Providers of courses to restore fitness to drive; application for recognition

The government of the Upper Palatinate grants official recognition to organizations that run courses to restore the fitness to drive of drivers with alcohol or drug abuse problems.

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, the applicant is examined by an assessment body for driving suitability. If the suitability doubts have arisen due to alcohol or drug abuse, the assessment center can recommend a course to restore fitness to drive following the medical-psychological examination (MPU).

These courses are run by providers who must be officially recognized for this purpose.

Application (e-mail to wirtschaft@reg-opf.bayern.de)
Requirements of Annex 15 to Section 70 (2) of the Driving License Ordinance (FeV)
Requirements of the directive on the requirements for providers of assessment centers for driving fitness (§ 70 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 (VkBl. p. 215)

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 places where courses for the restoration of fitness to drive are to be held in the area of responsibility of the respective recognition authority

(list/list)
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 the staffing with a sufficient number of course instructors.
Requirements for course instructors
- Evidence of completion of a university degree in psychology or an equivalent master's degree.
- Evidence of training in traffic psychology at a university or equivalent institution of higher education or at a body concerned with the assessment or restoration of fitness to drive
- Knowledge and experience in the examination and assessment of driver fitness; and
- Training as a director of courses for the restoration of fitness to drive.
Proof of maintenance of the course instructor qualification
Proof of the material and spatial equipment

(list/list + lease/user agreement/ floor plan/ photos of the premises).
Confirmation that the provider of courses for the restoration of fitness to drive is not at the same time a provider of driving training measures or a provider of assessment centres for fitness to drive.
Confirmation of the scientific basis and suitability of the courses by an 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

The applicant submits the application in writing or electronically (by e-mail to wirtschaft@reg-opf.bayern.de) and provides the relevant supporting documents.