In short
This law is an agreement between the federal government and the states regarding the payment for medical care provided to inmates in public hospitals. It sets out the annual lump sum payments that the states must make to the federal government for these services.
What it regulates
- The financial contributions of the states for the stationary medical treatment and care of inmates.
- The total annual lump sum amount to be paid by the states to the federal government.
- The distribution of this total amount among the individual states.
- The period for which these payments are valid (until 31.12.2023).
Who it concerns
- The Länder (states) of Austria.
- The Bund (federal government), specifically represented by the Federal Ministry of Justice.
- Inmates of correctional facilities who receive stationary medical treatment in public hospitals.
Key points
- The states are obligated to pay an annual lump sum to the federal government for the stationary medical care of inmates.
- Until 31.12.2016, this annual lump sum was 8,549,430.46 Euro.
- From 1.1.2017, the annual lump sum increased to 12,749,430.46 Euro.
- The total amount is distributed among the individual states, 50% based on the 2001 population count and 50% based on a specific allocation from a previous agreement.
Gesetzestext
RIS Dokument KurztitelAbgeltung stationärer medizinischer Versorgungsleistungen von öffentlichen Krankenanstalten für Insassen von Justizanstalten (Bund – Länder) KundmachungsorganBGBl. I Nr. 4/2009 zuletzt geändert durch BGBl. I Nr. 99/2017Bundesgesetzblatt Teil eins, Nr. 4 aus 2009, zuletzt geändert durch Bundesgesetzblatt Teil eins, Nr. 99 aus 2017, TypVereinbarung gem. Art. 15a B-VGVereinbarung gem. Artikel 15 a, B-VG §/Artikel/AnlageParagraph/Artikel/AnlageArt. 1Artikel eins Inkrafttretensdatum12.07.2017 Außerkrafttretensdatum31.12.2023 Index17 Vereinbarungen gem. Art. 15a B-VG17 Vereinbarungen gem. Artikel 15 a, B-VG BeachteGilt bis zum Ende der laufenden Finanzausgleichsperiode (vgl. Art. 4).Gilt bis zum Ende der laufenden Finanzausgleichsperiode vergleiche Artikel 4,). TextArtikel 1Gegenstand der Vereinbarung