The federal state of Berlin will present a legal initiative to the Federal Council of Germany seeking to secure and decriminalise medical treatment for undocumented migrants in Germany. The proposal includes introducing an anonymous sickness certificate to facilitate access to health care which is a human right and should not be subject to charity as is currently the situation in Germany. Furthermore, the proposal seeks to remove the legal gray area surrounding doctors who provide health care to undocumented migrants. A precondition for this measure is a change in the laws regulating the right to stay; these laws currently demand social officers to report information regarding undocumented patients to the Foreigners Office. The Berlin plan foresees that a public office will be established which will enable undocumented migrants to remain anonymous when being processed by the social offices who pay for their medical treatment.

Deutsche Welle,

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