Apply for a concession - permit for operating patient transport services

• Minimum age 18 years • Business headquarters within Berlin • Professional qualification (fachliche Eignung) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pbzugv/__3.html Professional qualification under the Rettungsdienstgesetz (RDG, Rescue Service Act) (§ 13 para. 1 no. 4 RDG) is generally demonstrated by passing a subject-matter and expertise examination (Sach- und Fachkundeprüfung) before the Industrie- und Handelskammer (IHK, Chamber of Industry and Commerce) (more under "Further information"). • For companies (e.g. GmbH), the responsible representative of the company must demonstrate professional qualification. • For a Gesellschaft des bürgerlichen Rechts (GbR, civil law partnership), generally all partners must demonstrate professional qualification. • Personal reliability (persönliche Zuverlässigkeit) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pbzugv/__1.html To prove personal reliability, the applicant must submit a Führungszeugnis (certificate of good conduct, extract from the Bundeszentralregister/Federal Central Criminal Register) and an extract from the Gewerbezentralregister (Central Trade Register). • Financial capacity (finanzielle Leistungsfähigkeit) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pbzugv/__2.html To prove the financial capacity of the applicant or the company, the Vermögensübersicht (statement of assets) must be completed. • For Kapitalgesellschaften (corporations), the entries must be confirmed by a Steuerberater (tax advisor). • Presenting cash is not a credible means of proving financial capacity.

Antrag auf Ersterteilung einer Genehmigung zur Ausübung des Verkehrs mit Krankenwagen (Application for initial issuance of a permit to operate ambulance transport services) (under "Forms") Please send the application and documents in writing by post or deposit them in the building's mailbox (Friedrichstr. 219, 10969 Berlin). • Vermögensübersicht (statement of assets) (under "Forms") Statement of assets and complete bank statement for the last full month • Personalausweis (identity card) or passport (if applicable, registration confirmation) • Proof of professional qualification (original and copy) Subject-matter and expertise examination for patient transport and rescue services (Section 13 (1) No. 4 RDG [Rettungsdienstgesetz – Rescue Services Act] and PBZugV [regulation on access to the passenger transport business]) • Information on tax matters service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/324713/ Information on tax matters regarding the tax reliability from the Finanzamt (tax office) of your business location and, if applicable, the Finanzamt of your place of residence, if this is outside Berlin. • Certificate from the BG Verkehr Certificate from the BG Verkehr (Berufsgenossenschaft für Transport und Verkehrswirtschaft – trade association for the transport and logistics industry, 22765 Hamburg) confirming pre-registration for the proper payment of accident insurance contributions • Führungszeugnis (certificate of good conduct) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/120926/ Führungszeugnis (certificate of good conduct) for submission to an authority - document type "O" - (if applicable, also for the person(s) appointed to manage the business). Purpose: concession under the PBefG (Personenbeförderungsgesetz – Passenger Transport Act) – IV D 21 - to be sent to the Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten Berlin (State Office for Citizens' and Regulatory Affairs Berlin), Puttkamer Str. 16-18, 10958 Berlin • Extract from the Gewerbezentralregister (Central Trade Register) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/327835/ Extract from the Gewerbezentralregister (Central Trade Register) for submission to an authority - document type "9" - (if applicable, also for the person(s) appointed to manage the business). Purpose: concession under the PBefG (Personenbeförderungsgesetz – Passenger Transport Act) – IV D 21 - to be sent to the Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten Berlin (State Office for Citizens' and Regulatory Affairs Berlin), Puttkamer Str. 16-18, 10958 Berlin • Fee receipt for the Führungszeugnis (certificate of good conduct) / extract from the Gewerbezentralregister (Central Trade Register) Fee receipt from the Bürgeramt (citizens' office) for the requested certificate of good conduct and for the extract from the Gewerbezentralregister (Central Trade Register) • Proof of business location • Lease agreement for the premises and confirmation from the landlord of the commercial use • for sublease agreements: consent of the owner and confirmation of the commercial use • NOTE: Break rooms and hygiene facilities, among other things, must be provided for driving personnel (Arbeitsstättenverordnung – Workplaces Ordinance). • Proof of a suitable parking location for ambulances Pursuant to Section 10 (2) RDG (Rettungsdienstgesetz – Rescue Services Act), the permit includes a suitable parking location in the State of Berlin. • Only for companies that are to be entered in the Handelsregister (Commercial Register), Vereinsregister (Register of Associations) or Genossenschaftsregister (Register of Cooperatives): • Certified copy of the entry: articles of association and application for registration/amendment in the Handelsregister (Commercial Register) • For a GmbH (limited liability company): additionally a list of shareholders • Documents proving the employment relationship(s) of the person(s) appointed to manage the business • Certificate from the Bezirksamt (district office) confirming the trade registration

• Application for the initial issuance of a permit to operate an ambulance service www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/fahrerlaubnisse-personen-und-g • Annex 1 - Statement of assets www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/fahrerlaubnisse-personen-und-g • Annex 2 - Certificate of equity capital www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/fahrerlaubnisse-personen-und-g

• 255.65 euros: for the 1st vehicle • 51.13 euros: for each additional vehicle in the same application • plus 3.30 euros: Verkehrszentralregister (Central Register of Traffic Offenders) inquiry per person responsible within the company

• Rettungsdienstgesetz Berlin (RDG, Berlin Rescue Service Act) § 3 para. 1 - obligation to obtain a permit gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-RettDGBEV4P3 • Rettungsdienstgesetz Berlin (RDG) §§ 9-17 gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-RettDGBEV2G3 • Personenbeförderungsgesetz (PBefG, Passenger Transportation Act) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pbefg/ • Berufszugangsverordnung für den Straßenpersonenverkehr (PBZugV, Regulation on Professional Access to Road Passenger Transport) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pbzugv/ • Arbeitsstättenverordnung (ArbStättV, Workplace Ordinance) § 3a - Setting up and operating workplaces www.gesetze-im-internet.de/arbst_ttv_2004/__3a.html

Approx. 3 months (if documents are complete)

• Information on applying for permits in patient transport services (Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten [State Office for Citizens' and Regulatory Affairs]) berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/fahrerlaubnisse-personen-und-guete • Information on the documents to attach to the application (Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten) berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/fahrerlaubnisse-personen-und-guete • Konzession (licence) for patient transport (Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten) www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/fahrerlaubnisse-personen-und-g • Information on the amendment of the Rettungsdienstgesetz (Rescue Services Act) www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/fahrerlaubnisse-personen-und-g • Statutory accident insurance (BG Verkehr) www.bg-verkehr.de/ • Knowledge and competence examination for patient transport and rescue services (IHK Berlin [Berlin Chamber of Industry and Commerce]) www.ihk.de/berlin/pruefungen-lehrgaenge/pruefungen/html-verl • Konzession – apply for renewal/extension of the permit to operate patient transport services (if you hold a valid permit that is about to expire) (service) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/330739/

This service can only be provided by the Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (State Office for Citizen and Regulatory Affairs, LABO).