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Bill: personal plan for people with chronic illness and free choice of place

Bill · L 87 (2026-27)Official title (in Danish)

Official title (in Danish): Forslag til lov om ændring af sundhedsloven og lov om klage- og erstatningsadgang inden for sundhedsvæsenet. (Kronikerpakker, frit valg og befordring til sundheds- og omsorgspladser m.v.)

In short

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  • What is proposed:
    • The bill means that patients with certain chronic illnesses get the right to a personal treatment plan and prevention offers within fixed deadlines.
    • Citizens who are offered a health and care place can choose a place anywhere in the country.
    • If they receive social pension, transport or a transport allowance is provided, and patients whose condition requires it can get an ambulance or a special patient transport vehicle.
  • Who would be affected: Patients with COPD, chronic lower back pain, type 2 diabetes, heart disease or complex multimorbidity, and citizens who are offered a health and care place.
  • When: The bill has not been passed yet.

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If the bill is passed:

  • You get a personal treatment plan, made together with you, no later than 30 calendar days after your diagnosis.
  • You get an offer to start prevention and a date for the first measure (arrangement) no later than 21 calendar days after the referral.
  • If you are offered a health and care place, you can choose between places in your own region and in other regions.
  • The region provides transport or a transport allowance when you are offered a health and care place and receive social pension.

Sources and original

Official title (in Danish)Forslag til lov om ændring af sundhedsloven og lov om klage- og erstatningsadgang inden for sundhedsvæsenet. (Kronikerpakker, frit valg og befordring til sundheds- og omsorgspladser m.v.)

Read the official text (in Danish) →

Source: the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)

Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.

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  1. Introduced · 5 November 2026
    Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
    Folketingets Åbne Data – sagstrin: fremsættelse
  2. Passed
    Awaiting the Danish Parliament
  3. Enters into force
    The date is not known yet