Procedure descriptions

Apply for an electronic health professional card (eHBA) as a person in a healthcare profession

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 carers
  • Carers 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.

Forms/Online Services

Details

Prerequisite

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

Procedure

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

  • Go to the specialised portal of the electronic Health Professions Register (eGBR) and complete the online application.
  • Entry in the eGBR costs a one-off administration fee.
  • Once your application has been received, your professional authorisation will be checked.
  • Once the check has been completed, you will receive an e-mail with the results of the check and your process number.
  • You can use the process number to order your eHBA as a chip card from a trust service provider (VDA) of your choice for a fee.

Required documents

  • Completed application form
  • Scan or photo of your professional licence (professional licence certificate)
  • proof of name change (e.g. marriage certificate), if applicable

Legal basis

Sozialgesetzbuch (SGB) Fünftes Buch (V) - Gesetzliche Krankenversicherung:

  • § 340 Ausgabe von elektronischen Heilberufs- und Berufsausweisen sowie von Komponenten zur Authentifizierung von Leistungserbringerinstitutionen

Release note

Machine generated, based on the German release by: Sozialministerium Baden-Württemberg, 28.07.2025