Practice of medicine, permission (Heilpraktikererlaubnis)

• You must have reached the age of 25,
• can prove that they have at least completed elementary school (at least the lower secondary school leaving certificate),
• be morally reliable,
• be suitable in health terms for the exercise of the profession,
• and you must prove, when your knowledge and skills are examined by the health authority, that the practice of medicine by you would not pose a danger to the health of the population or to the patients visiting him.

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

The Heilpraktiker licence may not be restricted to individual fields. 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, also a certificate of registration 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 case of change of name a corresponding document
• Official certificate of good conduct, which must not have been issued earlier than 3 months before submission
• Medical certificate of fitness to practise as a non-medical practitioner, issued no earlier than 3 months prior to submission.
• Curriculum vitae
• Declaration as to whether judicial criminal proceedings or a preliminary investigation by the public prosecutor are pending
• A statement of unsuccessful attempts at verification to date (if this applies to you).

Application for permission to practise medicine professionally 

• Examination procedure Heilpraktiker.pdf

The granting of a licence to practise medicine is a service for which a fee is charged.

The following fees are charged in the review procedure:

• Written review 240,00 Euro,
• Oral examination 164,00 Euro and
• Examination according to file 80.00 Euro - 180.00 Euro.

A fee of 250.00 euros is due for permission to practise medicine without a medical certificate in accordance with § 2 Para. 1 of the Heilpraktikergesetz (Heilpraktiker Act).

§ 1 Para. 1 Law on the Professional Practice of Medicine without a Medical Practitioner's Certificate (Heilpraktikergesetz)

• § 1 Para. 1 Law on the Professional Practice of Medicine without a Medical Practitioner's Certificate (Heilpraktikergesetz)
• Guidelines for the implementation of the Heilpraktikergesetz

Neither medical training nor a professional examination is required for admission to practice as a non-medical practitioner. Rather, the examination covers whether the applicant possesses sufficient knowledge and skills in healing that the practice of healing by him or her does not pose a risk to the health of the population.

• Application for a licence to practise medicine professionally without a licence in accordance with Section 1 (1) of the Heilpraktikergesetz (Heilpraktiker Act)