Emergency call 112 remains free of charge: Rescue service in Brandenburg Reformed!

Emergency call 112 remains free of charge: Rescue service in Brandenburg Reformed!

Barnim, Deutschland - The concerns of the citizens about possible fees for the emergency services in Brandenburg can be laid today. The Brandenburg district council has signed a pioneering agreement together with the statutory health insurance companies, which guarantees that emergency call 112 will remain free of charge in Brandenburg. This was widely welcomed and represents an important step towards security and certainty for all Brandenburgers. From July 1, 2025, the controversial fixed amounts in the districts of Barnim, Märkisch-Oderland, Oberhavel, Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Oder-Spree, Potsdam-Mittelmark, Spree-Neiße and Teltow-Fläming, like bernau-live.de reported.

The Minister of Health Britta Müller emphasized the importance of this step: "It must not be a question of costs if people need help in need." In lively negotiations that started on March 28, the participants managed to establish a clear and fair cost-performance calculation. The new regulation determines that only economically understandable and legally permissible costs may be taken into account, so that nobody has to fear any more fees for the alerting of the emergency services. This also provided radiocottbus.de

The background of the agreement

The discussion about fees in the emergency services has not only been a hot topic since yesterday. The background was conflicts about cost types that were held between counties and health insurance companies. In the past, ambiguities about various costs, such as for empty trips or misconceptions, have caused considerable problems in the past. The dark cloud of the possibly paying fees hung over the heads of the citizens for a long time before the light was finally brought into the dark.

In addition, the uncertainty regarding the open standards control procedure at the Higher Administrative Court of Berlin-Brandenburg remains for the fee statute in the district of Teltow-Fläming. According to the Brandenburg Rescue Service Act, the counties and independent cities are responsible for the floor -bound emergency services and may generally collect usage fees that are usually borne by the statutory health insurance companies. The service is therefore a clear state matter and is subject to the current emergency services law, which defines a new structure and rules for emergency care in the country, as bravors.brandenburg.de.

a stable rescue service for all

The new law stipulates that the emergency services are not only secured by fees, but also by an appropriate financing plan, which creates clarity for everyone involved. In order to ensure the necessary quality and efficiency, the cost-performance calculation and the framework conditions are regularly checked and adapted. This is particularly important in view of the challenges that can occur in emergency care.

Overall, the agreement shows that open dialogue and constructive negotiations between the counties and health insurance companies are of crucial importance to ensure a stable and reliable rescue system in Brandenburg. Citizens can now choose emergency call 112 without having to take care of invoices.