For 

• children, adolescents, and young adults who are placed outside their families as part of child and youth welfare services, 

as well as for

• mothers or fathers who are the sole caregivers for a child under the age of six 

are entitled to medical assistance. Medical assistance—comparable to the benefits provided by statutory health insurance—applies when no other health insurance coverage exists or when such coverage does not fully meet the necessary needs. This means that if ​​​​​​​ these children, adolescents, or young adults of legal age become ill, the responsible youth welfare office ensures that the costs are covered

Children, adolescents, and young adults who

• live with a foster family
• live in a residential child and youth welfare facility (“children’s home”)
• are receiving intensive individual social-educational support
• live in a foster family or in a residential child and youth welfare facility as a child or adolescent with a mental disability
• have been placed in the care of the Youth Welfare Office (including on a temporary basis)
• are housed in a socio-educational residential setting while participating in school or vocational training programs or during vocational integration

Mothers or fathers who

• are the sole caregivers for a child under the age of six and live with the child in a shared living arrangement for mothers, fathers, and children, and

Children who

• live with their mother or father in a shared living arrangement for mothers/fathers and their children