Sundhedssikring and the yellow Sundhedskortet: Danish public-healthcare enrollment for newcomers
Public healthcare in Denmark is anchored in Sundhedsloven § 12.
The kommune (municipality) registers each newcomer in the folkeregister, assigns a 10-digit CPR-nummer, allocates an egen læge within the residence radius, and issues the yellow Sundhedskortet as documentation of the right to benefits. The five regions administer hospitals, regional specialist services, and the private-practice GP contracts. Udbetaling Danmark issues the Særligt sundhedskort for cross-border workers and the blue EU-sygesikringskort (EHIC) for travel abroad.
Estimated time
Sundhedssikring entitlement attaches automatically the day kommune Borger Service completes folkeregister registration and assigns the CPR-nummer. The physical yellow Sundhedskortet is typically dispatched by post to the registered address within two to four weeks of CPR registration; some kommune sources cite a shorter two-to-three week modal window. The Sundhedskortet app is available immediately once MitID is active. The Særligt sundhedskort for cross-border workers is issued by Udbetaling Danmark on a three-to-five week processing window. Group-switch and replacement-card requests through borger.dk self-service follow the same two-to-three week postal turnaround.
Cost
Initial Sundhedskortet issuance, blue EU-sygesikringskort (EHIC) issuance, Særligt sundhedskort initial issuance, GP consultations in Sikringsgruppe 1, public-hospital admission, and specialist treatment on referral are free at the point of use. A modest statutory replacement fee applies to a lost or damaged card and to a paid sikringsgruppe switch outside the free-change events. Sikringsgruppe 2 holders pay an indicative GP co-payment per consultation plus any price differential where a specialist's price exceeds the regional subsidy. Prescription medicines carry a sliding-scale subsidy administered automatically at the pharmacy, with an annual ceiling set by the Minister of Interior and Health.
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Additional Items
- The statutory replacement fee for a lost or damaged Sundhedskortet, a paid sikringsgruppe switch, and a replacement Særligt sundhedskort is DKK 40 in 2026 per the Minister of Interior and Health's implementing rules under Sundhedsloven § 12. The fee is reviewed by the ministry on an annual cycle.
- The indicative GP co-payment for Sikringsgruppe 2 visits is approximately DKK 300 per consultation in 2026 across the major kommune surveys, with practitioners free to set their own prices in Sikringsgruppe 2. Verify the current rate with the practitioner or on borger.dk before booking.
- The annual ceiling on prescription-medicine co-payment is approximately DKK 4,850 in 2026, set by the Minister of Interior and Health and indexed annually. Once the ceiling is reached the subsidy covers the full cost for the remainder of the calendar year, with the subsidy applied automatically at the pharmacy on presentation of the CPR-nummer.
- Approximately ninety-nine percent of Danish residents are registered in Sikringsgruppe 1, with a registered egen læge and no co-payment for GP consultations. The Sikringsgruppe 2 option for free choice of GP and specialist with a co-payment remains active and is selected by a small minority of residents.
- Egen læge allocation follows a radius rule: a GP must be selected from the open-list practitioners within fifteen kilometres of the registered residence outside the Capital Region, and within five kilometres inside the Capital Region (hovedstadsområdet). Where the holder wants a specific GP whose list is closed and outside the radius, the kommune may grant a dispensation case-by-case.
- Future-watch — Region Hovedstaden and Region Sjælland are scheduled to merge into Region Østdanmark with a Folketinget-approved force-date of 1 January 2027 under the Danish health reform. The merger does not change the kommune's role as Sundhedskortet issuer under Sundhedsloven § 12 and has no procedural impact on yellow-card issuance for the foreseeable cycle ahead — affected residents will continue to receive their card from the same kommune Borger Service.
- Sundhedsloven entered into force on 1 January 2007 and consolidated the older Lov om offentlig sygesikring (Public Health Insurance Act) together with patient-rights legislation into a single comprehensive health statute. References to the older statute in pre-consolidation documents now point to Sundhedsloven.
- The Sundhedskortet app — operated by Sundhedsdatastyrelsen (Danish Health Data Authority) in partnership with Digitaliseringsstyrelsen — is a fully valid alternative to the physical yellow card. Installation is optional and available on App Store and Google Play after MitID activation.
Step-by-Step
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Confirm the planned stay in Denmark exceeds three months and establish a permanent Danish address
bopæl i Danmark
- Stays of three consecutive months or less do not qualify for CPR registration and rely on the home-country EHIC (blue card) or private insurance — the yellow Sundhedskortet pathway begins with a long-stay residence basis
- Establish a permanent Danish address — a rental contract, ownership deed, or signed consent from the registered resident at the address — before the kommune appointment; a hotel or short-term tourist address is not accepted for folkeregister entry
- Confirm the name on the mailbox at the address matches the cardholder name in advance, since the postal carrier (DAO) is required to return the card to sender on a name mismatch
💡 Tip: The fastlege-equivalent in Denmark — egen læge / praktiserende læge — is assigned by the kommune at the same in-person appointment that registers the CPR-nummer, not in a separate later step. Plan the appointment booking for after the residence address is in place.
- 2
Secure the EU residence document or Danish residence permit that anchors your CPR eligibility
registreringsbevis eller opholdstilladelse
- EU/EEA and Swiss citizens apply for an EU residence document (registreringsbevis) from SIRI under EU Directive 2004/38/EC; no work permit or residence permit is required for free-movement nationals
- Non-EU third-country nationals must hold a Danish residence permit issued by SIRI or Udlændingestyrelsen — work, student, family-reunification, asylum, or permanent residence — before the kommune appointment can be completed
- Cross-border workers (grænsegængere) who work in Denmark but reside in another EU/EEA country or Switzerland skip folkeregister registration and route directly to Udbetaling Danmark for the Særligt sundhedskort
- Posted workers (udstationerede arbejdstagere) from another EEA state or Switzerland generally remain insured under their home-country social-security regime under EU Regulation 883/2004 and use their home-country EHIC in Denmark, not the yellow Sundhedskortet
- Asylum-seekers do not receive a CPR-nummer during the asylum procedure; healthcare is delivered through the Røde Kors parallel asylum-centre system pending a residence-permit decision
💡 Tip: (SIRI) and (Udlændingestyrelsen) issue residence documentation; (kommune Borger Service) and (International House) handle the CPR appointment; (Udbetaling Danmark — International Sygesikring) issues both the Særligt sundhedskort and the blue EU-sygesikringskort. Each authority owns one stage of the pathway.
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Book the kommune Borger Service or International House appointment within five days of taking up residence
Borger Service / International House
- Report the move to the kommune of residence within five days of taking up the address — a window anchored in the Civil Registration System Act (Lov om Det Centrale Personregister) applying both to initial arrival and to subsequent address changes inside Denmark
- In the four largest cities, file through the dedicated International House: International House Copenhagen at international.kk.dk for the Capital Region; International Citizen Service West at Dokk1 for Aarhus; the Odense and Aalborg equivalents for their respective regions
- In all other kommuner, file through the kommune's own Borger Service portal linked from borger.dk; each of Denmark's ninety-eight kommuner operates its own Borger Service
- Upload copies of all required documents in the online application and book an in-person appointment slot; originals must be presented at the booked appointment
💡 Tip: International House appointments include a one-stop counter for SIRI residence-document collection, kommune folkeregister entry, MitID activation, and tax-card issuance — reducing the multi-agency hop for newcomers in the four largest cities.
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Complete the in-person CPR registration and receive the egen læge assignment
folkeregistrering og egen læge
- At the in-person appointment the kommune Borger Service caseworker reviews originals — passport or national ID, proof of address, EU residence document or Danish residence permit, marriage and birth certificates if applicable — and registers the applicant in Det Centrale Personregister
- A 10-digit CPR-nummer is assigned in the same act, together with allocation to a general practitioner (egen læge / praktiserende læge) from the open-list GPs within the residence radius — fifteen kilometres outside the Capital Region and five kilometres inside the Capital Region (hovedstadsområdet)
- Registration in Sikringsgruppe 1 is the default — the great majority of residents — with a referral required for specialists except ear, nose and throat doctors, eye doctors, dental hygienists, dentists, and chiropractors
- Activate MitID immediately after CPR issuance; the MitID app activation propagates over an approximately twenty-four-hour window before borger.dk self-service is fully usable for GP changes and replacement-card requests
💡 Tip: The Sikringsgruppe 1 default routes the holder to an assigned egen læge with no co-payment for consultations. Sikringsgruppe 2 is the minority alternative — free choice of GP and specialist with a per-visit co-payment plus any price differential where a practitioner's price exceeds the regional subsidy. The choice is shown on the Sundhedskortet and can be switched later through borger.dk.
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Wait for the yellow Sundhedskortet to arrive by post and confirm the egen læge details
Sundhedskortet
- The kommune dispatches the physical yellow Sundhedskortet by post to the registered folkeregister address — typically within two to three weeks of CPR registration, with some kommune sources citing up to four weeks
- The card shows the holder's name and address, the 10-digit CPR-nummer, and the name, address, and telephone of the assigned egen læge
- If the card has not arrived after four weeks, contact the kommune Borger Service; the Copenhagen Folkeregister helpline is +45 33 66 33 66 and operates on weekdays during the published hours
- If a temporary health document is needed urgently before the postal card arrives — for an unplanned doctor or hospital visit — the kommune issues one at no charge on request at Borger Service
⚠️ Watch out: If the card does not arrive within the typical postal-delivery window, the most common cause is a name mismatch on the mailbox — the postal carrier is required to return the card to sender if the cardholder name is not on the mailbox. Recovery is to confirm the name on the mailbox, then contact the kommune Borger Service. The kommune holds undelivered cards at Borger Service for up to six months at no charge; collection after the six-month retention period incurs the statutory replacement fee.
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Optionally activate the Sundhedskortet app and use sundhed.dk for healthcare records
Sundhedskortet app / sundhed.dk
- After MitID propagation, install the Sundhedskortet app on iOS or Android — operated by Sundhedsdatastyrelsen (Danish Health Data Authority) in partnership with Digitaliseringsstyrelsen — for a digital alternative to the physical card
- The digital card is fully valid and accepted on the same terms as the physical card; carrying both is optional
- Use sundhed.dk's Find Behandler to search for general practitioners, specialists, dentists, and hospitals near the registered address, and to consult the åbent for tilgang or lukket for tilgang status of GP lists for any future switch
- Apply for the blue EU-sygesikringskort (EHIC) through Udbetaling Danmark via borger.dk self-service before any planned travel to another EU/EEA country, Switzerland, or the UK
💡 Tip: The blue EU-sygesikringskort issued by Udbetaling Danmark covers temporary medically necessary treatment abroad on the same patient-fee terms as residents of the visited country. It is not a substitute for private travel insurance — planned treatment, repatriation, and private-provider treatment are excluded, so supplementary travel cover is widely recommended.
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Manage subsequent egen læge or sikringsgruppe changes through borger.dk self-service
skift af læge eller sikringsgruppe
- Log in to borger.dk with MitID and open the GP-change service to switch egen læge — choose from the open-list GPs within the residence radius and confirm the change
- A free GP change is available for free-change events: the current GP closes practice or splits, the applicant moves residence, the applicant turns fifteen within sixty days, or care-home entry. Outside these events a statutory paid-change fee applies
- A sikringsgruppe switch from Group 1 to Group 2 or vice versa is effective on the chosen date; a second switch may take place no earlier than one year later; the same paid-event versus free-event fee structure applies
- The replacement Sundhedskortet showing the updated GP or sikringsgruppe is dispatched automatically by post — typically within two to three weeks of the change
💡 Tip: Cross-border workers (grænsegængere) holding a Særligt sundhedskort manage card replacements and renewals through the same Udbetaling Danmark — International Sygesikring channel on borger.dk; the Særligt sundhedskort is issued for up to two years and the renewal cycle is published on the borger.dk Særligt sundhedskort page.
Costs
| Item | Amount | Payment | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial yellow Sundhedskortet issuance after CPR registration | kr0 | — | — |
| Replacement Sundhedskortet — paid event | kr40 | — | — |
| Replacement Sundhedskortet — free events | kr0 | — | — |
| Sikringsgruppe switch — paid event | kr40 | — | — |
| Sikringsgruppe switch — free-change event | kr0 | — | — |
| Særligt sundhedskort initial issuance (cross-border workers) | kr0 | — | — |
| Blue EU-sygesikringskort (EHIC) issuance | kr0 | — | — |
| GP consultation under Sikringsgruppe 1 | kr0 | — | — |
| GP consultation under Sikringsgruppe 2 | kr0 | — | — |
| Public hospital treatment | kr0 | — | — |
FAQ
General
Does CPR registration automatically give me sundhedssikring and a Sundhedskortet?
Yes. The kommune Borger Service is the statutory issuer of the Sundhedskortet under Sundhedsloven § 12. At the in-person appointment that registers the applicant in Det Centrale Personregister, the kommune assigns the 10-digit CPR-nummer, allocates an egen læge from the open-list GPs within the residence radius, and confirms registration in default Sikringsgruppe 1. The physical yellow Sundhedskortet is then dispatched by post to the registered folkeregister address without any separate application — typically within two to three weeks, with some kommune sources citing up to four weeks. No separate sundhedssikring enrolment step exists; the right attaches statutorily on folkeregister entry and the card documents that right.
I am a tourist visiting Denmark for a few weeks — am I eligible for the yellow Sundhedskortet?
No. Tourists and short-stay visitors are not eligible for sundhedssikring. Stays of three consecutive months or less do not qualify for CPR registration and therefore cannot trigger Sundhedskortet issuance. Visitors from another EU/EEA country, Switzerland, or the UK rely on their home-country EHIC (blue card) for medically necessary state-provided treatment in Denmark on the same patient-fee terms as Danish residents; visitors from other countries rely on private travel insurance or are billed at full cost. The yellow Sundhedskortet pathway is reserved for residents who establish a Danish address and complete folkeregister entry.
Is the yellow Sundhedskortet the same as the blue EU-sygesikringskort (EHIC)?
No. The two cards have entirely different purposes and different issuance authorities. The yellow Sundhedskortet, issued by the kommune under Sundhedsloven § 12, documents the permanent right to Danish public healthcare while in Denmark. The blue EU-sygesikringskort (EHIC), issued by Udbetaling Danmark, documents the right to medically necessary state-provided healthcare in another EU/EEA country, Switzerland, or the UK during temporary stays. The yellow card does not work as an EHIC abroad and the blue card does not work in place of the yellow card domestically. A Danish-insured resident may hold both — the yellow card for everyday care in Denmark, the blue card for temporary trips abroad.
How do I switch from Sikringsgruppe 1 to Sikringsgruppe 2?
Log in to borger.dk with MitID and open the sikringsgruppe-switch service. The change is effective on the chosen date and a second switch may take place no earlier than one year later. A statutory switch fee applies outside the free-change events; the switch is free when the change is triggered by the current GP closing practice or splitting, the applicant moving residence, the applicant turning fifteen within sixty days, or care-home entry. The replacement Sundhedskortet showing the updated group is dispatched automatically by post within the usual two-to-three week window.
I am a cross-border worker living in Sweden and working in Copenhagen — what card do I apply for?
The Særligt sundhedskort (special health card), not the yellow Sundhedskortet. Cross-border workers (grænsegængere) who work in Denmark but reside in another EU/EEA country or Switzerland are not registered in the Danish folkeregister and therefore not eligible for the standard yellow card. The Særligt sundhedskort is applied for through Udbetaling Danmark — International Sygesikring via borger.dk self-service with MitID, is issued for up to two years, is free for the initial issuance, and grants the holder access to Danish healthcare on the same terms as ordinary Danish residents while physically in Denmark. The same pathway covers posted workers retaining Danish coverage, Danish-flagged-vessel crew, recipients of efterløn, and certain EU institution staff with derived Danish coverage.
I am posted to Denmark by an employer in another EEA country — do I enrol in sundhedssikring?
Generally no. Foreign workers posted to Denmark by an employer based in another EU/EEA country or Switzerland remain insured under their home-country social-security system under EU Regulation 883/2004. They use the EHIC (their home-country blue card) for healthcare in Denmark during the posting and do not enrol in Danish sundhedssikring unless they exceed the regulated posting limits — typically twenty-four months — or otherwise qualify for Danish coverage. A PD A1 form documenting continued home-country social-security legislation is the supporting evidence at NAV-equivalent enquiries.
My yellow card has not arrived four weeks after my CPR appointment — what now?
Contact the kommune Borger Service that completed your CPR registration. In Copenhagen, the Folkeregister helpline is +45 33 66 33 66 on weekdays during published hours. The most common cause of non-delivery is a mailbox-name mismatch — the postal carrier is required to return the card to sender if the cardholder name is not on the mailbox. The kommune holds undelivered cards at Borger Service for up to six months at no charge; collection after the six-month retention period incurs the statutory replacement fee. If the card was lost in transit rather than returned to sender, the kommune issues a free replacement on confirmation of non-delivery.
I am an asylum-seeker — how do I get healthcare without a CPR number?
Asylum-seekers do not receive a CPR-nummer during the asylum procedure and therefore do not receive a Sundhedskortet. Healthcare is provided through a parallel system at Røde Kors-operated asylum centres — running roughly half of all Danish asylum centres on contract to Udlændingestyrelsen, with the remainder operated by certain kommuner. Adult asylum-seekers have a statutory right to acute care, necessary and urgent treatment, and pain-relieving treatment; children of asylum-seekers have access to the same healthcare as resident children. Undocumented migrants and refused asylum-seekers can access humanitarian care through Røde Kors-run health clinics in Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, and Aalborg. Once an asylum-seeker is granted a residence permit and assigned a CPR-nummer, they enter the standard sundhedssikring system on the same terms as any Route 2 resident.
Can I use the Sundhedskortet app instead of carrying the physical yellow card?
Yes. The Sundhedskortet app — operated by Sundhedsdatastyrelsen in partnership with Digitaliseringsstyrelsen and installed via App Store or Google Play — is a fully valid alternative to the physical card and is accepted on the same terms by GP surgeries, hospitals, pharmacies, and dental practices. Activation requires MitID. Carrying both the physical card and the app is optional; many residents carry only the app once it is set up. The app surfaces the same details as the physical card: CPR-nummer, egen læge name and contact, and sikringsgruppe.
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- T1Indenrigsministeriet / Digitaliseringsstyrelsen — borger.dk (citizen-services aggregator) 2026-05-20
Any person with a Danish residence address registered in the folkeregister has full public-healthcare rights. Newcomers from non-EU countries require a Danish residence permit from SIRI or Udlændingestyrelsen as a precondition; EU/EEA and Swiss citizens require an EU residence document (registreringsbevis) from SIRI. Stays of three months or less do not qualify and rely on home-country EHIC or private insurance. Cross-border workers route via Særligt sundhedskort with Udbetaling Danmark; complaints about healthcare administration go to Styrelsen for Patientsikkerhed within the statutory four-week window.
borger.dk - T1Indenrigsministeriet / Digitaliseringsstyrelsen — borger.dk (citizen-services aggregator) 2026-05-20
Replacement Sundhedskortet is issued by the kommune through borger.dk self-service with MitID; the replacement fee currently set at DKK 40 (2026) applies to a lost card, damage on a card under four years old, name change outside marriage, or late collection after the six-month retention period. The replacement is free when the card is four or more years old (ordinary wear), there is a magnetic-stripe manufacturing defect, the address changes, a marriage name change is registered within three months, the GP closes practice, the holder turns fifteen within sixty days, or the holder enters a care home. Typical postal delivery is two to three weeks.
borger.dk - T1Indenrigsministeriet / Digitaliseringsstyrelsen — borger.dk (citizen-services aggregator) 2026-05-20
Sikringsgruppe 1 — the default covering the great majority of residents — registers the holder with a specific egen læge within the residence radius, requires a referral for medical specialists, physiotherapists, podiatrists, and psychologists, exempts ear, nose and throat specialists, eye doctors, dental hygienists, dentists, and chiropractors from the referral rule, and applies no co-payment for GP consultations. Sikringsgruppe 2 offers free choice of GP and specialist with no referral requirement, with a per-visit co-payment of approximately DKK 300 (indicative 2026) at the GP and any price differential where a specialist's price exceeds the regional subsidy. A second sikringsgruppe switch may take place no earlier than one year later, with a paid-event fee of DKK 40 (2026) outside free-change events.
borger.dk - T1Indenrigsministeriet / Digitaliseringsstyrelsen — borger.dk (citizen-services aggregator) 2026-05-20
Egen læge is selected from the open-list GPs within fifteen kilometres of the registered residence outside the Capital Region and within five kilometres inside the Capital Region (hovedstadsområdet). Open-for-intake status is shown on sundhed.dk's Find Behandler. The paid-change fee of DKK 40 (2026) applies outside free-change events. Free changes are granted when the current GP closes practice or splits, the applicant moves residence, the applicant turns fifteen within sixty days, or the applicant enters a care home. A dispensation for a GP outside the radius is granted case-by-case.
borger.dk - T1Indenrigsministeriet / Digitaliseringsstyrelsen — borger.dk (citizen-services aggregator) 2026-05-20
Særligt sundhedskort is issued by Udbetaling Danmark — International Sygesikring to applicants not registered in the folkeregister but socially insured in Denmark — EU/EEA and Swiss cross-border workers, posted workers, Danish-flagged-vessel crew, efterløn recipients, and certain EU contract staff with derived Danish coverage. Initial issuance is free; the card is issued for up to two years; processing time is three to five weeks; a replacement card costs DKK 40 (2026). The application is filed via borger.dk self-service with MitID.
borger.dk - T1Indenrigsministeriet / Digitaliseringsstyrelsen — borger.dk (citizen-services aggregator) 2026-05-20
Blue EU-sygesikringskort (EHIC) is applied for via Udbetaling Danmark through borger.dk self-service using MitID. Issuance is free. The standard validity is up to five years, with shorter validity for under-one-year study stays, employment abroad, or residence abroad. Processing time is two to three weeks for the physical card; a temporary digital proof is available immediately via Digital Post upon approval. Coverage is limited to medically necessary public-provider treatment in the destination country; planned treatment, repatriation, and private-provider treatment are excluded. Statutory anchors include Retssikkerhedsloven §§ 10–11b, Udbetaling Danmark-loven §§ 5–8, 12h, 13, and EU Regulation 883/2004 art. 76(4).
borger.dk - T1Københavns Kommune — International House Copenhagen (municipal authority) 2026-05-20
New-arrival yellow-card flow in Copenhagen — the Sundhedskortet is dispatched by post approximately four weeks after CPR registration via International House. If the card is not delivered to the registered address, it is held at Borger Service for up to six months free of charge; collection after six months incurs the statutory replacement fee of DKK 40 (2026). Replacement requests are filed via MitID online or by booking a Borger Service appointment.
international.kk.dk - T1Aarhus Kommune — International Citizen Service West, Dokk1 (municipal authority) 2026-05-20
Yellow card in Aarhus is typically dispatched within fourteen days of CPR registration, with a temporary card issued at the in-person appointment to bridge the postal-delivery window where requested. Undelivered cards are held at the Dokk1 Borger Service for up to six months free of charge. The paid replacement fee of DKK 40 (2026) applies outside free-change events; free replacements are issued for relocation, marriage-name change within three months, GP closure, magnetic-stripe defect on an intact card, and breakage on a card four or more years old.
international.aarhus.dk - T1Indenrigsministeriet / Digitaliseringsstyrelsen — lifeindenmark.borger.dk (federal-services aggregator EN mirror) 2026-05-20
The Danish public healthcare system is universal, regionally administered, and primarily funded through general taxation. Every person registered as resident in Denmark with a CPR-nummer receives the yellow Sundhedskortet as proof of right to public healthcare. The yellow card carries the holder's name, address, CPR-nummer, and the assigned egen læge contact details. The Sundhedskortet app is a fully valid digital alternative. The blue EU-sygesikringskort covers temporary stays abroad; the yellow card covers permanent care domestically.
lifeindenmark.borger.dk - T1Sundhedsdatastyrelsen — Danish Health Data Authority (sub-ministry) 2026-05-20
Sundhedsdatastyrelsen operates the national health data registers — the Sundhedsdatabanken — and the digital health infrastructure including the Sundhedskortet app, in partnership with Digitaliseringsstyrelsen. CPR-linked cross-register data underpins the automatic prescription-medicine subsidy administered at pharmacies, the digital yellow card, and the citizen-facing portal sundhed.dk through which residents access their own medical records and the Find Behandler GP-search service.
sundhedsdatastyrelsen.dk - T1Sundhedsloven § 12 (statutory mirror) 2026-05-20
Sundhedsloven § 12 — the consolidated Danish Health Act in force since 1 January 2007, replacing the older Lov om offentlig sygesikring — authorises the kommunalbestyrelsen (municipal council) to issue the Sundhedskortet, in physical or digital form, as documentation of the right to benefits under the Act. Applications for a new or replacement card must be filed through the kommune's digital self-service portal, with limited exceptions for residents unable to use digital services. The Minister of Interior and Health sets implementing rules on card design, content, fees, issuance, and withdrawal, and may delegate administrative functions to International Citizen Service centres.
danskelove.dk - T1Frederiksberg Kommune (municipal authority) 2026-05-20
CPR registration requires the applicant to plan a stay of at least three months in Denmark and present originals of passport or national ID, proof of address, marriage and birth certificates where applicable, and the EU residence document or Danish residence permit. Frederiksberg residents register through International House Copenhagen on a referred-appointment basis under the inter-kommune delegation arrangement.
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