Procedure descriptions

Landesärztekammer - Register membership

As a doctor in Baden-Württemberg, you must register with the Baden-Württemberg Medical Association. Membership is compulsory.

The main tasks of the chamber include

  • to represent the professional interests of the chamber members,
  • to regulate their continuing professional development
  • to promote continuing professional development and
  • to monitor the fulfilment of professional duties.

Please note: If you relocate your professional activity abroad, you can remain a voluntary member of the Chamber. This also applies if you only move your place of residence abroad without working professionally.

Responsible department

the Baden-Württemberg Medical Association

Details

Prerequisite

To be a member of the Landesärztekammer, you must

  • be authorised or licensed as a doctor or
  • have a licence to practise the medical profession and
  • Practise your profession in Baden-Württemberg or, if you do not practise your profession, have your place of residence in Baden-Württemberg.

Procedure

You must register with the district medical association responsible for the location of your professional activity within one month of becoming a member. To do this, you can use the online registration form on the website of the State Medical Association: https://www.aeztekammer-bw.de/mitglied-werden

You will then receive a membership certificate. The regional medical association/competent district medical association will enter the new members in the list of members.

Deadlines

within one month of fulfilment of the requirements

Required documents

  • Proof of nationality, for example by passport or identity card
  • Licence to practise medicine or professional permit
  • Certificates of academic degrees and titles such as a doctorate or habilitation
  • Certificates authorising the use of academic degrees and titles
  • Certificates on the recognition of further training designations such as specialist doctor recognition.

Please note: You must submit officially certified copies of the certificates. The Chamber may require the original certificates to be submitted.

Costs

  • for registration: none
  • for membership: annual fee in different amounts
    • Your contribution is calculated on the basis of your income.
    • The amount of the contribution is based on a certain percentage of the assessment basis, the so-called contribution factor. The contribution factor for 2025 is 0.57 per cent and is rounded down to the nearest euro. The minimum contribution is EUR 50.00.
    • Voluntary members pay an annual contribution of EUR 250.00.

Miscellaneous

None

Legal basis

Heilberufe-Kammergesetz (HBKG):

  • §§ 2, 3 Kammermitglieder, Melde- und Auskunftspflichten der Mitglieder; Datenverarbeitung durch die Kammern; Verwaltungszusammenarbeit mit Behörden des Herkunfts- und Aufnahmestaates)

Beitragsordnung der Landesärztekammer Baden-Württemberg

Meldeordnung der Landesärztekammer Baden-Württemberg

Satzung zur Festsetzung des Beitragsfaktors

Release note

machine generated, based on the German release by: Sozialministerium Baden-Württemberg, 05.05.2025