Apply for recognition as a medical-technical radiology assistant or medical-technical radiology assistant with professional qualification from EU/EEA/Switzerland

Application

You submit an application for permission to use the professional title "medical-technical radiology assistant" or "medical-technical radiology assistant" to the competent authority. You can submit the application with the documents to the competent authority or send it by post. Do not send originals. Sometimes you can also send the application electronically. The competent authority will inform you.
 

Examination of equivalence

The competent authority will then check whether you meet all the requirements. An important prerequisite is the equivalence of your professional qualification. The competent authority compares your professional qualification from abroad with the German professional qualification as a medical-technical radiology assistant. The professional qualification is equivalent if there are no significant differences between your foreign professional qualification and the German professional qualification.
 

Possible results of the test

If your professional qualification is equivalent, your foreign professional qualification will be recognised. The competent authority can confirm the result to you in writing. You still have to meet the other requirements. Then you will receive permission to use the professional title "medical-technical radiology assistant" or "medical-technical radiology assistant".

Are there any significant differences between your professional qualification and the German professional qualification? Perhaps you can compensate for the differences through your professional practice, other knowledge or skills (lifelong learning). You must prove that you have professional experience. Knowledge and skills must be certified by an authority of the state in which you acquired the knowledge or skills.

However, it may be that the essential differences cannot be compensated for by this knowledge. In this case, your foreign professional qualification will not be recognised. In this case, you are not allowed to work as a medical-technical radiology assistant in Germany.

However, the competent authority will tell you the essential differences and why you cannot compensate for the essential differences through your professional practice.

In most cases, you can make a compensatory measure. This allows you to compensate for the significant differences.
 

Compensatory measures

There are various compensatory measures:

• Adaptation period: The adaptation period lasts a maximum of three years.
• Aptitude test: In the aptitude test, only those areas in which significant differences have been identified are examined. The aptitude test is an examination interview.
   

You can choose between an adaptation period or an aptitude test.

If you successfully complete the compensatory measure and meet all other requirements, you will receive permission to use the professional title "Medical-Technical Radiology Assistant" or "Medical-Technical Radiology Assistant".

Lower Saxony State Office for Social Affairs, Youth and Family - Lüneburg Branch Office

• You have a professional qualification as a medical-technical radiology assistant from the EU, the EEA or Switzerland.
• You want to work in Germany as a medical-technical radiology assistant.
• Personal suitability: You are reliable for working as a medical-technical radiology assistant or medical-technical radiology assistant and have no criminal record.
• Health suitability: You can work mentally and physically as a medical-technical radiology assistant.
• You have German language skills at the required language level. This is usually the language level B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

• Proof of identity (ID card or passport)
• Marriage certificate (if your name has changed due to marriage)
• Curriculum vitae
• Proof of your professional qualification (e.g. certificates, professional certificate)
• Proof of training
• Proof of your relevant professional experience as a medical-technical radiology assistant
• Proof of further relevant knowledge for working as a medical-technical radiology assistant
• Perhaps: You come from a third country and do not yet live or work in the EU, the EEA or Switzerland? Then you have to prove that you want to work in the profession in Germany. Proof includes, for example, an application for an entry visa for gainful employment, applications for a job, invitations to job interviews, a business concept or a location note from the Central Service Agency for Professional Recognition (ZSBA).

You usually hand in these documents later. The competent authority will inform you when you should hand in the documents:

• Proof of your personal suitability: extract from the criminal record or certificate of good conduct from your country of origin. The proof must be no more than 3 months old at the time of application.
• Proof of your health fitness: Medical certificate. The proof must be no more than 3 months old at the time of application.
• Proof of your German language skills: Language certificate

The competent authority will tell you which documents you need to submit as a simple copy, as a certified copy or in the original.

The competent authority will inform you about the costs. The costs generally depend on the effort required for processing.

In addition, additional costs may arise (e.g. for translations, certifications or compensatory measures). These costs vary from person to person.

Section 75 of the Medical Technology Professions Act (MT-Berufe-Gesetz - MTBG)

• in conjunction with § 1 para. 1 no. 2, § 2 para. 1-4 of the Act on Technical Assistants in Medicine in the version applicable on 31 December 2022
• in conjunction with §§ 25, 25a, 25c Training and Examination Ordinance for Technical Assistants in Medicine in the version valid on December 31, 2022

You can take legal action against the decision of the competent authority within a certain period of time (e.g. file an objection). The decision will then be reviewed. Details can be found in the information on legal remedies at the end of your decision. We recommend that you first talk to the competent authority before taking legal action against the decision.

Freedom to provide services

Would you like to offer services only sometimes and for a short time in Germany? Then most of the time you don't need the state permit. You must meet these requirements:

• You must be established in another state of the EU, the EEA or Switzerland.
• You will need to prove your professional qualification.
• You must notify the competent authority of your activity in writing.

The competent authority will inform you whether you are allowed to provide services or whether you have to take an aptitude test.
 

Notice of equivalence

In the approval procedure, the equivalence is also checked (recognition procedure). You can apply for a separate notification for the result of the examination.

Procedure for ethnic German repatriates

As a late repatriate, you can go through the recognition procedure either according to the laws mentioned here or according to the Federal Expellees Act. You can decide for yourself. The competent authority will advise you on which procedure is right for you.

Federal Ministry of Health

Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training

17.02.2023

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.