Apply for permission to use the professional title of masseuse or masseur and medical bath attendant

You must apply for the permit from the competent authority.

Once you have submitted the application and all documents are complete, the competent authority will check whether you meet all the requirements.

If you meet all the requirements, you will receive the permit.

You may only start working once you have received the permit.

Permission is granted if you

• have completed the vocational or higher education training prescribed by this Act and have passed the state final examination
• have not been guilty of any conduct that makes you unreliable to practice the profession,
• are not unfit in terms of health to practise the profession
• have the necessary knowledge of the German language to practise the profession

You will need the following documents to process the application:

• Proof of the state examination certificate confirming that the training period prescribed by the relevant law has been completed and the state examination has been passed or the decision on the equivalence of the foreign professional qualification
• Proof of reliability; this is the confirmation that you have not been guilty of any behavior that would make you unreliable to practice the profession. This can be done by presenting an official certificate of good conduct for submission to the authorities, not older than 3 months when the permit is issued.
• Medical certificate stating that you are not unfit to practise the profession in terms of your health, not older than 3 months when the permit is issued
• As the institution must be authorized to accept trainees by the locally competent authority in accordance with the Masseur and Physiotherapist Act, please enclose a copy of the authorization notice (available to the institution) with the application items. Alternatively, the competent authority as well as the reference number and date of the aforementioned notice can be noted on the internship certificate (please use the form above).
• Confirmation that you have the necessary knowledge of the German language to carry out your professional activity

Is based on the respective administrative fee schedule of the federal state or on the fee statutes of the authorities responsible under federal state law.

There are no deadlines to be observed.

Note for further information on the processing time:

If the documents are complete, your application will be processed promptly.

§ 1 paragraph 1 of the Masseur and Physiotherapist Act

§ 7 of the Law on Professions in Physical Therapy

• § 1 Absatz 1 Masseur- und Physiotherapeutengesetz (MPhG)
• § 7 des Gesetzes über die Berufe in der Physiotherapie

Appeal (depending on state law, the appeal may be excluded), administrative court action.

Forms available: Yes

Written form required: No

Informal application possible: No

Personal appearance necessary: No

There are no indications or special features.

05.04.2023

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.