Government bills81
- 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 - 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 - 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 vote92 jaa80 ei - 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 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 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 - 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 - HE 165/2017 vpPassed with amendments
EU alignment of medical device regulation
The act governing medical devices will be updated to correspond to new EU regulations. The role of Valvira (the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health) as the official supervisory authority will be confirmed, and provisions on language requirements for device-related documentation will be laid down.
13 Dec 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 80/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming seasonal worker and specialist permits
Separate acts will govern the permits and rights of seasonal workers from outside the EU and workers transferred within multinational companies. Workers will be guaranteed equal treatment in terms of employment conditions and access to public healthcare during their stay in Finland.
24 Nov 2017 · 1 vote161 jaa16 ei - HE 126/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming foreign service allowances and transport
Civil servants working at Finland's missions abroad could be provided with transport services at insecure duty stations. At the same time, allowances for domestic helpers would be abolished and healthcare reimbursement practices clarified.
20 Nov 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 46/2017 vpPassed
Internships in Finland for foreign-trained doctors
Persons who have graduated as doctors in an EU or EEA country will be able to complete the professional practical training required for their degree in Finland, regardless of the year they began their studies. Valvira (the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health) will grant them a restricted right to practise as a doctor under the direction and supervision of another doctor for the duration of the training.
29 May 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 172/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring radiation doctor approvals to Valvira
The approval and registration of doctors examining the health of workers most exposed to radiation will be transferred from the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) to Valvira (the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health). At the same time, information on doctors' qualifications will be compiled in the public register of healthcare professionals.
8 Mar 2017 · passed without a vote - 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 votes109 jaa65 ei - HE 212/2016 vpPassed
Postponing corporatisation of municipal occupational healthcare
The obligation on municipalities to incorporate the occupational healthcare medical treatment services they provide will be postponed by two years to the beginning of 2019. During the transitional period, municipalities must separate occupational healthcare accounting from their other healthcare services.
16 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - 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 154/2016 vpPassed
Expanding free outpatient services for veterans
Persons disabled as a result of the 1939–1945 wars will receive health and social services outpatient care free of charge with a degree of disability of just 10 per cent. The change will make it easier for elderly disabled war veterans to live at home both in Finland and in Sweden.
24 Oct 2016 · passed without a vote - 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 - HE 107/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming recognition of healthcare qualifications
Recognition of healthcare professional qualifications is facilitated and supervisory cooperation between authorities across the EU is enhanced. At the same time, authorities are given better opportunities to verify that professionals arriving from abroad have sufficient language proficiency.
21 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - HE 49/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring prison health care
Prisoners' health care will be transferred from the Criminal Sanctions Agency to a new agency to be established in the administrative branch of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. At the same time, prisoners' medical care will be brought under the same official supervision as other public health care.
21 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - HE 111/2015 vpPassed
Extending health and social services co-operation
The obligation of municipalities to provide health and social services in co-operation areas will be extended until the end of 2018. The amendment will ensure uninterrupted service provision and prevent the dissolution of co-operation areas before the extensive health and social services reform.
3 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote