Permission to use the professional title of Medizinisch-technische/r Laboratoriumsassistent/in (medical technical laboratory assistant)
Erlaubnis zum Führen der Berufsbezeichnung als Medizinisch-technische/r Laboratoriumsassistent/in
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
Granting of a permit to use the professional title of Medizinisch-technische(r) Laboratoriumsassistentin/Laboratoriumsassistent (medical-technical laboratory assistant) to persons who have passed the state examination in Berlin.
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Requirements
• State examination as a Medizinisch-technische(r) Laboratoriumsassistentin / Laboratoriumsassistent (medical laboratory technician) successfully completed 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 technische Assistenten in der Medizin - MTA-Gesetz (MTAG, Act on Medical Technical Assistants) § 1 para. 1 www.berlin.de/lageso/_assets/gesundheit/berufe-im-gesundheit
• Extract from the Verordnung über die Erhebung von Gebühren im Gesundheits- und Pflegewesen (Gesundheits- und Pflegewesen-Gebührenordnung – GesPflGebO, Regulation on the Levying of Fees in Health and Care Services) www.berlin.de/lageso/_assets/gesundheit/berufe-im-gesundheit
Further information
• Explanations on using 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 Medizinisch-technische/r Laboratoriumsassistent/in [medical-technical laboratory assistant] service.berlin.de/mbb/dienstleistungen/edit/331448/
• Apply for recognition of foreign professional qualifications (third country) as a Medizinisch-technische/r Laboratoriumsassistent/in [medical-technical laboratory assistant] service.berlin.de/mbb/dienstleistungen/edit/331472/
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).
Responsible for you
Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.
- Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales (Lageso)
- Lageso - Turmstraße
Original
Service number 325523 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/325523/