Social and health care legislation (2 cr)

Objective

You can apply social and health care legislation in the production of social and heath care services.

Content

What does the Act and Decree of the Private Social and Health Care Services say about the establishment, business operations and control of companies?
What do the self-monitoring plan and registering of the license application process involve?
What do entrepreneurs need to know about the Act on the Status and Rights of Clients in Social Welfare Services?
What do health and social care professionals need to know about the Act on Qualification Requirements for Social Welfare Professionals and the Act on Health Care Professionals and what kind of professional competence is needed in social and health care companies?
What do entrepreneurs have to know about the Public Procurement ACt?
How do service providers act in terms of customer vouchers, personal budgets and policy frameworks?

Private Social Services Act
Decree of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health on private social services
Private Health Care Act
Decree on Private Health Care Act on the Status and Rights of Clients in Social Welfare Services
Act on the Status and Rights of Patients
Act on Qualification Requirements for Social Welfare Professionals
Health Care Professionals Act
Public Procurement Act

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

The course requires completing basic professional studies so that students students are familiar with the Finnish social and health care service system and quality requirements and with the legislation related to the service system.