Overview

• Brandenburg’s parliament passed a resolution on July 16 demanding a federal law to reimburse so-called “Fehlfahrten” when ambulances treat patients on-site without hospital transport.
• Health Minister Britta Müller said federal regulation is needed to end the “absurdity” of current rules that tie ambulance funding to patient arrivals at hospitals.
• Under a June 30 compromise, counties and health insurers in eight districts agreed to maintain free ambulance transports with a revised flat-rate calculation, excluding empty trips.
• Stakeholders are awaiting an Oberverwaltungsgericht Berlin-Brandenburg decision on Teltow-Fläming’s fee statute for non-transport responses, which could shape future funding.
• The resolution also calls for improved networking among ambulance services, hospital emergency departments and first responders to strengthen emergency care coordination.