The requirements for the authorisation of an outpatient care service are:

• They must be able to guarantee sufficient and consistent nursing care for those in need of care on a permanent basis.
• Their nursing and domestic care must meet the required quality. This is stipulated in the PflegeVG and in the framework agreements.
• Your care service must work economically.
• Your care service must be under the permanent responsibility of a trained care professional who fulfils the following requirements:
  
  • Successful completion of training as a nursing specialist, healthcare and nursing assistant, healthcare and nursing assistant, healthcare and paediatric nurse, geriatric nurse, state-recognised curative education nurse or state-recognised curative education nurse, insofar as the services of the nursing service are provided for disabled people in need of care.
  • at least two years of full-time practice of one of the above-mentioned professions within the last eight years.
  • Successful completion of a further training programme for managerial functions with a minimum of 460 hours. Proof of the further training programme must always be provided for new admissions.
• You must ensure that the nurse in charge is replaced by an appropriate nurse in the event of absence (e.g. illness or holiday). In addition to carers, your care servicemay employ other suitable staff. These include, for example
  • Nursing assistants for the elderly
  • Nursing assistants and nursing assistants
  • Housekeepers and home economists
  • state-recognised family carers
  • Home and family care assistants and home and family care assistants
• The care insurance companies' mandate to ensure the provision of care determines further requirements for the organisation and tasks of your care service. These include
  • Organisation:
    • Your care service must guarantee the care of a changing circle of people in need of Care recipients in your area of operation.
    • Depending on the individual care requirements, you must be able to provide care services day and night - including on Sundays and public holidays.
    • Your care service must have its own business premises and be available at all times. As a rule, private homes are not suitable for setting up a care service.
    • You must employ a care team of at least four employees.
    • You must also provide proof of adequate public liability insurance.
  • Range of services:
    You must submit your range of services in writing to the contract departments of the care insurance funds for agreement and approval. You should provide the care insurance fund with the following information:
    • The range of services you offer
    • the type and manner of service provision
    • Your care concept
    • the staffing of your care service
    • the availability or accessibility of your care service
    • The type and form of cooperation with other services
    • Your fulfilment of advisory functions
    • Your participation in quality assurance measures