Right to coverage of expenses for healthcare services in the event of occupational injury

Helfo can cover expenses for medical care, outpatient clinics, X-rays, dental care and physiotherapy in full in the event of an occupational injury. You may also be refunded your expenses for medicines, food products for medical purposes, medical supplies, bandages, creams, ointments, oils and appropriate aids (glasses). The condition for this is that NAV approves your occupational injury.

Person getting a massage — Illustration: Morten Rakke / Helfo

What can Helfo cover in the event of occupational injury?

Acute phase lasting three months

Medical care, outpatient clinics and X-rays in connection with occupational injury

Physiotherapy linked to occupational injury

Dental treatment following occupational injury

Medicines, food products for medical purposes and medical supplies in connection with occupational injury

Bandages, creams, ointments and oils in connection with occupational injury

Glasses following occupational injury

Submitting your application to Helfo digitally

In order to be entitled to a refund, NAV must have approved your occupational injury.

You can apply for a refund of your healthcare expenses due to your occupational injury by using a digital form.

You will need to attach the following:

• itemized receipts (stating the product name, price, date of purchase and name of the retailer)

• the approval decision from NAV

You will also need to check the sections above to see whether you need to attach a medical statement to your application.

Application for coverage of expenses for healthcare services in the event of occupational injury

If you incurred expenses due to your occupational injury before NAV approved it, the deadline for submitting receipts is six months after the occupational injury was approved.

Retrospectively, the deadline is six months from the date on which you incurred each individual expense.

Paper form

If you are unable to use our digital form, you can complete the following instead (only available in Norwegian):

«Kvitteringsskjema for utgifter som kan dekkes ved godkjent yrkesskade/skoleskade/militærskade (05-25.01)» Bokmål | Nynorsk

If you have suffered an occupational injury which results in a permanent need for bandages and medical supplies, the doctor must complete this form (only available in Norwegian):

«Legeerklæring ved søknad om bidrag til bandasjemateriell og medisinsk forbruksmateriell, ftrl. § 5-22 (05-22.07)» Bokmål | Nynorsk

If you have suffered an occupational injury which results in a permanent need for creams, ointments and oils for longer than three months after the date of injury, the doctor must complete this form (only available in Norwegian):

«Legeerklæring fra relevant spesialist ved søknad om bidrag til kremer, salver og oljer, ftrl. § 5-22 (05-22.09)» Bokmål | Nynorsk

In the event of an occupational injury, it is sufficient for a GP to fill in the application for contributions.

You must send the form together with original, itemised receipts and other relevant documentation to Helfo, Postboks 2415, 3104 Tønsberg.

PS: If you are completing the form on behalf of a child under 16, it is the child's details that you need to enter. However, the form must be signed by the parent/guardian.

Claim processing time

Helfo can take up to eight weeks to process claims.

Power of Attorney over Helfo communications

To contact Helfo on behalf of someone else, you must have power of attorney. Parents/guardians also require power of attorney for children over 16. This is because the legal age of majority in Norwegian health care is 16 years.

«Fullmaktsskjema for Helfo-henvendelser/Power of attorney form for requests to Helfo (21-00.01)» Bokmål | Nynorsk | English

Health records contain sensitive information and should not be transmitted by e-mail. We therefore ask you to send the power of attorney to Helfo as an attachment to the digital form, or by post to Helfo, Postboks 2415, 3104 Tønsberg. Remember to enclose a copy of valid proof of your identity.