IssuedHealth and municipalities
Rules for dividing tasks, staff and assets between a regional council and a municipality were laid down
Official title (in Danish): Bekendtgørelse om overførsel og deling af aktiver, passiver, rettigheder, pligter og ansatte ved indgåelse, opsigelse og udløb af kontrakter om samarbejde om kommunale og regionale sundhedsydelser i det nære sundhedsvæsen mv
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What it sets out:
- The executive order sets out how staff, assets, liabilities, rights and obligations are transferred when a regional council and a municipality enter into, terminate or end a contract on health services.
- If the parties do not agree, a division council makes the decision.
- Who: The rules apply to regional councils and municipalities that have entered into contracts on cooperation on health services. They also apply to staff who work exclusively or predominantly on the tasks being transferred, unless the regional council and the municipality have agreed that they will not be transferred.
- When: The executive order will enter into force on 1 January 2027.
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Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
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- Issued · 29 December 2025
- Published in the Danish Law Gazette (Lovtidende) · 30 December 2025
- Enters into force · 1 January 2027In 58 days