The Health Insurance Act

• Act on health insurance no. 112/2018

• Act amending the Act on Health Insurance, no. 112/2008, and Medicines Act, no. 93/1994, with subsequent amendments (EES regulations)

Laws and regulations by expenditure category

Midwife Assistance for Childbirth at Home

• Act on health insurance no. 112/2008, especially Articles 22 and 29.
  

Alcohol treatment

• Regulation no. 438/2015 on the payment of costs for alcohol and drug treatment by self-employed service providers who work without a contract with Iceland Health

Residence costs

• Rules no. 457/2000 on the payment of accommodation costs for a child's hospitalization

Travel costs

• Law on Social Security no. 112/2008

• Regulation no. 1140/2019 on the travel costs of health insured persons and their relatives within the country

Hearing aids

• Regulation on grants for the purchase of hearing aids from other than The National Hearing and Speech Institute of Iceland no. 969/2015

• Regulation on the state's co-payment of assistive devices provided by The National Hearing and Speech Institute of Iceland no. 968/2015

Assistive devices

• Regulation on subsidies for assistive devices no. 760/2021

• Regulation on accident insurance reimbursement of necessary costs for medical care no. 541/2002

Nursing homes and day-care centres for the elderly

• Regulations on day care for the elderly

  • With (8.) changes

Procurement

• Law on public procurement no. 120/2016

• Regulation no. 1000/2016 on purchases that fall under social services and other specific services according to the law on public procurement

• Regulation no. 955/2016 on requirements in the field of public procurement regarding information to appear in advertisements and other announcements, data to verify economic and financial status and technical capacity and requirements for devices and equipment for electronic reception

• Regulation no. 904/2016 on the advertisement of procurement on the tender website, threshold amounts for public procurement and procurement according to the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement on public procurement

Medicinal products

• Medicines Act no. 100/2020 – Valid from 1 January 2021

• Epidemic Prevention Act no. 19/1997

• Regulation on co-payment of health insurance in drug costs no. 1143/2019

• Regulation on the reimbursement of significant expenses of health insured persons for medical care, medicines and training, no. 355/2005

• Regulation on drug prescriptions and delivery of drugs no. 740/2020

• Regulation on addictive and narcotic substances and other controlled substances no. 233/2001

• Regulation on the authorization of dentists to prescribe medicines no. 477/2019

• Regulation on the dosing of medicines no. 850/2002

• Regulation on reporting for infectious diseases no. 221/2012

• Regulation on quarantine measures no. 817/2012

• Rules for the breakdown of the price of medicines sold against a prescription no. 384/2007

Medical assistance

• Regulation no. 1551/2023 on the co-payment of health insured persons in the costs of health services

• Regulation on the reimbursement of costs for disposable utensils and materials for the services of self-employed specialists who work without a contract with Iceland Health no. 1256/2018

  • Regulation on (15th) amendment to regulation no. 1256/2018 on disposable utensils and materials for the services of self-employed specialists who work without a contract with Iceland Health

• Regulation on the reimbursement of costs for the services of self-employed specialists who work without a contract Iceland Health no. 1255/2018

  • Regulation on (15th) amendment to regulation no. 1255/2018 on the reimbursement of costs for the services of self-employed specialists who work without a contract with Iceland Health

• Regulation on referrals of children aged 2-18 no. 313/2017

• Regulation no. 817/2012 on quarantine measures

• Regulation on plastic surgery covered by social insurance health insurance no. 722/2009 together with an accompanying document

Treatment of dermatological diseases by non-doctors

• Regulation No. 1582/2021 on the share of health insurance in the cost of the treatment of skin diseases

• Regulation No. 828/2002 on the payment participation of the Social Insurance Administration for the medical care of psoriasis and eczema patients in the treatment institutions

Nutrition and diet

• Regulation on subsidies for the purchase of nutrients and special foods no. 55/2009

Rights between countries

• Law on domicile and residence No. 80/2018

• Law on foreigners No. 80/2016

• Law on the legalization of the Nordic Convention on Social Security No. 119/2013

• Law on the amendment of the Icelandic Health Insurance Act, No. 112/2008, and the Pharmaceutical Act, No. 93/1994, with subsequent amendments (EEA Regulations)

• Regulation on urgent medical treatment abroad when it is not possible to provide the necessary assistance in Iceland No. 712/2010

• Regulation on healthcare services for those who are not health insured in Iceland and payments for the healthcare services No. 1552/2023

• Regulation on the implementation of social security and registration in the insurance register No. 463/1999

• Regulation on the entry into force of European Union regulations on social security No. 442/2012

• Regulation on healthcare services applied for within the EEA Agreement Member State but can be provided in Iceland and on the role of the national contact point for cross-border healthcare No. 484/2016

• Regluments on reimbursement of foreign costs for healthcare No. 281/2003

Psychological services for children

• Regulation No. 1551/2022 on the payment participation of health insured persons in healthcare costs

Patient insurance

• Act on Patient Insurance No. 111/2000

Cash sickness benefits

• Article 2, paragraph 32 of the Act on Health Insurance No. 112/2008

• Regulation on cash sickness benefits No. 1025/2008

Physiotherapy

• Regulation on reimbursement of costs for the services of self-employed physiotherapists who work without a contract with Iceland Health No. 1364/2019

  • Regulation on the amendment of Regulation No. 1364/2019 on reimbursement of costs for the services of self-employed physiotherapists who work without a contract with Iceland Health

• Iceland Health price list for services of self-employed physiotherapists that have not been agreed to

  • Notice on the amendment of Iceland Health price list for services of self-employed physiotherapists that have not been agreed to, No. 6/2020

• Framework agreement between Iceland Health and physiotherapists

Hospital hotels

• Regulation No. 429/2019 on staying in a hospital hotel

Accident

• Law on accident insurance and social security

Dental practice

• Regulation on health insurance participation in dental costs no. 451/2013

  • Working paper Iceland Health

  • Regulation on (14.) amendment to Regulation no. 451/2013

Artificial fertilization

• Regulation on health insurance participation in the cost of assisted reproductive technologies provided without an agreement with Iceland Health No. 1239/2018

  • Regulation on (6.) amendment to Regulation No. 1239/2018 on health insurance participation in the cost of assisted reproductive technologies provided without an agreement with Iceland Health

Interpretation services

• Regulation on interpretation of health and treatment information for patients No. 1145/2015