Payment participation for purchase of the hearing aids

Iceland Health provide grant for the purchase of hearing aids from others than The National Hearing and Speech Institute of Iceland.

• The grant amount is 60,000 ISK or 120,000 ISK depending on whether you buy devices for one or both ears.

• You can apply for a grant every 4 years

• Grants are not taxable

• Sellers must have an operating license rom the Ministry of Health, which includes the following: Heyrðu, Heyrn, Heyrnartækni, Heyrnarstöðin and Lyfja Heyrn

Eligible for a grant are:

• Health insured persons over 18 years of age and including persons in residential and nursing homes

• Those who have a tone average value of at least 30 db on the better ear

Application process

• Sellers send an electronic application, including the invoice and hearing measurement

• The grant is paid to the seller who deducts the grant amount from the price of the hearing aids

Hearing aids purchased at Heyrnar- og talmeinastöð Íslands

• Iceland Health does not pay subsidies for the purchase of hearing aids at Heyrnar- og talmeinastöð Íslands

• When hearing aids are purchased there, the grant is deducted from the cost and the individual pays the difference