Care and provision for a child in an emergency situation
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Partnerschaft und Familie
Procedure
Support for the care and provision of a child in emergency situations is subject to application. The Office of Social Services will promptly determine whether and what assistance is needed and whether the legal requirements are met. The applicant will be notified in writing of the granting or denial of assistance. In urgent cases, a decision shall be made orally and the decision confirmed in writing.
Priority claims for household assistance against health insurance funds and pension insurance institutions
In the case of children under 12 years of age and disabled children, it must be examined on a case-by-case basis whether there are priority claims for household assistance pursuant to § 38 SGB V against a health insurance fund or a pension insurance institution. In these cases, the decision on the form of service provision lies with the respective health insurance fund or the respective pension insurance institution. The examination in the individual case takes place by the carrier PiB-Pflegekinder in Bremen gGmbH, if the beneficiaries can no longer bring about a decision of the health insurance or the pension insurance carrier.
Legal bases
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Options for kinship assistance should also be considered when caring for and providing for children in emergency situations. If relatives living in the same household as the child help out with care, they do not receive any remuneration or reimbursement of costs. Relatives who do not live in the same household with the child may be reimbursed for documented travel expenses and documented loss of earnings for the time spent caring for and caring for the child.
If help from relatives is not possible or not sufficient, existing possibilities of neighborhood help should be encouraged, used and - if necessary - promoted. If the child is looked after and cared for on a voluntary basis, a so-called expense allowance is paid.
