Show activity as midwife or maternity nurse
Description
If you wish to practise the profession of midwife or maternity nurse independently, you must notify the competent health authority of the commencement and termination of this activity. You must also report any significant changes (change of name and address).
The notification must contain the following information (for the first time and annually)
- the start of practicing the profession; proof must be provided that you are entitled to use the professional title,
- the date of birth
- the type of employment,
- the regular weekly working hours and the proportion of the regular weekly working hours accounted for by each type of employment,
- the areas in which they work, broken down into the following categories: a) pregnancy, b) childbirth, c) puerperium and breastfeeding,
- the address or addresses at which the professional activity is carried out,
- ensuring the possibility of receiving messages,
- the date of the last participation in a professional training event,
- the number of out-of-hospital births per year, including births that began out-of-hospital but ended in a clinic, as well as the number of women cared for annually in prenatal and postnatal care, and
- the termination of professional practice, if applicable.
Permission to use the respective professional title
- Copy of the identification document (applicant)
- A certified copy of the permit to use the professional title of midwife or maternity nurse
- In the event of a name change after the permit has been issued, a copy of the corresponding certificate
Please enquire about the fees at your local health authority.
The notification must be made before the professional activity is exercised for the first time.
The notification must be submitted annually by January 31 of the following year at the latest.
The notification must be made immediately upon termination or change of name and address of the professional activity.
Administrative court action
The health authorities are responsible for this.
Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Health and Equality of the State of Saxony-Anhalt
02.10.2024
Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Health and Equality of the State of Saxony-Anhalt
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