Special process for specifically requested healthcare professionals

New regulations allows specifically requested healthcare professionals to complete the process of obtaining Danish authorization through a "flexible track scheme". With the new rules, it will be possible to complete an employment for adaptation and training purposes at the same time as you fulfill the requirements that must be completed in the authorizations process. You can read more about the scheme below.

Can you be covered by the rules for specifically requested healthcare professionals?

If you can document a specific offer of employment for adaptation and training purposes as a specifically requested professional, covering the entire evaluation period, you may be covered by the rules in this regard.
 
If you are covered by the rules, it means that you can meet the other requirements for obtaining Danish authorization while completing your employment for adaptation and training purposes. This allows you to learn Danish and complete the tests relevant to your profession while in employment for adaptation and training purposes.
 
Note - It is your responsibility to find the necessary employments for adaptation and training purposes, that meet the rules applying for specifically requested professional.
 
You can read more about the conditions for your employment for adaptation and training purposes below.

Specifically for your profession

You must complete the entire authorization process within 4 years and you must have an agreement for two employments for adaptation and training purposes covering the entire authorization process.

The employment for adaptation and training purposes must consist of two positions in different departments, each lasting at least 6 months of full-time employment.

The employment for adaptation and training purposes must cover your entire evaluation process, meaning until you have completed all the requirements necessary to obtain Danish authorization as a medical doctor. This includes passing the necessary tests/courses—Danish language exam, an oral and written professional exam, and a course in Danish healthcare legislation.

If you have fulfilled all the requirements, including obtaining a positive evaluation before the 4 years are up, the employment for adaptation and training purposes may come to an end, and Danish authorization can be granted to you at that time. However, you cannot be granted Danish authorization before you have been employed for the equivalent of 12 months of full-time employment.

If you have completed specialist training, and this meet our requirements, your employment for adaptation and training purposes cannot be shorter than 6 months of full-time employment. The employment for adaptation and training purposes must be completed in a department which trains specialists within your specialty.

Read more about our requirements here

The time limit starts when we have assessed that you meet the basic requirements for obtaining Danish authorization and can therefore begin the actual authorization process. This means that we have assessed that your overall education level is equivalent to the corresponding Danish basic education and that your foreign authorization to practice medicine has not been revoked abroad.

You must complete the entire authorization process within 4 years and you must have an agreement for two employments for adaptation and training purposes for at least 12 months covering the entire authorization process.

In the period of employment for adaptation and training purposes, you must work with both children and adult patients. In your entire period of employment at least 3 months, corresponding to 360 working hours, must be completed either within the field of dentistry for adults or children’s dentistry.

The employment for adaptation and training purposes must cover your entire evaluation process, meaning until you have completed all the requirements necessary to obtain Danish authorization as a dentist. This includes passing the necessary tests/courses—Danish language exam, an oral and written professional exam, and a course in Danish healthcare legislation.

If you meet all the requirements, including obtaining a positive evaluation before the 4 years are up, the employment for adaptation and training purposes can be concluded, and you can be granted authorization at that time. However, you cannot be granted authorization before you have been employed for the equivalent of 12 months of full-time employment.

If you have completed specialist dental training, and this meet our requirements, your employment for adaptation and training purposes cannot be shorter than 6 months of full-time employment in total. Your employment for adaptation and training purposes must consist of a position in a hospital department/clinic within the relevant specialty. You must also work with child and adolescent dentistry and adult dentistry for a period equivalent to at least 3 months of full-time employment in each area.

Read more about our requirements here

The time limit starts when we have assessed that you meet the basic requirements for obtaining Danish authorization and can therefore begin the actual authorization process. This means that we have assessed that your overall education level is equivalent to the corresponding Danish basic education and that your foreign authorization has not been revoked abroad.

You must complete the entire authorization process within 3 years and you must have an agreement for employment for adaptation and training purposes covering the entire authorization process.

The employment for adaptation and training purposes must cover your entire evaluation process, meaning until you have completed all the requirements necessary to obtain Danish authorization in your field. This includes passing the necessary tests/courses—Danish language exam and a professional exam in anesthesia, analgesia, and pharmacology.

If you meet all the requirements, including obtaining a positive evaluation before the 3 years are up, the employment for adaptation and training purposes can be concluded, and you can be granted authorization at that time. However, your employment for adaptation and training purposes cannot be shorter than the equivalent of 6 months of full-time employment.

The time limit starts when we have assessed that you meet the basic requirements for obtaining Danish authorization and can therefore begin the actual authorization process. This means that we have assessed that your overall education level is equivalent to the corresponding Danish basic education and that your foreign authorization has not been revoked abroad.

These conditions apply to: Chiropodists, Chiropractor, Clinical dental technicians, Clinical dieticians, Dental hygienists, Emergency medical technicians, Medical laboratory technologists, Nurses, Occupational therapists, Optometrists, Osteopaths, Physiotherapists, Prescribing pharmacists, Prosthetists and orthotists, Radiographers and Social and healthcare assistants.

You must complete the entire authorization process within 3 years and you must have an agreement for employment for adaptation and training purposes covering the entire authorization process.

The employment for adaptation and training purposes must cover your entire evaluation process, meaning until you have completed all the requirements necessary to obtain Danish authorization in your field. This includes passing the necessary tests/courses in Danish language and obtaining a positive evaluation.

If you meet all the requirements, including obtaining a positive evaluation before the 3 years are up, the employment for adaptation and training purposes can be concluded, and you can be granted authorization at that time. However, your employment for adaptation and training purposes cannot be shorter than the equivalent of 6 months of full-time employment.

The time limit starts when we have assessed that you meet the basic requirements for obtaining Danish authorization and can therefore begin the actual authorization process. This means that we have assessed that your overall education level is equivalent to the corresponding Danish basic education and that your foreign authorization has not been revoked abroad.

Requirements for Employers

Once we have received notification that you have been offered employment for adaptation and training purposes for the entire authorization period, we will contact your employer. Your employer must submit a supervision plan outlining how they will ensure that your employment for adaptation and training purposes takes place in a robust professional environment that supports adequate opportunities for professional sparring, supervision, and evaluation during your employment for adaptation and training purposes.

The supervision plan must include information about:

  • Who will be your supervising healthcare professional
  • How the duty coverage is organized, ensuring that someone from your professional group with authorization and, if relevant, permission to work independently, is always on duty with you.
  • How you will acquire Danish language skills and communication abilities, and how these will be supported alongside your employment for adaptation and training purposes. 

Your employer must send an evaluation form to us every six months throughout your evaluation employment, as well as an updated supervision plan if there are any changes.

How to Apply

You must apply for Danish authorization via our website under the relevant professional group. There is no special form that you need to fill out.

After applying for authorization, you must send the offer of employment for adaptation and training purposes by email to aaes@stps.dk. Your application will only be processed under the special procedure when we receive documentation for employment for adaptation and training purposes as a specifically requested healthcare professional.

It is therefore important that you send the offer to us as soon as possible, as your application will be processed according to the general rules until you meet the requirements to have your case processed according to the special procedure for specifically requested healthcare professionals.

If You Want to Know More

You can read more about the new rules in Sections 37-40 of the Authorization Order

Read the order here 

You can read about the requirements for obtaining Danish authorization on our website under your relevant professional group.

Registration of Healthcare Professionals