Members

In accordance with the requirements set forth in the German Social Code, Book Five (SGB V), the resolution committee of the Federal Joint Committee (the plenum) comprises 13 members:

  • One impartial chair and two impartial members (the impartials)
  • Five members appointed by the Central Federal Association of Health Insurance Funds
  • Two members appointed by the German Hospital Federation (DKG)
  • Two members appointed by the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KBV)
  • One member appointed by the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Dentists (KZBV)

The term of office of each plenum member is six years.

The members appointed by the pillar organizations to the G-BA, as well as the proxies, work in an honorary capacity. The impartials are normally salaried.

Impartials​

Dr. Sonja Optendrenk, born in 1972, wearing a blue blazer against a neutral background.

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Dr. Sonja Optendrenk

Impartial chair

1. Deputy: Prof. Dr. Friedhelm Hase
2. Deputy: Dr. Rolf-Ulrich Schlenker

Karin Maag, born in 1962, wearing a green blazer against a neutral background.

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Karin Maag

Impartial member

1. Deputy: Dr. Udo Degener-Hencke
2. Deputy: Dr. Jörg Hermann

Dr. Bernhard van Treeck, born in 1964, wearing a blue jacket in front of a neutral background.

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Dr. med. Bernhard van Treeck

Impartial member

1. Deputy: Jörg Niemann
2. Deputy: Dr. Lili Grell

Members and their representatives

Website des GKV-Spitzenverbandes

Central Federal Association of Health Insurance Funds

Five members are appointed by the Central Federal Association of Health Insurance Funds.

Representatives:

Oliver Blatt

  1. Deputy: Dr. Bernhard Egger
  2. Deputy: Friederike Kuhnt
  3. Deputy: Ulrike Elsner

Stefanie Stoff-Ahnis

  1. Deputy: Johannes Wolff
  2. Deputy: Dr. Antje Haas
  3. Deputy: Dr. Carola Reimann

Dr. Martin Krasney

  1. Deputy: Marcus Schneider
  2. Deputy: Gerd Kukla
  3. Deputy: Jürgen Hohnl

Dr. Elke Schöne-Plaumann

  1. Deputy: Annette Düring
  2. Deputy: Kerstin Bockhorst
  3. Deputy: Dipl.-Psych. Peter Follert

Torsten Wendt

  1. Deputy: Dietrich von Reyher
  2. Deputy: Dr. Torsten Fürstenberg
  3. Deputy: Dr. Justine Röhmel

Website der KBV

National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians

Two members are appointed by the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KBV).

Representatives:

Dr. Sibylle Steiner (KBV)

  1. Deputy: Dr. Andreas Gassen
  2. Deputy: Juliane Fischer
  3. Deputy: Dr. Christa Schaff

Dr. Stephan Hofmeister (KBV)

  1. Deputy: Dr. Ludwig Hofmann
  2. Deputy: Anke Richter-Scheer
  3. Deputy: Dipl.-Psych. Sabine Schäfer

Website der DKG

German Hospital Federation

Two members are appointed by the German Hospital Federation (DKG).

Representatives:

Dr. Gerald Gaß (DKG)

  1. Deputy: Dr. Nicole Schlottmann
  2. Deputy: N. N.
  3. Deputy: Dr. Katharina Wenzel-Seifert

 Prof. Dr. Henriette Neumeyer (DKG)

  1. Deputy: Dr. Michael Brenske
  2. Deputy: Dr. Mitja Bojko
  3. Deputy: Özlem Acikgöz

Website der KZBV

National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Dentists

One member is appointed by the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Dentists (KZBV).

Representative:

Martin Hendges (KZBV)

  1. Deputy: Christian Nobmann
  2. Deputy: Meike Gorski-Goebel
  3. Deputy: Dr. Karin Ziermann