Assessment centers for driving fitness; application for official recognition

The government of the Upper Palatinate grants official recognition of the assessment centers for driving fitness.

Formloser Antrag (mit Unterschrift)
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This form can be submitted electronically (e.g. via a secure contact form using your user account with login via the electronic ID function or the ELSTER certificate) or handwritten and signed in paper form to the responsible authority.

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Applicants for a driving license must meet the physical and mental requirements for this (fitness to drive). If the driving license authority has doubts about the suitability of an applicant, they will be examined by an assessment body for driving suitability. There may be doubts about suitability, e.g. in the case of hearing loss, cardiac arrhythmia, but also alcohol abuse and the use of narcotics.

The assessment of fitness to drive is carried out by assessment centers for fitness to drive, which must be officially recognized for this purpose.

Written application
Requirements of Annex 14 to Section 66 (2) of the Driving License Ordinance (FeV)
Requirements of the directive on the requirements for providers of assessment centers for driving fitness (Section 66 FeV) and their assessment by the Federal Highway Research Institute of January 27, 2014 (VkBl. p. 110), last amended by the announcement of March 11, 2020 (VkB. p. 217)

Evidence of the legal form of the institution, name of the legal person

(Register entry)
information on the organisation and management of the executing agency, its activities and its relations with a higher-level organisation

(Organisation chart and details of key positions in the management of the executing agency, powers and responsibilities)
Addresses of all assessment bodies in the area of responsibility of the respective recognition authority

(list/list + floor plan/photos of the premises)
Certificate of the competent body on the fulfillment of the regulation on workplaces for each appraisal body.
List of recognition notices already available, stating the recognition authority, file number and date of recognition, insofar as another recognition has already been issued

(Presentation of copies of recognition certificates upon request).
Proof of the financial and organisational capacity of the executing agency

(profit and loss account of the last three financial years + concept, infrastructure, personnel, record keeping and accounting, cooperation with third parties, control system)
Ensuring staffing with a sufficient number of medical and psychological evaluators.
Requirements for the medical expert
- Physician with at least two years of clinical experience or medical specialist (especially internal medicine, psychiatry, neurology) as well as
- in addition, at least one year's experience in assessing the suitability of drivers in an assessment center for driving aptitude.
Requirements for the psychological assessor
- Diploma or equivalent master's degree in psychology and at least two years of practical experience (usually in clinical psychology, occupational psychology) as well as
- additionally at least one year of practice in the assessment of the fitness of drivers in an assessment center for driving suitability as well as,
- in addition, observation of a complete course for the restoration of fitness to drive (§ 70) in the absence of knowledge and experience in the implementation of these courses.
Evidence of annual training of assessors
the existence of an officially recognised motor vehicle traffic expert or examiner
Confirmation that the body responsible for assessing driving fitness
- is not at the same time a provider of driving training measures or courses for the restoration of fitness to drive, and
- does not carry out measures to change behaviour and attitudes in preparation for an assessment of fitness to drive
Proof of material equipment with the necessary premises and equipment

(list/list + floor plan/photos of the premises)
Evidence of the suitability of the psychological testing procedures and equipment used, confirmed by an appropriate independent body.
Submission of an expert opinion by the Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt) on the fulfillment of the requirements of the directive according to § 72 paragraph 2 number 1 FeV
Proof of the executing agency's participation in a regular and nationwide exchange of experience under the direction of the Federal Agency
Proof of the economic independence of the appraisers from the outcome of the appraisals
Proof of reliability of the applicant, in the case of legal entities of the person appointed to represent them by law or by their articles of association.

(simple certificate of good conduct, no more than three months old)
Compliance with the Directive on the Requirements for the Institutions of Assessment Bodies for Fitness to Drive

(§ 66 FeV) and their assessment by the Federal Highway Research Institute of 27 January 2014 (VkBl. p. 110), last amended by announcement of 11 March 2020 (VkBl. p. 217).