Apply for a subsidy for fertility treatment
Description
If you have an unfulfilled desire to have children as a couple, you can apply for a state subsidy for the costs of fertility treatment. You must submit the application together as a couple and before the start of treatment. With the application, you will need to submit various supporting documents.
The subsidy is available up to the 3rd treatment attempt at the latest. You must apply for the subsidy for each treatment attempt individually.
Only certain types of treatment are promoted:
- In vitro fertilization (IVF)
- Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)
A doctor must certify that the treatment is necessary.
You can apply for the fertility treatment subsidy via the online service or in paper form. If you meet all the requirements, you will receive a notification of funding.
After you have received the notification of funding, have the fertility treatment carried out within one year. After the treatment, you must submit the application for payment of the subsidy.
Only heterosexual couples are encouraged.
You must also meet the following requirements:
- You have your common main residence in Saxony-Anhalt.
- As a woman, you are between 25 and 40 years old.
- As a man, you are between 25 and 50 years old.
- The treatment takes place in a reproduction facility in Saxony-Anhalt.
- You have a medical diagnosis of infertility.
- Completed and signed application form
- Copies of your identity card and your spouse or current registration certificates or residence permits
- Married couples with statutory health insurance or health care insurance:
- Copy of the approved treatment plan as well as the cover letter to the treatment plan (§ 27a SGB V)
- Privately insured/beneficiaries/non-marital couples:
- Copy of the cost estimate from the fertility clinic
- Declaration on the assumption or refusal of the costs of private health insurance or the aid office
free
You must apply for the subsidy before starting treatment. You may only have the treatment carried out after receiving the notification of funding.
Action before the competent administrative court
State Youth Welfare Office in the State Administration Office
You can apply for the fertility treatment subsidy via the online service or in paper form:
On-line service
- The online service will guide you through the application step by step.
- You can submit the required documents digitally.
- In order to be able to fill out and submit the online application, you either need a service account or can authenticate yourself with the new ID card and AusweisApp2. If you don't have a service account yet, you can sign up for one.
- You must either sign the application digitally via AusweisApp2 with the new identity card. Or you can sign the application on paper via a cover sheet.
- If you meet all the requirements, you will receive a notification of funding.
Paper
- You can find the application for printing here in the service portal under "Forms". Or on site at the competent authority in paper form.
- Fill out the application.
- You should attach a copy of the required documents to the application.
- Send everything by post to the appropriate office.
- If you meet all the requirements, you will receive a notification of funding.
After you have received the notification of funding, have the fertility treatment carried out within one year. After the treatment, you must submit the application for payment of the subsidy. You can find more information on how to apply for payment in the service "Apply for payment of the subsidy for fertility treatment".
The federal government is contributing to the funding.
- Guideline of the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth on the Granting of Grants for the Promotion of Assisted Reproduction Measures
- § 27a Fifth Social Code (SGB V)
- Guidelines on the granting of grants for the promotion of assisted reproduction measures to married couples and non-marital cohabitation by the State of Saxony-Anhalt
Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health and Equality of the State of Saxony-Anhalt
09.06.2023
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
Start your request directly online:
- Kinderwunschförderung-online (Languages available: de)
06112 Halle (Saale), Stadt
Monday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Friday: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Hint:
Appointments can also be made outside office hours by individual arrangement. Please note that individual areas have different opening hours. These can be found on the respective website of the department.
