Purchasing fertility drugs in the EU/EEA

You must be a woman who is married, cohabiting in a marriage-like relationship or single. You are considered single if you live alone or only with children you care for.

You and your partner, if you have one, must fulfil the conditions for the treatment of infertility set out in the Biotechnology Act (only in Norwegian – lovdata.no). Please note that the upper age limit for women is 46 years and that there are strict conditions for obtaining permission for PGT (pre-implantation genetic testing.

In total, you can be covered for drugs for up to three treatment cycles per child, either in Norway or abroad.

To have your expenses for fertility drugs reimbursed, you and your partner, if you have one, must fulfil several conditions. You must

• use drugs which are marketed in Norway or contain the same active ingredient as drugs covered by a marketing authorisation in Norway
• have a prescription for the drugs

In order to be reimbursed for your treatment expenses, you must be a member of the Norwegian National Insurance scheme. If you are considered to be resident in another EU/EEA country, you will not be entitled to receive support from Helfo for treatment in the country in which you are considered to be resident. Click here for important information about when you are considered to be resident in another country and who may be entitled to use the scheme.

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• reimbursement of expenses for infertility drugs
• infertility treatment in another EU/EEA country  

When applying to Helfo for reimbursement, you need the following:

• a copy of a prescription or other documentation showing that the drugs were purchased on prescription
• a receipt or other documentation showing that the expense has been paid
• a copy of the packaging stating the active ingredient
• an original itemised invoice with the name of the drug, the number of packs and the price

Have you had infertility treatment carried out abroad? Then you must also enclose the following:

• a summary care record/discharge or other types of documentation that shows which treatment you have received
• a childcare certificate of conduct from the police for both you and your partner, if you have one
• a form from the treating physician abroad: «Statement from the treating physician regarding reimbursement of assisted reproductive treatment (05-24a.06)» (see further down on this page)
• a personal statement form: «Personal statement from the applicant(s) – abroad (05-24.14)» (see further down on this page)

Forms

This is the form you must bring with you to have signed by the treating physician abroad:

If you do not use the digital form, you and your partner, if you have one, must complete, sign, and attach this personal statement to the reimbursement application:

Documentation and translation

For Helfo to consider the application and reach a decision, the documentation must be comprehensible. This means that all documentation must initially be in Norwegian, Danish, Swedish or English. You should therefore try to get the documentation issued in one of these languages. If the documents are in another language, Helfo can, if necessary, ask you to have them translated. You must pay for the translation yourself. If you send in a translated document, you must also send in the original.

To be reimbursed for any further expenses after this, you must submit your application within six months after each individual drug purchase.

It is the person who undergoes the drug treatment who is considered to be the applicant and therefore entitled to reimbursement for their expenses. However, the application form and the personal declaration (see step 2) must be signed by both the applicant and any partner.

For details about the applicable documentation requirements, see step 2 "Don't forget the documentation". 

Paper form

If you cannot use our digital form, you can complete and send the following form along with the necessary documentation to Helfo, Postboks 2415, 3104 Tønsberg: