Some regulated professions are automatically recognized within the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland. This includes the profession of nursing specialist. In most cases, these degrees in nursing are equivalent to the German professional qualification of Pflegefachfrau/Pflegefachmann. The prerequisite is either a European Professional Card, training completed after a certain deadline, or a certificate from the competent authority stating that minimum European standards have been met.

An application for automatic recognition must also be submitted to the Bavarian State Office for Nursing. However, in the case of an automatic recognition procedure, there is no equivalence check.

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