Service Finder
Apply for permission to practice medicine
Service Description
A Heilpraktiker is a person who practices medicine professionally without being licensed as a doctor. The practice of medicine is any professional or commercial activity to diagnose, cure or alleviate illness, suffering or physical injury in humans, even if it is carried out in the service of others. In addition, the activity must require specialist medical knowledge and must not cause any damage to health. To practise medicine, you must apply for and obtain a license from the competent authority.
Process flow
- You submit the application to practise medicine, including all the necessary documents, to the competent body.
- The competent authority checks whether all requirements have been met
- You take the knowledge test (written and oral)
- If you pass the examination, you will be granted a license.
Who should I contact?
Applications must be submitted to the regulatory authorities of the respective district administrative authority (district administration office/ independent city) that is responsible for the location of the future medical activity.
The knowledge check to be carried out as part of the licensing procedure is carried out by the Office for Social Affairs and Health (Health Department of Erfurt City Council).
Requirements
You must
- be at least 25 years old,
- have at least a secondary school leaving certificate or another equivalent qualification,
- be able to prove their physical and mental aptitude to practise medicine by means of a medical certificate and
- be able to prove the reliability required for practicing medicine by means of an official certificate of good conduct.
Which documents are required?
- Identity card or passport,
- for name changes, a birth certificate/name change certificate
- Curriculum vitae in tabular form
- if applicable, a registration certificate (if the identification document is not an identity card)
- Information from the Federal Central Register (document type 0)
- Proof of successful graduation from school
- Certificate from a registered doctor
- Proof of criminal proceedings
- Further documents and evidence if necessary
- identity card or passport
- proof that you have successfully completed at least secondary school
- official certificate of good conduct, which must not be older than three months
- a medical certificate, not older than three months, stating that there are no indications that the applicant lacks the necessary aptitude to practice the profession due to a physical ailment or weakness of their mental or physical strength or due to addiction
- Proof of training for curative activities
- Information as to whether a general Heilpraktiker license or a license limited to therapeutic psychotherapy is being applied for
- Address of the intended place of establishment (practice)
- Residence permit (for nationals from countries outside the European Economic Area) and work permit (for intended practice)
What are the fees?
- Processing costs for the permit procedure: approx. 180.00 euros in accordance with the Thuringian General Administrative Cost Regulations (as of June 1, 2010)
- Costs for the knowledge check: 250.00 to 300.00 euros (as of June 1, 2010) in accordance with the Thuringian Administrative Cost Regulations for the Ministry of Social Affairs, Family and Health's area of responsibility
- Costs for the work of assessors during the oral examination: 50.00 euros per assessor in accordance with the Thuringian decree of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Family and Health dated August 17, 2009
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
There is no overriding deadline; individual deadlines result from examination dates and any requirements for evidence.
The permit must be obtained before commencing work as a non-medical practitioner. Permission will not be granted if the applicant has not yet reached the age of 25.
Processing duration
30 days to 3 months
Once you have submitted the application for permission to practice, the competent authority will decide on this in a timely manner. Please note that there is usually a waiting period between application and invitation to the examination. In the run-up to the examination, the necessary documents are requested and invitations are sent out.
Legal basis
Applications / forms
Objection (yes, an objection may be excluded under national law)
Administrative court action
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
Technically approved by
Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
;Thuringian Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Health, Women and Family
Professionally released on
04.07.2024
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)
Competent Authority
Landratsamt Saale-Holzland-Kreis - Allgemeine Ordnungsbehörde
Address
07607 Eisenberg
Postal address
07602 Eisenberg
Opening times
Monday 08:30 - 12:00
Tuesday 08:30 - 12:00, 13:30 - 15:30
Wednesday 08:30 - 12:00
Thursday 08:30 - 12:00, 13:30 - 17:30
Friday 08:30 - 12:00
Notice:
A personal visit is only possible by prior appointment.
For this purpose, please use non-contact methods (telephone, mail, fax, e-mail, motor vehicle online service) to communicate with our office.
