Legal issues of quality assurance in transplantation

• Applicant: Professor Dr. Stefan Huster
• Subject Area: Public Law
• Term: from 2020 to 2023
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 446967111

The law on quality assurance in the transplantation sector is characterised by a complex multi-level and multi-actor structure. In addition to the federal quality assurance regulations and the guidelines of the Joint Federal Committee, the German Medical Association is also called upon to legislate in this area; there is also a link to hospital planning, for which the federal states are responsible. In the project(1) We will analyse the structure of the law on quality assurance in transplantation(2) Legal problems and regulatory deficits - especially with regard to the quality assurance needs of the transplantation system - are identified, taking into account the constitutional framework,(3) Proposals and recommendations for the further development and harmonisation of this area of law should be made, as transplantation is particularly dependent on transparent regulatory structures in order to gain the confidence of citizens.

• DFG Programme: Research Grants