General terms and conditions of business

§ 1 Application of the General Terms and Conditions1. The General Terms and Conditions regulate the terms and conditions between alternative medicine practitioners (therapists) and those seeking help as a treatment contract within the meaning of §§ 611 ff BGB, unless otherwise agreed in writing between the contracting parties.2. The treatment contract comes into effect when the person seeking help accepts the general offer of the alternative medicine practitioner (therapist) to practice medicine for everyone and turns to the alternative medicine practitioner for the purpose of advice, diagnosis and therapy.3. The alternative medicine practitioner (therapist) is entitled to reject a treatment contract without giving reasons if the necessary relationship of trust cannot be expected, if the alternative medicine practitioner (therapist) cannot or is not allowed to treat due to his specialization or for legal reasons, or if there are reasons that could cause him to have a conflict of conscience. In this case, the alternative medicine practitioner (therapist) is entitled to remuneration for the services provided up to the time of rejection of treatment, including treatment.§ 2 Content of the treatment contract1. The alternative medicine practitioner (therapist) provides his services to the person seeking help in the form of applying his knowledge and skills to find the cause for the explanation, advice, diagnosis and treatment of the person seeking help.2. The alternative medicine practitioner (therapist) is entitled to use the methods that correspond to the presumed will of the person seeking help, provided that the person seeking help does not make a decision on this.3. The alternative medicine practitioner (therapist) uses methods that are generally not recognized by conventional medicine and cannot be generally explained. A subjectively expected success for the patient cannot be promised or guaranteed. If the patient rejects the use of such methods and wants to be advised, diagnosed or treated exclusively using scientifically recognized methods, he must explain this to the therapist.4. The alternative medicine practitioner (therapist) may not issue sick notes and may not prescribe prescription drugs.§ 3 Cooperation of the person seeking helpThe person seeking help is not obliged to actively cooperate. However, the alternative medicine practitioner (therapist) is entitled to end treatment if trust is no longer present, particularly if the person seeking help denies the content of the consultation, does not provide necessary anamnesis or diagnostic information and thus prevents therapy measures.§ 4 Remuneration of the alternative medicine practitioner (therapist)1. The alternative medicine practitioner (therapist) is entitled to a fee for his services. If the fees have not been agreed individually between the alternative medicine practitioner (therapist) and the person seeking help, the rates listed in the alternative medicine practitioner (therapist) price list apply. All other fee schedules or lists do not apply.2. The fees are to be paid in cash by the person seeking help after each treatment against receipt. After completion of the treatment, the person seeking help will receive an invoice subject to fees in accordance with § 7 of the General Terms and Conditions upon request.3. If the alternative medicine practitioner (therapist) arranges services from third parties which he does not professionally supervise (e.g. laboratory services), the alternative medicine practitioner (therapist) is entitled to claim the amounts invoiced by the third party as his own fee components and to settle the expected amount with the person seeking help in accordance with paragraph 2. These amounts must be shown separately on receipts and invoices. The alternative medicine practitioner (therapist) is entitled to claim his own fees for arranging accompanying services for the person seeking help.4. If the alternative medicine practitioner (therapist) has services provided by third parties which he himself supervises, these services are part of the alternative medicine practitioner (therapist)'s fees. Unless an inclusive agreement has been made here, these costs will be invoiced.5. In the cases of paragraphs 3 and 4, the alternative medicine practitioner (therapist) is exempt from the restrictions of Section 181 of the German Civil Code and, as the person seeking help's agent, is permitted to conclude legal transactions between the third party (e.g. laboratory) and himself. This also applies if Section 181 of the German Civil Code (BGB) were to apply to the legal relationship between alternative medicine practitioners (therapists) and third parties; regardless of any exemption in this regard.6. Due to legal regulations, alternative medicine practitioners (therapists) are not permitted to dispense pharmacy-only medicines. However, direct administration to people seeking help by alternative medicine practitioners (therapists) is still permitted, as this is not a dispensing but a use. This means that alternative medicine practitioners (therapists) generally receive fees for the medicines used and no calculation or specification of any kind is possible. The use of medicines brought by the person seeking help by alternative medicine practitioners (therapists) is excluded.7. On the other hand, the dispensing of medicines by pharmacies to patients for prescribed or recommended medicines represents a direct transaction not covered by these General Terms and Conditions, which has no influence on the alternative medicine practitioners' (therapist's) fees and billing structure. This also applies to over-the-counter medicines, nutritional supplements and other aids that are recommended or prescribed by the alternative medicine practitioner (therapist) and purchased by the person seeking help from relevant sales outlets.8. The alternative medicine practitioner (therapist) or companies economically associated with him are permitted to sell over-the-counter medicines, nutritional supplements and other aids. Under the premise of free choice of sales outlet, these products can be sold by the alternative medicine practitioner (therapist) with the intention of making a profit or brokered for a commission.§ 5 Reimbursement of fees by third parties1. If the person seeking help is entitled to reimbursement or partial reimbursement of the fee by third parties or believes that he is entitled to this, § 4 is not affected. The alternative medicine practitioner (therapist) does not carry out direct billing and cannot defer the fee or parts of the fee in anticipation of a possible reimbursement.2. If the alternative medicine practitioner (therapist) provides the person seeking help with information about the reimbursement practices of third parties, this is non-binding. In particular, the usual reimbursement rates are not considered to be an agreed fee within the meaning of Section 4 Paragraph 1. The scope of the alternative medicine practitioner (therapist) services is not limited to reimbursable services.3. The alternative medicine practitioner (therapist) does not provide any direct information to third parties on reimbursement issues. All information and necessary certificates are provided exclusively to the person seeking help. Such services are subject to a fee.Section 6 Confidentiality of treatment1. The alternative medicine practitioner (therapist) treats the data of the person seeking help confidentially and only provides information regarding the diagnosis, consultations and therapy as well as the accompanying circumstances and the personal circumstances of the person seeking help with the express consent of the person seeking help. The written form can be dispensed with if the information is provided in the interest of the person seeking help and it can be assumed that the person seeking help will consent.2. Paragraph 1 does not apply if the alternative medicine practitioner (therapist) is obliged to pass on the data due to legal regulations - for example, the obligation to report certain diagnoses - or is obliged to provide information by official or court order. This also applies to information given to legal guardians, but not to information given to spouses, relatives or family members. Paragraph 1 shall also not apply if personal attacks are made against the person or his professional practice in connection with the consultation, diagnosis or therapy and the person can exonerate himself by using correct data or facts.

3. The alternative medicine practitioner (therapist) keeps records of his services (hand file). The person seeking help is not entitled to inspect this hand file; he cannot request this hand file either. Paragraph 2 remains unaffected.4. If the person seeking help requests a treatment or medical record, the alternative medicine practitioner (therapist) will create this from the hand file for a fee. If there are originals in the hand file, copies of these are included in the treatment file. The copies are marked with a note that the originals are in the hand file.§ 7 Invoicing1. In addition to the receipts according to § 4, the person seeking help will receive an invoice upon request after the treatment phase has ended, which is subject to a fee.2. The invoice contains the name and address of the person seeking help as well as the treatment period, all types of services and the diagnosis. The applicable VAT rate is shown.3. If the person seeking help does not want a diagnosis or therapy specification in the invoice, he or she must inform the alternative medicine practitioner (therapist) accordingly.§ 8 DisagreementsDisagreements arising from the treatment contract and the general terms and conditions should be settled amicably. It is recommended that any objections, differing opinions or complaints be submitted in writing to the other contracting party. No liability can be accepted for the contents of the entire homepage or any interpretation thereof.§ 9 Severability ClauseIf individual provisions of the treatment contract or the general terms and conditions are or become invalid or void, this does not affect the effectiveness of the treatment contract as a whole. The invalid or void provision is to be replaced by a provision that comes closest to the purpose of the contract or the will of the parties.