MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS IN SANTA POLA
MEDICAL CENTER FOR MEDICAL AND PSYCHOTECHNICAL EXAMINATIONS FOR DRIVERS AUTHORIZED BY THE DGT (A-0181)

At Clínica del Río-Hortega, we offer a wide range of medical examinations and psychological assessments in Santa Pola to meet a variety of needs, from renewing driving licenses for motor vehicles, including cars, motorcycles, and trucks, to obtaining mandatory medical certificates for firearms licenses, nautical vessel licenses, private security workers, crane operators, and owners of potentially dangerous animals.
We also provide official medical examinations for school, competitive examinations, and employment purposes.
SOLICITE SU CITA AHORA
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At our Santa Pola Medical Center, we perform the medical and psychological examinations required to renew, obtain, exchange, and recover your driver’s license. We also take care of taking your photo for your new driver’s license and processing your relevant documentation with the DGT (Directorate-General for Traffic). This way, everything is taken care of in just one visit to our center.
The necessary documentation that you must provide when undergoing the medical examination to renew your Driving Licence is:
- Valid original DNI, NIE or passport.
- Driving license.
*We’ll take your photo at our center and handle the paperwork.
The necessary documentation that you must provide when undergoing the medical examination to obtain a Driving License is:
- Valid original DNI, NIE or passport.
The necessary documentation that you must provide when undergoing the medical examination to exchange your Driving Licence is:
- Valid original DNI, NIE or passport.
- Driving License from the country of origin.
The necessary documentation that you must provide when undergoing the medical examination to recover your driver’s license is:
- Valid original DNI, NIE or passport.
- Having completed the points recovery course.
Remember that you can process your renewal up to 3 months before your license expires.
At our Medical Center, we perform the medical and psychological examinations required for obtaining or renewing any firearms license, providing you with the medical report for subsequent administrative procedures with the Civil Guard. We also process the visas required by the Civil Guard for firearms possession.
It’s important to keep in mind that starting at age 60, the years of validity will vary depending on the firearms license, as will the medical examinations required. Remember that you can process your renewal up to three months before your license expires.
The necessary documentation that you must provide when undergoing the medical examination for weapons permits is:
- Original valid DNI or NIE.
- A passport-sized photograph.
At our Medical Center, we carry out the Medical and Psychotechnical Examinations valid for obtaining or renewing the certificates for the following recreational vessels:
- Basic Navigation Pattern (PNB).
- Recreational Boat Skipper (PER).
- Yacht Master.
- Yacht Captain.
- Skipper of Jet Ski A.
- Skipper of Jet Ski B.
- Skipper of Jet Ski C.
- Navigation License (tutulín).
Recreational boating licenses do not have an expiration date. However, they must be renewed every 10 years. Remember that you can apply for a renewal up to three months before your license expires. Applicants over 70 years of age must renew their licenses every five years.
The necessary documentation that you must provide when undergoing the medical examination to obtain or renew recreational boat licenses is:
- Original valid DNI or NIE.
- Permission that expires.
At our Medical and Psychological Examination Center, we issue medical certificates of fitness that are valid for the following procedures:
- Medical Certificate of Work.
- Medical Certificate for Competitive Examinations.
- Medical Certificate of Residence.
- Medical Certificate of Studies.
- Medical Certificate Adoptions.
To carry out these procedures, you must bring your original valid DNI or NIE (National Identity Document). Depending on the specific procedure, a document issued to the patient by the relevant agency or an Official Medical Certificate (the “yellow” document purchased at a pharmacy) may be required.
Remember that you can process your renewal up to 3 months before your license expires.
At our Medical Center, we carry out the valid Medical and Psychotechnical Examinations for obtaining or renewing the Medical Certificate for the operation of tower cranes and self-propelled mobile cranes.
Crane operator licenses are valid for five years and can be issued starting three months before their expiration date.
The necessary documentation that you must provide when undergoing the medical examination for the operation of tower cranes and self-propelled mobile cranes is:
- Original valid DNI or NIE.
At our center, we carry out the medical and psychological examinations required to obtain a private security license for:
- Escort.
- Security guard.
- Private detective.
Individuals already working in the private security sector must renew their Professional Identity Card (TIP) every ten years. Once the card expires, you have three months to process its renewal.
The necessary documentation that you must provide when undergoing the medical examination to obtain the Private Security License is:
- Original and valid DNI or NIE.
- A passport-sized photograph.
- Official Medical Certificate (yellow form sold in pharmacies). *Only if you need a Medical Certificate for Private Security physicals.
At our center, we carry out the medical and psychological examinations required to obtain or renew the medical certificate for the Maritime-Fishing Professional Degree. Regardless of the Fishing Professional Degree you wish to obtain or renew, a specific medical examination is an essential requirement for all of them. You can complete this examination at our Medical Examination Center in Santa Pola.
The necessary documentation that you must provide is:
- Original and valid DNI or NIE.
Medical Examinations will be mandatory for the following Professional Fishing Qualifications:
- Fishing Captain
- Height Pattern
- Coastal Pattern
- Multipurpose Coastal Skipper
- Local Fishing Master
- Fisherman Sailor
- Senior Naval Mechanic
- Naval Mechanics
Certification of physical and mental fitness or a medical examination must be carried out every five years, both upon issuance of the certificate and upon renewal.
Remember that you can process your renewal up to 3 months before your license expires.
At our Medical Center, we perform the Medical and Psychotechnical Examinations valid for the ownership of potentially dangerous animals.
The license provided by the City Council must be renewed every 5 years, and you can process your renewal up to 3 months before your license expires.
The necessary documentation that you must provide when undergoing the medical examination for the ownership of Dangerous Animals is:
- Original and valid DNI or NIE.