Norwegian Registration Authority for Health Personnel explained

Norwegian Registration Authority for Health Personnel (Norwegian: Statens autorisasjonskontor for helsepersonell, SAK (until 2012 SAFH)) is the authority that licenses health care personnel who fulfill requirements laid down in The Health Personnel Act, Chapter 9.^[1]

Its director of administration (Liv Løberg) vacated her position on 24 June 2010 after admitting to falsifying three of the certificates of education that had been part of her employment application at SAFH.^[2]

External links

• SAK, official website (visited 26 November 2012)
• http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article3928707.ece
• http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/hod/aktuelt/nyheter/2010/svikt-i-safh.html?id=626620
• "Svikt i SAFH" (translation: failure within SAFH) from website of Ministry of Health and Care Services

Notes and References

1. http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/hod/dok/lover_regler/reglement/2002/act-of-2-july-1999-no-64-relating-to-hea.html?id=107079 The Health Personnel Act. Website of the Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services
2. Web site: Helsesjef innrømmer forfalskning av tre studiebevis - og sier opp jobben .