Statutes in English on health care issues
Statutes available in English on aspects of the Icelandic Health Care Services:
- The Health Service Act No. 40/2007
- The Medical Director of Health Act, No 41/2007
amended by Act No. 28/2011, in force as of 1 May 2011
(not yet available in English)
- Act on Health Security and Communicable Diseases, No 19/1997 (PDF)
- Medical Devices Act, No 16/2001
(The Icelandic Medicines Agency replaced the Directorate of Health
as the Competent Authority for medical devices as of 1 May 2011) - Patients' Rights Act, No 74/1997
- Tobacco Control Act, No 6/2002 (PDF)
- Act on Health Insurance No 112/2008
For other statutes and regulations in English on related subjects click here: Legislation
10 May 2011