Concession - Apply for renewal/extension of the authorization to carry out patient transport services

• Business based in the State of Berlin • Valid permit service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/330733/ Anyone holding a still-valid permit must submit an application for renewal / extension of the permit 3 months before it expires. • Minimum age 18 years • Business premises located within Berlin • Professional qualification (fachliche Eignung) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pbzugv/__3.html Professional qualification under the Rettungsdienstgesetz (Rescue Services 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 company's responsible representative must demonstrate the professional qualification. • For Gesellschaften des bürgerlichen Rechts (civil-law partnerships, GbR), all partners must generally demonstrate the professional qualification. • Personal reliability (persönliche Zuverlässigkeit) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pbzugv/__1.html To prove personal reliability, the applicant must provide a Führungszeugnis (certificate of good conduct, extract from the Bundeszentralregister, Federal Central 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 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 suitable as credible proof of financial capacity.

• Application for renewal and/or extension of a licence to operate occasional services (Gelegenheitsverkehr) with ambulances (under "Forms") Please send the application and documents in writing by post, or deposit them in the letterbox at Friedrichstr. 219, 10969 Berlin. • Statement of assets (Vermögensübersicht) (under "Forms") Statement of assets and complete bank statement for the last full calendar month • Identity card (Personalausweis) or passport (registration confirmation, if applicable) • 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 Service Act] and PBZugV [Berufszugangsverordnung für den Straßenpersonenverkehr – occupational access regulation for passenger road transport]) • 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 of good conduct (Führungszeugnis) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/120926/ 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 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 Central Trade Register (Gewerbezentralregister) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/327835/ Extract from the 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 PBefG – IV D 21 - to be sent to the Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten Berlin, Puttkamer Str. 16-18, 10958 Berlin • Fee receipt for certificate of good conduct / extract from the Central Trade Register Fee receipt from the Bürgeramt (citizens' office) for the requested certificate of good conduct and for the extract from the Central Trade Register • Proof of business premises • Lease agreement for the premises and confirmation from the landlord of commercial use • for sublease agreements: consent of the owner and confirmation of commercial use • NOTE: Break rooms and hygiene facilities, among other things, must be provided for driving personnel (Arbeitsstättenverordnung - Workplace Ordinance). • Certificate of no objection - social insurance (Unbedenklichkeitsbescheinigung) Certificate of no objection from the responsible body confirming the proper payment of contributions to health insurance (all health insurance funds, e.g. AOK, IKK, Ersatzkassen) and to pension and unemployment insurance for the employed staff • Vehicle list Stating suitable parking locations for ambulances (under "Forms" - Annex 3) • Staff list (under "Forms") • Proof of medical fitness Proof of medical fitness of the driving and accompanying personnel • Transport orders Records of transport orders for the last year up to the present • preferably send by email to: [email protected] Additional documents may be requested if necessary.

• Application for renewal and/or extension of a permit to operate occasional transport services with ambulances (Antrag auf Erneuerung und/oder Erweiterung einer Genehmigung zur Ausübung des Verkehrs im Gelegenheitsverkehr mit Krankenwagen) www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/fahrerlaubnisse-personen-und-g • Appendix 1 - Statement of assets (Vermögensübersicht) www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/fahrerlaubnisse-personen-und-g • Appendix 2 - Certificate of equity capital (Eigenkapitalbescheinigung) www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/fahrerlaubnisse-personen-und-g • Appendix 3 - Vehicle list (Fahrzeugliste) berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/fahrerlaubnisse-personen-und-guete • Appendix 4 - Staff list (Beschäftigtenliste) www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/fahrerlaubnisse-personen-und-g • Appendix 5 - Vehicle overview (Kfz-Übersicht) berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/fahrerlaubnisse-personen-und-guete

• 204.52 euros: for the 1st vehicle • 35.79 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 - requirement to obtain a permit gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-RettDGBEV9P3 • Rettungsdienstgesetz Berlin (RDG) §§ 9-17 gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=RettDG_BE_!_9 • Personenbeförderungsgesetz (PBefG - Passenger Transportation Act) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pbefg/ • Berufszugangsverordnung für den Straßenpersonenverkehr (PBZugV - Ordinance 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 a license 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 attachments to the application (Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten) www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/fahrerlaubnisse-personen-und-g • License 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) (Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten) www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/fahrerlaubnisse-personen-und-g • Statutory accident insurance (BG Verkehr) www.bg-verkehr.de/ • Proficiency and expertise examination for patient transport, rescue services (IHK Berlin, Berlin Chamber of Industry and Commerce) www.ihk.de/berlin/pruefungen-lehrgaenge/pruefungen/html-verl • License – apply for authorization to operate patient transport services (if you do not have a valid authorization (any longer)) (Service) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/330733/

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