Bundeskrebsregisterdatengesetz (BKRG)

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BKRG

Date of completion: 10.08.2009

Full quote:

" Bundeskrebsregisterdatengesetz vom 10. August 2009 (BGBl. I p. 2702, 2707) "

Footnote

(+ + + Text proof: 18.8.2009 + + +) 

  

The G was decided as Art. 5 of the G v. 10.8.2009 I 2702 by the Bundestag with the consent of the Bundesrat. It's gem. Art. 13 (1) of this G mWv 18.8.2009 entered into force. Unofficial table of contents

§ 1 Setting up of a centre for cancer registry data

(1) A Centre for Cancer Registry Data is set up at the Robert Koch Institute. (2) An advisory board will be set up to provide expert advice and support to the Centre for Cancer Registry Data. The members of the Advisory Board are appointed by the Federal Ministry of Health. Unofficial table of contents

§ 2 Tasks

The Centre for Cancer Registry Data has the following tasks:

1.

the merging, verification of completeness and consistency and evaluation of the data transmitted by the epidemiological cancer registries of the countries, referred to in the following State Cancer Registry, in accordance with Article 3 (1), the implementation of a cross-national data reconciliation for the detection of multiple transfers and the feedback to the state cancer registries,

2.

the creation, maintenance and updating of a data set from the data transmitted by the regional cancer registries in accordance with Article 3 (1) (1) to (3) and verified in accordance with point 1;

3.

regular estimation and analysis

a)

of the annual cancer mortality rates and cancer mortality rates,

b)

the survival rates of cancer patients,

c)

the distribution of stages in the diagnosis of cancer of the cancer,

d)

further indicators of cancer events, in particular prevalence, disease risks and risk of death, as well as their temporal development,

4.

Regional differences in regional differences in selected cancer diseases,

5.

the provision of the data set according to point 2 for the evaluation of health policy measures for cancer prevention, cancer screening, cancer treatment and care,

6.

the carrying out of analyses and studies on cancer,

7.

the preparation of a comprehensive report on cancer in the Federal Republic of Germany every five years,

8.

Participation in scientific committees, European and international organisations with regard to cancer registration and cancer epidemiology.

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§ 3 Data transfer

(1) The State Cancer Registry shall transmit the following data to the Centre for Cancer Registry Data for the performance of its tasks in accordance with § 2 by 31 December of the next year at the latest on all anticancer diseases recorded by the end of one year:

1.

Details of the person:

a)

Gender,

b)

month and year of birth,

c)

the first five digits of the municipal code of the place of residence,

2.

Data with reference to tumour diagnosis:

a)

Tumor diagnosis according to the key of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) in the respective one of the German Institute for Medical Documentation and Information on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health issued and published by the German Federal Ministry of Health Federal Ministry of Health, in force,

b)

Histology findings according to the key of the current International Classification of Oncological Diseases (ICD-O),

c)

Localisation of the tumour, including the indication of the page in the case of pairy organs (ICD-O),

d)

month and year of first tumor diagnosis,

e)

previous tumor diseases,

f)

Type of diagnosis: exclusively the cause of death (DCO), clinically, cytological, histological, by autopsy, others,

g)

Stage of the disease, in particular according to the current TNM key for the representation of the size and the degree of metastasis of the tumors,

h)

nature of primary therapy,

3.

Information in the event of death:

a)

Death month and death year,

b)

Cause of death (basic condition),

c)

Carrying out an autopsy,

4.

Control number according to § 4.

(2) The competent national authorities shall ensure that the data referred to in paragraph 1 are collected on a comprehensive and complete basis, adjusted for multiple messages and transmitted in full in a uniform format, after verification. The data of clinical cancer registration are to be used. Unofficial table of contents

§ 4 Control number, reconciliation

(1) For data reconciliation between the National Cancer Registry and the Centre for Cancer Registry Data, a uniform procedure for the restoration of the passenger reference by the recipient shall be established in accordance with a uniform procedure for all national cancer registries; to form a unique control number for each person suffering from cancer. (2) The control number shall be stored in the Centre for Cancer Registry Data separately from the data set in accordance with § 3 (1) (1) to (3) and may be used only for the purpose of: Reconciliation is merged. After completion of the data reconciliation, no later than three years after transmission, the control number shall be deleted. (3) The Federal Ministry of Health shall be authorized, by means of a decree law with the consent of the Federal Council, to set guidelines for the formation of the the control number referred to in paragraph 1 and for the handling of the multiple transfers of the national cancer registries established by the Centre for Cancer Registry Data. Unofficial table of contents

§ 5 Data usage

(1) The Centre for Cancer Registry Data shall use the data set in accordance with § 3 (1) (1) to (3) for the performance of its tasks in accordance with § 2 number 3 to 8. (2) The Centre for Cancer Registry Data shall, on request, provide the national cancer registries to the state cancer registries as referred to in paragraph 1. shall be made available for use. The transfer to third parties shall require an application in accordance with paragraph 3. (3) The Centre for Cancer Registry Data may, upon request, allow third parties to use the data set referred to in paragraph 1, provided that a legitimate, in particular scientific interest, is credible is made. The request shall be justified, in particular for the purpose and scope of the use, and shall be submitted to the Advisory Council for its opinion. The scope of use and publication rights are to be regulated by contract. (4) The Center for Cancer Registry Data publishes evaluations and provides evaluation tools on an interactive Internet platform. Unofficial table of contents

Section 6 Cooperation of the Centre for Cancer Registry Data with the Landeskrebsregistern

(1) The Centre for Cancer Registry Data shall transmit to the competent State Cancer Registry the data examined in accordance with section 2 (1) as well as the result of the completeness check within six months of the transmission of the data in accordance with § 3 (1). The Centre for Cancer Registry Data informs the National Cancer Registry of essential findings resulting from the data analysis in accordance with § 2, points 3 and 4. (2) The Centre for Cancer Registry Data shall be published in agreement with the National cancer registries every two years a report on the frequency and development of cancers in the Federal Republic of Germany. (3) The Centre for Cancer Registry Data, together with the State Cancer Registry, develops methods and standards for the uniform data collection and data transmission as well as for the analysis of data further. The current state of the art is to be taken into consideration.