Treatments using non-ionising (e.g. laser) radiation and sound
Some treatments – involving, for example, the use of laser beams, light, ultrasound or radiofrequency – may pose risks to human tissue. Since June 2019, treatments using radiation and sound have therefore been regulated by a Federal Act and an associated Ordinance. From 1 June 2024, persons carrying out such treatments require a certificate of competence.
Treatments using non-ionising radiation or sound: general information on the certificates of competence
What treatments require a certificate of competence? What certificates of competence are there?
Structure and content of training and exam for a certificate of competence
What do the training and exam involve? What prerequisites are there?
Information for persons who wish to acquire a certificate of competence
From which examining bodies can a certificate of competence be obtained? What should be kept in mind?
ePortal NISSG: list of persons with a certificate of competence for treatments with non-ionising radiation
Persons with certificates of competence for treatments with non-ionising radiation who have given their consent to the publication of their data are listed in the ePortal NISSG. You can find this portal under the following link:
Information for prospective examining bodies
How do I become an examining body for a certificate of competence?
Treatments, procedures and techniques subject to medical supervision and prohibited treatments
Which treatments may only be carried out by physicians or by practice personnel directly instructed by them and which treatments are fully prohibited?
Federal Office of Public Health FOPH
Non-ionising Radiation and Dosimetry Section
Schwarzenburgstrasse 157
Switzerland - 3003 Bern