Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales M-V

What Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales M-V does

Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (LAGuS) is the upper-level state authority (obere Landesbehörde) of the German federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, operating under the Ministerium für Soziales, Gesundheit und Sport. The agency discharges statutory functions across five divisions: Health (pharmaceutical surveillance, hospital hygiene, infection protection, environmental and drinking/bathing water quality), Social Affairs (Schwerbehindertenrecht disability certification, Elterngeld parental benefits, social compensation law, inclusion office), Occupational Safety (workplace safety oversight, dangerous substances, radiation protection, medical devices), Funding (ESF+ and state grant administration, nursing training fund), and the Landesprüfungsamt für Heilberufe (state examination office for healthcare professional licensing). Effective 1 January 2026, the Landesjugendamt was organizationally integrated, adding supralocal youth welfare as a sixth division.

LAGuS operates from six regional offices — headquarters in Rostock (Blücherstraße 1) plus Schwerin, Stralsund, Neubrandenburg, Greifswald, and Neustrelitz — serving the state's approximately 1.6 million residents. Service delivery is multichannel: in-person appointments, written correspondence, an online appointment booking portal (termine.lagus.mv-regierung.de) for the Rostock location, the MV-Serviceportal, and a comprehensive public website with Easy Language and German Sign Language accessibility variants. The agency's underlying technology is standard government administrative IT supporting online applications, appointment booking, and an informational web portal; no proprietary technology stack or AI/ML systems are evidenced.

The business model is non-commercial. LAGuS is funded entirely through state budget appropriations of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, with no fees charged to citizens for core services (modest value-mark fees for disability transport passes are the only noted charge). The agency is not privately owned, has no investors, no funding rounds, and no subsidiaries. Strategic partners include the parent ministry, the Robert Koch-Institut for epidemiological coordination, the municipal Gesundheitsämter for surveillance, the Bundesamt für Justiz for cross-border child placement, and Universitätsmedizin Rostock for Mpox vaccination referral. LAGuS monitors 493 bathing sites annually, processes ~10 Hantavirus notifications per year, and recorded 70 serious workplace accident notifications in 2025.

Name

Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales M-V

Legal name

Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Website

https://lagus.mv-regierung.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LAGuS is the upper-level state health and social authority of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, delivering statutory services — disability certification, Elterngeld, occupational safety oversight, health surveillance, healthcare licensing, and youth welfare — to the state's 1.6 million residents across six regional offices, funded entirely by state budget.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Health and Social Services

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (923120)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIABAI

State/Provincial Human Services & Benefits Administration (Welfare, Disability, Child & Family)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/State/Provincial & Regional Government Administration

SECONDARYBPAIACAK

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

Keywords

• Public health administration
• Social welfare services
• Disability certification
• Occupational safety oversight
• Parental benefits administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Rostock

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Budget Funding: LAGuS is funded entirely through the state budget of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It operates as a non-revenue-generating public authority providing statutory services to citizens at no direct charge. Services such as parents' money (Elterngeld), disability assessments, workplace safety oversight, and health monitoring are funded by public appropriations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

LAGuS is the upper-state authority (obere Landesbehörde) in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern responsible for health protection, central social welfare, and occupational safety. It administers statutory services including disability certification (Schwerbehindertenrecht), parental benefits (Elterngeld and ElterngeldPlus), social compensation law, healthcare professional licensing, youth welfare oversight, public health monitoring, and grant administration. Services are delivered through six regional offices, an online appointment booking system, and a public-facing website, funded entirely by state budget appropriations.

Product overview

Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales (LAGuS) is a government agency providing public administrative services organized into multiple interconnected service divisions. The core offerings include Health Services (pharmaceutical surveillance, infection protection, environmental hygiene), Social Services (disability rights, parental benefits, social compensation), Occupational Safety, Funding Programs, State Examination Office for Health Professions, Inclusion Office, and State Youth Office. Accessibility is supported through Easy Language and German Sign Language services, and citizens can access services through an online appointment booking system at the Rostock location.

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Products and services

• Online Appointment Booking (Terminbuchung) Online appointment booking system that allows citizens to schedule consultations at the Rostock location for services including disability rights (Schwerbehindertenrecht), parental benefits (Elterngeld), State Examination Office for Health Professions (Landesprüfungsamt), and sex worker registration (Pro*SABI). Available at termine.lagus.mv-regierung.de.
• Health Services (Gesundheit) Comprehensive public health services including pharmaceutical surveillance and testing, hospital hygiene, infection protection and prevention, environmental hygiene and environmental medicine, drinking water testing, bathing water quality testing across 493 sites, organ donation oversight, and quality management.
• Social Services (Soziales) Statutory social services including disability rights (Schwerbehindertenrecht), social compensation law (Soziales Entschädigungsrecht), parental benefits (Elterngeld and ElterngeldPlus), communication aids, assistance dogs, and inclusion office services.
• Occupational Safety Services (Arbeitsschutz) Occupational safety services covering technical, social, and medical occupational health and safety, including occupational safety management, occupational medicine, dangerous substances oversight, genetic engineering, radiation protection, medical devices, technical consumer protection, and company/workshop/driver card issuance.
• Funding Programs (Förderungen) Administration of European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) programs, state funding programs of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, recognition and approval procedures, Educational Leave Act (Bildungsfreistellungsgesetz M-V), and the Care Training Fund (Pflegeausbildungsfonds M-V).
• State Examination Office for Health Professions (Landesprüfungsamt für Heilberufe) State-level licensing examinations and approvals for healthcare professions (Gesundheitsfachberufe and Approbationsberufe), and recognition of foreign educational qualifications for healthcare workers.
• Inclusion Office (Inklusionsamt) Workplace inclusion services for people with disabilities, including integration specialist services (Integrationsfachdienste), uniform employer contact points (EAA), the State Program for Inclusive Training and Work, consultation for interest representatives (IBBI), and publications and forms for inclusion matters.
• State Youth Office (Landesjugendamt)

Named customers1 record

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Ministerium für Soziales, Gesundheit und Sport (Social Ministry of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)coreOthersLAGuS is an upper-state authority within the business area (Geschäftsbereich) of the Social Ministry. The ministry sets strategic direction and LAGuS executes statutory functions under its authority. LAGuS administers grants on behalf of the ministry and other state ministries.
• Robert Koch-Institut (RKI)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRKI is Germany's central public health institute providing epidemiological guidance and data. LAGuS collaborates with RKI on infectious disease monitoring, outbreak response (e.g., EHEC, Mpox), and vaccination recommendations published on the LAGuS website.
• Gesundheitsämter in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Municipal Health Departments)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLAGuS works with the six municipal health departments (Gesundheitsämter) in MV on infectious disease surveillance, bathing water quality testing, and public health monitoring. LAGuS tests bathing water samples collected by the health departments.
• Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft der Integrationsämter und Hauptfürsorgestellen (BIH) e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBIH is the federal association of integration offices and main welfare offices. LAGuS links to BIH content on Social Compensation Law (Soziales Entschädigungsrecht) and publishes a BIH sign-language video on its Gebärdensprache page.
• Bundesinstitut für Öffentliche Gesundheit (BÖP / BfÖG)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBÖP is listed as a partner institution on the LAGuS website under 'Behörden und Institutionen', indicating collaboration on public health matters.
• Landesamt für Landwirtschaft, Lebensmittelsicherheit und Fischerei (LALLF)minorOthersListed as a partner institution on the LAGuS website under 'Behörden und Institutionen'. LALLF handles food safety and fisheries, a related but distinct regulatory area.
• Zentrum Bayern Familie und Soziales (ZBFS)minorOthersZBFS provided content support for the LAGuS Easy Language parents' money (Elterngeld) webpage. The Easy Language content on Elterngeld is produced 'mit freundlicher Unterstützung des Zentrums Bayern Familie und Soziales.'
• Bundesamt für Justiz (Federal Office of Justice)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFor cross-border placement of minors, LAGuS directs requests through the Bundesamt für Justiz to the competent central authority of other EU states, as per Brussels IIb Regulation and the Hague Child Protection Convention.
• Universitätsmedizin RostockminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMpox vaccination is exclusively offered at the Universitätsmedizin Rostock. LAGuS refers citizens to this location for vaccination appointments (phone: 0381 494 7583).

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Bezirksregierung Arnsberg: North Rhine-Westphalia's regional administrative authority providing overlapping supervisory, regulatory, and citizen-service functions across state-level activities. Comparable as an analogous regional state administrative tier to LAGuS's state-level executive role.

Direct peers

• Hessisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Pflege (HLfGP): Hesse's central state office for health and long-term care. Directly comparable to LAGuS's Health division for infection protection, hospital hygiene, environmental medicine, and pharmaceutical surveillance functions.
• Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales Berlin (LAGeSo): Berlin's state-level office for health and social services. LAGeSo shares LAGuS's exact name pattern and functional scope (Schwerbehindertenrecht, Elterngeld, social compensation, occupational health), making it the most directly comparable German state agency.
• Zentrum Bayern Familie und Soziales (ZBFS): Bavaria's state-level center for family and social services performing nearly identical functions to LAGuS (Elterngeld, Schwerbehindertenrecht, social compensation, inclusion). Already cited as the content contributor for LAGuS's Easy Language Elterngeld page.
• Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit (LGL): Bavaria's state office for health and food safety. Comparable to LAGuS's Health division across infection protection, environmental hygiene, pharmaceutical surveillance, and hospital hygiene — operating at similar state-level scale in another German Bundesland.
• Landesamt für Soziales und Versorgung Brandenburg (LASV): Brandenburg's state agency for social services and welfare. Performs comparable Schwerbehindertenrecht and social compensation tasks in a neighboring northeastern German state with similar demographic challenges to M-V.

Regional players

• Landesamt für Verbraucherschutz Sachsen-Anhalt: Saxony-Anhalt's state agency for consumer protection and health. Performs comparable environmental hygiene, health monitoring, and consumer-safety functions in a neighboring eastern German state with similar demographic and structural profile to M-V.
• Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Soziales, Arbeit und Gesundheit: Lower Saxony's state ministry covering social, employment, and health services. Houses the Schwerbehindertenrecht, Elterngeld, and inclusion functions analogous to LAGuS's mandate, plus youth welfare functions paralleling the newly integrated Landesjugendamt scope.

Broad incumbents

• Robert Koch-Institut (RKI): Germany's central federal public health institute. RKI is the federal-level partner for infectious disease surveillance, outbreak response (EHEC, Mpox), and vaccination guidance that LAGuS operationalizes at the state level — a broader incumbent in the same domain.
• Bundesinstitut für Öffentliche Gesundheit (BIÖG / BfÖG): Germany's federal institute for public health. Listed as a partner authority on LAGuS's website and operates at the national level in public health promotion and information, complementing LAGuS's state execution role.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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