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The SMC-B (Security Module Card Type B) is an electronic institution card and electronic institution ID card in one. It enables people working in the healthcare professions in an institution to access the telematics infrastructure (TI). The TI networks all those involved in the healthcare system and will enable access to the electronic patient file (ePA), for example, in the future.

There are different SMC-Bs for different professional groups. There is an SMC-B for

• Medical practices, dental practices and psychotherapy practices
• Nursing, obstetrics and physiotherapy facilities
• pharmacies

You can use this online service to apply for an extension of the SMC-B for institutions with employees that are not organized in chambers. These are

• Healthcare, nursing and geriatric care facilities
• Obstetrics facilities
• Physiotherapy facilities

To extend the SMC-B, you must first reapply for the right to use the card from the electronic healthcare professional register (eGBR). You then apply for the SMC-B from a trust service provider (VDA). VDAs charge an annual fee, which varies from provider to provider.

• They must be authorized to provide services.
• They must be authorized to represent the institution externally.
• The employee must have an eHBA.
• You must pay the administration fee.

• Completed application
• Scan or photo of proof of your authorization to represent the institution (e.g. power of attorney, articles of association)
• IK (institution identification code) number
• Number of the old SMCB
• eHBA (electronic health professional card) number of a person belonging to the company

Caution Payment: 40 EUR (fix)
There is a fixed administration fee of EUR 40.00. The selected VDA also charges its own costs for the provision of the SMC-B.
Vorkasse: Nein

You can renew the SMC-B online as a nursing, obstetrics or physiotherapy facility:

• Go to the specialist portal of the electronic healthcare professional register (eGBR) and complete the online application
• Once your application has been received, it will be checked.
• The review costs an administrative fee.
• Once the check has been completed, you will receive an email with the result of the check and your process number.
• You can use the transaction number to order an SMCB from a trust service provider (VDA) of your choice for a fee.
• The VDAs charge an annual fee, which varies from provider to provider

• § Section 340 of the German Social Code V (SGB V)

• Specialist portal of the electronic health professions register (eGBR)

Federal Ministry of Health (BMG)