Patientsäkerhetslagen
Swedish act SFS 2010:659, in force since 2011-01-01: Patientsäkerhetslag. The responsible authority is Inspektionen för vård och omsorg.
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- SFS 2010:659
- In force
- 2011-01-01
- Responsible authority
- Inspektionen för vård och omsorg
- Area
- Working life and health
- Read date
- 2026-08-16
Official text
Preparatory works
- Prop. 2009/10:210Patientsäkerhet och tillsyn
Standards
- Medical devices, application of risk management
SS-EN ISO 14971:2019Svenska institutet för standarder (SIS)
The method for risk management across the whole life cycle of a medical device: risk analysis, evaluation, reduction and follow-up of residual risk in clinical use.
Questions resting on the act
- How many days of annual leave is an employee in Sweden entitled to?Annual Leave Act (1977:480) sections 4 and 12
- What does systematic work environment management require of a small employer?Work Environment Act (1977:1160) chapter 3 section 2 a, with the Work Environment Authority's provisions on systematic work environment management
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Other acts in the same area
- Patientdatalagen · SFS 2008:355
- Hälso- och sjukvårdslagen · SFS 2017:30
- Patientlagen · SFS 2014:821
- Medicintekniklagen · SFS 2021:600
- Läkemedelslagen · SFS 2015:315
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