The Social Court of Berlin-Brandenburhg decided that for a
taxi ride to a medical treatment
a prescription
and prior approval of the health insurance
is necessary.
In this case, a 77-year-old suffered drastic Spine and a slipped disc. He received a certificate of from his orthopedic disease, which also confirmed that he could only with a taxi visit the practice. The health insurance refused but later, from taxi receipts amounting to about 2000 € to be paid, whereupon the man went to court. He stated that he had received special treatment on a massage table, which had saved the insurance the cost of an expensive disc surgery . The action was wise, however, because the plaintiff had itself provides the power, without having to ask the health insurance
the reimbursement and await the decision. A correct prescription
the medical transport was missing as well, and the letter from the orthopedic surgeons to refer only to the visits to the practice. Furthermore, should pay the health insurance 