ACTSThe Health Personnel Act regulates the authorisation and licensing of health personnel as well as the approval of specialists, see Ch. 9. Ch. 12 regulates procedures in respect of complaints about decisions relating to authorisation and licensing etc. as well as about reactions of the authorities when health personnel may have failed in their duties. Ch. 13 describes arrangements during a transitional period and regulates the protection of titles. An appreciation of the purposes of the act as described in Section 1 will be important in understanding the way the act is put into practice. This act is the most important instrument in regulating the rights and duties of health personnel in Norway. The Patients' Rights Act grants a number of rights or privileges to the population in their encounter with health services. The processing of applications in SAFH follows the Public Administration Act and the Freedom of Information Act. The Education Act and the Universities and University Colleges Act regulate upper secondary education and higher education.
The Personal Data Act (link to The Data Inspectorate, see menu In English) regulates your right to know the categories of personal data that are being processed about yourself, and to check that the personal data processed are of adequate quality.
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