Apply for permission to practice medicine

• You submit the application to practise medicine, including all the necessary documents, to the competent body.
• The competent body 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.

The application for admission as a non-medical practitioner must be submitted to the public order office of the district or city administration responsible for you (lower administrative authority). They will forward the application to the competent state-wide inspection authority, the Mainz-Bingen district administration, Department of Healthcare. This department is also the point of contact for all questions regarding the implementation of the inspections (e.g. making appointments).

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.

• 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

There is no overriding deadline; individual deadlines result from examination dates and any requirements for evidence.

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.

• § 1 Heilpraktikergesetz (HeilprG)

Objection (yes, an objection may be excluded under national law)

Administrative court action

04.07.2024