Integrated expert assessment

An integrated assessment is a prerequisite for receiving a disability pension or part-time disability pension.

All applicants aged 18 to 67 applying for disability pension or partial disability pension undergo an integrated expert assessment, which is a standardized evaluation of an individual's ability to function in the labor market, where skills, disability, and health are comprehensively assessed in a broad sense. The assessment is based on ICF, classification system maintained by the World Health Organization (WHO).

To undergo an integrated assessment, rehabilitation must be fully experienced or not possible.

How is an integrated expert assessment carried out?

The process is as follows: after the application and necessary documents have been submitted and your case manager has reviewed the case, you will be invited by letter to an interview with an expert for the assessment. The interview takes place at the Social Insurance Administration's premises at Hlíðasmári 11 in Kópavogur. You will then receive more detailed information about the time and date via SMS and/or email within two weeks.

Please note that:

• You must present personal identification upon arrival.

• Domestic travel costs will be reimbursed according to the rules of Icelandic Health Insurance. Information can be found at www.sjukra.is and at District Commissioners' offices throughout the country.

Who can perform an integrated expert assessment?

An integrated expert assessment can be performed by a healthcare professional who has attended to the applicant. This could be a doctor, social worker, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, psychologist, developmental therapist, and so on. It is preferable that the assessment is completed by the professional who knows the applicant best.

It is not possible to specifically request that professionals at TR perform the assessment, as it is expected to come from external parties who know the applicant through treatment or services.

Possible Results

• 0 to 25% ability to be active on the labour market - right to a disability pension

• 26 to 50% ability to be active on the labour market - right to a partial disability pension

• Rehabilitation not fully exhausted - Possible right to medical and rehabilitation payments

• More than 50% ability for participation in the labour market - neither the right to a partial or disability pension