Healthcare benefits in Norway if you are a tourist from another EU/EEA country or Switzerland

• Consult a Public General Practitioner within normal opening hours.
• To receive acute and essential treatment outside normal opening hours, you must consult a Public Emergency Room («legevakt»). All municipalities in Norway have a Public Emergency Room which is open day and night. Call 116 117 to get in contact with the closest Public Emergency Room.
• Present your EHIC or other identification. You might also be asked to show your passport.
• You will be charged a patient fee depending on the treatment given. Patient fees are not refundable and may vary. If you, due to a mistake, pay more than the patient fee, remember to keep the receipt for reimbursement from your country of residence.
• Treatment of children under the age of 16 is free of charge.
• To see a specialist, you must be referred by a doctor, and you will have to pay applicable standard patient fees.
• If you consult a private doctor without a reimbursement agreement, you will have to pay full costs.

• In case of an emergency, dial 113.
• In case of an emergency, you can get treatment from the nearest public hospital.
• For other hospital treatment, a doctor's referral is necessary.
• In-patient treatment, including necessary medication, is free of charge.
• To receive out-patient treatment, you must be referred by a doctor, and you will have to pay applicable standard fees depending on the treatment given.

If you intend to receive planned healthcare in Norway, read more about this here.

• Ambulance and air ambulance transport to hospital within Norway is free of charge in emergencies.

• Prescribed medication can be bought at any pharmacy.
• Present your EHIC and the prescription.
• You will usually have to pay full price for the medication. Some medication on «blue prescription», for serious, long-term illness patients, will only be charged a patient fee.

• You will usually have to pay the full cost of any dental treatment. This is the main rule, but we have some exceptions regarding a few underlying diagnosis.
• Children under the age of 18 receive free dental treatment in the public health service.

• ​If you need oxygen treatment or dialysis during your stay, you have the right to have this covered.
• Before you travel, make sure you get a doctor's certificate from your GP or treating doctor.
• You’ll have to arrange and pre-book medical treatment before you go. Ensure you allow plenty of time to make all your arrangements before you travel.
• It's important to make sure you are booked with a state-funded healthcare provider. Treatments at private healthcare providers are not covered by your EHIC.

• ​If you show your EHIC, you should be charged only the standard patient fees (which are non refundable).
• If you do not have your European Health Insurance Card, you can contact the appropriate public office in your country of residence and request a confirmation (PRC - Provisional Replacement Certificate) of your rights.
• If you have had to pay full costs for care, contact the appropriate public office in your home country to seek reimbursement once you return home.
• Keep all original bills and receipts, as well as copies of referrals and prescriptions, in case you need them for possible reimbursement.