Health and Care Services for Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and Family Reunification Beneficiaries

In Brief

Asylum seekers, refugees, and individuals granted family reunification who reside or are temporarily staying in the municipality have the right to necessary health and care services on equal terms with others.

Description

The healthcare services for this group are particularly designed to address the fact that some asylum seekers, refugees, and family reunification beneficiaries come from regions with a high risk of certain infectious diseases or require special attention due to experiences before arriving in Norway. Health services available to this group on the same basis as others include:

• general practitioner (GP) services
• health centers
• school health services
• dental care
• vision and hearing examinations
• follow-up for pregnant women
• dietary guidance
• mental health care.

Target Group

Asylum seekers, refugees, and individuals granted family reunification.

Criteria

For individuals under 18 years old, legal residence is not a requirement to receive healthcare services. For individuals over 18 who do not have legal residence, the law grants access only to emergency healthcare.

Price for the Service

The services are free unless a law or regulation specifies that a fee must be paid.

Related brochures, documents, maps and similar

• Patient and interpreter. A brochure about interpretation in the health services External link, opens in new window.

Regulations

Laws

• Helse- og omsorgstjenesteloven External link, opens in new window.
• Pasient- og brukerrettighetsloven External link, opens in new window.

Regulations

• Forskrift om helsestasjons- og skolehelsetjenesten External link, opens in new window.

Practical Information

Guidance - how to obtain or receive the service

The municipality is responsible for ensuring that refugees, asylum seekers, and family reunification beneficiaries receive healthcare and care services within both primary and specialist healthcare services.

Right to Appeal

If you believe that you are not receiving necessary assistance or are dissatisfied with the service provided, you can submit a complaint to the municipality or directly to the service provider. Explain what you are dissatisfied with and what changes you are requesting. If a serious incident occurs in connection with a service you receive, you as a patient or relative can report it directly to the Norwegian Board of Health Supervision at +47 474 86 882.

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