Government bills27
- HE 69/2018 vpPassed
Expanding nurses' prescribing rights
Nurses who have completed supplementary training will be able to prescribe medicines on a limited basis also in home care, specialised medical care and publicly outsourced services. The change will speed up patients' access to care and free up doctors' working time for more demanding tasks.
25 Mar 2019 · 1 voteOnly vote · 1. lakiehdotus, 23 b §, mietintö / Kristiina Salonen
106 jaa65 ei - HE 267/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Preventing falsified medicines and pharmacy agreements
Mandatory safety features will be introduced for prescription medicine packaging to enable verification of the authenticity of medicines and prevent falsifications. At the same time, pharmacies will have an obligation to check a customer's pharmacy agreement when dispensing medicines prone to abuse.
13 Feb 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 202/2018 vpPassed with amendments
State compensation for nurse prescribing training
The state will begin paying compensation to healthcare employers for training in limited prescribing for nurses. The subsidy will compensate employers for tuition fees charged by universities of applied sciences.
18 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 91/2018 vpPassed
Streamlining reimbursement decisions for biosimilars
The director of the Pharmaceuticals Pricing Board will be able to decide on the reimbursement status and wholesale price of biosimilar medicines without consideration at a board meeting. At the same time, the composition requirements for the board's expert group will be amended.
21 Nov 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 162/2017 vpPassed
Reimbursing municipalities for emergency social services
The state will begin reimbursing municipalities for the costs of emergency aid provided to asylum seekers who are no longer covered by reception services. Kela will pay municipalities compensation for temporary accommodation, food and necessary medicines.
11 Dec 2017 · 5 votes169 jaa14 ei - HE 13/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming communicable disease control and compensation
Legislation on the prevention and control of communicable diseases will be reformed to meet modern epidemic threats and international obligations. At the same time, decision-making on control measures will be streamlined and compensation paid to those falling ill will be clarified.
9 Dec 2016 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus 2, mietintö / Anneli Kiljunen
99 jaa52 ei - HE 128/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Halving medicine reimbursement savings in 2016
Planned savings in medicine reimbursements for 2016 would be reduced from 50 million euros to 25 million euros. The savings would be divided equally between increases in medicine users' copayments and fees levied on pharmaceutical sector businesses.
15 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote