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  1. HE 89/2020 vpPassed

    Temporary VAT exemption on coronavirus equipment

    Protective equipment and supplies used in combating, testing for and treating the coronavirus will temporarily be exempt from value added tax (VAT). The tax relief applies to domestic sales to public health and social services as well as intra-EU acquisitions.

    24 Jun 2020 · 1 vote

    Only vote · 38 c §, mietintö / Sanni Grahn-Laasosen ehdotus

    40 jaa
    14 ei
  2. HE 95/2019 vpPassed with amendments

    Fees for health and social data

    The Social and Health Data Permit Authority will be able to charge a fee for the extraction and processing of datasets related to data requests. At the same time, controllers providing data will receive compensation for their delivery costs.

    17 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote
  3. HE 300/2018 vpLapsed

    Reforming electronic client data processing

    The processing of client data in health and social services will be reformed, and Kanta services will be expanded to cover social services as well. In healthcare, broad patient consent will be abandoned, and citizens will be given the opportunity to save their own wellbeing data in the national system.

    18 Apr 2019 · no votes
  4. HE 159/2018 vpLapsed

    Combining and reforming disability services

    The Disability Services Act and the Act on Special Care for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities will be merged into a single framework, so that services will be granted based on individual need for assistance rather than a medical diagnosis. The reform will strengthen the self-determination, equality and independent living of persons with disabilities.

    18 Apr 2019 · no votes
  5. HE 65/2018 vpLapsed

    Updating the Criminal Code for regional reform

    The Criminal Code will be updated to correspond to the regional and health and social services reform. Regional elections, public officials, elected officials, and subsidies granted by regions will be brought within the scope of the Criminal Code's provisions.

    18 Apr 2019 · no votes
  6. HE 16/2018 vpLapsed

    Expanding freedom of choice in health and social services

    Clients will be able to freely choose a public, private or third-sector provider for their health and social services. The right of choice will apply in particular to primary-level health and social services centres, dental care, and services acquired using a service voucher or a personal budget.

    18 Apr 2019 · no votes
  7. HE 57/2017 vpLapsed

    Supplementing the funding system for regions

    A uniform central government funding model will be created for other duties transferring to the regions, such as business and rural services. At the same time, it will be ensured that central government grants awarded for premises are not clawed back from municipalities due to changes in premises caused by the reform.

    18 Apr 2019 · no votes
  8. HE 44/2017 vpLapsed

    Safeguarding Sámi language rights

    The Sámi Language Act will be amended so that the linguistic and cultural rights of the Sámi are preserved in connection with the health and social services and regional government reform. At the same time, the reference to the definition of a Sámi in the Act on the Sámi Parliament will be removed from the act so that the right to conduct business in Sámi does not depend on an official register definition.

    18 Apr 2019 · no votes
  9. HE 15/2017 vpLapsed

    Regionalising health and social services

    Responsibility for organising health and social services and rescue services will be transferred from municipalities to 18 new self-governing regions. At the same time, municipal taxation will be reduced and central government taxation increased to fund the services.

    18 Apr 2019 · no votes
  10. HE 159/2017 vpPassed with amendments

    Streamlining research use of health data

    Health and social services client data can be utilised more easily and quickly for purposes such as scientific research, statistics and innovation activities. Data permits and the combining of datasets will be centralised under a single authority, and data will be processed in supervised, secure data environments.

    12 Apr 2019 · 1 vote
    92 jaa
    80 ei
  11. HE 237/2018 vpPassed with amendments

    Strengthening legal protection for children in care

    Good treatment and legal protection of children placed outside the home will be improved in child welfare. The use of restrictive measures in residential institutions will be tightened and supervision of out-of-home care will be increased.

    25 Mar 2019 · passed without a vote
  12. HE 148/2018 vpPassed with amendments

    Updating VAT for health, social and interpreting services

    The provisions on value added tax (VAT) exemptions for health and social services and early childhood education and care will be updated to align with other legislation. At the same time, publicly supported interpreting services for all disability groups will be clearly designated as tax-exempt.

    30 Nov 2018 · passed without a vote
  13. HE 113/2025 vpIn progress

    Expanding care technology in social services

    Technological solutions and technical surveillance will be introduced more widely across social welfare services to support client care and safety. The use of technology may also be taken into account when calculating staffing ratios for round-the-clock care for older people.

    26 May 2026 · no votes yet
  14. HE 47/2017 vpWithdrawn

    Expanding health and social services choice

    Clients of health and social services will be given the right to choose the provider of their basic services from among public, private and third-sector providers. Opportunities for choice will also be expanded through service vouchers and personal budgets.

    14 Mar 2018 · no votes
  15. 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
  16. HE 224/2016 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming hospital and emergency networks

    Demanding specialised medical care and 24-hour comprehensive emergency care will be centralised in 12 hospitals. Health and social services emergency departments will be combined in the same premises to improve service quality and safety.

    23 Dec 2016 · 8 votes
    109 jaa
    65 ei
  17. HE 217/2016 vpPassed with amendments

    Clarifying social assistance transfer practices

    As basic social assistance is transferred to Kela, the division of work between Kela and municipalities, the forwarding of applications and the exchange of information will be clarified. At the same time, electronic payment commitments for pharmacies and the electronic transfer of rental data will be introduced.

    2 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote
  18. HE 97/2016 vpPassed with amendments

    Restricting municipal health and social services investments and outsourcing

    Large construction investments in health and social services as well as long-term outsourcing contracts by municipalities and joint municipal authorities are temporarily restricted ahead of the upcoming health and social services reform. A termination clause must be included in new extensive contracts, and a ministerial exemption is required for major construction projects.

    27 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote
  19. HE 85/2016 vpPassed with amendments

    Expanding informal care support and leave

    All informal carers who have concluded an agreement will be guaranteed the right to at least two days off per month, and municipalities will be obliged to organise coaching and health checks for them. In addition, municipalities can provide days off and substitute care also to those caring for a close person who do not have an official informal care agreement.

    27 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote
  20. HE 14/2016 vpPassed

    Reforming social welfare qualification requirements

    The old act on qualification requirements for professional staff in social welfare will be repealed as the new Act on Social Welfare Professionals enters into force. At the same time, references across several social services acts will be updated to reflect the new regulation.

    19 Apr 2016 · 1 vote

    Only vote · Perustelut, mietintö / Anneli Kiljunen

    117 jaa
    65 ei
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