Erlaubnis zum Führen der Berufsbezeichnung als Physiotherapeut/in (permit to use the professional title of physiotherapist)

• State examination as a physiotherapist successfully passed in Berlin

• 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)

• 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

85.00 euros

• Masseur- und Physiotherapeutengesetz (MPhG) [Masseurs' and Physiotherapists' Act] § 1 Abs. 1 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/mphg/__1.html • Excerpt from the Verordnung über die Erhebung von Gebühren im Gesundheits- und Pflegewesen (Gesundheits- und Pflegewesen-Gebührenordnung – GesPflGebO) [Ordinance on the Levying of Fees in the Health and Care Sector – Health and Care Sector Fee Schedule] www.berlin.de/lageso/_assets/gesundheit/berufe-im-gesundheit

• 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 physiotherapist service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/331424/ • Apply for recognition of foreign professional qualifications (non-EU country) as a physiotherapist service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/331427/

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).