Board of Directors
The administrative board of a statutory health insurance fund in Germany is the honorary supervisory body that represents the interests of insured persons and employers. Its core tasks include determining the strategic direction of the fund, passing resolutions on the articles of association and the budget as well as electing and monitoring the full-time Executive Board. It ensures democratic co-determination and guarantees the economic and needs-based provision of services in the interests of the contributors. The Administrative Board is therefore a central pillar of self-administration in the German healthcare system.
Composition
The Board of Directors is composed of 24 members with equal rights (equal representation) from employer representatives and insured persons' representatives.
The members of the Board of Directors elect a chairperson from among their number. The chairmanship rotates annually between the employer and insured parties.
Mr. Martin Röll (employer representative) is currently the Chairman.
Tasks
- Adopting the Articles of Association and exercising other autonomous rights
- Monitoring and supervising the work of the Executive Board
- Passing resolutions on strategically important fundamental issues
- Approval of the budget
- Representing the interests of the health insurance fund and its members
- Deciding on fundamental structural changes such as mergers or dissolution
