Show self-employed activity in a medical/healthcare profession
Description
If you wish to practise a healthcare profession independently or employ members of this profession, you must notify the lower health authority of the commencement and termination of this activity. You must also report any significant changes (e.g. the practice address).
Non-academic healthcare professions (healthcare professionals) include the following professions in particular:
- Nursing specialists,
- Nurses for the elderly,
- Dieticians and dietary assistants,
- occupational therapists,
- Healthcare assistants and nurses, occupational therapists, healthcare assistants and nurses,
- Healthcare and pediatric nurses,
- midwives and maternity nurses,
- alternative practitioners,
- speech therapists and speech therapists,
- state-certified masseuses or massage therapists and medical bath attendants and state-certified masseurs or massage therapists and medical bath attendants,
- Orthoptists and orthoptists,
- physiotherapists and physiotherapists,
- Podiatrists and podologists and
- anesthesia technicians and anesthesia assistants and
- surgical technology assistants.
The notification must contain the following information
- the start of professional practice; proof of authorization to use the professional title must be provided,
- the date of birth
- the type of employment,
- the address or addresses at which the professional activity is carried out and
- where applicable, the termination of the professional activity.
The lower health authority in whose area the activity is to be carried out is responsible.
- Planned (self-employed) activity in a medical profession/healthcare profession
- Permission to use the respective professional title
- Copy of the identification document (applicant)
- Copy of permission to use the relevant professional title (applicant)
For the notification of employees additionally:
- Copies of the employee's authorization to use the relevant job title
- Copies of the employee's identification documents
You can find out the costs from your local health authority.
The notification must be made before the professional activity is carried out for the first time.
Specific information on deadlines can be obtained from your local health authority.
Your local health authority will provide information on the processing time.
Administrative court action
The lower health authorities are responsible.
Forms available: Yes
Written form required: No
Informal application possible: No
Personal appearance necessary: No
- You submit the notification including all necessary documents to the lower health authority in whose area the activity is to be carried out
- The competent authority checks the documents and issues a certificate of notification of commencement of work in a medical profession/healthcare profession
Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Health and Equality
08.10.2024
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
