Updated ASV offer for multiple sclerosis in effect

18.07.2023 13:56

Following the newly designed regulations for outpatient specialist medical care (ASV) for bone and soft tissue tumors, the updated ASV offer for multiple sclerosis has also come into force. Until now, this could only be used as an outpatient service in the hospital. From now on, established specialists can also take part or set up their own specialist teams.

All teams must report their participation in the ASV to the extended state committees. Clinical teams that already offer outpatient treatment in hospitals for the above-mentioned indications now have 3 years to re-form themselves in order to meet the requirements of the ASV guidelines and, if necessary, include outpatient cooperation partners.

New in ASV Multiple Sclerosis

The group of beneficiaries includes patients with severe forms of multiple sclerosis as well as other diseases with damage to the lipid covering of the nerve fibers. Additional examinations of eye, bladder and heart function as well as swallowing diagnostics were included. In addition to a team leader made up of neurologists, an ASV team must include the following other disciplines: ophthalmology, gynecology, internal medicine and cardiology, laboratory medicine, radiology, urology as well as psychiatry and psychotherapy or psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy or psychological psychotherapist or medical r psychotherapist. If children and adolescents are being treated, a specialist in pediatric and adolescent medicine - if possible with a focus on neuropediatrics - must also be appointed.

Resolution on this report:
Guideline for outpatient specialist medical care § 116b SGB V: Supplement to Annex 1.2 - Letter a Multiple Sclerosis