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Health rights

An overview of healthcare rights in Norway.

Illustrasjonstegning av helsekontakter

Health rights for foreigners in Norway

Your rights as an employee, student, tourist, pensioner, refugee or asylum seeker in Norway.

  • Compensation of patient travel in Norway
  • Health and Social Services Ombudsman
  • Reimbursement and support (in Norwegian)
  • Treatment abroad

Health rights and schemes in Norway

  • Carer certificate
  • Choosing a treatment centre
  • Duty of confidentiality
  • Exceeded waiting time
  • General Practitioner (GP) / family doctor
  • Healthcare rights for children and adolescents
  • Home nursing and other healthcare services in the home
  • Individual care plan and coordinator
  • Interpreter in the health services
  • Involuntary childlessness and assisted reproduction
  • Occupational injury
  • Out-of-hours medical service
  • Personal support contact
  • Right to medical care
  • Rights of next of kin
  • User-controlled personal assistance
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Your right to medical care

Everyone living in Norway is entitled to essential medical and care services.

Illustration: Johnér Bildbyrå AB

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