An HMV representative can be the key to maintaining the purchased medical aid number and thus an essential component of reimbursement.
The list of medical aids and the annex to the list of nursing aids, which is compiled by the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds in Germany (GKV-Spitzenverband) in accordance with §139 SGB V, is a systematically structured catalogue. It lists the aids covered by the health and long-term care insurance funds' obligation to provide benefits. The catalogue is divided into 37 different product groups (PG)based on the respective therapeutic objective. The nursing aids directory consists of a further 4 product groups..
In order to successfully place homecare products on the German market, it is highly recommended that they are listed in the above-mentioned catalogue (list of aids of the GKV central association). As a rule, this greatly facilitates the reimbursement of costs by the cost bearers
Synonyme der Listungen sind bspw.:
- HMV number
- HiMi number
- Position number HMV
- reimbursement code Germany
All manufacturers who have successfully completed the sometimes arduous listing procedure have a vested interest in retaining the number. You can nominate an HMV representative when you enter the medical device directory. An HMV representative can be a natural person or a legal entity.
Why is an HMV representative advisable?
Unlike in other systems outside Germany, there is no annual feedback or fee to pay. There is therefore no need for an annual inventory of the status of your own number. This makes it all the more surprising to be informed when a refund is refused.
Why is my product no longer listed?
In practice, it is not uncommon to fail to respond to notifications from the GKV-Spitzenverband in due time
But there are also structural reasons:
- Perhaps the office that was responsible for maintaining the medical aid number is no longer staffed?
- Was there never an office set up to deal with this task?
- Perhaps someone was on holiday or didn't have time?
- Did the message end up unnoticed in the SPAM folder?
- Perhaps the message was not understood?
There are many other scenarios in everyday business life that can cause messages to slip through the cracks. This is particularly problematic for manufacturers who do not speak German.
Updates in the aid agreement
You should pay appropriate attention to the so-called HMV-Updates and the associated requests from the GKV Spitzenverband to update the documents. The focus is on responding in a timely and appropriate manner.
Sales partners in Germany may not find out about the updates and are then left behind. Those who do not respond to changes in requirements of various kinds may find that the listed products are removed from the list of medical aids. Difficulties with reimbursement are then almost inevitable. Information on the recently published updates to product groups 8 and 32 of the GKV umbrella organisation can be found here.
BEO BERLIN as your HMV representative
- is always reliably available,
- responds promptly and professionally,
- has the appropriate expertise and
- has appropriate answers ready for the GKV umbrella organisation.
Play it safe and please contact us. We will go through the issue with you step by step and find a solution.
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