Medical card

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Austrian doctor's card

Medical ID cards (in Austria : medical ID cards ) identify the holder as a licensed doctor and member of a medical association by means of a personalized document .

The photo ID is available in Germany as an electronic doctor's ID . However, there is no general identification requirement specifically for doctors.

The electronic medical ID card of the Medical Association must not be confused with the electronic health professional ID and with the electronic practice ID of the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians .

Web links

• Electronic doctor's ID , information from the German Medical Association