Apply for an examination authorization certificate

If you are under the age of 18 and wish to take up gainful employment (training or employment), you must first undergo a medical examination (initial examination). One year after taking up your first job, you must have another medical examination (follow-up examination). At the end of each additional year after the first follow-up examination, you can have another examination if you are under 18 years of age. Employers are not allowed to employ young people without these examinations. The examinations determine whether you are physically and developmentally suitable for this occupation. This is to prevent you from suffering health problems as a result of your work.

The following are required for this examination

• an examination authorization form with ID: This serves as a billing document and must be handed in to the examining doctor.
• a questionnaire: This must be completed in full and submitted to the examining doctor.

You do not need an examination if you are starting marginal employment or are only working for a short time (maximum 2 months). This applies, for example, to a vacation job or a student internship.

You will receive a certificate after the examination. You must present this to your employer.

No examination is required if you change employer. Your previous employer must provide you with the certificate after you have finished your employment. You can present this to your new employer.

• You can apply online for an examination authorization certificate with ID from mid-January.
  • The online service guides you step by step through the application and the required documents.
  • The examination authorization certificate with ID and the survey form are saved on your cell phone, tablet or laptop and can now be printed out.
• You must bring these documents with you to the examination.
• You can decide for yourself which doctor you would like to be examined by.
• You will receive a certificate after the examination.
• You present this certificate to your employer.

Please contact the Thuringian State Office for Consumer Protection, Occupational Health and Safety Department. The choice of doctor is free.

• You are at least 15, but not yet 18 years old.
• You want to take up a job.
• This work is not marginal and lasts longer than 2 months.

You will need your ID card, your ID card PIN and the AusweisApp2.

There are no fees. The costs of the medical examination are covered by the state if your main residence is in Thuringia.

Fee: gebührenfrei

The medical certificate for the employer must be issued before the start of the training or employment relationship and submitted to the employer.

Processing Time: 1 STUNDE

You can complete the online application or arrange an on-site appointment.

If you are unable to use the online service, you can apply for the inspection authorization certificate by making an appointment at one of the regional inspectorates of the Thuringian State Office for Consumer Protection.

You make an appointment at a regional inspection office (Erfurt, Gera, Suhl, Nordhausen) of the Thuringian State Office for Consumer Protection for the issue of the inspection authorization certificate.

• You must bring an identification document (identity card or passport) with you to this appointment.
• If a person with parental authority is to make the application on your behalf, they must present their ID and parental authority or your birth certificate to the authority.
• The application itself is informal, but requires you or a legal guardian to appear in person.

Thuringian State Office for Consumer Protection

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Thuringian State Office for Consumer Protection, Occupational Health and Safety Department