Generation of the health card



Benöyou need a new card? Here you can read which models are already no longer güvalid to the end of the year ung&uuml, ;valid and güvalid stay

Small number, große: The Kürzel in the top right of dar&uuml determined;ber, whether or not the card güvalid is

Is dismissed in the rule of nobody. Nevertheless, it is äangrily, if the doctor Verzöa struggle comes, because the Lesegerät can no longer decipher the insurance card. The reason: The cards of the first Generation G1 are güvalid. With the newer models, the built-in Chips contain more functions and köcan, for example, emergency data and electronic medication plan save.

"This is quite in the interest of the Insured, because it benefits für the treatment hat", Monika Schindler says. She directs the Kassenäthe medical Association in Bavaria (KVB) in Strategic Geschäbusy trading area in the field of digitisation.

Güvalid or unglüvalid?

Which is the Generation of a map angehört is right at the top under the logo "Gesundheitskarte" printed: the Kürzel "G&1quot; in the case of such of the first, "G2" in the case of such of the second Gene­ra­tion. It is difficult, because even "G1 "-Models in circulation be­find. You ­still, do not differ visually, but from G1. Only the G2 cards can be so clearly identify.

"The health insurance companies have us bestäconfirmed that they all Ver­­secured new cards sent to haben", Schindler says. Nevertheless, kämen täresembled patients with ungüthe genuine card in the practices. You have Schindler, according to the most Fäcases, is simply wrong.

"Sometimes each parent wants their own card für have the child. A behält then the old one." However, this had not möpossible. From Sicherheitsgrüthe düit rfe für each Insured only to a maximum of a güare to be found card.

Info at a glance

  • Maps of the Generation of G1 since October of 2017 ungüvalid.
  • Maps of the Generation G1 lose the end of 2018, your Güwhich is applicable to.
  • You immediately swap your bis­the previous card from, if you ­Your insurance company will have to get a new sent to you.

On the Rüback of the German Chip­card is the europäof health insurance card. The Ablauf­date refers only to the Güwhich is applicable in other EU Lächange and some other Lächange in Europe.

The card can be handed in later

"In General, the &Auml treat;doctors their patients without güare to be found Karte", Schindler says. You ask then only ­therefore, at the time of treatment güare to be found within the lau­concerned quarter. According to Claudia Widmaier, press officer of the GKV-­Top-of-the Association, can the doctor but also früat the earliest, to issue, ten days after the treatment of a private bill. The Patient attaches to the ­At the end of the current quarter his gül­term card, or to claim proof of their insurance before, müsse, he worked Privatvergütung zurück­.

Card überprüfen

One way or the other the wrong Ver&shy means;backup card für patients and practices, more effort. Monika Schindler rät therefore, each time, his card to prüfen – and not only until the end of the year, if a G2 to send, but also the old, ­ungüto dispose of are to be found in the model. Because the currently güvalid cards of the G1-successor generation G1 dümay only until the end of 2018 &ndash be used; even if the rückseitige date übeyond the 1.1.2019 (see box).

"According to our current knowledge d&uuml stand;are likely to, in the meantime, – if üin General – only Restbestände is not replaced until the end of the year, all Insured with G2-maps sein&quot equipped;, Widmaier says. Who so have a look in his Geldbörse throws, avoids inconvenience – für itself and the doctor.

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