The «Informed Consent» and the General Data Protection Regulation: Challenges for the Clinical Practice in Germany

An Analysis of the Current Legal Situation with a Particular Focus on Broad Consents

Zitiervorschlag: Tobias Schulz, The «Informed Consent» and the General Data Protection Regulation: Challenges for the Clinical Practice in Germany, in: Jusletter IT IRIS

In medical and clinical practice «informed consent» is mandatory prior to any surgical intervention. At the same time, human tissue or human blood deriving from surgical interventions can be of scientific interest and may be used for scientific research or medical education. This paper will present and analyse the legal framework the General Data Protection Regulation and the German Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz – BDSG) constitute for the processing of health data with a particular focus on the necessity for a prior «informed consent» and the controversial «broad consent».

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