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Announcement of Practicing the Profession of Occupational Therapist

Basic information

Institutional Body

MINISTRY OF HEALTH

Description

The procedure concerns the announcement of the commencement for practicing the profession of occupational therapist.

At a glance

Points of ServicePoints of Single Contact (ΚΕΠ – EKE), Regional units, Primary Health Care Directorate / Public health Department / Directorate of Doctors, Other Scientists and Health Professionals.
Number of Documents0
Cost38 €
Deadline of Implementation1 month
Process Diagram

Conditions

Application – Solemn declaration of the applicant (article 8 of Law 1599/1986) (Request description: Announcement of the commencement for practicing the profession of occupational therapist).

The interested party must register at the relevant Regional Department of the Panhellenic Occupational Therapist Association.

The applicant must have a degree: - from the former Occupational Therapy Schools K.A.T.E.E. or - from the Occupational Therapy Departments of the Schools of Welfare Health Sciences of TEI. Or - from Schools or Departments of Occupational Therapy A.E.I. or - from equivalent foreign degree. In case the interested party is a citizen of an EU member state. and has acquired his professional qualifications in another Member State - either as a self-employed person or as an employee, his professional qualifications must have been recognized by the competent body of the country.

In the event that the person concerned has not been convicted, he declares responsibly that he has not been convicted of any criminal offense or of an act related to the exercise of my professional capacity. In the event that the interested party has been convicted, he declares responsibly that he has been convicted of the following criminal acts (which he also mentions).

Fees / Imposts

  • Administrative fee:
    Payment type
    Tax Office cashier
    Type
    Stamp Duty
  • Stamp duty:
    Payment type
    Tax Office cashier
    Type
    Stamp Duty

What you will need

Identification and signature verification means
Identification document, Identification with TAXISnet codes
  • Application – Solemn declaration of the applicant (article 8 of Law 1599/1986) (Request description: Announcement of the commencement for practicing the profession of occupational therapist) in which it must also state that: •has not been convicted of any criminal offense or of any act relating to the exercise of my professional capacity •declares responsibly that he has been convicted of the following offenses (which he mentions).
    Filed by
    Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
    Applicant status
    Persons
Announcement of Practicing the Profession of Occupational Therapist
What you will need
1Copy of domestic degree or Professional equivalence decision of the Independent Department for the Implementation of European Legislation (Α.Τ.Ε.Ε.Ν.) or Copy of foreign degree and Exchange rate and correspondence act of I.T.E. or of D.O.A.T.A.P.Proof of Study
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Applicant status
Persons
2Two (2) photosPhotograph
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Applicant status
Persons
3For Greek citizens: Photocopy of police ID card or of any public document certifying the identity of the person concerned For expatriates: Identity card or expatriate residence permit For citizens of a third country but a family member of a Greek citizen: a residence card of a Greek family member or a legal residence card or a personal residence permit of third country nationals. For a third-country national and resides legally in Greece, including beneficiaries of international protection: a long-term residence permit of a third-country national For adults citizens of a third country who was born in Greece or has successfully completed six classes of Greek school in Greece, before reaching the age of 23: second generation residence permit For third country citizens who had a valid residence permit at the time of entry into force of Law 3386/2005 and if he has completed ten years of legal residence in Greece during the last twelve years before submitting a relevant request, a copy of a ten year residence permit For third country citizens but is married with a cohabitation agreement with a Greek man or woman: certificate of marital status from which the conclusion of a cohabitation agreement with a Greek man or woman results For third country citizens and his / her purpose is the employment of highly qualified: a copy of an EU blue card.Identification document
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Applicant status
Persons
4Attestation of registration in the Panhellenic Association of Occupational TherapistsCertificate
Filed by
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Applicant status
Persons

Online request

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Legislation

  • Description
    Chapter 5ο, article 72 - 89 (Establishment of a Panhellenic Association of Occupational Therapists)
  • Description
    Proficiency in Greek language
  • Description
    Procedure for access to health professions.
  • Description
    Supporting documents - Procedure - Application forms - Inclusion in KEP-EK
  • Description
    Supporting documents - Procedure - Application forms - Inclusion in KEP-EKE
  • Description
    Professional rights of graduates of the Department of Occupational Therapy of T.E.I.)

About

Process code
307038
NACE code
86.9
Description of NACE code
Other human health activities
Rules for non-response by the competent authority and legal consequences
Tacit approval

In case no response has been provided before the above deadline, it is considered that the application of the interested party has been implicitly accepted (tacit approval) and the profession can be practiced (art. 3 of Law 3919/2011). The applicant, in the aforementioned case of tacit approval, may request a relevant certificate from the administrative authority responsible for issuing the act, in accordance with paragraph 4 of article 10 of 3230/2004 (Government Gazette 44/A/2004).

Other Information

Languages supported
English

ID: 307038

Name: Announcement of Practicing the Profession of Occupational Therapist