Information for doctors

A doctor can prescribe treatment by issuing a prescription for occupational therapy (Medicinal Products Ordinance 13, marked/issued for occupational therapy). If medically necessary and with a corresponding doctor's prescription, the costs may be covered by the health insurance company.

Prescribable occupational therapy remedies

Doctors can prescribe one of the following four remedies:

1. Motor-functional treatment (e.g. for disorders of the musculoskeletal system or after orthopedic surgery)
2. Neuropsychologically oriented treatment / brain performance training (e.g., for cognitive impairments after a stroke or traumatic brain injury)
3. Psychological-functional treatment (e.g. for mental illnesses such as depression or anxiety disorders)
4. Sensorimotor-perceptual treatment (e.g., for developmental delays, perceptual disorders, or neurological disorders)

These forms of therapy differ in terms of the methods used, objectives and duration of therapy.

Note: Detailed information on the admissibility of medicinal products can be found in the medicinal products catalogue.

Further factual information on prescription options and the range of occupational therapy treatments is provided by the German Association of Occupational Therapists (DVE) on its website - this can be found

at: https://www.dve.info/infothek/infos-fuer-aerzte.