Practice of medicine, licence (Heilpraktikererlaubnis)

Every person has a legal entitlement.

Application documents:

• Curriculum vitae
• Birth certificate or birth certificate, in the case of a change of name a corresponding document
• Official certificate of good conduct (not older than three months)
• Declaration whether criminal proceedings or a preliminary investigation are pending
• Medical certificate, not older than three months, suitability for the profession
• Proof of successful completion of lower secondary school or an equivalent or higher school-leaving qualification
• If applicable, declaration of previous inspection attempts (date and location),

• You must have reached the age of 25,
• have at least a completed primary school education (at least a secondary school leaving certificate),
• be morally reliable,
• be medically fit to practise the profession,
• and you must prove during the examination of your knowledge and skills by the health authority that the practice of medicine by you would not pose a risk to the health of the population or to the patients visiting you.

The licence entitles you to use the professional title "Heilpraktikerin" or "Heilpraktiker".

The Heilpraktiker licence may not be restricted to individual areas. The only exceptions to this are currently the restriction of the Heilpraktiker licence to the fields of psychotherapy, physiotherapy and speech therapy.

• Identity card or passport
  • If a passport is presented, additional registration certificate from the registration office responsible for the main place of residence
• Proof of a school leaving certificate (at least secondary school leaving certificate)
• Birth certificate or birth certificate, in the case of a change of name a corresponding document
• Official certificate of good conduct, which must not have been issued more than 3 months prior to submission
• Medical certificate of medical fitness to practise as a non-medical practitioner, which must be issued no earlier than 3 months prior to submission
• Curriculum vitae
• Declaration as to whether criminal proceedings before a court or a public prosecutor's investigation are pending
• A declaration of unsuccessful attempts at verification to date (if applicable to you).

• § Section 1 (1) of the Act on the Professional Practice of Medicine without Appointment (Heilpraktikergesetz)
• Guidelines for the implementation of the Heilpraktikergesetz (State Gazette for the State of Hesse dated 23 December 2019, page 1384)

Neither medical training nor a professional qualifying examination is required for authorisation to practise as a non-medical practitioner. Instead, the examination covers whether the applicant possesses sufficient medical knowledge and skills to ensure that the practice of medicine does not pose a risk to public health.

• Practice of medicine Licence
• A non-medical practitioner is someone who practices medicine professionally without being authorised as a doctor.
• Anyone wishing to work as a non-medical practitioner for the practice of medicine requires a licence.
• Prerequisites:
  • the age of 25 has been reached,
  • at least a completed primary school education (at least a secondary school leaving certificate) must be proven,
  • be morally reliable,
  • health-related suitability to practise the profession,
  • when the knowledge and skills are checked by the health authority, it must be demonstrated that the applicant's practice of medicine would not pose a risk to the health of the population or to the patients visiting them.
• The required documents must be submitted.
• Fees apply.
• Responsible: the districts and independent cities and the health authorities located there.