How to apply for reimbursement of healthcare expenses

Iris electronic service

Apply for reimbursement quickly and flexibly through Iris. You can log in to the service with your personal online banking credentials, mobile certificate, or certificate card. Instructions for using Iris can be found on the right-hand side. We recommend using the service.

Instructions for adding the Iris service to your phone:

1. Log in to the Iris website lt.omasairauskassa.fi using your phone's browser.
2. For Apple phones: Click on the bottom arrow selection and add the function to the home screen. For Android (Samsung) phones: Click on the three-line menu icon in the bottom right corner, select "Add to home screen" from there, and choose the initial screen.
3. Name the application as desired.
4. Place the application in the desired location on your phone's screen.

Attachments required for the application:

For specialized physician visit fees and dental care provided by private service providers:

Include:

• Invoice or receipt

If the costs have not been deducted from the national health insurance reimbursement, submit the application through www.kela.fi/omakela and include:

• Treatment statement provided by the physician or dentist
• Physician's referral for examinations and treatments
• Dentist's referral and dental hygienist's treatment statement for dental hygiene treatment, the referral must have been obtained before the treatment from a private dentist and prescribed for the treatment of gum and tissue disease
• SV 127 reimbursement application form

Examinations:

Include:

• Physician´s referral
• Invoice or receipt indicating the recipient´s name, date of visit, and examination code

Medication (if you have not received direct reimbursement from the pharmacy):

Include:

• Pharmacy receipt
• Calculation provided by the pharmacy

Fees for health center visits, polyclinic visits, hospital stays, and day surgery:

Include:

• Copy of the invoice

Physiotherapy, massage, naprapathy, osteopathy, and chiropractic treatment:

Include:

• Physician's referral
• Copy of the invoice or receipt indicating the recipient's name, provider's name, and dates of visits

Aids:

Include:

• Physician's referral
• Copy of the invoice or receipt

Eyeglasses:

Include:

• Payment receipt
• Photocopy of the vision care card provided by the optical store
• Ensure that one year has passed since the start of membership and at least three years have passed since the last reimbursement

Travel expenses:

•  Fill out and print the SV 4 travel reimbursement form

Include:

• Certificate of visit if you receive treatment from private healthcare providers (note that travel expenses are reimbursable only if the treatment is eligible for national health insurance reimbursement)
• Receipt of payment
• Local transportation expenses are not reimbursed

YOU CAN ALSO APPLY FOR REIMBURSEMENT BY MAIL, IN WHICH CASE INCLUDE:

• Fill out and print the SV 127 reimbursement application form

APPLY FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL THE ABOVE MENTIONED EXPENSES WITHIN SIX MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF PAYMENT.

See also

Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Special Procedures