Chart of the Federal Joint Committee and its Subcommittees

In the center at the top: The plenum consisting of:

  • 3 impartial members, including 1 chair
  • 2 members of the German Hospital Federation (DKG)
  • 2 members of the German Hospital Federation (KBV)
  • 1 member of the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Dentists (KZBV)
  • 5 members of the Federal Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (GKV-SV)

On the left: Standing Rules and Code of Procedure: 2 members of DKG, 2 members of KBV, 2 members of KZBV, 6 members of GKV-SV.

On the right: Finance Committee: 1 member of DKG, 1 member of KBV, 1 member of KZBV, 3 members of GKV-SV.

Below plenum in the center: 10 subcommittees arranged side by side:

  • Highly Specialized Outpatient Care Subcommittee, Chair: Karin Maag.
  • Pharmaceuticals Subcommittee: Chair: Professor Josef Hecken.
  • Needs Planning Subcommittee: Chair: Professor Josef Hecken.
  • Disease Management Programmes Subcommittee: Chair: Karin Maag.
  • Method Evaluation Subcommittee: Chair: Dr. Bernhard van Treeck.
  • Psychotherapy and Psychiatric Care Subcommittee: Chair: Dr. Bernhard van Treeck.
  • Quality Assurance Subcommittee: Chair: Karin Maag.
  • Ordered Services Subcommittee: Chair Dr. Bernhard van Treeck.
  • Dental Treatment Subcommittee: Chair: Professor Josef Hecken.
  • Post-Covid and Diseases with Similar Symptoms ad hoc Subcommittee: Chair: Karin Maag.

Patient representatives take part in discussions in all committees. They can submit petitions, but not vote [German Social Code, Book Five (SGB V), section 140f, paragraph 2].

Two representatives from the Conference of Health Ministers of the German states take part in discussions in the Plenum and in the Needs Planning an Quality Assurance Subcommittees (SGB V, section 92, paragraph 7e and 7f).

One representative each from the German Medical Association, the Federation of Private Health Insurance Providers, and the German Nurses’ Council takes part in discussions in the Plenum and in the Quality Assurance Subcommittee on matters concerning regulations in accordance with SGB V, section 92, paragraph 1, sentence 2, number 13 (quality assurance). The same applies to the German Psychotherapy Association and the German Dental Association in matters concerning the psychotherapists’ and dentists’ professions (SGB V, section 136, paragraph 3).

Like the plenum, the subcommittees have equal representation. They meet in different constellations depending on the topics being discussed.

G-BA, July 2024.