[Liability in ambulatory surgery from the legal viewpoint].

According to the act to the structural reform of the public health service from Jan. 1, 1993, every hospital may do surgery on outpatients without a specific license. The legal basis for the outpatient surgery ares sec. 39, 115b SGB V. Additionally, there are two contracts containing three pages between the health insurances, the society of German hospitals and the German association of panel physicians. The legal requirements for ambulant surgery regarding the liability are written down in contracts where surgery has to meet a specialist's quality. There are certain risks during the care after surgery. The patient has to be informed about kind, extend and technique of the surgery.