Right to hospital treatment: deadlines in child and youth psychiatry
Official title (in Danish): Bekendtgørelse om ret til sygehusbehandling m.v
In short
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- There are special deadlines for children and young people who are referred for assessment at a child and youth psychiatric department.
- The region must begin the assessment within 1 month and give the final assessment and start treatment within 2 months, if this is professionally possible.
- Who: Children and young people referred to child and youth psychiatry, and the regions that must meet the deadlines. Also people from the Faroe Islands and Greenland and certain foreign nationals.
- When: The executive order entered into force on 1 February 2026.
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People from the Faroe Islands or Greenland have the right to hospital treatment on the same terms as people living in Denmark. The region charges payment for treatment under section 5(2), but it may be provided free of charge if the region considers this reasonable.
Foreign nationals who work in Denmark for a foreign state or an international organisation and have a residence permit from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also have the right to the services in certain cases.
If a child or young person is referred for assessment at a child and youth psychiatric department, the region must begin the assessment within 1 month. The final assessment and the start of treatment must take place within 2 months at the region's own hospitals or at one of the hospitals the region cooperates with or normally uses, if this is professionally possible.
If the region of residence cannot begin the assessment within 1 month, or cannot give the final assessment and start treatment within 2 months, you may choose to be assessed and treated at a contracted hospital. The region must also make a plan for the further course of treatment and hand it over immediately after the region becomes aware that one or more deadlines cannot be met, and within 2 months.
People from the Faroe Islands or Greenland have the right to hospital treatment under section 5(1) and (2), and the services are as a general rule free of charge for people who have the right to services under the executive order.
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Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
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- Issued · 20 January 2026
- Published in the Danish Law Gazette (Lovtidende) · 30 January 2026
- In force · 1 February 2026