Health Insurance Abroad
Medical costs
Medical costs incurred during a temporary stay abroad are also covered by the national health insurance according to specific regulations. A stay abroad of less than one year is regarded as temporary. If the person concerned takes on paid work abroad, however, the insurance coverage terminates.
Hospitalization abroad
If the insured person urgently requires hospitalization abroad because necessary assistance cannot be provided in an Icelandic hospital the expenses are covered by Icelandic Health Insurance. Before assistance abroad is sought the patient's physician sends an application to a special committee (Siglinganefnd). The committee assesses the need for the hospitalization abroad, whether required conditions are fulfilled and where the insured person is to be hospitalized.