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As beneficiaries of subsidiary protection have no maximum time limit on basic care, they always enjoy health insurance similar to asylum seekers (see Reception Conditions: Health Care). Meanwhile, refugees enjoy basic care for 4 months after the recognition of their status. When participating in courses of the job centres, they are also covered by health insurance. As soon as they start to work more than a few hours, the mandatory health insurance takes effect. When refugees are considered to be without resources and receive needs-oriented minimum basic benefits, they also have health insurance.
Access to psychological therapy of traumatised refugees and torture survivors is possible as a transitional measure within AMIF projects when the therapy was already begun during the asylum procedure. Although such projects exist in every federal province, their capacities barely cover the demand. Other costs of psychological therapy are only partly covered by health insurances.