#BGBl. 2025 I Nr. 309Regulation on Adjusting the Contribution Amount for Financing the Telematics Society for the Year 2026
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This German federal regulation, issued by the Federal Ministry of Health, adjusts the financial contribution amount that must be paid to the Gesellschaft für Telematik (gematik) for the year 2026. gematik is the national agency responsible for the secure digital infrastructure of the German healthcare system, including the electronic health card (eGK) and telematics infrastructure. The ordinance updates the exact euro amount to be contributed by the relevant statutory health insurance funds and other obligated parties to cover gematik's operational and development costs. It was signed on 5 December 2025 and officially published in the Federal Law Gazette on 9 December 2025 as BGBl. 2025 I Nr. 309. The regulation ensures continued funding for the maintenance and expansion of Germany's nationwide e-health network.
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Key Changes
- Adjustment of the exact contribution amount payable to gematik for the full calendar year 2026
- Legal basis is an amendment to the financing provisions under the German Social Code Book (Sozialgesetzbuch)
- Regulation enters into force for the 2026 financial year following publication on 9 December 2025
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Obligations
What this law requires
Statutory health insurance funds and other obligated parties must pay the adjusted financial contribution amount to gematik (Gesellschaft für Telematik) for the year 2026 as specified in this regulation
Obligated parties must ensure payment of contributions covers gematik's operational and development costs for the national telematics infrastructure