What does Patientdatalagen (2008:355) require?
Patientdatalagen in the register: designation 2008:355, the source rows and the way on to the publisher's own text.
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Which primary sources apply to Patientdatalagen?
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SFS 2008:355 — Patientdatalag
Swedish Code of Statutes, the Riksdag
Open the sourceProp. 2007/08:126 — Patientdatalag med mera
Riksdag document register
Open the sourceAD 2018 nr 48 — En tandhygienist har avskedats efter att han flera gånger i mejl till Migrationsverket lämnat uppgifter om patienter som han behandlat, som var asylsökande, och ifrågasatt deras uppgivna ålder. Såväl tingsrätten som Arbetsdomstolen har funnit att han därmed brutit mot tystnadsplikten och sekretessen enligt bl.a. offentlighets- och sekretesslagen. Till skillnad mot tingsrätten har Arbetsdomstolen funnit att det förelegat laga skäl för avskedande.
Guiding decisions, Supreme Court and Supreme Administrative Court
Open the sourceHFD 2017 ref. 67 — En vårdgivare som behandlar personuppgifter med stöd av patientdatalagen får inte ge ett ombud till en enskild direktåtkomst till vårdgivarens uppgifter om den enskilde.
Guiding decisions, Supreme Court and Supreme Administrative Court
Open the sourceHFD 2013 ref. 33 — Löpande anteckningar i patientjournal inom den offentligt bedrivna hälso- och sjukvården har ansetts omedelbart bli en del av den allmänna handlingen, oberoende av att anteckningarna inte signerats.
Guiding decisions, Supreme Court and Supreme Administrative Court
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Secondary sources
32016R0679 — Kompletterar förordning (EU) 2016/679 för hälso- och sjukvården
EUR-Lex
Open the sourceHSLF-FS — Socialstyrelsen
Socialstyrelsen, regulatory collection
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Summary
- Patientdatalagen carries the identifier SFS 2008:355 and entered into force on 2008-07-01.
- Socialstyrelsen is the authority named for supervision and regulations under Patientdatalagen.
- Patientdatalagen: Kompletterar förordning (EU) 2016/679 för hälso- och sjukvården.
- The preparatory works for Patientdatalagen are Prop. 2007/08:126.
- The register holds 3 read decisions applying Patientdatalagen: AD 2018 nr 48, HFD 2017 ref. 67, HFD 2013 ref. 33.
- The question sits in Health and life science, where the register holds 1 read statutes.
Application
- In comparable situations Patientdatalagen is read together with the other statutes in Health and life science and with the responsible authority's regulations.
- Decision AD 2018 nr 48 applies Patientdatalagen and is read together with the statute text.
- This description rests only on the sources listed above. It is not an assessment of an individual matter and not legal advice.
What the register has not read
- No agency regulations are read for Patientdatalagen.
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