Table 2.
Directives outlined in federal and state laws
| Federal laws | Good health | Equity | Efficiency | State laws, regulations and treaties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15a Agreement ‘Target Control Health’ | State treaty ‘Target Control Health’ [64] | |||
| Art. 5 (1–2) Provision of medical care at the ‘best point of service’ | + | Definition of public service obligations for all care levels (primary, hospital outpatient and inpatient care) and launching implementation | ||
| Art. 5 (2–3) Coordination of services across all sectors, offering of patient-oriented and needs-based services and prevention or reduction of parallel structures | + | + | + | Development of interdisciplinary forms of care in the ambulatory setting |
| Art. 5 (3–2) Relief of the inpatient sector in hospitals through medically and economically justified relocation of services to day care and ambulatory care | + | + | ||
| Art. 5 (3–7) Development of remuneration schemes, which guarantee service provision at the best point of service | + | Participation at the federal level in developing incentives to promote outpatient care | ||
| Federal Hospitals Act (KAKuG) | Styrian Hospitals Act (StKAG) | |||
| §16 Non-profit hospitals must | §51 adopts §16 KAKuG | |||
| • admit everyone in need of medical care in accordance with the hospital’s facilities | + | + | ||
| • accommodate every patient as long as medically required | + | + | + | |
| • ensure that medical treatment, irrespective of accommodation in the special class, is based on the medical condition of the patient solely […] | + | + | + | |
| • secure that the staff, notwithstanding §27 (4) and §46 (1), must not be remunerated by patients or their family members | +/− | +/− | ||
| • not run more than 25% of the total beds as special-class beds | +/− | +/− | ||
| §22 (2): Public hospitals are obliged to admit any socially insured patients | + | + | §87 (1) adopts §22 (2) KAKuG | |
| §27 (4-1) State legislation has to determine | ||||
| • whether and | +/− | +/− | §66 regulates the prerequisites for implementation of the special class | |
| • what further charges may be levied in the special class | +/− | +/− | §75 regulates special fees | |
| §46 (1) The department heads of university hospitals may agree a separate fee with special-class patients […], irrespective of the special-class patients’ obligations to pay special fees […], if these patients request treatment by the department head. This separate fee is not subject to §27 (4) […]. | +/− | +/− |