Emergency service: social insurance obligation for pool doctors
In principle, all doctors and dentists who participate in contracted (dental) medical care are obliged to participate in the organized emergency service (also: "emergency service" or "on-call service"). The emergency service is organized by the Associations of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KVs) and Associations of Statutory Health Insurance Dentists (KZVs), whose mandate under Section 75 (1b) SGB V also includes the provision of care by statutory health insurance physicians during non-office hours. (Dental) doctors who otherwise do not or no longer participate in SHI-accredited medical care (so-called "pool doctors") can also voluntarily participate in the emergency service.
