Course in Danish health legislation:

• Is completed online as elearning
• Is conducted in Danish and free of charge
• Must be completed by the end of the first month of your first employment for adaptation and training purposes

Automatic enrollment

You can complete the course when you fulfill our language requirement. You can not register for the course yourself. Once we have received valid documentation confirming that you meet the Danish language requirement, you will automatically receive a link to the elearning course.

You can expect to receive the course link within 14 days of providing documentation confirming that you meet the Danish language requirement. We will send the link to the email address that you have provided.

Deadline for completing the course

We recommend that you complete the course as early as possible.

You must complete the course no later than one month after beginning your first employment for adaptation and training purposes. If you do not successfully complete the course before the deadline, your employment for adaptation and training purposes must be terminated.

Course Structure

The course consists of five modules followed by an online examination. You may complete all modules in one session or spread them out over time. Each module can be revisited as many times as needed before proceeding to the final examination.

You can use the built-in dictionary and revisit one or several modules before you take the final examination.

• Module 1 – Structure of the Healthcare System
  This module gives you an overview of the organization and structure of the Danish healthcare system, funding and citizens’ access to healthcare services.
  
  
• Module 2 – Being an Authorized Health Professional
  This module covers your rights and responsibilities as well as the legal framework governing your role as a health professional in Denmark.
  
  
• Module 3 – Medical Records
  This module covers the requirements for medical documentation, regulations on accessing patient records and the obligation to keep and store patient records.
  
  
• Module 4 – Patients’ Rights
  This module covers patients’ right to self-determination, informed consent, use of force in treatment, and the duty of confidentiality for health professionals
  
  
• Module 5 – When Something Goes Wrong
  This module provides information on supervision, complaints, patient compensation, and the learning and reporting system for patient safety incidents.

Online Examination

You must successfully complete the final online examination to pass the course.

The test consists of 20 questions covering all five topics. A minimum of 18 correct answers is required to pass.

You have three attempts to complete the examination.

Supplementary Material

Before starting the course, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the two main legislative acts in this field:

The Health Act (Sundhedsloven)

The Authorization Act (Autorisationsloven)