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DNK-2005-L-70825
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Title_of_text
The Health Act (No. 546 of 2005).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Denmark
Subjects (Classification)
Medical care and sickness benefit
Adopted on (Date of text)
2005-06-24
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Contains 84 chapters with 278 sections regulating the health care system, including, i.a., the right to benefits under the Act (ss. 7 to 12); the legal status of patients (ss. 13 to 51); the rights of patients include their joint involvement in decisions, such as informed consent (ss. 15 to 21), the right to self-determination in certain cases, such as in connection with hunger-strikes (s. 23) and the refusal to receive blood (s. 24); Act further covers, i.a., issues such as transplantation (ss. 52 to 56), benefits for medical and hospital care (ss. 57 to 91), interruption of pregnancy etc. (ss. 92 to 103); sterilisation and castration (ss. 104 to 117); municipal health benefits (ss. 118 to 142), contribution to medication (ss. 143 to 157), other benefits or contributions (ss. 158 to 168); quality development research, patient security etc. (ss. 193 to 202); cooperation and planning (ss. 203 to 209); health preparedness (ss. 210 to 211); state autorities etc. (ss. 212 to 223); administration etc. (ss. 224 to 233); financing (ss.. 234 to 265), penal provisions, entry into force and transitional rules (ss. 266 to 278); repeals various Acts.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2007-01-01
The Act is not applicable to the Faroe Islands and Greenland
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2006-06-07 (DNK-2006-L-73830)
Act (No. 491 of 2006) to amend the Health Act (No. 546 of 2005).
Repealed Text region
Repealed text(s)
1998-07-01 (DNK-1998-L-50804)
Notification (No. 509 of 1998) of the Public Health Insurance Act.
Serial region
Serial title
Lovtidende A
Date
2005-06-25
Volume
Vol. 92
Number
No. 546
Page range
pp. 3914-3954