Occupational health practitioner
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Practising as an occupational health practitioner, requires a licence issued by the Ministry of Health and Social Security (Ministère de la Santé et de la Sécurité sociale).
Who is concerned
Any medical practitioner employed by a Luxembourg occupational health service.
Prerequisites
Qualifications
Medical practitioners employed by an occupational health service must satisfy one of the following conditions of qualification:
- hold a licence to practise medicine as a specialist practitioner in occupational health;
- or:
- hold a basic medical qualification recognised as such in accordance with the provisions of the Law of 28 October 2016 on the recognition of professional qualifications (loi du 28 octobre 2016 relative à la reconnaissance des qualifications professionnelles); and
- prove that they have at least 2 years of specific training in occupational health that is recognised by a diploma, certificate or qualification.
Recognition of foreign qualifications
The recognition of foreign diplomas is not required if your diploma:
- was obtained in an EU Member State;
- conforms to EU standards;
- corresponds to one of the specified diplomas (see Annex V, point 5.1.1 of European Directive 2005/36/EC for basic training, point 5.1.4 of European Directive 2005/36/EC for general practitioners and Annex V, points 5.1.2 and 5.1.3 of European Directive 2005/36/EC for specialists).
If you obtained your qualification in a non-EU country, you must obtain prior recognition of your qualifications in another EU Member State. This recognition must entitle you to practise in the Member State in question:
- on an equal footing with the holders of a diploma specified in Annex V of Directive 2005/36/EC; and
- in accordance with the conditions and criteria stipulated in Articles 24, 25 and 28 of the Law of 28 October 2016 on the recognition of professional qualifications, as amended (loi modifiée du 28 octobre 2016 relative à la reconnaissance des qualifications professionnelles).
Required language skills
If your mother tongue is not French, German or Luxembourgish, you must provide proof of your language skills.
How to proceed
Filing an application
You can apply for your licence to practise online via MyGuichet.lu.
The application procedure can be accessed:
- with authentication using a LuxTrust product or an electronic identity card (eID); or
- without authentication.
The procedure with authentication has several advantages compared with the procedure without authentication. In particular, it allows you to temporarily save any data that you have already entered so that you can access it at a later date.
Once you have submitted your application, you will receive any related messages/notifications by email.
Supporting documents
You must include the following supporting documents with your application:
- if you are a national of an EU Member State or of a European Economic Area (EEA) state: a copy of a valid identity document; or
- if you are not a national of an EU Member State or an EEA state:
- a copy of a valid residence permit; or
- a document certifying that you are a beneficiary of international protection;
- a curriculum vitae;
- if you are already authorised to practise medicine in Luxembourg: a copy of the licence to practise medicine as a general or specialist practitioner issued by the Ministry of Health and Social Security (Ministre de la Santé et de la Sécurité sociale);
- if you are not authorised to practise medicine in Luxembourg: a copy of your basic medical qualification;
- a copy of your qualification showing that you have completed at least 2 years of specific training in occupational health;
- if your diplomas were obtained in a non-EU Member State: a copy of the recognition of the diploma(s) and the licence to practise medicine as a general or specialist practitioner in another EU Member State.
Translations of documents
Any documents that are not drawn up in French, German or Luxembourgish must be accompanied by their French, German or Luxembourgish translation produced by a sworn/certified translator.
Processing the application
Once the file is complete, the Ministry of Health and Social Security forwards it to the Health Directorate for assessment.
To speed up the processing of your application, you should ensure that you have added all the required information and supporting documents to your file.
The decision will be sent to you by post.
Possibilities of appeal in the event of rejection
You may appeal the decision by filing the appeal with the administrative tribunal within 3 months of being notified of the decision.
Obligations
Occupational health practitioners practise completely independently of their employer, the employee's employer and the employee.
Under no circumstances may occupational health practitioners check that a person's sick leave is justified.
An occupational health practitioner cannot simultaneously work as a self-employed medical practitioner.
Online services and forms
Who to contact
-
Ministry of Health and Social Security Health Professionals - Medical professions
- Address:
- 1, rue Charles Darwin L-1433 Luxembourg Luxembourg
- Phone:
- (+352) 247 85 505
- Email address:
- professions.medicales@ms.etat.lu
- Website:
- https://m3s.gouvernement.lu/en.html
Related procedures and links
Procedures
Links
Legal references
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Directive 2005/36 du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 7 septembre 2005
relative à la reconnaissance des qualifications professionnelles
- Code du travail
- Code de la santé
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Loi modifiée du 28 octobre 2016
relative à la reconnaissance des qualifications professionnelles
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Loi modifiée du 29 avril 1983
concernant l'exercice des professions de médecin, de médecin-dentiste et de médecin-vétérinaire
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Règlement grand-ducal du 31 janvier 1995
relatif à la formation du médecin du travail
