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Act to improve hospice and palliative care.

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First Region

Germany
Medical care and sickness benefit
2015-12-01
National
Law, Act

Second Region

Gesetz zur Verbesserung der Hospiz- und Palliativversorgung Hospiz- und Palliativgesetz (HPG)
The objective of the Act is to provide better care for seriously ill and dying people. The new rules should contribute to palliative and hospice care especially in rural areas, to ensure and strengthen hospice culture.
New section to the Social Code - Book V:
39b Hospice and palliative care through health insurance
132g Health care plan for the last life cycle.

Entry dates region

    Date of entry into force
    2015-12-08
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Gradual Entry dates region

    Date of gradual entry into force
    2016-04-01
    article 2

Amended Text region

Electronic region

Serial region

    Serial title
    Bundesgesetzblatt Teil I
    Date
    2015-12-07
    Volume
    vol. 48
    Page range
    pp. 2114-2118