Currently, the dispensing is done to medical or “trained personnel”. There are numerous exceptions, such as schools and daycare centers, community facilities, critical infrastructure, as well as government and administration and media and culture. Details can be found in the Federal Gazette (as of 02.02.21). The BfArM has granted the first special approvals according to §11 paragraph 1 of the Medical Devices Act (MPG) of antigen tests for self-administration by lay persons (self-tests) for the detection of SARS-CoV-2. Among the first tests approved for this purpose are the Technomed tests with registration number AT116/20. The file number of the BfArM special approval is as follows: 5640-S-007/21.