Article 94
Tasks of the EHDS Board
In short: The EHDS Board has a multitude of roles.
(parts of the cited articles related to the secondary use of data have been omitted)
- The EHDS Board shall have the following tasks relating to primary use in accordance with Chapters II and III:
- (a) assisting Member States in coordinating practices of digital health authorities;
- (b) issuing written contributions and exchanging best practices on matters related to the coordination of the implementation at Member State level, taking into account the regional and local level, of this Regulation and of the delegated and implementing acts adopted pursuant to it, in particular as regards:
- (i) the provisions set out in Chapters II and III;
- (ii) the development of online services facilitating secure access, including secure electronic identification, to electronic health data for
health professionals and natural persons;
- (iii) other aspects relating to primary use;
- (c) facilitating cooperation between digital health authorities through capacity building, establishing the framework for activity-reporting
referred to in Article 20 and the exchange of information;
- (d) sharing among its members information concerning risks posed by EHR systems and serious incidents as well as the handling of such risks and incidents;
- (e) facilitating the exchange of views on primary use with the stakeholder forum referred to in Article 93,
as well as with regulators and policy-makers in the health sector.
The (December 2025 draft) Article 94 implementing act, in its Article 1, states:
- When carrying out its tasks listed in Article 94(1) of Regulation (EU)
2025/327 [EHDS], the EHDS Board may take the following actions:
- (a) issue written contributions relating to technical specifications and other
relevant matters in accordance with the EHDS Regulation, supporting the
access to and exchange of electronic health data, particularly in the form of
implementation guides;
- (b) issue written contributions, including in the form of non-binding guidelines to
support the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2025/327 [EHDS] for example,
identifying common implementation challenges and proposing coordinated
responses or joint road maps for the Member States, as well as EHDS
communication strategies;
- (c) facilitate thematic exchanges among its members, the Commission, and with
relevant bodies, agencies and authorities invited to attend the EHDS Board
meetings in accordance with Article 92(3) of Regulation (EU) 2025/327 [EHDS],
including through workshops, peer learning and mutual assistance on best
practices, technological tools and lessons learned in relation to the
implementation of Regulation (EU) 2025/327 [EHDS] and the operation of the EHDS;
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