Co-payment for support and treatment aids

Hair wigs, custom headgear and tattoos

Grants are granted for the purchase of wigs and/or custom headgear, tattoos on eyebrows and eye lines in the case of:

• Permanent lash loss

• Hair loss due to cancer treatment or endocrine therapy

• Common prolonged spotting (for more than one year)

The grant is ISK 188,000 and is granted for two years at a time.

Artificial breast

Co-payment is for the purchase of artificial breasts/fabricated breast implants for breast surgery:

• Breast surgery; two breasts in the first year and one in the year after

• Breast surgery on both sides; four breasts in the first year and two in the year afterwards.

Empowering breast-feeding for breast-building

A grant is granted to purchase special strengthened breast implants for the structure of the breast/breast after breast surgery, but a grant is paid for 2 breast implants.

The amount of the grant is according to price survey.

Tattoos on nipples and areola

Subsidies are granted every two years for tattooing of the nipples and/or areola on the built breast.

The grant amount is ISK 30,000.

Prosthetics

The payment participation in prosthetics is 100%. Each 12-month period is paid for:

• One prosthetic and appropriate components

• Two inner cartons

• One hard case

Active individuals are entitled to a prosthetic for the change. Prosthetic legs are approved 70% with a certain maximum.

Agreements are with:

• Stoð hf., Trönuhraun 8, 220 Hafnarfjörður, telephone 565-2885

• Össur Iceland ehf., Grjótháls 5, 110 Reykjavík, telephone 515-1300

Repairing prosthetics

The first and second repair of each prosthetic is paid in full, but subsequent repairs are paid in 70%.