Announcement of Practicing the Profession of Medical Laboratory Technologist
Application – Solemn declaration of the applicant (article 8 of Law 1599/1986) (Request description: Announcement of the commencement for practicing the profession of medical laboratory technologist) in which it must also state that: - has not been convicted of any criminal offense or of any act relating to the exercise of my professional capacity - declares responsibly that he has been convicted of the following offenses (which he mentions).
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
The interested person must hold a degree from the Department of Medical Laboratories of the School of Health and Welfare Professions of the Higher Technological Educational Institutions (ATEI) of the country or the department of Technological Medical Laboratories of the Higher School of Health Executives and Higher Technical and Vocational Education (K.A.T.E.E.) which has been recognized as equivalent to the above of the domestic or recognized degree of study abroad In case the interested party is a citizen of an EU member state. and has acquired his professional qualifications in another Member State - either as a self-employed person or as an employee, his professional qualifications must have been recognized by the competent body of the country.
The person concerned should not have been irrevocably convicted: for a felony or for any of the crimes of theft, embezzlement, fraud, extortion, forgery, forgery, counterfeiting, forgery, usury, usury, bribery, bribery, perjury, breach of duty, breach of provisions on drugs, crimes against sexual intercourse, financial exploitation of sexual life, deprivation of his civil rights for any offense, and this support lasts.
Conditions for non-commission of criminal offenses
The procedure concerns the announcement of the commencement for practicing the profession of medical laboratory technologist. It is addressed to natural persons.
Especially for the region of Cyclades an additional regional fee of 14,67 € is required, collected by decentralized services at the Peripheral Units of Andros, Thira, Kea-Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, and Tinos, and is payable on the following bank account: Piraeus Bank- IBAN: GR3601727100005710052440659. The competent authority for more information is the Department of Public Health of Cyclades of the Periphery of South Aegean.
Copy of domestic degree or Professional equivalence decision of the Independent Department for the Implementation of European Legislation (Α.Τ.Ε.Ε.Ν.) or Copy of foreign degree and Exchange rate and correspondence act of I.T.E. or of D.O.A.T.A.P.
For Greek citizens: Photocopy of police ID card or of any public document certifying the identity of the person concerned For expatriates: Identity card or expatriate residence permit For citizens of a third country but a family member of a Greek citizen: a residence card of a Greek family member or a legal residence card or a personal residence permit of third country nationals. For a third-country national and resides legally in Greece, including beneficiaries of international protection: a long-term residence permit of a third-country national For adults citizens of a third country who was born in Greece or has successfully completed six classes of Greek school in Greece, before reaching the age of 23: second generation residence permit For third country citizens who had a valid residence permit at the time of entry into force of Law 3386/2005 and if he has completed ten years of legal residence in Greece during the last twelve years before submitting a relevant request, a copy of a ten year residence permit For third country citizens but is married with a cohabitation agreement with a Greek man or woman: certificate of marital status from which the conclusion of a cohabitation agreement with a Greek man or woman results For third country citizens and his / her purpose is the employment of highly qualified: a copy of an EU blue card.
Primary Health Care Directorate / Public health Department / Directorate of Doctors, Other Scientists and Health Professionals.
Determining the conditions for practicing the profession of Medical Laboratory Technologist.
Professional rights of graduates of the Department of Medical Laboratories of the School of Health and Welfare Professions of Technological Educational Institutions.
Supplement and amendment of Joint Ministerial Decision Y7a/G.P. oik. 46217/4-5-2012, “Simplification of procedures falling within the remit of the
Simplification of procedures within the remit of the Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity and their inclusion in Citizens' Service Centres operating as Points of Single Contact. This Decision was supplemented by Joint Ministerial Decision (ΚΥΑ) G5B/GP.ref.14015/2020 (Series II, 822), and Joint Ministerial Decision (ΚΥΑ) DIADP/A1/13310/2002 was amended. — Correction of an error in Joint Ministerial Decision (ΚΥΑ) G5B/GP.ref.14015/2020 (Series II, 1379).
Concerning the form of the certificate for practising a health profession.
Concerning the provisions of Law 3919/2011 (ΦΕΚ 32, Series I), as amended by Article 4, paragraph 16, of Law 4038/2012 (ΦΕΚ 14, Series I).
Reform of the National Trauma System — Alignment of the institutional framework of the National Organisation for Medicines with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU (ΕΕ)) 2016/161 of 2 October 2015, "supplementing Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council by laying down detailed rules for the safety features appearing on the packaging of medicinal products for human use", and other provisions
Amendment and replacement of Article 1 of Joint Ministerial Decision ref. Y7a/G.P.oik.46217/4-5-2012, “Simplification of procedures falling within the remit of the Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity and their inclusion in Citizen Service Centres operating as Single Service Centres” (Series II, 1502)
Ex officio retrieval and abolition of the issuance of supporting documents for the processing of administrative procedures
Abolition of the issuance of the certificate of marital status and the birth certificate for the processing of administrative procedures.
Amendment of Joint Ministerial Decision No 19173/8-4-2025 of the Ministers of the Interior and Digital Governance, ‘Abolition of the issuance of the certificate of marital status and the birth certificate for the processing of administrative procedures’ (Government Gazette, Series II, No 1783).
In case no response has been provided before the above deadline, it is considered that the application of the interested party has been implicitly accepted (tacit approval) and the profession can be practiced (art. 3 of Law 3919/2011). The applicant, in the aforementioned case of tacit approval, may request a relevant certificate from the administrative authority responsible for issuing the act, in accordance with paragraph 4 of article 10 of 3230/2004 (Government Gazette 44/A/2004).
The Application-Solemn Declaration together with the necessary supporting documents/forms is received by the Registry Office of the Region or by KEP-EKE.
The officer of the Registry Department or of KEP-EKE forwards the File (which contains the application and the supporting documents) to the Head of the relevant Directorate of Health.
The Head of the Directorate assesses to which department the file should be forwarded and forwards it to the Department of Public Health / Health Services and Professions.
The employee of the Department of Health / Health Services and Professions checks the file of supporting documents as to the correctness of the supporting documents, searches ex officio for the interested party's criminal record and, where applicable, seeks confirmation from higher or higher-level educational institutions of the interested party's degree. The employee of the Department informs the interested party if any of the supporting document forms is not correct; the interested party is informed and provides the correct supporting document/form
The employee of the Department forwards their recommendation stating that the legal requirements for practising the profession are met, together with the file of supporting document forms, through the hierarchy up to the level of the Regional Governor.
The employee of the Department of Health / Health Services and Professions or of KEP-EKE informs the interested party to collect the Certificate.
Within three (3) months from the announcement of practice of the profession, the Service may prohibit its practice if the legal requirements for this are not met or if their fulfilment is not evident from the submitted information.
The employee of the Department informs the interested party if any of the supporting document forms is not correct; the interested party is informed and provides the correct supporting document/form.
If a period of three (3) months has elapsed since the announcement of practice of the profession and the Service has not issued a certificate to the interested party, it is presumed that the profession is practised freely (Article 3 of Law 3919/2011 (A' 32). In the aforementioned case of tacit approval, the interested party may request a relevant certificate from the administrative authority competent to issue the act, in accordance with par. 4 of Article 10 of Law 3230/2004 (A' 44).
In the event of a negative reply, the applicant has the right to submit an application for reconsideration or an administrative appeal pursuant to Article 24 of Law 2690/1999 (A' 45). In particular, the interested party may request either from the administrative authority that issued the act its revocation or amendment (application for reconsideration) or from the authority supervising the authority that issued the act its annulment (administrative appeal). The administrative authority to which the relevant application is submitted must notify the interested party of its decision on that application no later than within (30) days, unless a different time limit is provided by special provisions.
Forwarding of application to the competent Directorate of the Region
Check of correctness and search for supporting documents
Signing of draft certificate and registration of outgoing document
Signing of draft rejection reply by Director and registration of outgoing document
Issuance of rejection reply to the interested party