Midwives – Declaration of temporary services

General information

If the service provider first moves from one Member State to Austria in order to provide services, he must inform the National Board of Austrian Midwives (Austrian Midwives Association, Österreichisches Hebammengremium) in a written declaration in advance.

Requirements

Evidence of professional qualification and proof of the nationality of a Member State of the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland

Competent authority

Österreichisches Hebammengremium
Landstraßer Hauptstrasse 71/2
1030 Wien

Phone: +43 1 71728163
e-mail: kanzlei@hebammen.at

Procedure

The written declaration can be submitted in person, by post or electronic (e.g. by e-mail with an electronic signature).

Preliminary proceedings: Should the need arise there will be an aptitude test in an Austrian training institution before the authorization can be granted.

Length of proceedings: If there is no test required, the authorization can be granted right after the written declaration. If there is a prior check needed, the process can be expected to take two months.

Required documents

• Proof of the nationality of the service Provider
• Filled and signed Form “Hebammenregistereintragung”
• Attestation certifying that the holder is legally established in a Member State for the purpose of pursuing the activities concerned and that he/she is not prohibited from practising, even temporarily, at the moment of delivering the attestation
• Evidence of professional qualifications
• Declaration about the applicants knowledge of the German language necessary for practising the profession
• One picture (as used for passport)

All documents and certificates (except the proof of the nationality) must be submitted in German or English, either as an original or as a copy authenticated by a court, a notary public or a municipal authority. Only the translations by a certified court translator are accepted.

Non authenticated copies or untranslated documents are not accepted. After processing, all original documents will be returned immediately.

Costs and fees

Fees are approximately 200 Euro

Legal bases

section 21 of the Hebammengesetz (HebG)

Link to form

Hebammenregistereintragung