APPLYING FOR REIMBURSEMENT

Additional benefits and Kela reimbursements must be applied for within 6 months from the date the costs were paid.

Receipts can be submitted to our office as originals (in person, by mail / via Wärtsilä internal mail) or scanned/photographed via the Iris service portal or Kela’s online service OmaKela (for Kela-reimbursable costs). Our email connection is not secure, therefore it is recommended that applications containing personal data be sent either via internal mail or electronically through Kela’s online services at kela.fi, or, for applications related to additional benefits, via the IRIS service portal.

IRIS E- SERVICE

APPLYING

Kela-reimbursable costs

= e.g. costs for a private doctor / dentist / dental hygienist (i.e. fees/examinations), travel costs exceeding the deductible (deductible €25 per one-way trip), and Kela-reimbursable medicines when the Kela reimbursement has NOT been deducted.

1.Complete and sign the reimbursement application SV127

2.Submit Kela’s clarification forms for the treatment provided / examination performed and the required referrals (dental hygienist)

3.Submit the receipt / invoice section showing that the cost has been paid (your own note of payment is sufficient)

Non-Kela-reimbursable costs, i.e. additional benefit reimbursements

= e.g. costs for a municipal dentist / health centre / hospital / masseur, travel costs below the deductible, medical aids and eyeglasses, as well as deductible portions of costs for which a Kela reimbursement has ALREADY been deducted.

1.Receipt / invoice section showing the customer’s name and that the cost has been paid (your own note of payment is sufficient). For massage, physiotherapy and medical aids, a doctor’s referral is also required.

2.No reimbursement application is required; however, remember to inform us of your bank account number if it has changed!

Office fees, Kanta fees, etc. are NOT reimbursed, nor is the renewal of a driving licence (not considered medical care).

Reimbursements are paid to the bank account provided by the member. Please notify us of any changes to your bank account number.

PAYMENT DAYS: Tuesdays and Fridays.

REIMBURSEMENTS PAID AT DISCRETION

Medicines That Are Not Kela-Reimbursable:

• Reimbursement can be requested from the fund’s board:

Submit a freely written application with the necessary documentation (justified application, possible cost estimate, medical records, etc.), which must be delivered to the health fund’s office well in advance of obtaining the medicine.

Detailed instructions can be obtained from the health fund’s office.

KELA BENEFITS ADMINISTERED BY THE FUND

Our health fund is a workplace fund that provides benefits in accordance with the Sickness Insurance Act, which include:

• Reimbursements for medical care
• Sickness allowance
• Parental allowances

More information is available from the fund, from a Kela office, or at kela.fi.