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Licenses for Academic Health Professions
Without a license, doctors, dentists, pharmacists, and psychotherapists are not permitted to practice their profession.
The Landesamt für Soziales, Jugend und Versorgung (State Office for Social Affairs, Youth, and Care, – LSJV –) is responsible for granting licenses to these professional groups and verifies whether the requirements are being met. Applicants must provide proof of completion of the required training and meet the personal eligibility criteria.
The training may have been completed in Germany or abroad.
In certain cases, temporary and limited practice of the profession is also possible with a temporary professional license.
If you need a Certificate of good Standing (Unbedenklichkeitsbescheinigung) and you practice an academic healthcare profession, please use the following form. Please refer to the information sheet provided.
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Note:
To obtain a license as a naturopath, please contact the district administration office in your place of residence.
You can find more details on the requirements for obtaining a medical license and a professional license under the following sections. You will also find the application forms there.
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Contact
You can reach us by phone
Mondays and Thursdays from
01.00-04.00 PM, as well as
Tuesdays and Fridays from
09.00 AM-12.00 PM.
In-person visits are by appointment only. Please feel free to request an appointment for an in-person visit via email. On the following pages, you will find the contact information for the respective healthcare professions.
Consultation services regarding recognition procedures
Before submitting an application from abroad, consultation with the Central Service Office for Professional Recognition (Zentrale Servicestelle Berufsanerkennung – ZSBA) is mandatory. There, you will receive guidance on the licensing process and in-depth advice on selecting a location (federal state). The ZSBA advises and supports you throughout the entire recognition process and relieves the relevant authorities of their advisory duties. The service is free of charge. The consultation is conducted in a state-neutral manner and according to established criteria.
Subsequently, the ZSBA can issue a location note that is accepted by the Landesamt für Soziales, Jugend und Versorgung (State Office for Social Affairs, Youth, and Care, – LSJV –) as proof of local jurisdiction.
Information on the now-required online registration
In order for the ZSBA to provide advice and support regarding the recognition process, you must register with the Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit) and create a profile. Please use this link: www.arbeitsagentur.de/int/de/beratung-unterstuetzung#termin.
Please ensure that you complete the online registration process and that you also directly consent to online communication via the shared portal. An advisor will then contact you as soon as possible.
If you encounter any issues during registration, please contact technical support by phone from abroad at +49 911 12031010
or via the contact form at https://web.arbeitsagentur.de/portal/kontakt/de/menschen-aus-dem-ausland/nach-deutschland.
On the multilingual website for international professionals at www.arbeitsagentur.de/int , you will also find further information on the topic of “Working and Living in Germany”.
The regional recognition and qualification advisory offices in Rhineland-Palatinate will support you on your path to professional recognition. The advisors will answer your questions regarding jurisdiction, application procedures, and qualification measures if you are a physician, dentist, or pharmacist who completed training abroad and require a license to practice and/or a temporary professional license (permission to temporarily practice the medical, dental, or pharmaceutical profession).
The recognition and qualification advisory offices in Rhineland-Palatinate are:
IQ Service Anerkennungs- und Qualifizierungsberatung Südpfalz
(IQ Service Recognition and Qualification Advisory Service Southern Palatinate)
ProfeS GmbH
An Fronte Diez 2
76726 Germersheim
Phone 07274 70598-0
iq-anerkennung(at)profes-gmbh.de
Responsible for the region comprising the independent cities of Landau in der Pfalz, Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Zweibrücken, Pirmasens, and the districts of Südliche Weinstraße, Bad Dürkheim, Südwestpfalz, and Germersheim.
Note: Applications must be submitted to ProfeS.
IQ Anerkennungs- und Qualifizierungsberatung Mainz & Region
(IQ Recognition and Qualification Consulting Mainz & Region)
MIP – Medici in Posterum GmbH
Frauenlobstraße 15-19
55118 Mainz
Phone 06131 2144-848
Contact: www.anerkennungsberatung.com
Responsible for Mainz and Bad Kreuznach as well as statewide counseling for academic healthcare professionals.
IQ Service Anerkennung und Qualifizierung Koblenz
(IQ Service Recognition and Qualification Koblenz)
Caritasverband Koblenz e. V.
Hohenzollernstraße 118-120
56068 Koblenz
Phone 0261 13906-513
iq(at)caritas-koblenz.de
Responsible for the region of the City of Koblenz, Rhein-Lahn District, Rhein-Hunsrück District, Cochem-Zell District, and Mayen-Koblenz District.
Anerkennungsberatung MYK
(MYK Recognition Counseling)
Jobcenter Mayen-Koblenz
Breite Straße 62
56626 Andernach
Phone 02632 9254-29
Axel.Deil-Messemer(at)kvmyk.de
Responsible for the northern Rhineland-Palatinate region.
IQ Service Anerkennung und Qualifizierung Ludwigshafen-Kaiserslautern
(IQ Service Recognition and Qualification Ludwigshafen-Kaiserslautern)
CJD Ludwigshafen
Schulstraße 4-6
67059 Ludwigshafen
Phone 0621 572398-72
Iq-anerkennung-lu(at)cjd.de
Responsible for Ludwigshafen and Kaiserslautern-Pirmasens (northern region of the Employment Agency district).
IQ Service Anerkennung und Qualifizierung Trier
(IQ Service Recognition and Qualification Trier)
Palais e. V.
Christophstr. 1
54290 Trier
Phone 0651 41061
iq-beratung(at)palais-ev.de
Responsible for the Trier region.
Proof of the required German language proficiency is generally considered to have been provided if the applicant
- has completed at least ten years of general education at a German-language school or
- has completed at least three years of vocational training in the German language,
- is fluent in spoken and written German (e.g. as a native language) or
- has completed medical, dental, pharmaceutical, or psychotherapeutic training (certificate of training) in the German language,
- has proof of the German language proficiency required for professional practice (specialized language exam, no older than three years).
Contact person for taking the specialized language exam in Rhineland-Palatinate
Human Medicine
Bezirksärztekammer Rheinhessen
(Rheinhessen District Medical Association)
117er Ehrenhof 3 A
55118 Mainz
Registration: https://aerztekammer-mainz.de/wbKenntnispruefung.php
or
FaMed
Schillerstraße 26-28 (2nd floor)
55116 Mainz
Registration: https://famed-test.de
Pharmacy Profession
Landesapothekerkammer Rheinland-Pfalz
(Rhineland-Palatinate State Chamber of Pharmacists)
Am Gautor 15
55131 Mainz
Registration: https://www.lak-rlp.de/ausbildung/anerkennung-auslaendischer-bildungsabschluesse-bqfg/sprachpruefung
Dentistry
Landeszahnärztekammer Rheinland-Pfalz
(Rhineland-Palatinate State Dental Association)
Langenbeckstraße 2
55131 Mainz
Registration: https://www.lzk.de/zahnaerzte/auslaendische-zahnaerzte/
or
FaMed
Schillerstraße 26-28 (2nd floor)
55116 Mainz
Registration: https://famed-test.de
Other forms of proof will only be accepted for the issuance of a medical license or professional authorization if they are suitable for demonstrating the required German language proficiency. The LSJV, as the competent authority, will decide on this matter upon submission of the proof.
Further information
European Professional Card – EPC