1. Application stating the location where the establishment is planned.
2. Brief curriculum vitae
3. Birth certificate or an excerpt from the parents' family register or an excerpt from the family register kept for the marriage
4. Proof of the applicant's nationality (nationality card, only in cases of doubt, otherwise identity card or passport)
5. Official certificate of good conduct, which must have been issued no earlier than one month prior to submission (to be applied for at the Citizens' Services, Town Hall B)
6. Medical certificate, issued no earlier than one month prior to submission, stating that there are no indications that the applicant is incapable or unsuitable of practicing the profession of alternative practitioner due to physical infirmity, weakness of mental or physical strength or addiction
7. Proof of completed school education
8. A declaration as to whether the applicant is the subject of pending criminal proceedings or a public prosecutor's investigation
9. A declaration as to whether an application for authorization to practice as a non-medical practitioner has already been submitted and, if so, when and where

The minimum age for participation in the examination is 25 years.

Once the documents have been checked, the health authority will register the applicant with the expert committee of the Lower Saxony State Office for Social Affairs, Youth and Family. Direct registration by the applicant is not possible.

The written part of the examination takes place on the third Wednesday in March and the second Wednesday in October. The deadline for submitting the documents to the health authority is regularly January 15 (March examination) and August 15 (October examination).