or outpatient program and generally lasts at least 4 weeks. If it appears medically necessary, it can also be extended.

The pension insurance covers the following costs:

• Costs for the rehabilitation of your child, for example for
  • medical,
  • therapeutic and
  • educational services
• Travel expenses
• in inpatient pediatric rehabilitation: costs for accommodation and board
• potentially costs for an accompanying person

To ensure that schoolchildren miss as little learning material as possible, they receive accompanying instruction during rehabilitation if regular school attendance is not possible.

You can accompany your child for the duration of the rehabilitation if this is necessary for the implementation or success of the children's rehabilitation. As a rule, this is the case if your child is under 12 years old.

Children are not only considered to be your biological children. If you are insured in the pension insurance scheme or are already receiving a pension, children taken into your household or predominantly supported by you can also

• Stepchildren and foster children as well
• Grandchildren or siblings

receive a children's rehabilitation. Children who receive an orphan's pension can also get children's rehabilitation.

You cannot receive a medical rehabilitation for your child if

• you are a civil servant, a soldier, or a judge, or receive a pension,
• your child is entitled to a similar benefit from another rehabilitation provider due to a work-related accident, an occupational disease, or injury caused by third parties, for example from accident insurance,
• your child is a civil servant or a soldier, or
• your child is in pre-trial detention or is serving a prison sentence.

You can submit your application online, in person, or in writing.

Online application:

• On the German Pension Insurance (DRV) website under „Online Services“ you will find detailed information on the procedure.
• If you follow the „Apply“ link, you will be guided through the further steps and can select the desired application.
• Alternatively, you can use the online services with registration. For example, you can immediately see which insurance periods have already been recorded. You also save time and do not have to re-enter data that is already known.
• Fill out the application completely and upload the required documents.
• Submit your application online.
• You will receive a transmission confirmation.
• The competent pension insurance provider is reviewing your application.
• You will receive a notification regarding your application.

Personal application:

• Gather the required documents for your application and schedule an appointment with the DRV.
• When booking an appointment online, your personal data and, if possible, your insurance number are required.
• You can select a preferred counseling center and your desired date. Depending on the availability of open slots, you will receive a proposal for a confirmed consultation appointment.
• During your personal consultation, your application will be recorded electronically and forwarded online to the competent pension insurance provider.
• The competent pension insurance provider is reviewing your application.
• You will receive a notification regarding your application.

Written request:

• Go to the DRV website.
• Download the desired application form.
• You can also collect the form in person from the information and advisory offices.
• Fill out the application form, sign it, and attach the required documents.
• Send all documents
  • by mail to your pension insurance provider or
  • hand these in at one of the local advisory offices.
• The competent pension insurance provider is reviewing your application.
• You will receive a notification regarding your application

A trusted person of your choice can also submit the application for you. To do this, please submit a power of attorney to the pension insurance provider. As long as the power of attorney is valid, the pension insurance provider will communicate exclusively with the person you have authorized.

If you give your consent to electronic communication, all correspondence can be conducted online. You can either use the electronic mailbox under the online services with registration or De-Mail.

You do not have to observe any deadlines and can apply for a children's rehabilitation at any time.

There are no costs for you.

• Objection.
  • You can find detailed information in the notice regarding your rehabilitation application.
• Lawsuit before the Social Court.
  • Detailed information can be found in the notice of rejection of the objection.