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Beitostølen Health Sports Center offers rehabilitation/habilitation stays for children and adolescents (2-17 years), young adults (18-29 years) and adults (from 30 years) with various diagnoses, disabilities and functional levels.
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Children and adolescents 2-17 years old
Young adults 18-29 years old
Adults from 30 years old

Beitostølen Health Sports Center offers rehabilitation/habilitation stays for children and adolescents (2-17 years), young adults (18-29 years) and adults (from 30 years) with various diagnoses, disabilities and functional levels. Patients are admitted after referral from a doctor, preferably with additional information from a physiotherapist, occupational therapist or others who know the patient well. 

Click on the boxes below to find more information about the offer we have for the different target groups, regarding application for residency, and about professional days at Beitostølen Health Sports Center. Here you will also find information about the "Local Environment Model" (LMM).

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The local environment model

We welcome around 200 students from colleges and universities for study practice each year. Most are students in sports science, but also many in physiotherapy, occupational therapy or other health sciences. We have several physiotherapists on rotation at any given time. With an interdisciplinary approach and great emphasis on user contact in practice situations, knowledge and attitudes in the field are acquired through an opportunity-oriented approach.

Beitostølen Health Sports Center (BHSS) also offers the entire education course for the medical specialty of physical medicine and rehabilitation (FMR) and 6 months of service with relevant learning activities for the medical specialty of General Medicine (AM). Clinical service or internship at BHSS is also a relevant supplementary service and/or continuing education for other medical specialties such as neurology and pediatrics.

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Education and knowledge dissemination
General education plan for physical medicine and rehabilitation

Beitostølen Health Sports Center conducts development work and research activities that contribute to promoting active participation in a life-course perspective. We have a large national and international research network. Click on the boxes below to find more current information.

If you have any questions about our FOUI activities, please contact FOUI coordinator Berit Gjessing, email: berit.gjessing@bhss.no , Tel.: 61 34 08 00/959 74 111

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Beitostølen Health Sports Center has approximately 130 employees. The staff includes doctors, nurses and health secretaries, physiotherapists and occupational therapists, sports educators, riding instructors, social workers, activity leaders, caretakers, cleaners, kitchen/dining room employees and administrative personnel. 

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Please contact us if you have any questions about the center or the rehabilitation/habilitation offer. 

Address: Sentervegen 4, 2953 Beitostølen

Phone: +47 61 34 08 00

Email the administration: post@bhss.no

Email the doctor's office: legekontor@bhss.no 

Organizational numbers: 971 436 875

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Statutes for the Beitostølen Health Sports Center Foundation

Valid from 06.12.2011

§1

The name of the company is Stiftelsen Beitostølen Helsesportsenter. The organization number is 971 436 875.

The Beitostølen Health Sports Center Foundation was established through a fund of voluntary contributions in accordance with the Foundations Act of May 23, 1980. The foundation is publicly confirmed.

§ 2

The foundation's purpose is to build and operate a health sports center in Øystre Slidre municipality in Valdres, which will fulfill the following functions.

  1. Beitostølen Health Sports Center will help ensure that people who, due to a chronic or temporary disability, have been set back in their physical development can have their needs for medical treatment, physical training and education met within a comprehensive rehabilitation model.

  2. Beitostølen Health Sports Center's rehabilitation services will be based on a broad spectrum of activities and training, and aim to improve opportunities for physical development, and to make daily life and working life more meaningful.

  3. Beitostølen Health Sports Center will provide information, education and practical training in subjects such as health sports and rehabilitation to the health care system, schools, organizations and other social institutions. Internal training of personnel will be emphasized.

  4. Beitostølen Health Sports Center will stimulate studies, research, evaluation and further education within its fields of expertise.

  5. Beitostølen Health Sports Center will seek to develop a stimulating and inspiring environment within the institution and externally in society, which promotes interest and motivation for physical activity for people with disabilities.

  6. Beitostølen Health Sports Center will operate Lyskapellet in accordance with Anna and Erling Stordahl's wishes for a chapel in an ecumenical spirit and the other thoughts and intentions they had about activities in the building.

  7. The foundation has no financial purpose of its own.

§3

The foundation's share capital is NOK 1,017,000, and is placed as part of the foundation's real estate.

The foundation's funds, other than the real estate, and which are not needed as operating capital, shall be invested in accordance with the rules that apply at any time for the investment of funds belonging to public foundations and legacies. The foundation's real estate may not be sold in its entirety except upon the dissolution of the foundation.

The share capital is made up of NOK 100,000 as the original foundation capital for the Foundation's Beitostølen Health and Sports Center and NOK 917,000 as the original foundation capital for the Anna and Erling Stordahl Memorial Foundation.

§4

1. The board is the highest body of the Beitostølen Health Sports Center Foundation. The management of the foundation falls under the board.

The Beitostølen Health Sports Center Foundation's board consists of 7 members with personal deputies. The composition of the board shall reflect the best possible expertise available at any given time for the management of the foundation's activities. The board is composed as follows:

- 2 members and 2 deputy members are appointed according to proposals made through elections by and among permanent employees at Beitostølen Health Sports Center.

- 1 member and 1 deputy member appointed on the proposal of the Joint Organization of the Disabled.

- 1 member and 1 deputy member appointed on the proposal of the Norwegian Disability Association.

- 1 member and 1 deputy member appointed on the proposal of Øystre Slidre Municipality.

- 2 members and 2 deputy members are appointed on the proposal of the board members.

The term of office of the board members is 4 years. Appointments are made in a manner that ensures continuity on the board. The maximum consecutive term of office for board members is 2 terms. The board constitutes itself and elects a chair and deputy chair. The positions of chair and deputy chair cannot be held by employee representatives.

2. Chapel Council

Members are appointed for 2 years at a time. New/re-appointment should take place in such a way that continuity is achieved in the council. The chapel council makes a recommendation for the use of the light chapel fund. The recommendation is processed and approved by the BHSS board.

3. Responsibility for use of the Oppland Archives

The Director of BHSS has delegated authority from the board, in accordance with the guidelines that the archive practices, responsibility for the use of, and access to, material belonging to Anna and Erling Stordahl that is kept in the Oppland Archives. This is done in accordance with the Archives Act of 1992 with regulations of 1998 and "Guidelines for working with private archives" of 2002.

§5

The director of the Beitostølen Health Sports Center Foundation is responsible for the day-to-day management of the institution and recommends matters to the board for consideration. The board may grant power of attorney.

§6

The board appoints a registered or state-authorized auditor. The auditor performs his or her duties in accordance with legislation and good auditing practice.

§7

Board meetings are held at least 4 times a year, or when board members request it. The chairman of the board, in consultation with the director, calls meetings in an appropriate manner and with sufficient notice. Minutes are kept of the meetings.

§8

The board may make decisions when more than half of the board members are present or participating in the board's deliberations. However, the board may not make decisions without all members of the board having been given the opportunity to participate in the deliberations, as far as possible. If a board member is absent and there is a substitute member for him or her, the substitute member shall be summoned.

A decision by the board requires that the majority of the board members participating in the consideration of a matter have voted in favor. In the event of a tie, the vote of the chairperson shall prevail.

In the event of elections or appointments, the person who receives the most votes is deemed elected or appointed. The board may decide in advance that a new vote shall be held if no one receives a majority of the votes cast.

§9

The board appoints the director and determines his or her powers, responsibilities and authority.

The board adopts the annual operating goals and priorities, as well as operating and investment budgets, and makes decisions about borrowing, granting guarantees and disposing of real estate.

Each year, the board submits an annual report with financial statements on the foundation's activities.

The board exercises its control function through periodic checks of performance and accounts.

The foundation's profits are used for the foundation's purposes, and the same applies to any distributions from the foundation.

§10

Amendments to these statutes require a 2/3 majority vote at a full board meeting. Proposals for amendments must be sent to board members no later than 6 weeks before consideration at a board meeting.

Any amendments to the statutes must be submitted to the Ministry of Culture.

§11

If developments lead to the foundation's purpose no longer meeting any need, or only a minor one, the foundation may be fully or partially transformed into another purpose that is as close as possible to the original one, and which is, among other things, health sports/sports-related. Any transformation must be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Foundations Act of 15 June 2001.