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Tuberculosis - examination and care

Tuberkulose - Untersuchung und Betreuung
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
Tuberculosis screening for the following persons: • People accommodated in shared accommodation facilities, • Contact persons of people who have fallen ill with tuberculosis, and • People who need a certificate for a stay abroad. Advice and information about tuberculosis

Book an appointment

Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)

Requirements

• Exclusion of a tuberculosis infection • You are accommodated in a Gemeinschaftsunterkunft (shared accommodation) or • You are being contacted because you had contact with a person with tuberculosis or • You need an Attest (certificate) for a stay abroad confirming that you are free of tuberculosis (fee applies) • Counseling on tuberculosis Counseling and information for those affected, doctors, and institutions

Documents you need

• Examination/care and/or counseling • You can only receive the examination or care in person, on site. • Counseling can also take place by phone. • Identity document, Personalausweis (identity card), passport, or other documents that identify you • Letter from the Gemeinschaftsunterkunft (shared accommodation) for residents of shared accommodations • Invitation for contact persons who were invited to the examination

Fees

• EUR 36.50 to 95.00 depending on the effort involved: fees only for certificates for stays abroad

Legal basis

• Infektionsschutzgesetz (IfSG, Infection Protection Act) § 36 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/ifsg/__36.html • Gesundheitsdienstgesetz (GDG, Health Service Act) gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-%C3%96GesDGBEV4IVZ • Strahlenschutzverordnung (StrlSchV, Radiation Protection Ordinance) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/strlschv_2018/

Processing time

immediately, maximum 2 days

Further information

• Service page of the Zentrum für tuberkulosekranke und -gefährdete Menschen (Centre for People with or at Risk of Tuberculosis) www.berlin.de/ba-lichtenberg/auf-einen-blick/buergerservice/

Who is responsible

This service can only be used for the State of Berlin at the Zentrum für tuberkulosekranke und -gefährdete Menschen (Centre for People with, or at Risk of, Tuberculosis). The centre provides administrative assistance (Amtshilfe) upon request.

Responsible for you

Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.

Original

German original

Service number 324963 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/324963/