Specialist lawyer for medical law
The title of specialist lawyer for medical law is a specialist lawyer designation of the German professional law of lawyers .
The designation of specialist lawyer for medical law was established by the 3rd assembly of the Federal Bar Association at its plenary meeting on 22/23. Introduced November 2004.
In terms of content, the title is defined by the areas of law named in Section 14b of the Fachanwaltsordnung (FAO). Specifically, § 14b FAO names the following areas:
- 1. Right of medical treatment, in particular
- a) civil liability ,
- b) criminal liability,
- 2. Law of private and statutory health insurance , in particular contract doctor and contract dentist law, as well as basic features of long-term care insurance ,
- 3. Professional law of the medical professions , in particular
- a) medical professional law,
- b) Basic principles of professional law for other medical professions,
- 4. Contract and company law for the health professions, including drafting contracts,
- 5. Right to remuneration for the health professions,
- 6. Hospital law including demand planning, financing and chief physician contract law,
- 7. Fundamentals of drug and medical device law ,
- 8. Basics of pharmacy law ,
- 9. Special features of procedural and procedural law.
In order to acquire the title of specialist lawyer for medical law, as with all specialist lawyer titles, proof of special practical experience is also required. Here, § 5 S. 1 lit. i FAO proof of 60 cases handled by the applicant, including at least 15 legal and 12 judicial proceedings. The cases must relate to a total of at least three different areas mentioned in § 14b nos. 1-8, whereby at least three cases must apply to each individual area.
statistics
As of January 1, 2018, 1,717 specialist lawyers are admitted in Germany.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Federal Bar Association , Statistics (PDF; 146 kB)