Health insurance
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To study at a German university, you must have health insurance and provide proof of this when enrolling. This means that you must contact a statutory health insurance provider in Germany in good time after receiving your letter of admission in order to
- to take out statutory health insurance or
- to be exempted from the statutory health insurance obligation.
If you have private health insurance or health insurance abroad, please also contact a statutory health insurance company. The (statutory) health insurance company will confirm
- whether you are insured or
- whether you are exempt from insurance, exempt from compulsory insurance or not subject to compulsory insurance
The confirmation can be issued by any statutory health insurance fund in Germany.
The health insurance company sends us the necessary confirmation digitally and the HfMT confirms to the statutory health insurance company after enrollment that you have been enrolled.
The presentation of an insurance card or membership certificate is not sufficient.
If you are exempt from compulsory insurance, please seek advice on what this means. This applies for the entire duration of your studies.
Advice on health insurance cover cannot be provided at the university. If you need advice on this topic, please contact the Studierendenwerk.
The statutory insurance obligation is regulated in § 5 Para. 1 No. 9 SGB V (Social Security Code).
Current information for all enrolled students
The reporting procedure between the university and the (statutory) health insurance companies has been changed so that data is now exchanged digitally. We need your help with this changeover. For this purpose, a separate e-mail will be sent to individual students asking you to contact your health insurance company so that they can send us an updated insurance confirmation for you. This only applies to students who receive a message from the Student Administration Office(studium@hfmt.hamburg.de).
If you have private health insurance or health insurance abroad, please also contact a statutory health insurance company. The (statutory) health insurance company will confirm
- whether you are insured or
- whether you are exempt from insurance, exempt from compulsory insurance or not subject to compulsory insurance
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english translation
Health insurance for enrollment for students
To study at a German university, you must have health insurance and provide proof of this for enrollment. I.e. for enrollment, please contact a statutory health insurance company in Germany in good time after you have received your letter of admission in order to
- to take out statutory health insurance or
- to be exempted from the statutory health insurance obligation.
If you have private health insurance or health insurance abroad, please also contact a statutory health insurance company. The (statutory) health insurance company confirms,
- whether you are insured or
- whether you are exempt from insurance, exempt from compulsory insurance or not compulsory insurance.
The confirmation can be made by any statutory health insurance fund in Germany.
The health insurance company will send us the necessary confirmation digitally and HfMT will confirm to the statutory health insurance company after enrollment that you have been enrolled.
Presentation of an insurance card or membership certificate is not sufficient.
If you are exempt from compulsory insurance, get good advice on what this means. This applies for the entire duration of your studies.
Advice on health insurance coverage cannot be given at the university. If you need advice on the subject, please contact the Studierendenwerk.
The legal obligation to insure is regulated in § 5 Para. 1 No. 9 SGB V (Social Security Code).