Send the health insurance company a certificate of incapacity for work

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Annoying for many people, but still important: Send the certificate of incapacity to work to the health insurance company. This is a necessary evil. However, it is also very simple and straightforward.

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What you need:

  • envelope
  • Stamp
  • Letter box

This is how you send the certificate of incapacity to work to your health insurance company

  • The certificate of incapacity for work is an important part if you are on sick leave. According to the legislation, you must send the certificate to the employer no later than the third working day after the determination. Depending on which employment contract you have, other regulations may have been agreed.
  • As an employee, you are obliged to inform your employer immediately of your inability to work. This also includes the expected duration. Of course, you don't have to share the diagnosis. It is important for you and also for the employer to send the certificate of incapacity to work to your health insurance to send. This secures your continued payment of wages in the event of illness.
  • If you are ill abroad, the same applies. You must send the certificate of incapacity to work to your employer and your health insurance company as quickly as possible. Depending on where you are abroad, the post office could take too long. Then an immediate phone call will certainly suffice.
  • If you are a member of the statutory health insurance fund, you will receive a three-part form. One side is for the doctor, one for the employer and one side is for your health insurance company. The page for the employer does not contain any information about your diagnosis, only the two pages for the doctor and the health insurance company.
  • You only need to put both separately in an envelope (it is best not to mix up the sides) and send them to your employer and health insurance company.
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  • If your employer or health insurance company is nearby, you can simply bring them over. This saves you the postage stamp and the envelope. Of course it depends on whether you are able to do it.
  • If you are a private patient, various forms are possible. Either the form already mentioned or just a copy with free text. However, the procedure is the same as with the statutory health insurance company.
  • If you do not send a certificate of incapacity to work to your employer or your health insurance company, this can have consequences.
  • According to employment law, the certificate has a high priority in the provision of evidence. If the health insurance company does not receive the certificate, this can have financial consequences for you. After six weeks at the latest if continued payment of wages is necessary.

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