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Veterinarian - registering professional practice with state veterinary chamber

Service Description

If you wish to practice your profession as a veterinarian in Thuringia, you must register this with the State Veterinary Chamber of Thuringia and with the Veterinary and Food Surveillance Office responsible for the location of your professional activity within one month of commencing your professional activity, presenting your proof of authorization. The termination of your professional practice and any change of residence or establishment must also be reported to the above-mentioned offices.

Process flow

You can register your professional activity in person or in writing/electronically. For the registration with the State Veterinary Chamber of Thuringia, please use the Veterinary Chamber registration form as well as the form "Type of activity". The registration at the responsible veterinary and food control office can be done informally.

Who should I contact?

Please contact the

  • State Veterinary Chamber Thuringia
    Thälmannstr. 1-3
    99085 Erfurt

    Tel.: 0361/ 64 43 87 93
    Fax: 0361/ 64 43 87 95
    E-Mail: info@ltkt.de





and to the

  • Veterinary and Food Control Office of the county or independent city in whose area the professional activity is to take place.

Requirements

The practice of the veterinary profession requires that you have been granted a license to practice as a veterinarian. The temporary practice of the veterinary profession is also permitted on the basis of a professional permit. The Thuringian State Office for Consumer Protection is responsible for issuing the license or permit.

Which documents are required?

The State Veterinary Chamber of Thuringia informs you about the documents to be enclosed with the application. In any case, the following certified copies must be enclosed

  • of the university degree,
  • of the license to practice medicine or the professional license,
  • of the doctorate certificate, if available
  • the certificate of a veterinary specialist, if available.

What are the fees?

There are no fees to pay.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

You must register the commencement of professional activity within one month, in case of temporary professional activity within five days, after the commencement of professional activity.

Processing duration

The processing time depends on the completeness and suitability of the submitted documents (see above).

Legal basis

Applications / forms

In the event of disputes between veterinarians and between veterinarians and third parties arising from the practice of their profession, recourse may be had to the Arbitration Committee of the State Veterinary Chamber of Thuringia.

Appeal

  • Veterinary Chamber Reporting Form
  • Type of activity" form

What else should I know?

Compliance with the reporting obligations is one of the professional duties of veterinarians. Culpable violations of this can be punished with an administrative fine of up to five thousand EUR in individual cases according to § 11 Thuringian Medical Profession Act.

You are also obliged to register with the Thuringian Chamber of Veterinary Surgeons if you do not practice your profession in Thuringia but have your usual place of residence there.

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content per DeepL.

Technically approved by

Thuringian Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Health, Women and Family (TMASGFF)

State Veterinary Chamber of Thuringia

Professionally released on

12.11.2015

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)

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