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If you would like to gain access to the telematics infrastructure (TI) in the healthcare sector, you will need an electronic healthcare professional card (eHBA) if you work 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 nurses
• Nurses 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.

• Professional license (professional license certificate)
  • Scan or photo
• Evidence of the name change
  • e.g. marriage certificate (if necessary)

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

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

• Go to the specialist 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 authorization will be checked.
• Once the check has been completed, you will receive an email with the results of the check and your transaction number.
• You can use the transaction number to order your eHBA as a chip card from a trust service provider (VDA) of your choice for a fee.