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The Law On The Organisation Of Health Care In The Armed Forces

Original Language Title: Laki terveydenhuollon järjestämisestä puolustusvoimissa

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Law on health care provision in the armed forces

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In accordance with the decision of the Parliament:

ARTICLE 1

The defence forces are responsible for the health care of those in charge of their health care. The defence forces may otherwise provide health services as provided for in this Act.

The organisation of health care is regulated separately.

ARTICLE 2

Defence health care includes health care and medical care.

Health care includes health care and environmental health care.

Medical care includes emergency care, medical care, outpatient treatment and hospitalisation.

ARTICLE 3

Military health care is the responsibility of the Civil Service (452/1950) And the Act on Women's Voluntary Service (194/1995) In the armed forces and in the border guard service, serve in the course of their service, as well as students who are trained in military posts. (29 MAY 1998/99)

Hospital care shall be provided to the persons referred to in paragraph 1 where the illness, injury or defect has occurred, found or worsened during the service, or in the case of illness, disability or disability requiring treatment when entering the service concerned; or A defect that has not prevented recruitment from being accepted.

Accountability L 452/1950 Has been repealed by the Military Duc 148/2007 .

§ 4 (21.4.2006/292)

The Ministry of Defence organists an assessment of the usefulness of the occupational health service.

The Ministry of Defence may decide that, for a specific reason, healthcare services are also provided to persons other than those mentioned in Article 3 (1).

§ 5 (21.4.2006/292)

The health services referred to in Article 3 of the military health care sector are free of charge.

In the case of other healthcare services, the reimbursement of their users is laid down in the (150/1992) In accordance with

§ 5a (18.12.1995-1505)

If, as a result of the illness, the person referred to in Article 3 (1) has been exempted from service duties and has been dispatched for recovery from the disease in order to recover from the home treatment, during which he/she does not receive the State maintenance, he shall be paid by the Ministry of Defence The amount of food.

ARTICLE 6 (28 JUNE 2013/513)

General planning, control and control of military health care are part of the Joint Chiefs.

The health care system in the armed forces corresponds to the Defence Forces Logistics Department.

§ 7 (21.4.2006/292)

In the armed forces, health care personnel and the necessary healthcare facilities, the Military pharmacy and the medical depot, as specified by the Council's decree, are available for health care.

§ 8 (21.4.2006/292)

Healthcare can be arranged through the acquisition of services from the municipality, the municipality or any other public or private service provider, as agreed with them.

§ 9 (21.4.2006/292)

If the Hospital of the Association of Nurses, the Municipal Health Centre or other public service provider has provided health and medical services for the health care of the armed forces, and the compensation has not been specifically agreed, The compensation by the armed forces is determined by the costs incurred by the medical services and the health centre.

§ 9a (28 JUNE 2013/513)

The confidentiality of the information contained in the patient documentation referred to in this Act is in force, as is the case in the law on public access to documents. (18/09/1999) , the law on the status and rights of the patient (1999) And the Law on the health professionals (559/1994) Provides.

Subject to this or other law, personal data law shall apply to the processing of personal data (523/1999) .

§ 9b (28 JUNE 2013/513)

In the event of a medical fitness check, a job inspection or any other health check, the medical health care or military office shall be subject to health restrictions affecting the health care of the armed forces or the military office. Without prejudice to the provisions laid down in Article 9a of the laws of the Member States relating to the category of service, service security or performance of the relevant service or performance, without prejudice to the provisions of the laws referred to in Article 9a; The military authority concerned. The military authority designated for this purpose shall be the commander of the class or the chief executive of the other responsible administrative unit.

The limitations found in the examination of the health care of the armed forces for the performance of their duties shall also be delivered to the head of the base unit.

At the request of the inspected physician, the doctor shall declare an opinion on the verified inspection.

ARTICLE 10 (21.4.2006/292)

The armed forces provide training in the field of defence, as laid down in more detail by the Council's decree.

ARTICLE 11 (21.4.2006/292)

More detailed provisions on the implementation of this law are laid down by the Government Decree.

ARTICLE 12

This Act shall enter into force on 1 June 1987. It repeals the Law of 27 May 1955 on the general criteria for the fees, compensation and commissions charged in hospitals (277/55) With its subsequent modifications.

HE 230/86, plvkms. 4/86, svk.M. 262/86

Entry into force and application of amending acts:

11.12.1992/1262:

This Act shall enter into force on 1 January 1993.

Before the entry into force of the law, measures may be taken to implement it.

THEY 133/92 , PuvM 3/92

18.12.1995/1505:

This Act shall enter into force on 1 January 1996.

THEY 124/95 , StVM 25/95, EV 137/95

22.12.1995/1682:

This Act shall enter into force on 1 January 1996.

THEY 43/95 , PuVM 1/95 EV 150/95

29.5.1998/367:

This Act shall enter into force on 1 July 1998.

THEY 21/1998 , 1/1998, EV 29/1998

21.05.1999/623:

This Act shall enter into force on 1 December 1999.

30/1998 , Case 31/1998, EV 303/1998

21.4.2006/29:

This Act shall enter into force on 1 May 2006. For ex ante health checks under Article 9, checks shall be carried out in accordance with Article 9 only on or after 1 January 2008.

Before the law enters into force, measures may be taken to implement the law.

THEY 200/2005 , PuVM 1/2006 EV 19/2006

28 JUNE 2013/5:

This Act shall enter into force on 1 January 2015.

THEY 8/2013 , PuVM 2/2013, EV 79/2013