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The Health Act (No. 546 of 2005).

Main Region

First Region

Denmark
Medical care and sickness benefit
2005-06-24
National
Law, Act

Second Region

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

Repealed Text region

Serial region

    Serial title
    Lovtidende A
    Date
    2005-06-25
    Volume
    Vol. 92
    Number
    No. 546
    Page range
    pp. 3914-3954