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sponsor -- identical to patient

German translation: Hauptversicherter

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English term or phrase:	sponsor
German translation:	Hauptversicherter
Entered by:	Heidi Stone-Schaller

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18:48 Nov 10, 2011

English to German translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / Medical record

English term or phrase: sponsor -- identical to patient

I'm translating a medical record for someone in the US Army. All the information adheres to the following form (please take a look, it will help you get a better idea):

http://contacts.gsa.gov/webforms.nsf/0/4951AF308C046D9785256...$file/SF%20600.pdf

If you scroll down to the bottom of the first page, you'll see a number of fields containing the word "sponsor".

In my actual medical record, the field "Sponsor's name" contains the patient's name. The field "Relationship to Sponsor" was omitted.

[Please don't post any links to other KudoZ discussions re: "Sponsor" in medical contexts. All of those are about pharmaceutical trials and have nothing to do with my current problem. Thanks :-)]

What do you think this refers to?

Thanks in advance.

Heidi Stone-Schaller KudoZ activity Questions: 51 (none open) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 180
Local time: 02:54

Hauptversicherter

Explanation:
- see discussion -

Selected response from:

Melanie Meyer
Local time: 20:54

Grading comment

Dankeschön!
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Summary of answers provided

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Hauptversicherter

Melanie Meyer

Armeeangehöriger, bei dem der Patient zu Besuch ist

Gudrun Maydorn

Kostenträger

Susanne Schiewe

Discussion entries: 4

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33 mins confidence:

Armeeangehöriger, bei dem der Patient zu Besuch ist

Explanation:
A sponsored visitor is a temporary visitor to a member of the Armed Forces. If a sponsored visitor form is submitted in respect of that person, then the sponsored visitor is entitled to certain priviledges that normally apply to members of the Armed Forces only. This MAY include medical treatment at Army medical facilities, for example.

I cannot speak for the US Army, but this certainly applies to the British Army.

Gudrun Maydorn
Local time: 02:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 44

17 mins confidence:

Kostenträger

Explanation:
wäre meine Vermutung - also ist in diesem Fall wohl der Patient Selbstzahler.

Tragen Sie bitte die neunstellige Sozialversicherungsnummer
(SSN) des Kostenträgers (Sponsors) ein.
Diese finden Sie auf dem Wehrpass (Military ID Card)
des Patienten.
http://tricare-overseas.com/PDF/FillingoutClaimFormCMS1500_g...

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Note added at 45 Min. (2011-11-10 19:34:29 GMT)
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Ich habe das "Relationship to Sponsor" überlesen; daher klingt Gudruns Vorschlag plausibel, dass es sich hier nicht um eine Versicherung o. ä., sondern um eine Privatperson handelt. Eventuell kann man das dann neutraler formulieren, z. B. "Kostenübernahme durch" bzw. "Kostenübernehmer" (wobei Letzteres auch nicht gerade toll klingt)

Susanne Schiewe
Germany
Local time: 02:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 315

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Hauptversicherter

Explanation:
- see discussion -

Melanie Meyer
Local time: 20:54
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 12

Grading comment

Dankeschön!

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