Osteopathy is regulated by national legislation under the health law art 6 n (185) and regulation of the professions 13 art 57-59 (‘Gesundheitsgesetz Art. 7ff sowie Gesundheitsverordnung Art. 57 bis 59’)(187).
Educational requirements are either “interkantonale Prüfung für Osteopathie in der Schweiz mit Erfolg bestanden hat” or another approved bachelor study of Osteopathy (187).
Osteopathy is registered in the EU regulated professions database as follows:
Osteopath is a directly related regulated profession with title “Osteopath” recognized under Directive 2005/36/EC (5), ID 14805. General system of recognition- primary application. All regions. Qualification level: PS3 – Diploma of post-secondary level (3-4 years), Art. 11 d.
National legislation: Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. n Gesundheitsgesetz, LGBl. 2008 Nr. 30 iVm Art. 57 ff. Gesundheitsverordnung, 2008 Nr. 39 (7)
5. DIRECTIVE 2005/36/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications (Text with EEA relevance) (OJ L 255, 30.9.2005, p. 22) Amended up to March 2011, (2005).
7. The European Commission. Regulated professions database. Brussels: EUROPA; 2011 [cited 2012 February 10, ]; Available from: http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/qualifications/regprof/index.cfm?fuseaction=regProf.index.
185. Gesundheitsgesetz (GesG) vom 13.Dezember 2007. Liechtensteinisches Landesgesetzblatt 811.01, Jahrgang 2008, Nr. 30, am 31 Januar 2008, Parliament of Liechtenstein(2007).
187. Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. p Gesundheitsgesetz, LGBl. 2008 Nr. 30 iVm. Art. 63 ff Gesundheitsverordnung, LGBl. 2008, Nr. 39, Parliament of Liechtenstein(2008).
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