The Norwegian Board of Health Supervision (Norwegian: Statens helsetilsyn, short name Helsetilsynet) is a national government institution under the Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services. The name was altered from Norwegian Board of Health on 1 January 2007.
The Norwegian Board of Health Supervision is an independent supervision authority, with responsibility for general supervision of health and social services in the country, from 1 January 2010 also for child protection. The Norwegian Board of Health Supervision directs the supervision authorities at the county level: the offices of the county governors, which have responsibility for supervision of social services, and the Norwegian Board of Health Supervision in the Counties, which have responsibility for supervision of health services and health care personnel.
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