The Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic is according to Act No 576/2004 Z. o. health care, health services care and amendments to certain laws, as amended the rules for recognition by the competent authority:
evidence of specialisation issued by the educational institutions or other competent authorities under the law Member States or third States responsible for professional competence to perform specialised work activities (specialisation trade unions listed in Annex 3 of Government Regulation No 296/2010 Z. z. o. professional competence for the exercise of the health profession, the way in which it is carried out training of health professionals, a system of specialisations; and System of certified work activities as amended (hereinafter referred to as "the Government Regulation') No 296/2010 W. W. https://www.slov-lex.sk/legal-regulations/EN/ZZ/2010/296/20210101 ),
certificates issued by educational institutions; or other competent authorities under the laws of the Member States; or third States which do not have the character of a specialisation document and which correspond to the competence to perform certified work Activities (certified working activities listed in Annex 3 to the Regulation Government of Slovakia No 296/2010 Z. z. z. https://www.slov-lex.sk/legal-regulations/EN/ZZ/2010/296/20210101 ).
Request form based on which the Ministry
The Ministry of Health will assess the evidence of specialisation or certificate obtained,
Available download here, or you can get it at the MZ SR gate in the working
from 7.45 to 3.45 p.m.
College diplomas, graduating degrees, graduation certificates,
certificates of final examination and other evidence of education issued by recognised persons
educational institutions under the legislation of the Member States; or
recognised educational institutions under the legislation of third States
recognises the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic, more information
see:
https://www.minedu.sk/professional-recognition-of-documents-of-education-and-professional-qualification/
RECOGNITION OF SPECIFICATION DOCUMENTS
The procedure for recognition of the specialisation document shall commence from the date
receipt of a written request.
Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic decides on recognition
the specialisation document referred to in Annex No. 3 Law No 578/2004 Z. z. o. healthcare providers, health professionals, health professional organisations and amending certain laws, as amended (hereinafter referred to as "the Act") Law No 578/2004 (z. z.) within one month of delivery complete Applications
https://www.slov-lex.sk/legal-regulations/EN/ZZ/2004/578/20220115#AnnexesSpecialisation document not listed in the Annex No 3 of Law No 578/2004 Z. z., within two months of delivery complete applications.
SPECIFICATION DOCUMENTS ACHIEVED BY THE APPLICANT IN ANOTHER MEMBER STATE listed in Annex 3 to Law No 578/2004 Z. z. z.(so-called mutually automatically recognised specializations of doctors and dentists) available here).
The applicant shall accompany the application
- a copy of the identity document,
- copy of proof of professional competence (higher education diploma or graduate diploma or certificate of graduation) obtained in the Slovak Republic, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, Czechoslovak Federal Republic or Czech and Slovak Federal Republic
or
a copy of the decision on recognition of professional qualifications issued by the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Youth of the Slovak Republic (if the education was obtained outside the territory of the Slovak Republic), - a copy of the specialisation document.
SPECIFICATION DOCUMENTS ACHIEVED BY THE APPLICANT IN ANOTHER MEMBER STATE, which are not listed in Annex 3 to Law No 578/2004 Z. z. z.
The applicant shall accompany the application
- a copy of the identity document,
- copy of proof of professional competence (university diploma or graduate diploma or certificate of graduation) obtained in the Slovak Republic, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, Czechoslovak Federal Republic
or
Czech and Slovak Federation Republic or a copy of the decision on recognition of professional qualifications issued by the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Youth of the Slovak Republic (if education was obtained outside the territory of the Slovak Republic), - a copy of the specialisation document with an official translation into the national language (excluding documents issued in the Czech language),
- other documents, if required under § 36 of Law No 578/2004 Z. z. (e.g. evidence of the content and extent of knowledge and skills acquired, issued by the educational establishment which issued the educational document or by the competent authority of the Member State of origin) with an official translation into the national language (excluding documents issued in the Czech language).
DOCUMENTS FOR SPECIFICATION RECEIVED BY THE APPLICANT OUTSIDE THE TERRITORY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
The applicant shall accompany the application
- a copy of the identity document,
- if the applicant is also the holder of the European Union Blue Card, a copy of the Blue Card;
- if the applicant is also a family member of a citizen of a Member State, a certified copy of the document (e.g. marriage certificate) confirming that he is a family member of a citizen of a Member State and an official translation into the national language if he has not been issued in the national language;
- a copy of the decision on recognition of professional qualifications issued by the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Youth of the Slovak Republic (if education was obtained outside the territory of the Slovak Republic)
or
a copy of the certificate of professional competence (university diploma or graduate diploma or certificate of graduation) obtained in the Slovak Republic, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, Czechoslovak Federal Republic or Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, - a copy of the specialisation document with an official translation into the national language and a verification of the authenticity of the signatures and the stamp of the educational institution or other competent authority under the legislation of the third State on the originals of the specialisation documents by the authority of the third State competent for its verification, unless otherwise provided for in the international agreement;
- confirmation by the competent authority of the third State of the applicant's entitlement that the specialisation document obtained entitles him to carry out the relevant activities in the territory of the third State concerned and by an official translation into the national language;
- proof of the content and extent of the professional knowledge and skills acquired with an official translation into the national language (issued by the educational establishment or by the competent authority of the Member State of origin).
RECOGNITION OF CERTIFICATED WORKING DOCUMENTS
The procedure for the recognition of certified working activities shall begin from the date of receipt of the written application. The Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic decides to recognise the certificate of certified work within two months from the date of receipt of the complete application.
The application shall be accompanied by:
- a copy of the identity document,
- an officially certified copy of the certificate with an official translation into the national language (excluding documents issued in the Czech language),
- documents on the content and extent of the professional knowledge and skills acquired, with an official translation into the national language (excluding documents issued in the Czech language),
- a certified copy of the proof of professional competence obtained in the Slovak Republic, the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, the Czechoslovak Federal Republic or the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic (university diploma or graduate diploma or certificate of graduation) or an officially certified copy of the final decision on recognition of professional qualifications issued by the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Youth of the Slovak Republic (if the education was obtained outside the territory of the Slovak Republic).
Readable completed application with necessary documents is possible
to be sent by post to:
Ministry of Health SR
Limba 2
P. O. BOX 52
837 52 Bratislava 37
or submitted by the Slovak Ministry of Health On Limba Street
No 2, in Bratislava on working days from 800 to 1500 hours.
The decision shall be issued at the choice of the applicant by:
- documentary (to be issued only) one original)
- the official document is served by post (by the recommended letter until to the contact address indicated in the application); or
- the official document shall be taken over by the applicant personally by agreement; Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic.
- electronic, the official document shall be sent to the applicant by electronic means mailbox (only Slovak national) * Electronic mailbox of a natural person - citizen of the Slovak Republic (Slovakia. (sk)
Further information on the recognition of specialisation documents; and
certificates can be obtained by phone Monday to Friday from 9oo - 14o o
hour on the body. numbers of MZ SR:
00421 2 59 373 154 or
00421 2 59 373 257.
Ministry of Health as an operator, in the sense of Act No. 18/2018 Coll. on Personal Data Protection and Amendment inform the data subject that the personal data provided by him are processed in the Internal Market Information System (IS IMI) under the Regulation of 25 October 2012 Administrative cooperation through the Internal Information System on the market and repealing Commission Decision 2008/49/EC (the IMI Regulation) Legal the basis for the processing of personal data of the data subject in IS IMI is within the meaning of § 13 (1) (b) (c) Act No.18/2018 Coll. on Personal Data Protection and on Change; and supplementing certain laws, the above mentioned IMI Regulation. Individual rights the data subject, resulting from the processing of his or her personal data in the IS IMI, are Content of the general information obligation of the operator available on Web address:http://www.health.gov.sk/?information-obligation. Information on the IMI system: http://ec.europa.eu/internal market/imi-net/about/index en.htm