State emergency stockpile and reporting of medical equipment
Official title (in Danish): Lov om ændring af lov om medicinsk udstyr (Indberetning af lagerbeholdning og forbrug samt statsligt beredskab for medicinsk udstyr)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The Danish Medicines Agency can order municipalities and regions to report their stock and use of medical equipment.
- The act also sets up a state emergency stockpile to ensure supply in emergencies and crisis situations.
- Who: The rules apply to municipalities and regions. The Danish Medicines Agency and the Minister for the Interior and Health have the new powers.
- When: The Act entered into force on 1 January 2026.
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The case at the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Lovforslaget vil give Lægemiddelstyrelsen mulighed for at få indblik i lagerbeholdning og forventet forbrug af medicinsk udstyr hos kommuner og regioner. Dette med henblik på at vurdere, om der er indtruffet en forsyningsmæssig nødsituation eller en krisesituation, eller om en sådan er nært forestående. Det bliver også foreslået at oprette et statsligt beredskab for medicinsk udstyr som supplement til de sundhedsberedskaber, der allerede eksisterer i kommuner og regioner. Lægemiddelstyrelsen får mulighed for påbud, forbud eller dispensation for at opretholde forsyningen af medicinsk udstyr i kommuner og regioner.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 9 October 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- Passed · 16 December 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: 3.beh./Vedtaget
- Stadfæstet · 29 December 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- In force · 1 January 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet