The Minister gets authority over IT and data in the health sector
Official title (in Danish): Lov om ændring af sundhedsloven og forskellige andre love (National planlægningskompetence for digitalisering og data i sundhedsvæsenet, nye regler for fælles digital infrastruktur, ændringer som følge af lov om Digital Sundhed Danmark og Statens Serum Instituts infrastrukturer, databaser m.v.)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The act gives the Minister for the Interior and Health the option to set requirements for digital solutions and IT in the health sector.
- The act also introduces rules on a common digital infrastructure and on the databases of Statens Serum Institut.
- Who: The Minister can set rules for the health authorities and for private hospitals and clinics, etc. Pharmacists and pharmacy staff can obtain information about the patient's prescriptions. The Minister can also set rules for Statens Serum Institut.
- When: The Act entered into force on 1 January 2026. Some parts will enter into force on a date to be set later by the minister.
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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 er en del af udmøntningen af »Aftale om Sundhedsreform 2024«, som regeringen (Socialdemokratiet, Venstre og Moderaterne) og Danmarksdemokraterne, Socialistisk Folkeparti, Det Konservative Folkeparti og Radikale Venstre« indgik den 15. november 2024. Lovforslaget skal styrke den nationale planlægningskompetence. Det foreslås, at indenrigs- og sundhedsministeren får bemyndigelse til at fastsætte nationale krav til digitale løsninger, it-standarder og datasikkerhed. Det skal sikre, at offentlige og private aktører arbejder i samme retning på tværs af sektorer inden for sundhedsvæsenet. Planlægningskompetencen skal sikre hurtigere udbredelse af digitale løsninger, bedre udnyttelse af ressourcer og ensartede behandlingstilbud på tværs af landet. Det skal også understøtte et digitaliseret og dataunderstøttet sundhedsvæsen, hvor flere borgere kan blive behandlet i eget hjem. Der foreslås med lovforslaget nye regler om fælles digital infrastruktur til at ensrette og forenkle regler inden for datadeling i sundhedsvæsenet. Det skal lette administrative byrder og understøtte et sammenhængende forløb for borgere. En mere smidig infrastruktur skal bidrage til et stærkere fundament for, at sundhedsdata kan blive anvendt til forskning og innovation.
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
- Date to be set later · 30 December 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- Partly entered into force · 1 January 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- The rest enters into forceThe date will be set later by the minister