Erlaubnis zum Führen der Berufsbezeichnung als Familienpfleger/in (permit to use the professional title of certified family carer)
Erlaubnis zum Führen der Berufsbezeichnung als Familienpfleger/in
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
State recognition is granted upon application to anyone who has successfully completed the training as a Familienpflegerin or Familienpfleger (family care worker), including integrated practical training with a standard training period of six semesters, at a state or state-recognized Fachschule für Familienpflege (technical college for family care) in the State of Berlin, with the state examination. State recognition entitles the holder to use the professional title "Staatlich anerkannte Familienpflegerin" or "Staatlich anerkannter Familienpfleger" (state-recognized family care worker).
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Requirements
• State examination as a Familienpflegerin / Familienpfleger (family care worker) successfully completed in Berlin
Documents you need
• Application for permission to use the professional title
• Final certificate (certified copy)
• Valid identity card (Personalausweis) or passport (copy)
• Führungszeugnis (certificate of good conduct) for submission to an authority service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/120926/
Information from the Bundeszentralregister (Federal Central Register) (certificate of good conduct) for submission to an authority (document type O), sent directly by the Bundesamt für Justiz (Federal Office of Justice) to the LAGeSo (State Office for Health and Social Affairs).
The certificate of good conduct must not be older than three months at the time of application.
• 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
• Medical certificate www.berlin.de/lageso/_assets/gesundheit/berufe-im-gesundheit
Fees
85.00 euros
Legal basis
• Sozialberufe-Anerkennungsgesetz (SozBAG - Act on the Recognition of Social Professions), § 1 gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-SozBerAnerkGBEV10P4
• Extract from the Verordnung über die Erhebung von Gebühren im Gesundheits- und Pflegewesen (Gesundheits- und Pflegewesengebührenordnung- GesPflGebO) www.berlin.de/lageso/_assets/gesundheit/berufe-im-gesundheit
Further information
• Explanations on using the professional title and contact person (Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales [State Office for Health and Social Affairs]) www.berlin.de/lageso/gesundheit/berufe-im-gesundheitswesen/a
• Apply for recognition of foreign professional qualifications as a Familienpfleger/in (family care worker) (service) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/331575/
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 331524 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/331524/