Pflegeausbildungsfonds Bayern GmbH

What Pflegeausbildungsfonds Bayern GmbH does

Pflegeausbildungsfonds Bayern GmbH (PAF) is a privately organized GmbH mandated to administer Bavaria's nursing education compensation fund under the Pflegeberufegesetz (PflBG) and Pflegeberuf-Ausbildungsfinanzierungsverordnung (PflAFinV). It is a 100% subsidiary of Bayerische Krankenhausgesellschaft e.V. (BKG) and operates as a legally entrusted entity (beliehenes Unternehmen) of the Free State of Bavaria, established to centralize financing for the unified, generalist nursing education program that began on 1 April 2020. The scope was expanded on 1 January 2024 to include university-level academic nursing education under the Pflegestudiumstärkungsgesetz. For 2026, the financing requirement totals approximately €613.7 million, covering roughly 27,600 vocational trainees and 480 university students.

PAF's core operational product is the Meldeportal (paf-bayern.condatesta.de), an online reporting portal through which nursing schools, hospitals, stationary care facilities, and ambulatory care services submit trainee data, calculate financing needs, and process payments via SEPA direct debit. Underpinning the platform is an ISO 37301:2021-certified compliance management system, audited by DQS CFS GmbH, and an external data protection officer (activeMind AG) ensuring GDPR compliance. The organization also operates a regionalized customer advisory model segmented by Bavarian postal codes.

Revenue mechanics are statutory and non-market-priced. PAF collects monthly Umlagebeträge (contribution levies) from hospitals (€108.70 per case in 2026), stationary care facilities (€3.45 per occupied bed day), and ambulatory care services (4.48% of care invoices); receives co-financing from the Free State of Bavaria (~€54.9M in 2026) and social/private nursing insurance funds (~€22.1M in 2026); and disburses Ausgleichszuweisungen (compensation payments) to training facilities and nursing schools based on trainee counts and agreed annual flat-rate Pauschalen (e.g., €12,457.61 per theoretical student in 2026). The ~19-person team, headquartered in Munich, executes these fund flows alongside legal, compliance, controlling, accounting, and IT functions.

Name

Pflegeausbildungsfonds Bayern GmbH

Legal name

Pflegeausbildungsfonds Bayern GmbH

Website

https://paf-bayern.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pflegeausbildungsfonds Bayern GmbH administers Bavaria's statutorily mandated nursing education compensation fund, collecting levies from hospitals and care facilities and disbursing training allowances to nursing schools and universities under the Pflegeberufegesetz.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nursing Education Fund Administration

NAICS

Health and Welfare Funds (525120), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Hospital & Medical Service Plans (6324), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Institutional Financial Aid Offices (Schools/Colleges/Universities) (EDADAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Financial Aid Systems, Disbursement & Payment Operations (EDADAHAJ), Public Health Financing, Budgeting & Grants Management (HLAJAMAC)

Keywords

• Nursing education financing
• Healthcare fund administration
• Training levy management
• Vocational training subsidies
• Nursing workforce development

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Umlagebeträge (Contribution Levies): Monthly contributions collected from hospitals and nursing facilities based on their capacity and services. Hospitals pay per case (108.70€ per case in 2026), stationary facilities pay per occupied bed day (3.45€ in 2026), and ambulatory services pay percentage of care invoices (4.48% in 2026). These contributions fund the generalist nursing education system in Bavaria.
2. State and Insurance Contributions: Bavaria (Freistaat Bayern) and the social nursing insurance funds contribute to the financing of nursing education. For 2026, the state contributes 54,894,072.69€ and nursing insurance contributes 22,093,627.63€.
3. Ausgleichszuweisungen (Compensation Payments): PAF distributes funds to training facilities (hospitals, care facilities) and nursing schools based on trainee counts and agreed flat rates. The total financing need for 2026 is 613,711,878.52€.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Pflegeausbildungsfonds Bayern GmbH administers the statutory Bavarian nursing education compensation fund under the Pflegeberufegesetz, collecting monthly training levies (Umlagebeträge) from hospitals, stationary and ambulatory care facilities and receiving co-financing from the Free State of Bavaria and the nursing insurance funds, then disbursing fixed training allowances (Pauschalen) to practical training providers and nursing schools based on trainee counts. As the sole designated competent authority for nursing education financing in Bavaria, PAF also operates the Meldeportal online reporting system for trainee data submission and SEPA-based contribution collection, processing roughly 27,600 trainees and 480 university students under a 2026 financing need of 613,711,878.52 EUR.

Product overview

Pflegeausbildungsfonds Bayern GmbH operates as a single unified fund management platform rather than a modular product suite. The core offering is the administration of Bavaria's nursing education compensation fund under the Pflegeberufegesetz. Key components include the Meldeportal for data reporting, Finanzierungsbedarf calculations for annual financing requirements, Ausbildungszuschlag (training surcharges) collected from hospitals and care facilities, and Pauschalen (fixed allowances) disbursed to practical training providers and nursing schools. The organization manages the financial flow from contributing entities (hospitals, care facilities, Bavaria, long-term care insurance) to training institutions, processing approximately 27,600 apprentices and 480 students in 2026.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pflegeausbildungsfonds Bayern (PAF) Compensation Fund Administration

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 27,600 trainees and 480 university students funded in 2026
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bayerische Krankenhausgesellschaft e.V. (BKG)coreOthersPAF is a 100% subsidiary of the Bavarian Hospital Association (Bayerische Krankenhausgesellschaft e.V.). BKG is the parent company that established PAF as the designated competent authority for nursing education financing in Bavaria.
• activeMind AGminorOthersExternal data protection officer (externer Datenschutzbeauftragter) for PAF. Provides management and technology consulting for GDPR compliance.
• DQS CFS GmbHminorOthersExternal auditing organization that conducted the ISO 37301:2021 compliance management system certification examination for PAF.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Pflegeausbildungsfonds Nordrhein-Westfalen: NRW's designated competent authority for nursing education financing, serving the largest German state with the same PflBG mandate. Directly comparable in function, regulatory structure, and product offering.
• Ausbildungsfonds Pflege Berlin-Brandenburg: Joint Berlin-Brandenburg nursing training fund, executing the same PflBG-mandated financing role for both federal states through a single administrative body.
• Pflegeausbildungsfonds Niedersachsen: Lower Saxony's nursing education financing entity, operating the same statutory financing model with contributions from hospitals and care facilities disbursed to training providers.
• Pflegeausbildungsfonds Hessen: Hesse's state-level nursing training fund, administering the same contribution/compensation system to hospitals, nursing facilities, and Pflegeschulen under identical federal law.
• Pflegeausbildungsfonds Baden-Württemberg GmbH: The equivalent state-level nursing education compensation fund for Baden-Württemberg, established under the same federal Pflegeberufegesetz framework. Operates the same contribution-collection and disbursement mechanism for hospitals, care facilities, and nursing schools in its state.

Others

• Bayerische Krankenhausgesellschaft e.V. (BKG): Parent company and Bavarian hospital industry association. BKG established PAF as its subsidiary and provides political and institutional backing; comparable as the entity that owns and governs the financing mechanism.
• Deutsche Krankenhausgesellschaft e.V. (DKG): Federal-level German hospital association that helped design the PflBG financing architecture and coordinates across the 16 state-level Landeskrankenhausgesellschaften. Adjacent enabler shaping PAF's regulatory environment.
• AOK Bayern – Die Gesundheitskasse: Largest statutory health and nursing insurance fund in Bavaria and a major contributor to PAF's financing pool under the PflBG framework. Ecosystem participant whose contribution flows directly determine PAF's funding capacity.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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