Government bills27

Topicmedicines27
  1. 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 vote

    Only vote · 1. lakiehdotus, 23 b §, mietintö / Kristiina Salonen

    106 jaa
    65 ei
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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 votes
    169 jaa
    14 ei
  6. 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 votes

    Closest vote · Lausumaehdotus 2, mietintö / Anneli Kiljunen

    99 jaa
    52 ei
  7. 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