Norwegian Health and Care Services Act

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The Norwegian Health and Care Services Act is a key Norwegian law that regulates the organization, responsibilities, and quality standards of municipal health and care services, including prevention and treatment related to substance abuse and addiction.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Norwegian law ⓘ
health legislation ⓘ
aimsTo ensure comprehensive and coordinated services for people with addiction ⓘ
ensure equal access to health and care services ⓘ
prevent and reduce substance abuse problems ⓘ
promote public health and prevent illness ⓘ
promote social security and welfare through health and care services ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Helse- og omsorgstjenesteloven ⓘ
Lov om kommunale helse- og omsorgstjenester ⓘ
appliesTo all residents in Norwegian municipalities ⓘ
country Norway ⓘ
covers health promotion and preventive services ⓘ
home-based care services ⓘ
institutional care services at municipal level ⓘ
primary health care services ⓘ
services for people with long-term care needs ⓘ
services for people with mental health and substance use disorders ⓘ
defines duties of municipalities to provide necessary care services ⓘ
duties of municipalities to provide necessary health services ⓘ
rights of patients to necessary health care from municipalities ⓘ
rights of users to necessary care services from municipalities ⓘ
imposesObligationOn Norwegian municipalities ⓘ
includesProvisionOn cooperation agreements between municipalities and regional health authorities ⓘ
emergency preparedness in municipal health and care services ⓘ
individual plans for persons with long-term and coordinated service needs ⓘ
internal control and quality improvement in services ⓘ
user participation in planning and provision of services ⓘ
jurisdiction Kingdom of Norway ⓘ
languageOfDocument Norwegian ⓘ
legalArea health law ⓘ
social care law ⓘ
regulates coordination of health and care services at municipal level ⓘ
municipal care services in Norway ⓘ
municipal health services in Norway ⓘ
municipal services related to addiction treatment ⓘ
municipal services related to substance abuse ⓘ
organization of primary health care in Norwegian municipalities ⓘ
preventive health services at municipal level ⓘ
responsibilities of Norwegian municipalities for care services ⓘ
responsibilities of Norwegian municipalities for health services ⓘ
requires municipalities to cooperate with social services and other sectors ⓘ
municipalities to cooperate with specialist health services ⓘ
municipalities to ensure professionally sound services ⓘ
municipalities to ensure sufficient capacity in health and care services ⓘ
municipalities to plan and organize health and care services ⓘ
setsStandardFor patient safety in municipal health and care services ⓘ
quality of municipal care services ⓘ
quality of municipal health services ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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Norwegian substance abuse and addiction policy → legalBasis → Norwegian Health and Care Services Act ⓘ
Norwegian Social Services Act → relatedTo → Norwegian Health and Care Services Act ⓘ
Norwegian Public Health Act → complements → Norwegian Health and Care Services Act ⓘ
Norwegian Health and Care Services Act → alsoKnownAs → Helse- og omsorgstjenesteloven ⓘ
linked to: Norwegian Health and Care Services Act
Norwegian Specialist Health Services Act → relatedTo → Norwegian Health and Care Services Act ⓘ