title: Recent developments in German health law.
abstract: Health law provides the regulatory constitution for the medical and healthcare system. It covers individual medical treatment as well as public healthcare provision and is insofar medical law as well as social security law (statutory health insurance law). The medical and health sciences (public health sciences) are the main complementary disciplines of health law. This article gives an account of some representative developments in both fields which have taken place in the last three years.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Health Law and Medical Law, Faculty of Law, University of Bremen.
authors.forename: Dieter
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hart
mesh_terms: D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005858:Germany; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D017751:Safety Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence