BMG – Federal Ministry of HealthThe Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) is a supreme federal authority with offices in Bonn and Berlin. As a federal ministry, it is responsible for various areas of activity related to the protection of the health of the German population.
History of the BMG's origins
The BMG was established on 14. November 1961 initially established as an independent ministry under the name "Federal Ministry of Health. First assigned to the Federal Ministry of Family and Youth, the ministries functioned together as the Federal Ministry of Youth, Family and Health until 1986. After its spin-off in 1986, the BMG was assigned the now essential department "Health Care, Health Insurance. After the area of social affairs was also added in 2002, the BMG became the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Security. Since 2005, after the responsibility of the Social Affairs Division was transferred back to the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, the BMG has functioned under the familiar name of.
Structure
The BMG is composed of various individuals and divisions. The federal minister is in charge, followed by the civil servant state secretary and the parliamentary state secretary(s). Furthermore, a representative for the concerns of female patients is. patients as well as a drug commissioner.
The ministry is divided into the following departments:
– Department Z – Central Europe and International Affairs – Department 1 – Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, Biotechnology – Department 2 – Health Care, Health Insurance – Department 3 – Medical and Professional Law, Prevention – Department 4 – Care Security – Department 5 – Digitization and Innovation – Department 6 – Health Security, Health Protection, Sustainability
The following federal authorities are subordinate to the BMG:
– the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM), – the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), – the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), – the Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA), – the Paul Ehrlich Institute (PEI), – the German Institute for Medical Documentation and Information (DIMDI)
Organigram of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG)
Tasks
The core of the ministry's work is on drafting legislation, new legal ordinances or administrative regulations. The focus is on safeguarding and further developing the performance of the statutory health insurance system (SHI) and the long-term care insurance system.