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Public Health Service (ÖGD) – Inclusion in the Digital Portfolio
Included in the digital ÖGD catalogue following a 14-month evaluation
The RUMA Digital-System underwent 14 months of review and evaluation before being included in the digital portfolio of the German Public Health Service (ÖGD).
The system was therefore not merely presented or piloted, but institutionally adopted following an extended practical evaluation.
Person → Unique one time Marker → Specimen → Laboratory → Verified Result
The challenge is not limited to the workplace. Wherever drug testing informs treatment, compliance, public safety or institutional decisions, specimen attribution matters.
RUMA adds a verification layer for public-health applications where manipulation resistance, reliable person-to-specimen attribution, privacy, laboratory confirmation and documented processes are essential.
Already evaluated and implemented in Germany’s public-health system.
Verify the chain. Not just the collection.
RUMA adds the missing verification layer:
- Verified person-to-specimen attribution
- Manipulation-resistant urine testing
- Random, unannounced testing
- Documented digital process
- Independent laboratory confirmation
- Privacy-preserving workflows
- Remote and decentralized implementation
- Auditable results across multiple public-health settings
Not just for addiction medicine.
RUMA can support drug-testing workflows wherever public health needs reliable evidence — from behavioral health and community programs to occupational health, public institutions, prevention programs and other regulated care settings.
BUILT TO INTEGRATE. NOT TO DISRUPT.
RUMA Digital-System (Pro) adds a verification layer to existing healthcare, laboratory and compliance structures.
- No replacement of established workflows.
- No new infrastructure required.
- Verification where it matters.
In 2026, RUMA formally contacted the responsible Ministry of Health to clarify whether additional official or administrative regulations were required for the use of the procedure.
The written response confirmed:
No new administrative regulation is required, as an appropriate regulatory basis already exists.
Add verification. Not bureaucracy.
Data Security Reviewed, Procedure Piloted and Subsequently Approved
LAWFUL SELF-MANAGEMENT. VERIFIED.
Community supervision should not create permanent dependence on control.
It should strengthen the ability to meet legal obligations independently.
RUMA supports lawful self-management by transferring responsibility for the testing process back to the person under supervision — while keeping compliance verifiable.
- Independent fulfillment of testing requirements
- Random, unannounced testing
- Verifiable compliance with court-ordered conditions
- More personal responsibility
- Less dependence on fixed control appointments
- More time for counseling, support and reintegration
- Documented, reviewable results
PROVEN IN GERMANY
Reviewed by the German Ministry of Justice.
Data-security requirements verified.
Approved for nationwide use in probation services since March 2026.
Information security certified to ISO/IEC 27001.
RUMA combines personal responsibility with verifiable compliance.
Responsibility moves to the participant.
Verification remains with the system.
EMPOWER PATIENTS. STRENGTHEN TREATMENT.
RUMA shifts part of the responsibility back to the patient — while keeping the process verifiable.
Aligned with WHO priorities: engaging and empowering people and supporting self-management.
That supports a more active role in treatment and can strengthen:
- Patient empowerment
- Self-efficacy
- Adherence
- Trust in the therapeutic relationship
- Privacy and dignity
- Integration into everyday life
- Less stress around testing
- More time for actual treatment
