Treatment abroad
You may be entitled to have various types of treatments abroad covered. Your coverage depends, among other things, on where you are to be treated and what kind of healthcare you receive.
Overview of health care in the EU/EEA
- Assisted reproductive treatment in the EU/EEA
- Childbirth in the EU/EEA and Switzerland
- Chiropractor in the EU/EEA (in Norwegian)
- Dental treatment in the EU/EEA
- Dialysis treatment abroad
- Lab tests and scans/X-rays in the EU/EEA (in Norwegian)
- Medical assistance in the EU/EEA
- Midwife in the EU/EEA (in Norwegian)
- Occupational injury/illness and temporary stays in the EU/EEA or Switzerland
- Orthoptist in the EU/EEA (in Norwegian)
- Oxygen treatment abroad (in Norwegian)
- Psychologist in the EU/EEA (in Norwegian)
- Physiotherapy in the EU/EEA
- Purchase of food products for medical purposes in the EU/EEA
- Purchase of hormonal contraceptives in the EU/EEA (in Norwegian)
- Purchase of medical supplies/disposables in the EU/EEA (in Norwegian)
- Purchasing fertility drugs in the EU/EEA
- Purchase of medicines in the EU/EEA
- Speech therapist and auditory verbal therapist in the EU/EEA (in Norwegian)
- Treatment within the specialist health service abroad
Healthcare expenses in the EU/EEA – What can you get covered, and how?
Overview of health care outside the EU/EEA
- Assisted reproductive treatment outside the EU/EEA
- Childbirth outside the EU/EEA
- Dialysis treatment abroad
- Oxygen treatment abroad (in Norwegian)
- Purchase of food products for medical purposes outside the EU/EEA (in Norwegian)
- Purchase of medical supplies/disposables outside the EU/EEA (in Norwegian)
- Purchase of medicines outside the EU/EEA (in Norwegian)
- Right to healthcare in the UK
- Treatment within the specialist health service abroad
National Contact Point for healthcare in the EU/EEA
0047 23 32 70 00Monday-Friday from 08:00 to 15:30
The Norwegian National Contact Point for healthcare can give information about the rules for reimbursement for healthcare received abroad, and about other countries' national contact points.
Treatment, training and courses abroad for children with disabilities
Helfo can reimburse expenses for stays abroad to enable children with disabilities to attend specific treatment, training or courses.
Illustration: Morten Rakke / Helfo