Co-payment for disposable assistive devices

• A healthcare professional will fill out an application for you.  

• In the application, the employee justifies the need for the assistive device with a diagnosis, medical history, and other information.  

• If an application is approved, you will receive a letter about it in the digital mailbox on My Pages.  

• Then you have the right to have the assistive device subsidized. 

• You may buy 2 months’ supply at a time.  

You can always see all information about the status on My Pages. There you can see what percentage of the cost is paid by Iceland Health and for how long (1 year, 5 years, 10 years or more). 

Once the application has been approved, you will know if you can pick up the device from the seller or if you will have it sent to your home. 

Rural areas: 

Assistive devices, other than those available in pharmacies, are sent to the individual free of charge and returned in the same manner. 

Höfuðborgarsvæði: 

Assistive devices, other than those available in pharmacies, are sent to the individual free of charge. Residential and nursing homes in the capital area take care of the transport of equipment to their residents. 

Health insurance pays all the cost of diapers if they are needed due to illness, disability, or other similar reasons.  

• A healthcare professional applies for the grant. 

• In certain cases, the user can renew the authorization on the Island.is 

• In general, grants are not awarded for children under the age of 3.  

Who can receive the grant? 

A grant is granted if urinary incontinence and/or faeces incontinence is due to:  

• Severe disability or intellectual disability. 

• Significant damage to the central nervous system due to stroke. 

• Autism. 

• Dementia. 

• Bladder or prostate cancer. 

• Recurrent or very chronic urinary tract infections. 

• Cystic or uterine subsidence (surgery not recommended or not successful). 

• Aging (over 70 years). 

• A lot of medication. 

Grants are not awarded for: 

• Exercise or stress incontinence without surgery. 

• Slight incontinence for under 70 years of age. 

• Nocturnal (enuresa). 

• Childbirth. 

Where can I buy the diapers?  

Health insurance has an agreement with: 

• Rekstrarvörur ehf., Rettshálsi 2, 110 Reykjavík, tel. 520-6666. 

• Stórkaup, Skútuvogi 9, 104 Reykjavík, tel. 515-1500. 

Health insurance pays all the cost of protective gloves for assistants.  

What is the grant for? 

• 4 pairs (8 pieces) per day. 

• 5 pairs (10 pieces) per day when a person is wearing a ventilator, stoma or other equipment attached or attached to the body. 

• The maximum price for each glove is 11 ISK.  

The seller can apply for renewal of the grant for individuals.  

In certain cases, the user can renew the authorization on the Island.is.

Blood strips and blood knives 

Health insurance contributes to the cost of buying blood strips and blood knives. Health insurance pays 90% of the cost, but a maximum of ISK 6,500 for a package of 50 blood strips. 

Accepted quantity depends on: 

• Whether it is type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes or gestational diabetes. 

• Whether you are using a glycaemic chart for diabetes (mainly type 1). 

• What medicines a person is taking for diabetes and whether it causes hypoglycaemia (applies to type 2). 

• Blood glucose (HbA1c) in type 2. 

Blood ketone strips 

Blood keto strips are for individuals with type 1 diabetes. Health insurance pays 90% of the cost but a maximum of ISK 12,500 for a package. 

Accepted quantity: 100 strips in 12 months period. 

Blood Glucose and Blood Ketone Monitoring Meters

The grant is 50%, but with a maximum of ISK 11,600 and is awarded every three years. Health care centres lend blood glucose meters for gestational diabetes. 

Pens 

Health insurance contributes to the cost of buying pens for individuals receiving insulin. Health insurance pays 90% of the cost, but a maximum of ISK 26,770 for a pen. 

Accepted quantity: 

• 2 per year. 

• 4 per year when using both fast-acting and long-acting insulin. 

Disposable needles 

Health insurance pays 90% of the cost of buying disposable needles in cases where a medicine is subsidized by the institution. A doctor sends an application for a subsidy.  

Insulin pumps and sensors that scan/monitor blood sugar 

Insulin pumps and sensors that measure regular blood sugar are for individuals with type 1 diabetes. An endocrinologist will send the first application for you, but a nurse at the diabetic outpatient department can apply for renewal. Sellers can apply for renewal of students, transmitters and more.  

Contracts for insulin pumps and sensors are as follows: 

• AZ Medica, Skemmuvegur 6, 200 Kópavogur, tel. 564-5055 

• Fastus, Höfðabakki 7, 110 Reykjavík, tel. 580-3900 

Health insurance contributes to the cost of the purchase of orthopaedic devices for stomas (colostomy, enterostomy or ureterostomy) and tracheostomy. 

• Health insurance pays 70% or 100% of the cost and with a maximum for certain products. 

• Health insurance pays 100% of the cost for skin protection creams. 

Sellers are permitted to apply for renewal. 

In certain cases, the user can renew the authorization on the Island.is 

This agreement means that you can contact the following companies which Iceland Health has a contract with: Fastus, Icepharma, Icepharma Coloplast og Medor ehf.

Distributors for Icepharma Coloplast are: Akureyrarapótek, Apótek Garðabæjar, Apótek Hafnarfjarðar, Apótek Suðurlands, Apótek Vesturlands Borgarnesi, Apótek Vesturlands Snæfellsbæ, Apótek Vesturlands ehf., Austurbæjarapótek Ögurhvarfi, Borgar Apótek, Efstaleitis Apótek ehf., Lyfja hf., Lyf og heilsa hf., Lyf og heilsa Garðs apótek ehf., Lyfjabúrið ehf, Lyfjaver ehf., Lyfjaval Apótek (Glæsibæ, Hæðasmára, Reykjanesi, Selfossi, Suðurfelli, Urðarhvarfi og Vesturlandsvegi), Reykjanesapótek, Reykjanesapótek Fitjum, Parlogis, Reykjavíkur Apótek, Siglufjarðarapótek, Stuðlaberg ehf (áður Eirberg) og Urðarapótek ehf.

Distributors for Medor are: Akureyrarapótek, Apótek Garðabæjar, Apótekið Setbergi, Apótekarinn Fjarðarkaupum, Apótekarinn Hrísalundi, Apótekarinn Mjódd, Íslands Apótek, , Lyf og heilsa Firði, Lyf og Heilsa Garðs Apótek, Lyf og heilsa Granda, Lyf & heilsa Kringlunni, Lyfja Árbær, Lyfja Egilsstöðum, Lyfja Garðatorgi, Lyfja Húsavík, Lyfja Lágmúla, Lyfja Sauðárkróki, Lyfja Selfossi, Lyfja Smáratorgi, Lyfja Spönginni, Lyfjabúrið Grundarfirði, Lyfjabúrið Höfðatorgi, Lyfjaval, Lyfjaver, Lyfsalan Vopnafirði, Reykjavíkur Apótek, Rimaapótek og Stuðlaberg ehf (áður Eirberg).

Sellers are permitted to apply for renewal. 

In certain cases, the user can renew the authorization on the Island.is