Medical Doctors – Declaration of Temporary Services

General information

Before the first provision of temporary medical service in Austria requiring temporary residence in the federal territory, the service provider must submit a written declaration to the Austrian Medical Chamber [Österreichische Ärztekammer – ÖÄK].

It is hereby expressively stated that regular medical activities in Austria are not classified as temporary provision of services. Medical practice on a regular basis in Austria requires registration with the ÖÄK.

General practitioners (as of 1 June 2026, specialist in general medicine and family medicine), licensed physicians and specialised doctors in another specialty whose professional domicile or place of work is abroad may only exercise the medical profession in Austria

• in individual cases for medical consultations or for the treatment of individual cases of illness in connection with such consultations, but only in cooperation with a doctor authorized to practice independently in Austria,
• in accordance with intergovernmental agreements,
• temporarily for the purposes of further training of doctors working in Austria or for medical teaching and research,
• in the context of cross-border medical assignments of organized emergency medical services as well as emergency and on-call services.

Requirements

Evidence of medical professional qualification and proof of nationality of an EU or EEA member state or Switzerland.

An additional requirement is proof of language level CEFR-B2 according to the Council of Europes Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Competent authority

Austrian Medical Chamber
[Österreichische Ärztekammer]
Weihburggasse 10–12
1010 Wien

email: ael-recht@aerztekammer.at

Procedure

Declaration: may be submitted in person, by post or by electronic means

Preliminary proceedings: If required, prior check of the medical qualification; if necessary, aptitude test before the authorization for the temporary provision of services can be granted

Length of proceedings: In the case of automatic recognition, the authorization can be granted directly after the written declaration. If there is a prior check of the qualification needed, the process may take up to two months.

Completion of Procedure: In case of a positive decision, the ÖÄK confirms the registration as service provider.

If a substantial difference between the professional qualification of the service provider and the respective Austrian training to the extent that that difference is such as to be harmful to public safety, is detected, the service provider receives a written notification requiring him to undergo an aptitude test. If the service provider fails the aptitude test, the provision of services is prohibited by means of a decision.

Further information can be found in Information: section 37 of the ÄrzteG Dienstleistungserbringung (→ ÖÄK)^{German text}

Costs and fees

If a prior check of the service provider's medical qualification is required, administrative fees between 300,58 Euro and 1.952,24 Euro apply (Fees 2026).

Further information

This application is for the profession of:

• General practitioner, as of 1 June 2026, specialist in general medicine and family medicine
• Specialised doctor in another specialty

Transitional clause for the acquisition of the title of Specialist in General Practice and Family Medicine:

• Subject to the requirements of section 262 paragraph 2 or 3 of the Ärztegesetz (Medical Practitioners Act – ÄrzteG), persons who hold a diploma of special training in general medicine pursuant to section 15 paragraph 1 (1) of the ÄrzteG or a corresponding qualification pursuant to section 5 (2) or section 5a of the ÄrzteG are, as of 1 January 2025, entitled to use the title "Specialist in general medicine and family medicine" or "Specialist in general medicine and family medicine" after registration in the list of doctors.
• The new title then replaces the previous title of general practitioner.

Legal bases

• sections 27, 36, 37, 52d, 262 of the Ärztegesetz (ÄrzteG)
• Verordnung der Österreichischen Ärztekammer über die Einhebung einer Bearbeitungsgebühr im übertragenen Wirkungsbereich
• Verordnung der Österreichischen Ärztekammer über Organisation und Durchführung der Eignungsprüfung im Rahmen des Verfahrens zur Eintragung in die Ärzteliste gemäß § 27 iVm § 5a Abs. 5 und § 37 Abs. 11 ÄrzteG 1998

Link to form

Form for reporting the temporary and occasional provision of medical services (→ ÖÄK)^{German text}

Means of redress or appeal

A complaint against a decision may be submitted to the ÖÄK in writing within four weeks from the delivery of the notification.