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The electronic health professional card (eHBA) is a chip card for the personal authentication of persons in healthcare professions. The eHBA gives you access to the telematics infrastructure (TI). The TI networks all those involved in the healthcare system and will enable access to the electronic patient file (ePA) in the future, for example.
There are different eHBAs for different professional groups. There is an eHBA for:

• Doctors
• Persons in healthcare professions
• Pharmacists and pharmacists

You can use this online service to apply for an eHBA as a non-registered person in a healthcare profession. This includes:

• Healthcare professionals
• Nurses and nurses
• Nurses for the elderly
• midwives
• Physiotherapists and physiotherapists
• Emergency paramedics

To obtain the eHBA, you must first register in the electronic healthcare professional register (eGBR). You then apply for the eHBA from a trust service provider (VDA). The VDAs charge an annual fee, which can vary from VDA to VDA.

• You must present a professional license.
• You must pay the administrative fee.

• Completed application form
• Scan or photo of your professional license (professional license certificate)
• If applicable, proof of name change (for example, marriage certificate)

Caution Payment: 40 EUR (fix)
There is a fixed administrative fee of EUR 40.00. The selected VDA also charges its own costs for providing the eHBA.
Vorkasse: Nein

You can apply for an electronic health professional card (eHBA) online:

• Access the electronic health professional register (eGBR) specialist portal and complete the online application.
• There is a one-time administrative fee for entry into the eGBR.
• Upon receipt of your application, your professional credentials will be reviewed.
• You will receive an email with the results of the check and your process number after the check has been completed.
• You use the process number to order your eHBA as a smart card from a trust service provider (VDA) of your choice for a fee.

Münster District Government - Electronic Health Professions Register - eGBR

• § 340 Sozialgesetzbuch V (SGB V)

• Informationen zum elektronischen Gesundheitsberuferegister auf der Internetseite der Bezirksregierung Münster

Federal Ministry of Health (BMG)