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Permit to use the professional title of Logopäde/in (speech therapist)

Erlaubnis zum Führen der Berufsbezeichnung als Logopäde/in
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
Granting of permission to use the professional title of Logopädin / Logopäde (speech and language therapist) to persons who have passed the state examination in Berlin.

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Requirements

• State examination as a speech therapist (Logopädin / Logopäde) successfully passed in Berlin

Documents you need

• Application for permission to use the professional title • Führungszeugnis (certificate of good conduct) for submission to an authority service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/120926/ Information from the Bundeszentralregister (Federal Central Register) (Führungszeugnis) for submission to an authority (document type O), sent directly from the Bundesamt für Justiz (Federal Office of Justice) to the LAGeSo (Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales, State Office for Health and Social Affairs). The Führungszeugnis must not be older than three months at the time of application. • Declaration as to whether criminal court proceedings or an investigation by the public prosecutor's office or under professional law is pending (original) • Medical certificate confirming fitness to practice the profession (original) (not older than three months)

Forms

• Application for permission to use the professional title www.berlin.de/lageso/_assets/gesundheit/berufe-im-gesundheit • Declaration as to whether criminal court proceedings or investigative proceedings by the public prosecutor's office or professional disciplinary body are pending www.berlin.de/lageso/_assets/gesundheit/berufe-im-gesundheit • Medical certificate www.berlin.de/lageso/_assets/gesundheit/berufe-im-gesundheit

Fees

85.00 euros

Legal basis

• Gesetz über den Beruf des Logopäden (LogopG - Act on the Profession of Speech Therapist), § 1 para. 1 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/logopg/__1.html • Extract from the Verordnung über die Erhebung von Gebühren im Gesundheits- und Pflegewesen (Gesundheits- und Pflegewesen-gebührenordnung- GesPflGebO, Ordinance on the Collection of Fees in the Health and Care Sector) www.berlin.de/lageso/_assets/gesundheit/berufe-im-gesundheit

Further information

• Explanations on the use of the professional title and contact person www.berlin.de/lageso/gesundheit/berufe-im-gesundheitswesen/a • Apply for recognition of foreign professional qualifications (EU/EEA/Switzerland) as a speech and language therapist (Logopädin/Logopäde) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/331460/ • Apply for recognition of foreign professional qualifications (third country) as a speech and language therapist (Logopädin/Logopäde) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/331463/

Who is responsible

Die Erlaubnis zum Führen der Berufsbezeichnung wird nur vom Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales Berlin erteilt. The permit to use the professional title is issued only by the Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales Berlin (State Office for Health and Social Affairs Berlin).

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Original

German original

Service number 325461 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/325461/