According to the new Act on Patient Insurance No. 47/2024, the patient insurance of self-employed healthcare professionals is transferred from insurance companies to the Iceland Health. The change applies to damages that occur on or after 1 January 2025.

In this appendix, you will find two letters with instructions that have been sent to self-employed healthcare professionals electronically. The first letter was published on 21 November 2024 and the second on 17 December 2024. It is requested that self-employed healthcare professionals familiarize themselves with both letters.

The amount of the premium for self-employed healthcare professionals will be decided by the Minister of Health.