Special Health Services Act
Act on Specialist Health Care (Special Health Services Act)
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(Source: https://lovdata.no/dokument/NL/lov/1999-07-02-61)
Norwegian to English translation via Google Translate, with some editing.
Embedded HTML links direct to lovdata.no, the official Norwegian source.
Act on Specialist Health Care (Special Health Services Act)
given LOV-1999-07-02-61
Department Health and Care Services
Last changed LOV-2016-05-20-10 from 01.11.2016, LOV-2016-06-17-48
Published
Commencement 01.01.2001, 01.07.2001
Changing
promulgated
Short title Specialized Health Services Act - SphI
Chapter overview:
Chapter 1. Purpose and Scope
§ 1-1. purpose of the Act
The Act is designed especially to:
§ 1-2. scope of the Act
The Act applies to the specialist who offered or provided in the realm of the state and private, unless otherwise provided by the individual provisions of the law.
The Ministry may by regulations or in individual cases decide what is the Specialist.
King issues regulations concerning the Act apply to Svalbard and Jan Mayen, and may lay down special rules taking account of local conditions. The King may decide whether and to what extent provisions contained in this Act shall apply on Norwegian ships in foreign trade, the Norwegian civil aircraft in international traffic, and on installations and vessels at work on the Norwegian continental shelf.
0 Amended by Law 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ).
Chapter 2. Responsibility and general tasks
§ 1.2. State responsibility for specialist
The State has the overall responsibility for ensuring that the population is offered the necessary specialist.
0 Added by Law 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ).
§ 2.1 a. The regional health authorities responsible for specialist
The regional health authority shall ensure that persons with permanent residence or place of residence within the health region offered specialist health within and outside the institution, including
The regional health authorities must point out institutions in the individual health trusts which can accommodate addicted pursuant to health and care law §§ 10-2 to 10-4.
The regional health authority is obliged to provide assistance in case of accidents and other emergencies in the health region.
Services referred to in the first paragraph may be provided by the regional health authorities themselves, or that they enter into an agreement with other service providers.
The Ministry may issue more detailed provisions on the requirements for services covered by this law.
0 Amended by laws 23 June 2000 No.. 56 (ikr. July 1, 2001 acc. Res. 22 June 2001 No.. 698 ), June 15, 2001 no. 93 (ikr. January 1 2002 acc.Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ) , amended paragraph number from § 2.1, 28 November 2003 No.. 96 (ikr. January 1, 2004), 28 November 2003 No.. 99 (ikr. January 1, 2004 acc. Res. 28 November 2003 No.. 1403 ), 25 June 2004 No.. 46 , June 24, 2011 no. 30 (ikr. January 1, 2012 acc.Res. 16 Dec 2011 No.. 1252 ).
§ 2-1b. Contingency plan
The regional health authority shall prepare contingency plan under the Act 23 June 2000 No.. 56 on health and social preparedness for institutions and services that the regional health authority shall ensure, ref. § 2-1a of this Act. The contingency plan shall be coordinated with the municipalities, county municipalities and other regional health authorities' contingency plans.
0 Added by Law 23 June 2000 No.. 56 (ikr. July 1, 2001 acc. Res. 22 June 2001 No.. 698 ), as amended by Law 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 No. . 1417 ), modified paragraph numbers from § 2.1 a.
§ 2-1c. Assistance in case of accidents and other emergency situations
If conditions warrant, the health of the regional health authorities provide assistance to other regional health authorities in case of accidents and other emergency situations. A request for assistance submitted by the regional health authority which has suggested the need.
The regional health authority that receives assistance under the first paragraph shall provide compensation for expenses incurred for the regional health authority that assists, unless otherwise agreed.
0 Added by Law 23 June 2000 No.. 56 (ikr. July 1, 2001 acc. Res. 22 June 2001 No.. 698 ), as amended by Law 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 No. . 1417 ), modified paragraph numbers from § 2.1 b.
§ 2-1d. The regional health entity entitled to dispose of health professionals in some emergency situations
On accidents and other emergency situations that cause extraordinary influx of patients, can the regional health authority may order health personnel serving in the regional health authorities and institutions such as the regional health authority's owner, performing closer assigned work.
The Ministry may order a physician to participate in the local rescue center.
0 Added by Law 23 June 2000 No.. 56 (ikr. July 1, 2001 acc. Res. 22 June 2001 No.. 698 ), as amended by Law 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 No. . 1417 ), as amended paragraph number from § 2-1c.
§ 2-1, e. Coordination and cooperation
The regional health enterprise's liability under § 2.1, first paragraph, also implies an obligation to facilitate the necessary cooperation between different hospitals within the regional health authority, with other regional health authorities, counties, municipalities or other service providers to provide services covered by law.
The regional health authorities shall ensure that it entered into cooperation agreements as mentioned in the health and care law § 1.6. The regional health authority may decide that one or more of the health trusts the owner, shall be included and be a party to such agreements.
0 Added by Law 24 June 2011 No.. 30 (ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res. 16 Dec 2011 No.. 1252 ).
§ 2.1 b. The regional health authorities' responsibility to prevent, detect and avert violence and sexual assault
0 Added by Law 16 June 2017 No.. 55 (ikr. January 1, 2018 acc. Res. 16 June 2017 No.. 777 ).
§ 2-2. Obligation justifiability
Health services offered or provided under this Act shall be justifiable. Specialist health will facilitate its services so that personnel performing services, are able to meet their legal requirements, and so that the individual patient or user is given a uniform and coordinated care.
0 Amended by laws 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), as amended paragraph number from § 2.3, 24 June 2011 No.. 30 (ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res . 16 Dec 2011 No.. 1252 ).
§ 2-3. Ministry of provisions concerning the national services in the specialist and marketing specialist
The Ministry may by regulations or in individual cases lay down provisions concerning:
§ 2.4. Waiting list Registration
The Ministry may issue regulations
§ 2-5. individually plan
The health authority shall prepare an individual plan for patients who need long-term, coordinated offer. The medical center will collaborate with other service providers about the plan to contribute to an integrated service for patients.
If a patient needs services both under this Act and for health and care law, the municipality shall ensure that the work plan is initiated and coordinated. The health authority shall, as soon as possible notify the municipality when it sees the need for an individual plan that includes services from both the specialist and the municipality, and shall in such cases contribute to the municipality's work with individual plan.
The Ministry may issue further provisions on which patient groups obligation includes, and whether the plan's content.
0 Amended by laws 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), as amended paragraph number from § 2.6, 24 June 2011 No.. 30 (ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res . 16 Dec 2011 No.. 1252 ).
§ 2-5 a. Coordinator
For patients requiring complex or long-term, coordinated services under this Act, shall be appointed coordinator. The coordinator then provide the necessary follow-up of the individual patient, ensuring coordination of services in connection with residential care and to other service providers as well as ensure progress in individual planes.
The coordinator should be a healthcare professional.
The Ministry may issue further provisions on which tasks the coordinator should have.
0 Added by Law 24 June 2011 No.. 30 (ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res. 16 Dec 2011 No.. 1252 ), amended by Law 11 Dec 2015 No.. 97 (ikr. September 15, 2016 acc. Res. 17 June 2016 No. . 727 ).
§ 02.05 b. Coordinating unit
The medical center should have a coordinating entity should have a general overview of habilitation and rehabilitation measures in the health region. The unit will have an overview of, and necessary contact, habilitation and rehabilitation activities in the municipality. In addition, the unit will have overall responsibility for the work of an individual plan and for the appointment, training and supervision of the Coordinator, ref. §§ 2-5 and 2-5 a.
The Ministry may issue regulations with further provisions regarding the responsibilities of the coordinating unit will have.
0 Added by Law 24 June 2011 No.. 30 (ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res. 16 Dec 2011 No.. 1252 ).
§ 2-5 c. Kontaktlege
Health institutions covered by this Act shall appoint seek medical attention for patients who have severe disease, injury or disorder and in need of treatment or follow-up of the specialist of a certain duration. Contact physician should be involved in the processing or monitoring of the patient.
Health institutions covered by this Act, shall appoint contact a doctor for the patient as soon as possible after it has been assessed that the patient has the right to seek medical attention, no later than the first working day after admission or outpatient examination. Patients should as soon as possible to know who his or her doctor, and will be informed about the responsibilities and duties contact your doctor.
Contact physician should be the patient's permanent medical contact. To ensure continuity of patient care should health institution covered by this law consider whether a doctor's also going to be an information officer for the Health § 10 and journal responsible for Health Personnel § 39.
For services in the mental health care can contact a psychologist appointed rather than seek medical advice if it is most appropriate based on the treatment or follow-up to be given. The same applies interdisciplinary treatment for drug addiction, ref. § 2.1 a subsection. 5.
The Ministry may issue further provisions on which patient groups covered and what tasks and responsibilities contact your doctor or contact the psychologist should have.
0 Added by Law 11 Dec 2015 No.. 97 (ikr. September 15, 2016 acc. Res. 17 June 2016 No.. 727 ), as amended by Law 16 June 2017 No.. 55 (ikr. June 16, 2017 acc. Res. 16 June 2017 No. . 777 ).
§ 2-6. Discharge Readiness patients
Regional Health Authority will collaborate with municipalities on discharge patients ready, cf. § 2-1, e second paragraph.
The Ministry may issue further provisions on the scheme's scope and content and criteria for when a patient is discharged ready, including criteria for cooperation between the community and hospitals for discharge patients ready and pay rates under the first paragraph.
0 Added by Law 24 June 2011 No.. 30 (ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res. 16 Dec 2011 No.. 1252 ).
Chapter 3. Specific duties and tasks
§ 3-1. Immediate help
Hospitals and maternity shall immediately receive patients who need physical care provider when after the present information must be assumed that the aid institution or department can provide urgent necessity. The institution or department to receive patients for examination and, if necessary, treatment.
Regional health shall designate the required number of health care facilities or units in such institutions in health region with the corresponding duty to patients in need of psychiatric health care, and patients who need interdisciplinary treatment of substance abuse.
The duty to provide immediate assistance under this provision shall not occur if the institution or department know that the necessary assistance will be rendered by others that under the circumstances is nearer to provide it in time.
The employer may order health personnel employed by the institutions mentioned in the first and second paragraphs, to scramble person who needs immediate help.
The Ministry may issue regulations concerning the detailed content of the obligation to provide immediate assistance.
0 Amended by laws 23 June 2000 No.. 56 (ikr. July 1, 2001 acc. Res. 22 June 2001 No.. 698 ), June 15, 2001 no. 93 (ikr. January 1 2002 acc.Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ) , 21 Dec 2007 no. 123 (ikr. January 1, 2008 acc. Res. 21 Dec 2007 no. 1574 ).
§ 3-1 a. (Added by Act 28 November 2003 no. 99, repealed by Act 21 Dec 2007 no. 123.)
§ 2.3. Recordkeeping and Information
Health institutions covered by this Act shall ensure that the registry and the information systems of the institution is responsible. It shall take into account the need for efficient electronic communication through the acquisition and development of their medical records and information systems.
The Ministry may issue regulations concerning the operation, content and establishing recordkeeping and information systems.
The King may issue further provisions regarding the use of electronic records, including setting up requirements for training and measures to ensure that outsiders do not gain knowledge or access to the records.
0 Amended by Law 24 June 2011 No.. 30 (ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res. 16 Dec 2011 No.. 1252 ).
§ 2.3 a. Obligation preservation, disposal and disposal patient file
Businesses in the specialist covered by conservation, kassasjons- and delivery provisions of the Archives Act, Chapter II, will deliver his medical records to the Norwegian Health, cfr. Act § 4.
Private businesses in specialist duties to preserve their medical records and deliver this to the Norwegian Health after Improper disposal is performed.
Confidentiality is not an obstacle to the delivery of the first and second paragraphs.
Preservation, disposal and disposing the first and second joints must comply with regulations been issued pursuant to stock Act § 12 and Filing Systems Act 1 § 8 a.
0 Added by Law 22 June 2012 No.. 47 (ikr. June 22, 2012 acc. Res. 22 June 2012 No.. 578 ).
1 Law 18 May 2001 No.. 24 (cease.). See now allowed June 20, 2014 no. 43 § 12.
§ 3.3. Duty to report to the Health Directorate
The purpose of the notification requirement is to improve patient safety. The messages will be used to clarify the causes of incidents and to prevent similar happening again.
Health institutions covered by this Act shall, notwithstanding the confidentiality immediately notify the Directorate of Health about substantial injury to the patient due to the provision of health services or by a patient injuring another. It should also be notified of incidents that could have led to serious injury. The notification shall not be directly personally identifiable information.
Health Directorate shall treat the messages to build up and disseminate knowledge to health professionals, health service users, responsible authorities and manufacturers on measures that can be implemented to improve patient safety.
Health Directorate shall ensure that information about individuals can not be attributed to the person concerned.
Upon suspicion of a serious system failure shall notify the Directorate of Health Norwegian Board of Health.
Message to the Directorate of Health can not in itself form the basis for initiating action or make decisions on reaction pursuant to the Health Chapter 11. The same applies to a request for prosecution by the Health § 67, second paragraph.
Ministry may issue further provisions regarding the messages mentioned in the second paragraph, including the content of your messages. The Ministry may decide that the notification requirement shall also apply for specialist that is not covered by the second paragraph.
0 Amended by laws 29 August 2003 No.. 87 (ikr. September 1, 2003 acc. Res. 29 August 2003 No.. 1092 ), 24 June 2011 No.. 30 (ikr. July 1, 2012 acc. Res. 16 Dec 2011 No.. 1252 ) as amended by law 22 June 2012 No.. 46 , 18 Dec 2015 No.. 121 (ikr. January 1, 2016).
§ 3-3 a. Notification of the National Board of Health about serious incidents
To ensure supervisory review should health authorities and businesses that deal with health or regional health authorities immediately notify about serious incidents to the Board of Health. With serious incident meant death or significant damage to the patient in whom the outcome is unexpected in relation to foreseeable risk.
The Ministry may issue further provisions on notification under the first paragraph, including the contents of the notifications.The Ministry may issue regulations also determine that other healthcare than those stated in the first paragraph shall be covered by the notification requirement.
0 Added by Law 24 June 2011 No.. 30 (ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res. 16 Dec 2011 No.. 1252 ). Amended by Act June 16, 2017 no. 56 (ikr. From the King decides).
3.4. Quality and patient selection
Health institutions covered by this Act, shall establish quality and patient selection as part of the systematic work institution shall perform in accordance with § 2-1, third paragraph, and § 3-4 a.
The committees may notwithstanding the confidentiality require information necessary for carrying out their work.
The Ministry may issue more detailed provisions on the committees' work, including whether the information to patients and the impartiality of its members.
0 Amended by Law 24 June 2011 No.. 30 (ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res. 16 Dec 2011 No.. 1252 ).
§ 3.4 a. Quality improvement and patient
Anyone who provides health services under this Act shall ensure that the enterprise is working systematically to improve quality and patient safety.
The Ministry may issue further provisions regarding the obligation under the first paragraph.
0 Added by Law 24 June 2011 No.. 30 (ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res. 16 Dec 2011 No.. 1252 ).
§ 3-5. About participation in education and training
The regional health authorities shall ensure that the need for education and training of health professional students, apprentices, students, interns and specialists covered within the health region.
The Ministry may issue regulations on the duty to participate in education and training, including the private helseinstitusjoners duty.
0 Amended by Law 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ).
§ 3-6. Special plikter in connection with the child's institusjonsopphold
The Ministry may issue regulations concerning health institutions' special obligations with respect to children residing in the institution, including provisions relating to coverage of the relative's expenses for food, travel and accommodation when the interests of the child is staying in the institution most of the day.
§ 3-7. (Repealed by Act 24 June 2011 No.. 30.)
§ 3-7 a. If children responsible personnel etc..
Health institutions covered by this Act shall, to the extent necessary to have children responsible personnel responsible for promoting and coordinating the health professionals follow-up of the minor children of the mentally ill, drug addicts and severe somatic ill or injured patients.
The Ministry may issue further provisions on children responsible personnel regulations.
0 Added by Law 19 June 2009 No.. 70 (ikr. January 1 2010 acc. Res. 11 Dec 2009 No.. 1501 ). Amended by Act June 16, 2017 no. 53 (ikr. From the King decides).
§ 3.8. hospitals tasks
Hospitals shall in particular fulfill the following tasks:
Hospitals should be organized so that it is a responsible leader at all levels. The Ministry may by regulation require that the manager should have certain qualifications.
If the acceptability requirement makes it necessary, it should be pointed out medical expert advisers.
§ 3-10. Education, training and further education
Businesses that provide health services that are covered by this law, shall ensure that employee health professionals are given such training, continuing education and training required for the individual to carry out their work properly.
0 Amended by Law 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), as amended paragraph numbers of § 2-7.
§ 11.3. information [sic]
Health care facilities that are covered by this law, is obliged to disclose the information necessary for the general public to be able to safeguard their rights, cf. Patient and user rights Act § 2-1 b, § 2.2, § 3.2, § 2.4 and § 2.5.
Health care facilities that are covered by this law, is obliged to ensure that it is given such information as the patient is entitled to receive for patient and user Rights Act § 3-2. The same applies for information to the patient's next of kin for patient and user Rights Act § 3-3 third paragraph.
The Ministry may issue regulations concerning the detailed content of the information pursuant to the first and second paragraphs.
0 Amended by laws 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), as amended paragraph number from § 2.8, 24 June 2011 No.. 30 (ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res . 16 Dec 2011 No.. 1252 ), June 7, 2013 No.. 29 (ikr. January 1, 2014 acc. Res. 6 Dec 2013 No.. 1398 ).
§ 3.12. Referral from the municipal health and care services and social services
Health institutions covered by this Act shall consider referral from the municipal health and care services and social services for treatment as mentioned in § 2-1, a first paragraph. 5.
The King may issue regulations concerning the municipal health and care services and social services access to refer to treatment as mentioned in § 2-1, first paragraph, no. 5.
0 Added by Act 28 November 2003 no. 99 (ikr. January 1 2004 acc. Res. 28 November 2003 No.. 1403 ), amended by Law 24 June 2011 No.. 30(ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res. 16 Dec 2011 No. . 1252 ).
§ 3-13. Notification to the supervisory authority
Health institutions covered by this Act shall without undue delay notify the County of admission pursuant to the health and care law §§ 10-2 and 10-3. Notification shall also be given upon admission pursuant to the health and care Act § 04.10 if consent is given by the direct transition from stay pursuant to the health and care law §§ 10-2 and 10-3.
0 Added by Act 28 November 2003 no. 99 (ikr. January 1 2004 acc. Res. 28 November 2003 No.. 1403 ), amended by Law 24 June 2011 No.. 30(ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res. 16 Dec 2011 No. . 1252 ).
§ 3-14. These reversals of escapes of treatment for substance addiction mm
A person placed in an institution pursuant to the health and care law §§ 10.02, 10.03 or 10.04, the institution may restrict the freedom to leave the institution to the extent required by the purpose.
The King may issue regulations concerning implementation of stay at institutions offering treatment for drug addiction. It may thus given rules laying down house rules, drug testing of the patient's biological material, management of the patient's funds, patient rights and responsibilities, procedures and complaint and protection of the patient's personal integrity. It can also be given rules for the following enforcement action:
§ 3-15. Notification to the municipality at discharge
When discharge from service as mentioned in § 2-1, a first paragraph. 5 should lead to action by the municipal health and care services, and patient wishes, the municipality notified discharge in good time beforehand. Discharge should be planned and prepared in cooperation between the parties concerned. Upon discharge after admission pursuant to the health and care law §§ 2.10 and 3.10, the municipality must always be notified.
0 Added by Act 28 November 2003 no. 99 (ikr. January 1 2004 acc. Res. 28 November 2003 No.. 1403 ), amended by Law 24 June 2011 No.. 30(ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res. 16 Dec 2011 No. . 1252 ).
§ 3-16. The King may issue regulations with further rules on medically assisted rehabilitation of drug abusers and may provide inter alia rules on:
§ 3-17. Police
Health institutions covered by this Act, shall obtain a police certificate from health care in accordance with the Health § 20 a.
0 Added by Act of 22 Dec 2006 no. 100 (ikr. April 1, 2007 acc. Res. 22 Dec 2006 no. 1527 ), amended by Law 21 Dec 2007 no. 123 (ikr. January 1, 2008 acc. Res. 21 Dec 2007 No. . 1574 ), as amended paragraph number from § 3-16.
Chapter 4. Approval of health institutions and health services. of doctors
0 Heading amended by Law 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ).
§ 4-1. Approval of health institutions and health care
Hospitals must be approved by the ministry before it can provide health services.
The Ministry may issue regulations stipulating that approval is required by the Ministry of
0 Amended by Law 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ).
§ 4-2. of doctors
The Ministry may determine every year:
The Ministry may issue further regulations to supplement and implement this provision. The Ministry may issue regulations containing further provisions on the granting of an agreement pursuant to medical and psychological specialists.
0 Amended by laws 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), as amended paragraph number from § 5.5, 24 June 2011 No.. 30 (ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res . 16 Dec 2011 No.. 1252 ).
§ 4.3. Residential Treatment Choices
Private businesses can provide health care to patients who have a right to necessary medical care from the specialist, for a price stipulated in the regulations for other joints. Such businesses must be approved by the Directorate of Health or the agency Agency appoints, under the conditions established pursuant to regulation under the second paragraph.
The Ministry may issue further provisions on the conditions for granting and withdrawal of approval of establishments that can provide health care under subsection. The Ministry may issue further regulations on the management of the scheme, including the pricing of services and phasing in and phasing out of services.
0 Added by Law 22 May 2015 No.. 32 (ikr. November 1, 2015 acc. Res. 30 October 2015 No.. 1241 ).
Chapter 5. Financing
0 Heading amended by Law 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ).
§ 1.5. The patient's region of residence
As residence region shall be considered the health region where the patient has their domicile. If the patient has no fixed abode, the region where the person permanently do considered residence region.
For patients residing in institutions or private catering place where subsistence expenses wholly or partly covered by the state under this Act, shall be conditions at the time when the person was received in an institution or catering place is applied.
Until a child turns 16, the child has the same region of residence as parents or as the parent they live with or recently lived in. For children who turn 16 years under stay in an institution or catering place as stated in the second paragraph shall be the event of continued assumed the same region of residence as before the child turned 16 years.
The Ministry will decide in borderline cases where a patient has region of residence.
0 Amended by Law 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), as amended paragraph number from § 6.5.
§ 2.5. Refund Claims against the regional health authority in patients region of residence
The regional health entity handling and catering expenses and travel expenses for treatment will be borne by the regional health authority in the patient's region of residence, cf. § 5-1. The same applies to the costs of processing, catering and travel provided by other service providers in agreement with the regional health authorities in the patient's region of residence, cf. § 2-1a. For the implementation of mental health care are also covered other expenses of the regional health authority in patients region of residence.
The regional health authority in patients region of residence shall cover the costs of processing and catering when it according to international agreements are entitled to travel abroad to receive the necessary treatment. This also applies when other Norwegian authorities forskot commented amount of a foreign service provider.
The regional health authority in patients region of residence shall cover expenses for treatment, catering, travel and accommodation and travel and accommodation costs for necessary companion when a patient has the right to necessary medical care for patient and user rights Act § 2-1 b fourth or fifth paragraph and other Norwegian authority have had advance amount to Norwegian or foreign service providers.
The regional health authority in patients region of residence shall cover the cost of specialist received in another EEA country to the extent that health care are entitled to benefit under the rules laid down in regulations pursuant to the National Insurance Act § 5-24 a. The Ministry may issue further provisions on expense coverage .
The Ministry may issue regulations concerning the calculation of the expenses mentioned in the first and second paragraphs, and may set the same refund rates for one or more groups of institutions.
Expenses for laboratory and radiology services are covered only by the regional health authority in the patient's region of residence, cf. § 5-1, if this follows from an agreement between the regional health authority in residence region and the person providing such services. The regional health authorities shall notify the medical laboratories and X-ray department they have to deal with. The Ministry may issue further provisions on the funding of laboratory and radiology services, including transitional arrangements.
0 Amended by laws 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), as amended paragraph number from § 6.6, 28 November 2003 No.. 96 (ikr. January 1, 2004), 12 Dec 2003 no. 110 (ikr. September 1, 2004 acc. Res. 19 March 2004 No.. 540 ), 19 June 2009 No.. 72 (ikr. January 1, 2011 acc. Res. 3 Dec 2010 No.. 1508 ), 24 June 2011 No.. 30 (ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res. 16 Dec 2011 No.. 1252 ).
§ 3.5. Coverage of expenses for patient who is not domiciled in the Kingdom
Patient who is not domiciled in this country, will cover treatment and catering expenses themselves. Before planned the Specialist provided, the health institution or service require documentation that the patient can cover handling and catering expenses. Health institution or service provider shall ensure that the patient receives an itemized bill showing which benefits the patient has received, and the price that is designed for performance. If the patient can not cover the expenses themselves, they shall be covered by the competent health institution or service provider.
National Insurance shall cover treatment and catering expenses for patient not resident within the realm if the person concerned is the national insurance scheme or the benefit justified according to mutual agreement with another state.
Expenses for implementation of compulsory mental health care should be covered by the state.
Ministry may make regulations on calculating processing and catering expenses as mentioned in the first paragraph.
0 Amended by laws 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), as amended paragraph number from § 6.7, 21 June 2013 No.. 79 (ikr. March 1, 2015 acc. Res . 19 Dec 2014 No.. 1735 ).
§ 4.5. Coverage of expenses for supervisory 'activity
The state covers the costs of supervisory 'activity, cf. Act on the establishment and implementation of mental health § 6-1.
The Ministry may issue regulations on what expenses are covered by the first paragraph.
0 Amended by Law 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), as amended paragraph numbers of § 6-8.
§ 5-5. patients pocket payments
The Ministry may issue regulations concerning:
The Ministry may issue more detailed provisions on the content by the second paragraph, including determining the size of their payment.
0 Amended by laws 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), as amended paragraph number from § 9.6, 28 November 2003 No.. 96 (ikr. January 1, 2004), 21 Dec 2005 no. 127 (ikr. January 1, 2006), 20 June 2014 No.. 40 (ikr. January 1, 2015 acc. Res. 5 Dec 2014 No.. 1512 ), 17 June 2016 No.. 48 (ikr. 17 June 2016 in accordance . Res. 17 June 2016 nO. 706 ).
§ 5-6. Obtaining operational information
The Ministry may require submitted to the budget, accounting and other information about the operation of publicly funded specialist health services.
0 Amended by Law 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), as amended paragraph number from § 6.2.
Chapter 6. Confidentiality, disclosure and guidance duty
0 Heading amended by Law 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ).
§ 1.6. Confidentiality
Anyone who performs services or work for a health institution covered by this law, bound to confidentiality under §§ 13 to 13 e.
This duty of confidentiality of the patient's place of birth, social security number, nationality, marital status, occupation, place of residence and place of employment. Information about a patient's whereabouts may nonetheless be granted when it is clear that it will not damage confidence in the health institution. Information about a patient's name, transportation requirements and the patient will pay a premium and any amount can be given to the conveyor during transport by § 2-1a, first paragraph. 6.
Information to other agencies under the Public Administration § 13b no. 5 and 6 may be granted only when this is necessary to contribute to the solution of tasks under this Act, or to prevent significant risk to life or serious injury to anyone's health.
0 Amended by laws 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), as amended paragraph number from § 7.1, 18 Dec 2009 No.. 137 (ikr. January 1, 2010 acc. Res . 18 Dec 2009 No.. 1583 ).
§ 6.2. Duty to provide information to the National Board of Health and the County
Anyone who performs services or work that concerns healthcare covered by this Act shall, on request, provide the National Board of Health or the County information supervisory body deems necessary to carry out its duties pursuant to the law, regulations or instructions. Whoever shall provide information under the first sentence, should also give the State Board of Health and the County access to the business.
It shall provide information under subsection or who wish to provide information to the National Board of Health or the County on its own initiative, may make it notwithstanding the confidentiality if it is believed to be necessary to promote supervisory body exercises according to law, regulations or instructions.
Any information given Norwegian Board of Health or the County under this provision may, notwithstanding the confidentiality submitted to experts for comment or Ministry for information.
0 Amended by laws 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), as amended paragraph number from § 7.2, 29 August 2003 No.. 87 (ikr. September 1, 2003 acc. Res . August 29, 2003 No.. 1092 ), 24 June 2011 No.. 30 (ikr. January 1 2012 acc. Res. 16 Dec 2011 No.. 1252 ).
§ 3.6. Instructions Duty to the municipal health and care services
Healthcare professionals who are employed in state health institutions covered by this Act, or which receive subsidies from the regional health of their business, will give the municipal health and care services advice, guidance and information about the health conditions required for the municipal health and care service to perform its duties under the Act and regulations.
0 Amended by laws 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), as amended paragraph number from § 7.4, 24 June 2011 No.. 30 (ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res . 16 Dec 2011 No.. 1252 ).
§ 6-4. Assistance from the police
Health professionals may notwithstanding the confidentiality giving out confidential information when necessary to obtain assistance from the police to the enforcement of compulsory measures against drug addicts by health and care law §§ 2.10 and 3.10 or conditions for health and care Act § 10- 4. The police are obliged to provide such assistance.
0 Added by Act 28 November 2003 no. 99 (ikr. January 1 2004 acc. Res. 28 November 2003 No.. 1403 ), amended by Law 24 June 2011 No.. 30(ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res. 16 Dec 2011 No. . 1252 ).
Chapter 7. Miscellaneous provisions
0 Heading amended by Laws June 15, 2001 no. 93 (ikr. January 1 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), 24 June 2011 No.. 30 (ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res. 16 Dec 2011 No.. 1252 ).
§ 7.1. Order
If the healthcare covered by this law operated in a manner that is contrary to the law or regulations issued pursuant to it, and the operation is believed to have harmful consequences for patients, the Norwegian Board issue orders to correct matters. If the National Board of Health finds it necessary, it can be instructed about the closing of the health institution.
Such orders in the first paragraph should include a deadline for the correction to be performed.
Orders mentioned in the first paragraph may be appealed to or rearranged without complaint pursuant to the Public Administration Act chapter VI of the Ministry of the King. The appeal shall be granted suspensive effect, unless the National Board of Health determines that the decision be implemented without delay.
0 Amended by Law 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), as amended paragraph number from § 1.8.
§ 7.2. Coercive fines
In order pursuant to this Act the Norwegian Board stipulate a current fine for each day / week / month from the expiry of the deadline set for compliance with the order until the order is fulfilled. Coercive fines may also be imposed as lump-sum fine. The board can waive fines.
0 Added by Law 13 Dec 2002 no. 78 (ikr. January 1, 2003 acc. Res. 13 Dec 2002 no. 1600 ).
§ 7.3. National guidance, supervisors and quality indicators
Directorate of Health will develop, communicate and maintain national professional guidelines and manuals that support the targets set for health and care services. Policies and guidelines should be based on knowledge of good practice and will contribute to the continuous improvement of operations and services.
Directorate of Health will develop, communicate and maintain national quality indicators as a tool for management and quality improvement in the specialist, and as a basis for that patients can protect their rights. The quality indicators shall be made publicly available.
0 Added by Law 24 June 2011 No.. 30 (ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res. 16 Dec 2011 No.. 1252 ).
Chapter 8 Entry into force, transitional provisions, amendments to other Acts mm
0 Heading amended by Law 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ).
§ 8.1. Fulfillment of international agreements
The King may issue regulations to the extent necessary to comply with international agreements.
0 Amended by Law 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), as amended paragraph number from § 1.9.
§ 2.8. Commencement
This Act comes into force on the date decided by the King. 1 King may decide that the individual provisions of the Act shall come into force at different times.
From the date of entry into force, the following laws repealed: Act of 19 June 1969. 57 about hospitals, etc., Act of 28 April 1961 no. 2 on Mental Health Care Chapter I, V and §§ 21a, 21b and 22.
0 Amended by Law 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), as amended paragraph number from § 2.9.
1 From January 1 2001 acc. Res. 1 Jan 2000 no. 1196 with the exception of § 2-6 and 9/4 no. 3 which was set ikr. July 1, 2001 acc. Res. June 8, 2001 No.. 595.
§ 3.8. Patients in private catering under the mental health
The regional health authorities are obliged to maintain the system of private catering as discussed in the Mental Health Care Act of 28 April 1961 no. 2 1
Private catering as compulsory mental health care can only be continued for the individual patient if the conditions pursuant to § 3-3 of the Act of 2 July 1999 no. 62 on the establishment and implementation of compulsory mental health care (the Mental Health Act) are met.
King may issue further regulations on the implementation of the private the catering, including the use of catering contracts and the responsibility for the medical care of patients.
0 Amended by laws 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), as amended paragraph number from § 3.9, 30 June 2006 No.. 45 (ikr. January 1, 2007 acc. Res . 15 Dec 2006 no. 1422 ).
1 Repealed, see regulation law July 2, 1999 No.. 62.
§ 8.4. Amendments to other Acts
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0 Amended by Law 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), as amended paragraph number from § 4.9.
given LOV-1999-07-02-61
Department Health and Care Services
Last changed LOV-2016-05-20-10 from 01.11.2016, LOV-2016-06-17-48
Published
Commencement 01.01.2001, 01.07.2001
Changing
promulgated
Short title Specialized Health Services Act - SphI
Chapter overview:
- Chapter 1. Purpose and scope (§§ 1-1 - 1-2)
- Chapter 2. responsibilities and general tasks (§§ 2.1 - 2.6)
- Chapter 3. Specific duties and tasks (§§ 3-1 - 3-17)
- Chapter 4. Approval of health institutions and health services. Of doctors (§§ 4-1 - 4-3)
- Chapter 5. Financing (§§ 5-1 - 5-6)
- Chapter 6. Confidentiality, disclosure and guidance duty (§§ 1.6 - 4.6)
- Chapter 7. Various provisions (§§ 7.1 - 3.7)
- Chapter 8 Entry into force, transitional provisions, amendments to other Acts mm (§§ 08.01 - 08.04)
Chapter 1. Purpose and Scope
§ 1-1. purpose of the Act
The Act is designed especially to:
- promote public health and prevent illness, injury, suffering and disability,
- help to ensure assistance scheme quality,
- contribute to equal services,
- help to ensure that resources are used optimally,
- help to ensure that services are adapted to the patients' needs, and
- help to ensure that services are available to patients.
§ 1-2. scope of the Act
The Act applies to the specialist who offered or provided in the realm of the state and private, unless otherwise provided by the individual provisions of the law.
The Ministry may by regulations or in individual cases decide what is the Specialist.
King issues regulations concerning the Act apply to Svalbard and Jan Mayen, and may lay down special rules taking account of local conditions. The King may decide whether and to what extent provisions contained in this Act shall apply on Norwegian ships in foreign trade, the Norwegian civil aircraft in international traffic, and on installations and vessels at work on the Norwegian continental shelf.
0 Amended by Law 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ).
Chapter 2. Responsibility and general tasks
§ 1.2. State responsibility for specialist
The State has the overall responsibility for ensuring that the population is offered the necessary specialist.
0 Added by Law 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ).
§ 2.1 a. The regional health authorities responsible for specialist
The regional health authority shall ensure that persons with permanent residence or place of residence within the health region offered specialist health within and outside the institution, including
- hospital services,
- medical laboratory services and radiology services,
- emergency preparedness,
- medical emergency services, air ambulance service and the ambulance service by car and possibly by boat,
- interdisciplinary treatment for drug addiction, including institutions that can accept addicted pursuant to the health and care law §§ 02.10 to 10.04,
- transport the diagnosis or therapy in the health care service and
- transport of treatment personnel.The regional health authority shall ensure that health facilities that they own, or which receive subsidies from the regional health authorities to their business, helping to promote public health and prevent disease and injury.
The regional health authorities must point out institutions in the individual health trusts which can accommodate addicted pursuant to health and care law §§ 10-2 to 10-4.
The regional health authority is obliged to provide assistance in case of accidents and other emergencies in the health region.
Services referred to in the first paragraph may be provided by the regional health authorities themselves, or that they enter into an agreement with other service providers.
The Ministry may issue more detailed provisions on the requirements for services covered by this law.
0 Amended by laws 23 June 2000 No.. 56 (ikr. July 1, 2001 acc. Res. 22 June 2001 No.. 698 ), June 15, 2001 no. 93 (ikr. January 1 2002 acc.Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ) , amended paragraph number from § 2.1, 28 November 2003 No.. 96 (ikr. January 1, 2004), 28 November 2003 No.. 99 (ikr. January 1, 2004 acc. Res. 28 November 2003 No.. 1403 ), 25 June 2004 No.. 46 , June 24, 2011 no. 30 (ikr. January 1, 2012 acc.Res. 16 Dec 2011 No.. 1252 ).
§ 2-1b. Contingency plan
The regional health authority shall prepare contingency plan under the Act 23 June 2000 No.. 56 on health and social preparedness for institutions and services that the regional health authority shall ensure, ref. § 2-1a of this Act. The contingency plan shall be coordinated with the municipalities, county municipalities and other regional health authorities' contingency plans.
0 Added by Law 23 June 2000 No.. 56 (ikr. July 1, 2001 acc. Res. 22 June 2001 No.. 698 ), as amended by Law 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 No. . 1417 ), modified paragraph numbers from § 2.1 a.
§ 2-1c. Assistance in case of accidents and other emergency situations
If conditions warrant, the health of the regional health authorities provide assistance to other regional health authorities in case of accidents and other emergency situations. A request for assistance submitted by the regional health authority which has suggested the need.
The regional health authority that receives assistance under the first paragraph shall provide compensation for expenses incurred for the regional health authority that assists, unless otherwise agreed.
0 Added by Law 23 June 2000 No.. 56 (ikr. July 1, 2001 acc. Res. 22 June 2001 No.. 698 ), as amended by Law 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 No. . 1417 ), modified paragraph numbers from § 2.1 b.
§ 2-1d. The regional health entity entitled to dispose of health professionals in some emergency situations
On accidents and other emergency situations that cause extraordinary influx of patients, can the regional health authority may order health personnel serving in the regional health authorities and institutions such as the regional health authority's owner, performing closer assigned work.
The Ministry may order a physician to participate in the local rescue center.
0 Added by Law 23 June 2000 No.. 56 (ikr. July 1, 2001 acc. Res. 22 June 2001 No.. 698 ), as amended by Law 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 No. . 1417 ), as amended paragraph number from § 2-1c.
§ 2-1, e. Coordination and cooperation
The regional health enterprise's liability under § 2.1, first paragraph, also implies an obligation to facilitate the necessary cooperation between different hospitals within the regional health authority, with other regional health authorities, counties, municipalities or other service providers to provide services covered by law.
The regional health authorities shall ensure that it entered into cooperation agreements as mentioned in the health and care law § 1.6. The regional health authority may decide that one or more of the health trusts the owner, shall be included and be a party to such agreements.
0 Added by Law 24 June 2011 No.. 30 (ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res. 16 Dec 2011 No.. 1252 ).
§ 2.1 b. The regional health authorities' responsibility to prevent, detect and avert violence and sexual assault
0 Added by Law 16 June 2017 No.. 55 (ikr. January 1, 2018 acc. Res. 16 June 2017 No.. 777 ).
§ 2-2. Obligation justifiability
Health services offered or provided under this Act shall be justifiable. Specialist health will facilitate its services so that personnel performing services, are able to meet their legal requirements, and so that the individual patient or user is given a uniform and coordinated care.
0 Amended by laws 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), as amended paragraph number from § 2.3, 24 June 2011 No.. 30 (ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res . 16 Dec 2011 No.. 1252 ).
§ 2-3. Ministry of provisions concerning the national services in the specialist and marketing specialist
The Ministry may by regulations or in individual cases lay down provisions concerning:
- national services in the specialist and
- marketing of services covered by this Act, including the prohibition of certain forms of marketing.
§ 2.4. Waiting list Registration
The Ministry may issue regulations
- recognition of waiting lists of patients who seek and need medical care that are covered by this law,
- responsible for acquiring registered patients within certain priority groups of patients health care in public institutions, as well as patients' right to obtain such health care, and
- obligation for regional health authorities to report activity figures for the businesses they own and the private health services they have agreements with.
§ 2-5. individually plan
The health authority shall prepare an individual plan for patients who need long-term, coordinated offer. The medical center will collaborate with other service providers about the plan to contribute to an integrated service for patients.
If a patient needs services both under this Act and for health and care law, the municipality shall ensure that the work plan is initiated and coordinated. The health authority shall, as soon as possible notify the municipality when it sees the need for an individual plan that includes services from both the specialist and the municipality, and shall in such cases contribute to the municipality's work with individual plan.
The Ministry may issue further provisions on which patient groups obligation includes, and whether the plan's content.
0 Amended by laws 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), as amended paragraph number from § 2.6, 24 June 2011 No.. 30 (ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res . 16 Dec 2011 No.. 1252 ).
§ 2-5 a. Coordinator
For patients requiring complex or long-term, coordinated services under this Act, shall be appointed coordinator. The coordinator then provide the necessary follow-up of the individual patient, ensuring coordination of services in connection with residential care and to other service providers as well as ensure progress in individual planes.
The coordinator should be a healthcare professional.
The Ministry may issue further provisions on which tasks the coordinator should have.
0 Added by Law 24 June 2011 No.. 30 (ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res. 16 Dec 2011 No.. 1252 ), amended by Law 11 Dec 2015 No.. 97 (ikr. September 15, 2016 acc. Res. 17 June 2016 No. . 727 ).
§ 02.05 b. Coordinating unit
The medical center should have a coordinating entity should have a general overview of habilitation and rehabilitation measures in the health region. The unit will have an overview of, and necessary contact, habilitation and rehabilitation activities in the municipality. In addition, the unit will have overall responsibility for the work of an individual plan and for the appointment, training and supervision of the Coordinator, ref. §§ 2-5 and 2-5 a.
The Ministry may issue regulations with further provisions regarding the responsibilities of the coordinating unit will have.
0 Added by Law 24 June 2011 No.. 30 (ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res. 16 Dec 2011 No.. 1252 ).
§ 2-5 c. Kontaktlege
Health institutions covered by this Act shall appoint seek medical attention for patients who have severe disease, injury or disorder and in need of treatment or follow-up of the specialist of a certain duration. Contact physician should be involved in the processing or monitoring of the patient.
Health institutions covered by this Act, shall appoint contact a doctor for the patient as soon as possible after it has been assessed that the patient has the right to seek medical attention, no later than the first working day after admission or outpatient examination. Patients should as soon as possible to know who his or her doctor, and will be informed about the responsibilities and duties contact your doctor.
Contact physician should be the patient's permanent medical contact. To ensure continuity of patient care should health institution covered by this law consider whether a doctor's also going to be an information officer for the Health § 10 and journal responsible for Health Personnel § 39.
For services in the mental health care can contact a psychologist appointed rather than seek medical advice if it is most appropriate based on the treatment or follow-up to be given. The same applies interdisciplinary treatment for drug addiction, ref. § 2.1 a subsection. 5.
The Ministry may issue further provisions on which patient groups covered and what tasks and responsibilities contact your doctor or contact the psychologist should have.
0 Added by Law 11 Dec 2015 No.. 97 (ikr. September 15, 2016 acc. Res. 17 June 2016 No.. 727 ), as amended by Law 16 June 2017 No.. 55 (ikr. June 16, 2017 acc. Res. 16 June 2017 No. . 777 ).
§ 2-6. Discharge Readiness patients
Regional Health Authority will collaborate with municipalities on discharge patients ready, cf. § 2-1, e second paragraph.
The Ministry may issue further provisions on the scheme's scope and content and criteria for when a patient is discharged ready, including criteria for cooperation between the community and hospitals for discharge patients ready and pay rates under the first paragraph.
0 Added by Law 24 June 2011 No.. 30 (ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res. 16 Dec 2011 No.. 1252 ).
Chapter 3. Specific duties and tasks
§ 3-1. Immediate help
Hospitals and maternity shall immediately receive patients who need physical care provider when after the present information must be assumed that the aid institution or department can provide urgent necessity. The institution or department to receive patients for examination and, if necessary, treatment.
Regional health shall designate the required number of health care facilities or units in such institutions in health region with the corresponding duty to patients in need of psychiatric health care, and patients who need interdisciplinary treatment of substance abuse.
The duty to provide immediate assistance under this provision shall not occur if the institution or department know that the necessary assistance will be rendered by others that under the circumstances is nearer to provide it in time.
The employer may order health personnel employed by the institutions mentioned in the first and second paragraphs, to scramble person who needs immediate help.
The Ministry may issue regulations concerning the detailed content of the obligation to provide immediate assistance.
0 Amended by laws 23 June 2000 No.. 56 (ikr. July 1, 2001 acc. Res. 22 June 2001 No.. 698 ), June 15, 2001 no. 93 (ikr. January 1 2002 acc.Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ) , 21 Dec 2007 no. 123 (ikr. January 1, 2008 acc. Res. 21 Dec 2007 no. 1574 ).
§ 3-1 a. (Added by Act 28 November 2003 no. 99, repealed by Act 21 Dec 2007 no. 123.)
§ 2.3. Recordkeeping and Information
Health institutions covered by this Act shall ensure that the registry and the information systems of the institution is responsible. It shall take into account the need for efficient electronic communication through the acquisition and development of their medical records and information systems.
The Ministry may issue regulations concerning the operation, content and establishing recordkeeping and information systems.
The King may issue further provisions regarding the use of electronic records, including setting up requirements for training and measures to ensure that outsiders do not gain knowledge or access to the records.
0 Amended by Law 24 June 2011 No.. 30 (ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res. 16 Dec 2011 No.. 1252 ).
§ 2.3 a. Obligation preservation, disposal and disposal patient file
Businesses in the specialist covered by conservation, kassasjons- and delivery provisions of the Archives Act, Chapter II, will deliver his medical records to the Norwegian Health, cfr. Act § 4.
Private businesses in specialist duties to preserve their medical records and deliver this to the Norwegian Health after Improper disposal is performed.
Confidentiality is not an obstacle to the delivery of the first and second paragraphs.
Preservation, disposal and disposing the first and second joints must comply with regulations been issued pursuant to stock Act § 12 and Filing Systems Act 1 § 8 a.
0 Added by Law 22 June 2012 No.. 47 (ikr. June 22, 2012 acc. Res. 22 June 2012 No.. 578 ).
1 Law 18 May 2001 No.. 24 (cease.). See now allowed June 20, 2014 no. 43 § 12.
§ 3.3. Duty to report to the Health Directorate
The purpose of the notification requirement is to improve patient safety. The messages will be used to clarify the causes of incidents and to prevent similar happening again.
Health institutions covered by this Act shall, notwithstanding the confidentiality immediately notify the Directorate of Health about substantial injury to the patient due to the provision of health services or by a patient injuring another. It should also be notified of incidents that could have led to serious injury. The notification shall not be directly personally identifiable information.
Health Directorate shall treat the messages to build up and disseminate knowledge to health professionals, health service users, responsible authorities and manufacturers on measures that can be implemented to improve patient safety.
Health Directorate shall ensure that information about individuals can not be attributed to the person concerned.
Upon suspicion of a serious system failure shall notify the Directorate of Health Norwegian Board of Health.
Message to the Directorate of Health can not in itself form the basis for initiating action or make decisions on reaction pursuant to the Health Chapter 11. The same applies to a request for prosecution by the Health § 67, second paragraph.
Ministry may issue further provisions regarding the messages mentioned in the second paragraph, including the content of your messages. The Ministry may decide that the notification requirement shall also apply for specialist that is not covered by the second paragraph.
0 Amended by laws 29 August 2003 No.. 87 (ikr. September 1, 2003 acc. Res. 29 August 2003 No.. 1092 ), 24 June 2011 No.. 30 (ikr. July 1, 2012 acc. Res. 16 Dec 2011 No.. 1252 ) as amended by law 22 June 2012 No.. 46 , 18 Dec 2015 No.. 121 (ikr. January 1, 2016).
§ 3-3 a. Notification of the National Board of Health about serious incidents
To ensure supervisory review should health authorities and businesses that deal with health or regional health authorities immediately notify about serious incidents to the Board of Health. With serious incident meant death or significant damage to the patient in whom the outcome is unexpected in relation to foreseeable risk.
The Ministry may issue further provisions on notification under the first paragraph, including the contents of the notifications.The Ministry may issue regulations also determine that other healthcare than those stated in the first paragraph shall be covered by the notification requirement.
0 Added by Law 24 June 2011 No.. 30 (ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res. 16 Dec 2011 No.. 1252 ). Amended by Act June 16, 2017 no. 56 (ikr. From the King decides).
3.4. Quality and patient selection
Health institutions covered by this Act, shall establish quality and patient selection as part of the systematic work institution shall perform in accordance with § 2-1, third paragraph, and § 3-4 a.
The committees may notwithstanding the confidentiality require information necessary for carrying out their work.
The Ministry may issue more detailed provisions on the committees' work, including whether the information to patients and the impartiality of its members.
0 Amended by Law 24 June 2011 No.. 30 (ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res. 16 Dec 2011 No.. 1252 ).
§ 3.4 a. Quality improvement and patient
Anyone who provides health services under this Act shall ensure that the enterprise is working systematically to improve quality and patient safety.
The Ministry may issue further provisions regarding the obligation under the first paragraph.
0 Added by Law 24 June 2011 No.. 30 (ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res. 16 Dec 2011 No.. 1252 ).
§ 3-5. About participation in education and training
The regional health authorities shall ensure that the need for education and training of health professional students, apprentices, students, interns and specialists covered within the health region.
The Ministry may issue regulations on the duty to participate in education and training, including the private helseinstitusjoners duty.
0 Amended by Law 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ).
§ 3-6. Special plikter in connection with the child's institusjonsopphold
The Ministry may issue regulations concerning health institutions' special obligations with respect to children residing in the institution, including provisions relating to coverage of the relative's expenses for food, travel and accommodation when the interests of the child is staying in the institution most of the day.
§ 3-7. (Repealed by Act 24 June 2011 No.. 30.)
§ 3-7 a. If children responsible personnel etc..
Health institutions covered by this Act shall, to the extent necessary to have children responsible personnel responsible for promoting and coordinating the health professionals follow-up of the minor children of the mentally ill, drug addicts and severe somatic ill or injured patients.
The Ministry may issue further provisions on children responsible personnel regulations.
0 Added by Law 19 June 2009 No.. 70 (ikr. January 1 2010 acc. Res. 11 Dec 2009 No.. 1501 ). Amended by Act June 16, 2017 no. 53 (ikr. From the King decides).
§ 3.8. hospitals tasks
Hospitals shall in particular fulfill the following tasks:
- patient care,
- training of health personnel,
- research and
- education of patients and their families.
Hospitals should be organized so that it is a responsible leader at all levels. The Ministry may by regulation require that the manager should have certain qualifications.
If the acceptability requirement makes it necessary, it should be pointed out medical expert advisers.
§ 3-10. Education, training and further education
Businesses that provide health services that are covered by this law, shall ensure that employee health professionals are given such training, continuing education and training required for the individual to carry out their work properly.
0 Amended by Law 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), as amended paragraph numbers of § 2-7.
§ 11.3. information [sic]
Health care facilities that are covered by this law, is obliged to disclose the information necessary for the general public to be able to safeguard their rights, cf. Patient and user rights Act § 2-1 b, § 2.2, § 3.2, § 2.4 and § 2.5.
Health care facilities that are covered by this law, is obliged to ensure that it is given such information as the patient is entitled to receive for patient and user Rights Act § 3-2. The same applies for information to the patient's next of kin for patient and user Rights Act § 3-3 third paragraph.
The Ministry may issue regulations concerning the detailed content of the information pursuant to the first and second paragraphs.
0 Amended by laws 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), as amended paragraph number from § 2.8, 24 June 2011 No.. 30 (ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res . 16 Dec 2011 No.. 1252 ), June 7, 2013 No.. 29 (ikr. January 1, 2014 acc. Res. 6 Dec 2013 No.. 1398 ).
§ 3.12. Referral from the municipal health and care services and social services
Health institutions covered by this Act shall consider referral from the municipal health and care services and social services for treatment as mentioned in § 2-1, a first paragraph. 5.
The King may issue regulations concerning the municipal health and care services and social services access to refer to treatment as mentioned in § 2-1, first paragraph, no. 5.
0 Added by Act 28 November 2003 no. 99 (ikr. January 1 2004 acc. Res. 28 November 2003 No.. 1403 ), amended by Law 24 June 2011 No.. 30(ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res. 16 Dec 2011 No. . 1252 ).
§ 3-13. Notification to the supervisory authority
Health institutions covered by this Act shall without undue delay notify the County of admission pursuant to the health and care law §§ 10-2 and 10-3. Notification shall also be given upon admission pursuant to the health and care Act § 04.10 if consent is given by the direct transition from stay pursuant to the health and care law §§ 10-2 and 10-3.
0 Added by Act 28 November 2003 no. 99 (ikr. January 1 2004 acc. Res. 28 November 2003 No.. 1403 ), amended by Law 24 June 2011 No.. 30(ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res. 16 Dec 2011 No. . 1252 ).
§ 3-14. These reversals of escapes of treatment for substance addiction mm
A person placed in an institution pursuant to the health and care law §§ 10.02, 10.03 or 10.04, the institution may restrict the freedom to leave the institution to the extent required by the purpose.
The King may issue regulations concerning implementation of stay at institutions offering treatment for drug addiction. It may thus given rules laying down house rules, drug testing of the patient's biological material, management of the patient's funds, patient rights and responsibilities, procedures and complaint and protection of the patient's personal integrity. It can also be given rules for the following enforcement action:
- a) control of the patient's record
- b) prohibition of drugs, pharmaceuticals, pollutants and dangerous objects in the institution
- c) seizure and destruction of drugs, pharmaceuticals, pollutants and hazardous objects
- d) body searches, examination of the oral cavity and examination of the patient's room and belongings when this is necessary to achieve the purpose of the stay, including routine check on admission or for stays outside the institution
- e) to refuse visits
- f) to refuse leave or other absences
- g) seizure of the patient's own electronic means if the camera or audio recording function makes fittings necessary due to other patients or employees' privacy
- h) entitled to claim the biological material of a patient admitted in pursuance of health and care law §§ 10.2 and 10.3 when drug testing is necessary to achieve the purpose of the stay
- i) use of force in emergency situations in accordance with normal nødretts- and self-defense considerations.
§ 3-15. Notification to the municipality at discharge
When discharge from service as mentioned in § 2-1, a first paragraph. 5 should lead to action by the municipal health and care services, and patient wishes, the municipality notified discharge in good time beforehand. Discharge should be planned and prepared in cooperation between the parties concerned. Upon discharge after admission pursuant to the health and care law §§ 2.10 and 3.10, the municipality must always be notified.
0 Added by Act 28 November 2003 no. 99 (ikr. January 1 2004 acc. Res. 28 November 2003 No.. 1403 ), amended by Law 24 June 2011 No.. 30(ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res. 16 Dec 2011 No. . 1252 ).
§ 3-16. The King may issue regulations with further rules on medically assisted rehabilitation of drug abusers and may provide inter alia rules on:
- a) purposes with mat
- b) Criteria for admission and discharge
- c) requirement that it be drawn up individual plans for all patients in MAT
- d) when individual plan must be prepared and the consequences for the treatment if the individual plan absence
- e) support groups
- f) who decides admission and discharge from the mat
- g) These require urine samples and blood samples for test purposes.Rules pursuant to subsection b and d may grant exemptions from the rules of the patient and user rights Act § 2-1 b second and fourth paragraphs.
§ 3-17. Police
Health institutions covered by this Act, shall obtain a police certificate from health care in accordance with the Health § 20 a.
0 Added by Act of 22 Dec 2006 no. 100 (ikr. April 1, 2007 acc. Res. 22 Dec 2006 no. 1527 ), amended by Law 21 Dec 2007 no. 123 (ikr. January 1, 2008 acc. Res. 21 Dec 2007 No. . 1574 ), as amended paragraph number from § 3-16.
Chapter 4. Approval of health institutions and health services. of doctors
0 Heading amended by Law 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ).
§ 4-1. Approval of health institutions and health care
Hospitals must be approved by the ministry before it can provide health services.
The Ministry may issue regulations stipulating that approval is required by the Ministry of
- a) other types of health care institutions and health care than those mentioned in the first paragraph,
- b) significant changes in health care facilities or services that have approval.In assessing whether approval should be granted, it may be emphasized on the social or academic circumstances that health care or health services are approved, about health care or health services are covered by plans drawn up by the regional health trusts,. Law 15 June 2001. 93 on health, etc. § 34, and about the services provided patients seem justifiable.
0 Amended by Law 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ).
§ 4-2. of doctors
The Ministry may determine every year:
- the number of new specialist consultant positions within each medical specialty that can be created by health institutions and health services that receive grants for the operation and maintenance of a regional health authority or from the state,
- number of new authorizations for agreements on the operation of private specialist practice that can be created by each regional health and
- the number of new specialist consultant positions within each medical specialty that can be created by government health institutions and health services.The number of new positions and contract authorizes as mentioned in the first paragraph is set as a single frame for each health region between the different medical specialties.
The Ministry may issue further regulations to supplement and implement this provision. The Ministry may issue regulations containing further provisions on the granting of an agreement pursuant to medical and psychological specialists.
0 Amended by laws 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), as amended paragraph number from § 5.5, 24 June 2011 No.. 30 (ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res . 16 Dec 2011 No.. 1252 ).
§ 4.3. Residential Treatment Choices
Private businesses can provide health care to patients who have a right to necessary medical care from the specialist, for a price stipulated in the regulations for other joints. Such businesses must be approved by the Directorate of Health or the agency Agency appoints, under the conditions established pursuant to regulation under the second paragraph.
The Ministry may issue further provisions on the conditions for granting and withdrawal of approval of establishments that can provide health care under subsection. The Ministry may issue further regulations on the management of the scheme, including the pricing of services and phasing in and phasing out of services.
0 Added by Law 22 May 2015 No.. 32 (ikr. November 1, 2015 acc. Res. 30 October 2015 No.. 1241 ).
Chapter 5. Financing
0 Heading amended by Law 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ).
§ 1.5. The patient's region of residence
As residence region shall be considered the health region where the patient has their domicile. If the patient has no fixed abode, the region where the person permanently do considered residence region.
For patients residing in institutions or private catering place where subsistence expenses wholly or partly covered by the state under this Act, shall be conditions at the time when the person was received in an institution or catering place is applied.
Until a child turns 16, the child has the same region of residence as parents or as the parent they live with or recently lived in. For children who turn 16 years under stay in an institution or catering place as stated in the second paragraph shall be the event of continued assumed the same region of residence as before the child turned 16 years.
The Ministry will decide in borderline cases where a patient has region of residence.
0 Amended by Law 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), as amended paragraph number from § 6.5.
§ 2.5. Refund Claims against the regional health authority in patients region of residence
The regional health entity handling and catering expenses and travel expenses for treatment will be borne by the regional health authority in the patient's region of residence, cf. § 5-1. The same applies to the costs of processing, catering and travel provided by other service providers in agreement with the regional health authorities in the patient's region of residence, cf. § 2-1a. For the implementation of mental health care are also covered other expenses of the regional health authority in patients region of residence.
The regional health authority in patients region of residence shall cover the costs of processing and catering when it according to international agreements are entitled to travel abroad to receive the necessary treatment. This also applies when other Norwegian authorities forskot commented amount of a foreign service provider.
The regional health authority in patients region of residence shall cover expenses for treatment, catering, travel and accommodation and travel and accommodation costs for necessary companion when a patient has the right to necessary medical care for patient and user rights Act § 2-1 b fourth or fifth paragraph and other Norwegian authority have had advance amount to Norwegian or foreign service providers.
The regional health authority in patients region of residence shall cover the cost of specialist received in another EEA country to the extent that health care are entitled to benefit under the rules laid down in regulations pursuant to the National Insurance Act § 5-24 a. The Ministry may issue further provisions on expense coverage .
The Ministry may issue regulations concerning the calculation of the expenses mentioned in the first and second paragraphs, and may set the same refund rates for one or more groups of institutions.
Expenses for laboratory and radiology services are covered only by the regional health authority in the patient's region of residence, cf. § 5-1, if this follows from an agreement between the regional health authority in residence region and the person providing such services. The regional health authorities shall notify the medical laboratories and X-ray department they have to deal with. The Ministry may issue further provisions on the funding of laboratory and radiology services, including transitional arrangements.
0 Amended by laws 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), as amended paragraph number from § 6.6, 28 November 2003 No.. 96 (ikr. January 1, 2004), 12 Dec 2003 no. 110 (ikr. September 1, 2004 acc. Res. 19 March 2004 No.. 540 ), 19 June 2009 No.. 72 (ikr. January 1, 2011 acc. Res. 3 Dec 2010 No.. 1508 ), 24 June 2011 No.. 30 (ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res. 16 Dec 2011 No.. 1252 ).
§ 3.5. Coverage of expenses for patient who is not domiciled in the Kingdom
Patient who is not domiciled in this country, will cover treatment and catering expenses themselves. Before planned the Specialist provided, the health institution or service require documentation that the patient can cover handling and catering expenses. Health institution or service provider shall ensure that the patient receives an itemized bill showing which benefits the patient has received, and the price that is designed for performance. If the patient can not cover the expenses themselves, they shall be covered by the competent health institution or service provider.
National Insurance shall cover treatment and catering expenses for patient not resident within the realm if the person concerned is the national insurance scheme or the benefit justified according to mutual agreement with another state.
Expenses for implementation of compulsory mental health care should be covered by the state.
Ministry may make regulations on calculating processing and catering expenses as mentioned in the first paragraph.
0 Amended by laws 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), as amended paragraph number from § 6.7, 21 June 2013 No.. 79 (ikr. March 1, 2015 acc. Res . 19 Dec 2014 No.. 1735 ).
§ 4.5. Coverage of expenses for supervisory 'activity
The state covers the costs of supervisory 'activity, cf. Act on the establishment and implementation of mental health § 6-1.
The Ministry may issue regulations on what expenses are covered by the first paragraph.
0 Amended by Law 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), as amended paragraph numbers of § 6-8.
§ 5-5. patients pocket payments
The Ministry may issue regulations concerning:
- patients' payments for outpatient medical care in hospital,
- patients' payment for reserved time not used and applicable outpatient medical care in hospital,
- the right to determine that patients residing in long-term institutions wholly or partly intended to cover 25 percent of the catering expenses when this is deemed reasonable by the patient's financial circumstances. It can not be refund in cash benefits to which the patient derives under the National Insurance Act nor the funds derived from such benefits,
- patients' payments for travel to examination and treatment, including exemption from payment for certain patient groups,
- patients pay for stays in rehabilitation institutions and other private rehabilitation institutions that have operating agreements with regional health authorities, including the exemption from payment for certain patient groups.
The Ministry may issue more detailed provisions on the content by the second paragraph, including determining the size of their payment.
0 Amended by laws 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), as amended paragraph number from § 9.6, 28 November 2003 No.. 96 (ikr. January 1, 2004), 21 Dec 2005 no. 127 (ikr. January 1, 2006), 20 June 2014 No.. 40 (ikr. January 1, 2015 acc. Res. 5 Dec 2014 No.. 1512 ), 17 June 2016 No.. 48 (ikr. 17 June 2016 in accordance . Res. 17 June 2016 nO. 706 ).
§ 5-6. Obtaining operational information
The Ministry may require submitted to the budget, accounting and other information about the operation of publicly funded specialist health services.
0 Amended by Law 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), as amended paragraph number from § 6.2.
Chapter 6. Confidentiality, disclosure and guidance duty
0 Heading amended by Law 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ).
§ 1.6. Confidentiality
Anyone who performs services or work for a health institution covered by this law, bound to confidentiality under §§ 13 to 13 e.
This duty of confidentiality of the patient's place of birth, social security number, nationality, marital status, occupation, place of residence and place of employment. Information about a patient's whereabouts may nonetheless be granted when it is clear that it will not damage confidence in the health institution. Information about a patient's name, transportation requirements and the patient will pay a premium and any amount can be given to the conveyor during transport by § 2-1a, first paragraph. 6.
Information to other agencies under the Public Administration § 13b no. 5 and 6 may be granted only when this is necessary to contribute to the solution of tasks under this Act, or to prevent significant risk to life or serious injury to anyone's health.
0 Amended by laws 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), as amended paragraph number from § 7.1, 18 Dec 2009 No.. 137 (ikr. January 1, 2010 acc. Res . 18 Dec 2009 No.. 1583 ).
§ 6.2. Duty to provide information to the National Board of Health and the County
Anyone who performs services or work that concerns healthcare covered by this Act shall, on request, provide the National Board of Health or the County information supervisory body deems necessary to carry out its duties pursuant to the law, regulations or instructions. Whoever shall provide information under the first sentence, should also give the State Board of Health and the County access to the business.
It shall provide information under subsection or who wish to provide information to the National Board of Health or the County on its own initiative, may make it notwithstanding the confidentiality if it is believed to be necessary to promote supervisory body exercises according to law, regulations or instructions.
Any information given Norwegian Board of Health or the County under this provision may, notwithstanding the confidentiality submitted to experts for comment or Ministry for information.
0 Amended by laws 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), as amended paragraph number from § 7.2, 29 August 2003 No.. 87 (ikr. September 1, 2003 acc. Res . August 29, 2003 No.. 1092 ), 24 June 2011 No.. 30 (ikr. January 1 2012 acc. Res. 16 Dec 2011 No.. 1252 ).
§ 3.6. Instructions Duty to the municipal health and care services
Healthcare professionals who are employed in state health institutions covered by this Act, or which receive subsidies from the regional health of their business, will give the municipal health and care services advice, guidance and information about the health conditions required for the municipal health and care service to perform its duties under the Act and regulations.
0 Amended by laws 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), as amended paragraph number from § 7.4, 24 June 2011 No.. 30 (ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res . 16 Dec 2011 No.. 1252 ).
§ 6-4. Assistance from the police
Health professionals may notwithstanding the confidentiality giving out confidential information when necessary to obtain assistance from the police to the enforcement of compulsory measures against drug addicts by health and care law §§ 2.10 and 3.10 or conditions for health and care Act § 10- 4. The police are obliged to provide such assistance.
0 Added by Act 28 November 2003 no. 99 (ikr. January 1 2004 acc. Res. 28 November 2003 No.. 1403 ), amended by Law 24 June 2011 No.. 30(ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res. 16 Dec 2011 No. . 1252 ).
Chapter 7. Miscellaneous provisions
0 Heading amended by Laws June 15, 2001 no. 93 (ikr. January 1 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), 24 June 2011 No.. 30 (ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res. 16 Dec 2011 No.. 1252 ).
§ 7.1. Order
If the healthcare covered by this law operated in a manner that is contrary to the law or regulations issued pursuant to it, and the operation is believed to have harmful consequences for patients, the Norwegian Board issue orders to correct matters. If the National Board of Health finds it necessary, it can be instructed about the closing of the health institution.
Such orders in the first paragraph should include a deadline for the correction to be performed.
Orders mentioned in the first paragraph may be appealed to or rearranged without complaint pursuant to the Public Administration Act chapter VI of the Ministry of the King. The appeal shall be granted suspensive effect, unless the National Board of Health determines that the decision be implemented without delay.
0 Amended by Law 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), as amended paragraph number from § 1.8.
§ 7.2. Coercive fines
In order pursuant to this Act the Norwegian Board stipulate a current fine for each day / week / month from the expiry of the deadline set for compliance with the order until the order is fulfilled. Coercive fines may also be imposed as lump-sum fine. The board can waive fines.
0 Added by Law 13 Dec 2002 no. 78 (ikr. January 1, 2003 acc. Res. 13 Dec 2002 no. 1600 ).
§ 7.3. National guidance, supervisors and quality indicators
Directorate of Health will develop, communicate and maintain national professional guidelines and manuals that support the targets set for health and care services. Policies and guidelines should be based on knowledge of good practice and will contribute to the continuous improvement of operations and services.
Directorate of Health will develop, communicate and maintain national quality indicators as a tool for management and quality improvement in the specialist, and as a basis for that patients can protect their rights. The quality indicators shall be made publicly available.
0 Added by Law 24 June 2011 No.. 30 (ikr. January 1, 2012 acc. Res. 16 Dec 2011 No.. 1252 ).
Chapter 8 Entry into force, transitional provisions, amendments to other Acts mm
0 Heading amended by Law 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ).
§ 8.1. Fulfillment of international agreements
The King may issue regulations to the extent necessary to comply with international agreements.
0 Amended by Law 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), as amended paragraph number from § 1.9.
§ 2.8. Commencement
This Act comes into force on the date decided by the King. 1 King may decide that the individual provisions of the Act shall come into force at different times.
From the date of entry into force, the following laws repealed: Act of 19 June 1969. 57 about hospitals, etc., Act of 28 April 1961 no. 2 on Mental Health Care Chapter I, V and §§ 21a, 21b and 22.
0 Amended by Law 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), as amended paragraph number from § 2.9.
1 From January 1 2001 acc. Res. 1 Jan 2000 no. 1196 with the exception of § 2-6 and 9/4 no. 3 which was set ikr. July 1, 2001 acc. Res. June 8, 2001 No.. 595.
§ 3.8. Patients in private catering under the mental health
The regional health authorities are obliged to maintain the system of private catering as discussed in the Mental Health Care Act of 28 April 1961 no. 2 1
Private catering as compulsory mental health care can only be continued for the individual patient if the conditions pursuant to § 3-3 of the Act of 2 July 1999 no. 62 on the establishment and implementation of compulsory mental health care (the Mental Health Act) are met.
King may issue further regulations on the implementation of the private the catering, including the use of catering contracts and the responsibility for the medical care of patients.
0 Amended by laws 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), as amended paragraph number from § 3.9, 30 June 2006 No.. 45 (ikr. January 1, 2007 acc. Res . 15 Dec 2006 no. 1422 ).
1 Repealed, see regulation law July 2, 1999 No.. 62.
§ 8.4. Amendments to other Acts
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0 Amended by Law 15 June 2001 No.. 93 (ikr. January 1, 2002 acc. Res. 14 Dec 2001 no. 1417 ), as amended paragraph number from § 4.9.