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ISL-2012-L-91321
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Title_of_text
Act on Health Care Professionals, No. 34/2012.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Iceland
Subjects (Classification)
Nursing personnel
Adopted on (Date of text)
2012-05-02
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Original title
Lög um heilbrigðisstarfsmenn nr. 34/2012
Abstract/Citation
The objective of this Act is to ensure quality health care and patient safety by identifying requirements for education, skills and practices of health care workers. The Act is divided into the following four chapters:
Chapter I - General Provisions
Chapter II - Certified health care professionals
Chapter III - Rights and obligations of health care workers
Chapter IV - Miscellaneous provisions.
Repeals the following Laws:
- Law on Physicians, No. 53/1988;
- Law om Dentists, No. 38/1985;
- Law on Nursing No. 8/1974;
- Law on Social Work, No. 95/1990;
- Law on occupational therapy, no. 75/1977;
- Law on Midwifery No. 67/1984;
- Law on Pharmacists Act No. 35/1978;
- Law on Biomedical Scientists No. 99/1980;
- Law on Opticians, No. 17/1984;
- Law on nurses aides No. 58/1984;
- Law on physiotherapy, No. 58/1976;
- Law on social pedagogues, No. 18/1978;
- Law on on educational qualifications for workers within the health sector No. 24/1985;
- Law on psychologists, No. 40/1976;
- Law on qualifications of dental technicians No. 109/2000.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2013-01-01
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Repealed Text region
Repealed text(s)
1974-03-13 (ISL-1974-L-36391)
Act No. 8 of 1974 on nursing.
Repealed text(s)
1984-05-28 (ISL-1984-L-36429)
Act No. 58 of 1984 on nurses' aides.
Repealed text(s)
1985-05-28 (ISL-1985-L-36437)
Act No. 24 of 1985 on educational qualifications for workers within the health sector.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Parliament website - Althingi
Country
Iceland
URL
http://www.althingi.is
File
ISL91321 2017.pdf (PDF of Act in Icelandic as at 20 January 2017)
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Ministry of Welfare
Country
Iceland
URL
http://eng.velferdarraduneyti.is/
File
ISL91321 Isl.pdf (PDF of Law in English)