Government bills6

Topicpatient documents6
  1. HE 159/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Anticipating health risks using patient data

    Wellbeing services counties will be granted the right to analyse patient data in their registers to detect residents' health risks and treatment gaps in advance. Healthcare professionals will be able to use this data to contact residents belonging to risk groups and invite them for check-ups or treatment.

    24 Apr 2026 · 1 vote

    Only vote · Käsittelyn pohja: mietintö JAA / Aki Lindénin ehdotus EI

    89 jaa
    72 ei
  2. HE 94/2024 vpPassed

    Permanent patient data sharing in Uusimaa

    The wellbeing services counties of Uusimaa, the City of Helsinki and the HUS Group will continue to be permitted to disclose patient data to one another to the extent required for treatment, unless the patient has prohibited this. The procedure, which has been in force temporarily, will be made permanent by law.

    3 Apr 2025 · passed without a vote
  3. HE 5/2023 vpPassed

    Expanding access to communicable disease registers

    Healthcare personnel involved in the prevention and control of communicable diseases would be granted the right to access the communicable disease registers of THL (the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare) directly via remote access. The amendment will speed up contact tracing and streamline epidemic control work.

    28 Jun 2023 · passed without a vote
  4. HE 16/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Extending Kanta service transition periods

    Health and social services providers will be given additional time to implement the new obligations of Kanta services. At the same time, the transfer of patient data between treatment facilities will be clarified and hospital social workers' right of access to information from Kela (the Social Insurance Institution) will be improved.

    23 May 2024 · passed without a vote
  5. HE 246/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming client data and medication lists

    Rules on the processing of client data in health and social services will be compiled into a single new act and aligned with the EU General Data Protection Regulation. The reform will also enable the introduction of an up-to-date national medication list.

    16 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote
  6. HE 18/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Securing patient data sharing in Uusimaa

    Healthcare authorities in Uusimaa will be permitted during a transition period to disclose data needed for patient care to each other, unless the patient has specifically prohibited it. The arrangement will safeguard the availability of patient data and smooth care as the health and social services reform begins.

    21 Jun 2022 · passed without a vote