Permit to use the professional title of Altenpflegerin/Altenpfleger/Altenpflegefachperson (geriatric nurse) (under the Altenpflegegesetz [Elderly Care Act])
Erlaubnis zum Führen der Berufsbezeichnung als Altenpflegerin/Altenpfleger/Altenpflegefachperson (nach dem Altenpflegegesetz)
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
Das Altenpflegegesetz (Old Age Nursing Care Act) expired on 31.12.2019. The training has been replaced by training under the Pflegeberufegesetz (Nursing Professions Act).
A licence to use the professional title "Altenpflegerin/Altenpfleger/Altenpflegefachperson" (geriatric nurse) after completing training under the Altenpflegegesetz can still be issued. Only those who meet certain requirements are entitled to use the corresponding professional title. If all requirements are met, the licence to use the professional title is issued by the competent authority (zuständige Behörde) upon application. If the training was completed in the State of Berlin, the competent authority for issuing the licence is the Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales Berlin (State Office for Health and Social Affairs Berlin).
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Requirements
• State examination as a geriatric nurse (Altenpflegerin / Altenpfleger / Altenpflegefachperson) passed successfully in Berlin
Documents you need
• Application for permission to use the professional title
• Certificate confirming participation in the training programme (original)
• Certificate of the state examination (Zeugnis) in geriatric care (Altenpflege) (certified copy)
• Medical certificate confirming fitness of health to practice the profession (original)
(not older than three months)
• Identity card (copy)
• Führungszeugnis (certificate of good conduct) for submission to a public authority service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/120926/
Extract from the Bundeszentralregister (Federal Central Register) (certificate of good conduct) for submission to a public authority (document type O), sent directly by the Bundesamt für Justiz (Federal Office of Justice) to the LAGeSo (Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales - State Office for Health and Social Affairs).
• The extracts must not be older than three months.
Forms
• Application for permission to use the professional title 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
• Altenpflegegesetz (AltPflG, Old-Age Nursing Care Act) of 17 November 2000 - expired as of 31.12.2019, § 1 www.buzer.de/gesetz/3223/index.htm
Further information
• Explanation regarding the use of the professional title and contact person www.berlin.de/lageso/gesundheit/berufe-im-gesundheitswesen/a
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 329481 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/329481/