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Announcement of Practicing the Profession of Physiotherapist
Basic information
Institutional Body
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
Description
The procedure concerns the announcement of the commencement for practicing the profession of physiotherapist.
At a glance
| Points of Service | Points of Single Contact (ΚΕΠ – EKE), Regional units, Primary Health Care Directorate / Department of Health Services and Professions of the competent Region / Directorate of Doctors, Other Scientists and Health Professionals. |
| Number of Documents | 0 |
| Cost | From 8 to 22.67 € |
| Deadline of Implementation | 1 month |
| Process Diagram |
Conditions
The applicant must have a degree:
*- of the Higher School of Physiotherapists of the General Hospital of Athens "King Pavlos"
or
*- of the former Physiotherapy Schools K.A.T.E.E. and K.A.T.E.,
or
*- the physiotherapy departments of the schools of health sciences - welfare of the Technological Educational Institutions
or
*- equivalent foreign schools in accordance with applicable law
or
*- Graduates of the Schools or Departments of Physiotherapy of the A.E.I.
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 case the interested party has been convicted, he declares responsibly that he has been convicted for the following criminal acts (which he also mentions).
Fees / Imposts
- Health profession licenseFee code5015Payment typeBank cashierDigital (debit / credit card)Digital (web banking)Hellenic PostTypee-Administrative Fee
- Especially for the region of Cyclades an additional regional fee of 14,67 € is required, collected by decentralized services at the Peripheral Units of Andros, Thira, Kea-Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, and Tinos, and is payable on the following bank account: Piraeus Bank- IBAN: GR3601727100005710052440659. The competent authority for more information is the Department of Public Health of Cyclades of the Periphery of South Aegean.Payment typeBank cashierDigital (web banking)TypeLevy
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 physiotherapist)Filed bySubmitted by the applicant (in person or by post)NoteIn the Application – Solemn declaration the applicant 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/she mentions).Applicant statusPersons
Online request
Submit a new application for the selected procedure.
Legislation
- Descriptionas amended and still in forceLegal references
- DescriptionProfessional Rights of graduates of the physiotherapy department of SEYP of TEI (Technical Educational Institutes)Legal references
- DescriptionSimplification of procedures falling within the remit of the Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity and their inclusion in Citizen Service Centres operating as Points of Single Contact.Legal references
- DescriptionLaying down administrative procedures and the respective forms also processed at Citizens’ Service Centres (CSCs).Legal references
- DescriptionCertificate of registration of Physiotherapists in the Legal Entity of Public Law "Panhellenic Association of Physiotherapists" and of Nurses in the Legal Entity of Public Law "Nurses Union of Greece".Legal references
- DescriptionProficiency in the Greek language.Legal references
- DescriptionConcerning the provisions of Law 3919/2011 (ΦΕΚ 32, Series I), as amended by Article 4, paragraph 16, of Law 4038/2012 (ΦΕΚ 14, Series I).Legal references
- DescriptionReform of the National Trauma System — Alignment of the institutional framework of the National Organisation for Medicines with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU (ΕΕ)) 2016/161 of 2 October 2015, "supplementing Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council by laying down detailed rules for the safety features appearing on the packaging of medicinal products for human use", and other provisionsLegal references
- DescriptionAmendment and replacement of Article 1 of Joint Ministerial Decision ref. Y7a/G.P.oik.46217/4-5-2012, “Simplification of procedures falling within the remit of the Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity and their inclusion in Citizen Service Centres operating as Single Service Centres” (Series II, 1502)Legal references
- DescriptionEx officio retrieval and abolition of the issuance of supporting documents for the processing of administrative proceduresLegal references
- DescriptionAbolition of the issuance of the certificate of marital status and the birth certificate for the processing of administrative procedures.Legal references
- DescriptionAmendment of Joint Ministerial Decision No 19173/8-4-2025 of the Ministers of the Interior and Digital Governance, ‘Abolition of the issuance of the certificate of marital status and the birth certificate for the processing of administrative procedures’ (Government Gazette, Series II, No 1783).Legal references
About
Process code
724504
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).
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