If you would like to work in the field of medicine in Germany, you need a medical license (Approbation) or a permit in accordance with the Heilpraktikergesetz (HeilprG).

A non-medical practitioner in the field of physiotherapy is not a regulated training profession. There is therefore no state final examination. In order to obtain the "minor non-medical practitioner license for physiotherapy", you must meet legally defined minimum requirements and generally undergo a knowledge check by the public health department.

Only applicants who are in possession of a license to use the professional title of physiotherapist in accordance with § 1 Para. 1 No. 2 MPhG are eligible for a limited examination in the field of physiotherapy.

The limited oral-practical examination of the knowledge and skills of applicants must be carried out by the expert committee set up at the Lower Saxony State Office for Social Affairs, Youth and Family.