https://lovsnak.dk/en/topic/health/New explanations on the topic: HealthenWed, 04 Nov 2026 16:47:10 +0000https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20241-l-157/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20241-l-157/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:43:43 +0000What changes: The act expands the scheme for special dental subsidies to three new patient groups. These are patients in ongoing treatment with certain psychopharmaceuticals, patients with a severe mental illness, and patients with reflux after surgery. Who: The rules apply to patients in three new groups who, because of illness or illness treatment, have a special need for dental treatment. For the two groups in ongoing treatment with psychopharmaceuticals, the treatment must have lasted 6 months or more. Patients with reflux after surgery are not covered by this requirement. When: The Act entered into force on 1 July 2025.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20241-l-134/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20241-l-134/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:30:57 +0000What changes: The act introduces a three-year trial scheme. The Danish Medicines Agency can give subsidies for medicine based on a negotiated confidential price. The company pays the full price reduction to the regions. Who: The scheme applies to selected medicines and to the companies that agree on a confidential price. Citizens continue to pay based on the official list price. When: The Act entered into force on 1 July 2025.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20261-b-21/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20261-b-21/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 23:25:40 +0000Proposed by: Dansk Folkeparti (16 members, first named: Mette Thiesen) What is proposed: The proposal calls on the Danish Parliament to require the government to introduce a bill on a compensation scheme and to carry out an independent expert investigation into contraception without consent in Denmark. Who would be affected: The proposal concerns girls and women who, from 1960 onwards, were subjected to an IUD, other contraception or sterilisation without valid and informed consent, and who are not covered by the scheme for Greenland. When: The proposal has not been adopted yet. A proposal for a parliamentary resolution is not an act and does not change the rules by itself. If the Danish Parliament adopts it, it is usually a call on the government to act.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20261-b-43/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20261-b-43/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 23:23:36 +0000Proposed by: Danmarksdemokraterne (6 members, first named: Kim Edberg Andersen) What is proposed: The proposal calls on the Danish Parliament to urge the Minister for Health to change the rules for transporting deceased patients home. Who would be affected: The proposal concerns deceased patients who are in a hospital in a different region from the one where they lived. When: The proposal has not been adopted yet. A proposal for a parliamentary resolution is not an act and does not change the rules by itself. If the Danish Parliament adopts it, it is usually a call on the government to act.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-591/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-591/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:12:40 +0000What it sets out: On 1 January 2027, the Danish Health Data Authority, sundhed.dk and MedCom move into Digital Sundhed Danmark. Their assets, debts, rights, obligations and employees move with them. This applies unless the Finance Act or the minister's decision states otherwise. Three regions also hand over tasks. Region Nordjylland hands over, among other things, the Sundhedsjournalen, the MinSundhed app, Vacciner.dk and Coronaprøver.dk. Region Midtjylland and Region Syddanmark also hand over tasks. Employees move with the tasks if they spent at least half of their working time on those tasks on 1 January 2026. If the parties disagree about what should be moved, the Minister of Health decides. Who: The rules apply to the Danish Health Data Authority, sundhed.dk, MedCom, Region Nordjylland, Region Midtjylland, Region Syddanmark and the employees who are moved. When: The executive order entered into force on 1 July 2026.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20241-l-53/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20241-l-53/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 07:52:08 +0000What changes: The act bans tobacco substitutes with an illegal flavour or too high a nicotine content, and requires standardised packaging also for technical equipment for heated tobacco products. It gives the Danish Safety Technology Authority more powers and sets out the removal of the right to market in cases of serious or repeated violations. Who: The rules apply to anyone who manufactures, imports, buys, hands out, receives, processes, possesses or markets tobacco substitutes. The ban does not apply to travel goods of up to ten units for personal use, nor to possession of up to ten units for personal use, nor to import, possession, etc. for marketing in other countries or for scientific or control purposes. When: Section 1, no. 2, 3, 7-12, 14-17, 19, 21-23, 26, 34 and 36 entered into force on 1 July 2025. Section 1, no. 13, 18 and 27 entered into force on 1 April 2026. The rest of the Act entered into force on 1 January 2025. Some parts entered into force on 1 April 2025. Some parts will enter into force on a date to be set later by the minister.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2008-711/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2008-711/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:18:19 +0000What it sets out: The executive order sets out that the municipality of residence pays grants on behalf of the region for certain health costs, for example for glasses for children under 16. Who: The grants are paid to group 1 and group 2 insured persons. One of the grants is only paid to group 2 insured persons. When: The executive order entered into force on 1 August 2008.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2013-1659/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2013-1659/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:18:16 +0000What it sets out: The executive order sets out that the patient offices must give information, guidance and advice on patient rights. They must also help patients with complaints and compensation claims. Who: The rules apply to the regional patient offices. Patients, general practitioners and practising specialist doctors can use the offices' help. When: The executive order entered into force on 1 January 2014.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20241-l-216/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20241-l-216/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:46:18 +0000What changes: Parties, candidate lists and candidates may not receive money from donors who live or are based abroad. Grants from EU institutions, from European political party alliances, and from members of the European Parliament who were elected in Denmark but live abroad are exempt. A prohibited grant must be returned to the donor no later than 30 days after it was received. Who: The rules apply to parties that are standing or may stand in elections to the Danish Parliament (Folketinget) or the European Parliament, and to candidate lists and candidates. The ban also covers Danish citizens who live abroad. When: The Act entered into force on 1 July 2025.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20241-l-223/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20241-l-223/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:05:38 +0000What changes: The act allows the Minister for Interior and Health to set an annual quota for how many authorisation applications from people from third countries the Danish Patient Safety Authority can receive. The Minister can also set rules that applications submitted before a quota has been set to zero or used up can be rejected, and that decisions cannot be appealed. Who: The quotas apply to applicants who are not citizens of Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, the EU, EEA countries, or countries with which the EU has an agreement on regulated professions. In principle the quotas can cover all healthcare professional groups, but at first they will be used for nurses. When: The Act entered into force on 7 October 2025.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20251-l-45/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20251-l-45/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:45:47 +0000What changes: The act gives children and young people who have been referred for assessment in child and adolescent psychiatry deadlines for assessment and treatment, as well as the right to free choice of hospital if the deadlines cannot be met. It also raises the state rates for fully treated psychiatric patients who wait especially long for a municipal offer. Who: The rules on deadlines and free choice of hospital apply to children and young people who have been referred for assessment at a child and adolescent psychiatric hospital department. The rates apply to municipalities whose residents have been fully treated in a psychiatric department and are waiting especially long for a municipal offer. When: The Act entered into force on 1 January 2026.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20251-l-44/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20251-l-44/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:24:42 +0000What 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.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20241-l-182/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20241-l-182/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:41:06 +0000What changes: The act establishes One Point of Contact as a single entry point for health data for research and innovation. It makes it possible to exempt the names of health professionals and others from access to information if significant considerations for their safety speak against it. The Danish Health Data Authority passes information about dementia diagnoses on to the Danish Patient Safety Authority, so the authority can monitor doctors' prescriptions of antipsychotic medicines to patients with dementia. Who: The rules apply to researchers and others who request health data, patients who ask for access to information, and authorities such as the Danish Health Data Authority and the Danish Patient Safety Authority. When: The Act entered into force on 1 July 2025. Some parts entered into force on 1 February 2026.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20251-l-41/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20251-l-41/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:39:36 +0000What 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.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20251-l-86-a/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20251-l-86-a/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:38:52 +0000What changes: The act provides a legal basis (the rule in the law that gives the right to do something) for using body scanners, metal detectors and body searches in psychiatry. Private guards can help with physical force and restraint. In the Secure Unit, camera surveillance of patient rooms can be used for a limited period. Who: The rules apply to patients and others who seek access to psychiatric wards, outpatient clinics and emergency departments. For forensic psychiatric patients, they also apply when they return from leave from the ward. Camera surveillance applies to patients placed in the Secure Unit under the Forensic Psychiatric Department, Region Zealand. When: The Act entered into force on 1 March 2026.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20241-l-181/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20241-l-181/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:38:28 +0000What changes: Psychologists are now regulated by the Authorisation Act instead of the Psychologists Act. Only someone who holds authorisation as a psychologist may use the title psychologist. Who: The act applies to psychologists. They come under the supervision of the Danish Patient Safety Authority (Styrelsen for Patientsikkerhed) for authorised health professionals. When: Sections 1-6 and 8 entered into force on 1 January 2026. The rest of the Act entered into force on 1 July 2025.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20241-l-135/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20241-l-135/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:38:17 +0000What changes: The act makes the scheme for medicinal cannabis permanent and changes the name of the act to "Act on the Scheme for Medicinal Cannabis". The act covers the cultivation and production of cannabis products for export and for treating people in Denmark. Who: The rules apply to companies with a licence from the Danish Medicines Agency that produce, distribute or import cannabis products, and to pharmacies and hospital pharmacies that produce and supply cannabis end products. Patients receive the products on a doctor's prescription. The Danish Medicines Agency grants the licences for production, distribution and import. When: The Act entered into force on 1 January 2026.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20251-l-42/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20251-l-42/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:11:01 +0000What changes: The act moves responsibility for patient-focused prevention and health-promoting efforts, acute nursing, specialised rehabilitation and specialised rehabilitation-level rehabilitation to the regions. Municipalities keep general rehabilitation and municipal nursing. The regions also become responsible for health and care places. Who: The act applies to municipalities and regions that share health tasks in a new way. It also applies to people who need prevention, acute nursing, rehabilitation or a temporary stay. When: The Act entered into force on 1 January 2026. Some parts will enter into force on 1 January 2027. Some parts will enter into force on 1 January 2027.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2019-359/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2019-359/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:21:59 +0000What changes: Consent to certain genetic analyses must now be in writing and must address secondary findings. The consent must be explicit, but implied consent may be enough in some cases if it is clear that the patient agrees. Explicit consent can be given both orally and in writing, but not for the genetic analyses where it must be in writing. When: The executive order entered into force on 1 July 2019.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2023-1236/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2023-1236/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:21:52 +0000What changes: The limit for full subsidy on medicines has changed. For people over 18 it is now DKK 18,870 (previously DKK 11,570), and for people under 18 it is now DKK 23,520 (previously DKK 16,220). Who: The rules apply to people over 18 and to people under 18. When: The executive order entered into force on 30 October 2023.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2022-960/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2022-960/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:21:48 +0000What changes: Children and young people under 22 who were born after 31 December 2003 and are covered by the municipal dental service are exempt from the subsidy (previously: under 18). The youth group receiving subsidies for examinations has been changed from 18-25 years to under 26 years. When: The executive order entered into force on 1 July 2022.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2019-361/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2019-361/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:21:35 +0000What it sets out: The executive order states that the Danish Health Data Authority runs the Tissue Use Register. The register records patients' decisions that their biological material and genetic information may only be used for their own treatment and purposes directly related to it. Who: The rules apply to patients who want to sign up for or withdraw from the register. They also apply to the Danish Health Data Authority, which runs the register, to healthcare professionals responsible for a biobank, and to the National Genome Center. When: The executive order entered into force on 1 May 2019.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2025-1139/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2025-1139/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:11:26 +0000What changes: The list of free vaccinations has a new item: vaccination against RS virus for pregnant women. The two HPV items for boys have therefore been given new numbers. Who: The new item about RS virus applies to pregnant women. When: The executive order entered into force on 1 October 2025.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2024-1586/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2024-1586/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:10:58 +0000What changes: The list of free vaccinations has a new item. Boys born in 2005 can get a free HPV vaccination against anal cancer, and it is offered between 1 January 2025 and 31 December 2025. When: The executive order entered into force on 1 January 2025.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2025-1111/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2025-1111/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:59:03 +0000What changes: The executive order now covers both flu and covid-19. Vaccination against both diseases is given from 1 October to 20 December. Previously, the executive order only covered covid-19. Who: The regional council provides the vaccination to people who live in Denmark or who have a right to vaccination services while staying in Denmark under EU law or international agreements. When: The executive order entered into force on 1 October 2025.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2025-1800/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2025-1800/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:58:23 +0000What 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.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2025-1804/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2025-1804/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:58:16 +0000What changes: The region now has tasks that are new in the executive order. This covers rehabilitation at specialised level, where the plan is sent to the patient's region of residence, and where the region must inform the citizen within four days. Previously the municipality had to inform the citizen about both general rehabilitation and rehabilitation at specialised level, and this still applies to general rehabilitation. The free choice of rehabilitation provider now also applies to the region's institutions, not only the municipalities'. When: The executive order will enter into force on 1 January 2027.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2025-1803/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2025-1803/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:57:49 +0000What it sets out: The executive order sets out how KL and Danske Regioner enter into agreements with private providers on rehabilitation. It also sets requirements for the providers and for the supervision of them. Who: The rules apply to KL and Danske Regioner, which enter into the agreements, and to the private providers who deliver rehabilitation under the scheme. When: The executive order will enter into force on 1 January 2027.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2025-1664/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2025-1664/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:57:48 +0000What changes: The executive order adds a right to an allowance for personal needs for patients in specific situations. The hospital pays out the allowance. At the same time, paragraph 2 clarifies that the amount in paragraph 1 can be paid out at the earliest after 6 months of total admission time. Who: The rule applies to patients whose pension has ended, and to patients in a psychiatric department who can only get help under certain rules in the Act on Active Social Policy. When: The executive order entered into force on 1 January 2026.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-277/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-277/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:46:22 +0000What changes: The municipality or region that handles a case is now determined by where the person lived at the time the service was received. The Danish Medicines Agency decides medicine cases instead of the Danish Health Authority. Complaints now go to the Danish Patient Complaints Authority instead of the Patient Ombudsman. Who: The rules apply, among others, to persons entitled to services under the Health Act in Denmark at the expense of a public health insurance in the United Kingdom. When: The executive order entered into force on 15 February 2026.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20251-l-78/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20251-l-78/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:45:35 +0000What changes: The act amends the Health Act. The National Board of Health sets national requirements for general practice, and doctors' agreements and fees are based on them. The regional council must provide guidance on and ensure that clinics follow the requirements, and it can make decisions if a doctor breaches agreements or the requirements. Doctors can appeal to a new Practice Complaints Board. Who: The act applies to clinics in the general medical service and to general practitioners who own them. It also applies to the regional councils, which must provide and organise the service in line with the national requirements. The board under the regions is part of the agreement on doctors' terms. When: The Act will enter into force on 1 January 2027.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-557/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-557/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:34:41 +0000What changes: The rules on patient records get a broader understanding of treatment, so that they also cover cosmetic treatment and psychological treatment. Psychological examinations such as parental competence assessments are added as a task that can be included in the record. Who: The change mainly concerns authorised psychologists in the Faroe Islands, who are now covered by the rules on patient records for authorised health professionals. Records that psychologists created before 1 January 2026 continue to follow the previous rules. However, the duty to keep existing psychologist records as of 1 January 2026 and the framework for transferring them are covered by the provisions in the amended executive order (§§ 14-19, § 20, subsection 2, and §§ 21-23). When: The executive order entered into force on 1 August 2026.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-590/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-590/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:18:33 +0000What it sets out: The executive order sets out that the region must offer fast treatment to young people aged 18 to 24 who have been referred for mild to moderate depression or anxiety. If the region cannot offer treatment within 1 month, the patient can be treated without co-payment by a private provider with an agreement. Who: The rules apply to people aged 18 up to and including 24 who have been referred for mild to moderate depression or anxiety by their general practitioner. They do not apply to people who, on 1 October 2026, are already in an ongoing course of treatment for mild to moderate depression and anxiety. When: The executive order was repealed before it entered into force.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-748/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-748/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:51:46 +0000What changes: The internship can now be taken part-time, and the education council has been given more tasks. Authorisation is now granted by the Danish Patient Safety Authority (Styrelsen for Patientsikkerhed). The rule on foreign-trained persons from the Nordic labour market has been removed. When: The executive order entered into force on 7 September 2026.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-695/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-695/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:26:15 +0000What changes: The executive order, which replaces the previous executive order (BEK no. 590), now contains a description of who is covered by the offer for mild to moderate depression and anxiety. Criteria have been set for depression and for anxiety, and all of them must be met. When: The executive order entered into force on 1 October 2026.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-817/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-817/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:33:45 +0000What changes: The fee for doctors who register to perform cosmetic treatment is changing. The fee for first-time registration is DKK 5,990. For all registered doctors, each separate application to be approved for further treatments, treatment locations or the attachment of assistants costs DKK 1,358. The fees are recalculated every year and set with effect from 1 January. At the same time, the rates are adjusted in line with general price and wage developments. When: The executive order entered into force on 1 October 2026.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-834/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-834/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:33:12 +0000What it sets out: Region Southern Denmark gets exclusive rights to provide digital treatment for mild to moderate depression or anxiety to the other regions, and if a person who is between 18 and 24 years old at the time of referral has been referred to such treatment, and the region assesses that the treatment can appropriately be provided digitally, the regional council in the person's region of residence must procure the digital treatment from Region Southern Denmark. Who: The rules apply to the regions' provision of digital treatment for mild to moderate depression or anxiety to people who are between 18 and 24 years old at the time of referral. When: The executive order entered into force on 1 October 2026.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-836/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-836/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:33:03 +0000What changes: The Regional Council provides free vaccination against COVID-19 and now also against influenza. The age limit for the adjuvanted influenza vaccine has been lowered from 70 to 69 years. When: The executive order entered into force on 1 October 2026.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-781/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-781/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:02:42 +0000What changes: Pharmacies can offer general practitioners in areas with a shortage of doctors to carry out a medication review for relevant patients. The scheme is no longer described as a trial scheme in 2026. The requirement that the medication review must be carried out by a certified pharmacist is largely unchanged; it now says »i givet fald« and simply »farmaceut« instead of »apoteksfarmaceut«. When: The executive order entered into force on 15 September 2026.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-783/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-783/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:02:37 +0000What changes: The Danish Medicines Agency can issue a substitution protocol when there are, or soon may be, supply problems for a medicine. Pharmacies can then hand out a different medicine, including one from a different substitution group, but only if the conditions in the protocol are met, the doctor has not banned substitution, the pharmacy does not have the prescribed medicine or one in the same group in stock, and the medicine user gives consent. Some transitional rules for midwives and nurses and for veterinarians' prescriptions no longer apply. When: The executive order entered into force on 15 September 2026.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-813/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-813/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:01:43 +0000What changes: People with mild to moderate depression or anxiety are covered if they are 25 years old or older on the date of referral. Before, being 18 years old was enough. A subsidy is also paid for a referral service, for counselling (at most three times per course of treatment), and for a short written status report on request. When: The executive order entered into force on 1 October 2026.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20252-l-11/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20252-l-11/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:33:57 +0000What changes: The act gives women who meet the conditions DKK 300,000 in compensation on application. Applications are sent to Patienterstatningen, which decides the cases. When: The date of entry into force is not yet known. Parts of the act apply from 1 March 2026.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-833/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-833/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:31:41 +0000What it sets out: The health minister's power to designate critical entities under the CER Act has been passed on to two agencies. The Danish Health Authority (Sundhedsstyrelsen) handles healthcare providers. The Danish Medicines Agency (Lægemiddelstyrelsen) handles two other groups. When: The executive order entered into force on 1 October 2026.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20251-l-49/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20251-l-49/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:48:56 +0000What changes: The regions take over responsibility for treating mild to moderate depression and anxiety in young people aged 18 to 24. If the region cannot offer treatment within 1 month, the young person can choose free treatment at a private treatment provider that has an agreement with the region. When: The Act entered into force on 1 October 2026.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-885/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-885/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:45:54 +0000What changes: The Danish Medicines Agency could already, on behalf of the Minister for Health, designate EU reference laboratories and entities researching medicines as critical entities under the CER Act. Now the agency can also designate manufacturers of pharmaceutical raw materials and preparations, manufacturers of medical equipment that is critical in a public health crisis, and holders of a marketing authorisation for medicines. Who: The rules apply to EU reference laboratories, entities that research medicines or manufacture pharmaceutical raw materials and preparations, manufacturers of critical medical equipment, and holders of marketing authorisations. When: The executive order entered into force on 15 October 2026.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-188/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-188/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:42:09 +0000What changes: 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.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-686/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-686/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:09:27 +0000What changes: Fees for treatment at a practising dentist have been updated to the level from 1 September 2026. The amounts patients pay themselves for treatment outside normal hours also rise – for example, the minimum amount for treatment on weekday evenings rises from DKK 1,114.59 to DKK 1,126.85. The fee for not showing up without notice rises from DKK 311.27 to DKK 314.69. Who: Patients of practising dentists and dentists. When: The executive order entered into force on 1 September 2026.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20241-l-214/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/lov-20241-l-214/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:03:59 +0000What changes: The act establishes health councils in each region. The regional council sets up a number of health councils, each with its own geographically defined area, to handle the day-to-day management of part of the region's tasks in the areas of health, social affairs and special education. At the same time, among other things, contact committees, health clusters and health cooperation committees are abolished. Who: The act affects the regions and the municipalities. When: The Act entered into force on 1 July 2025. Some parts entered into force on 1 January 2026. Some parts entered into force on 1 January 2026. Some parts entered into force on 1 July 2026. Some parts will enter into force on 1 January 2027. Some parts will enter into force on 1 January 2027. Parts of the act apply from the grant year 2027.https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-508/https://lovsnak.dk/en/case/bek-2026-508/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:03:59 +0000What changes: For medicines on Annex 1 that were not previously subject to storage and reporting obligations, the storage obligation now applies from 1 January 2027 (previously 1 July 2026) and the reporting obligation from 1 October 2026 (previously 1 April 2026). The annexes have also been amended. Who: The rules apply to those who must maintain mandatory stocks of critical medicines. When: The executive order entered into force on 1 July 2026.