​Central

The Ministry of Health is in charge of seven key operational and legislative areas of the health sector.

• Health System Design
• Health Directorate
• Regulation of Professions in the Field of Health
• Relations with Services
• Hospital Sector
• Supervision of Public Institutions
• Multi-sectoral Occupational Health Service
• National Health Laboratory
• Luxembourg Institute of Health Public Research Centre
• eHealth Agency
• Relations with International and European fora on public health, security, food, and medicine.
• WHO
• European Union EFSA; EMA; ECDC; CHAFEA
• Council of Europe

The ministry's responsibilities across the seven areas above include:

• Legislation;
• Policy-making and planning;
• Organisation and facilities;
• Research and coordination of the National Laboratory of Public f Health.
• Providing legal framework on public care professions, medical schools, supervision on preventive and social medicine;
• Studies related to public health issues, advisory functions, task of monitoring legislation (Specialised Public Health Direction);
• Rehabilitation services and services for the disabled;
• Setting legal framework for institutions related to public healthcare;
• The supervision of public health service provision, and
• The prevention and fight against drug addiction;
• Legislation, coordination and hospital planning
• Issuing authorizations to establish and operate hospital services
• Subsidy for Hospital Real Estate Projects
• Oversight of the Hospital Investment Fund

Local

Mandatory operations that local authorities are responsible for include:

• All matters relating to public hygiene and health within their jurisdiction;
• Participating in the day-to-day management of policies related to public health;
• Administrative tasks related to policy implementation;
• Ensuring care for the mentally disabled, and
• Primary healthcare

Local municipalities likewise have the option to oversee management of clinics and hospitals..Theyliaise with the state public health authorities via the Council of National and Communal Public Authorities on Health Issues.

Responsible ministries/bodies

Ministry of Health

Sources

Code communal  [Municipal Act] (Dernière mise à jour au 16 décembre 2016 (Mémorial A - 257). (Last consultation: 28.05.2020).

Loi du 10 décembre 2009 sur le placement de personnes souffrant de troubles mentaux [Act on the placement of mentally ill persons of 10 December 2009] (Mém. A –– 263 of 31 December 2009, p. 5489, Doc. parl. 5856) (Last consultation: 08.02.2012).
Arrêté grand-ducal du 28 mai 2019 portant constitution des Ministères [Grand ducal decree on the establishement of ministries of 28 May 2019] (Mém. A – 370 of 29 May 2019, p. 1) (Last consultation: 28.05.2020).