Artificial respiration
Reimbursements
A respirator will supply the person with a combination of air and oxygen and will remove the carbon dioxide produced by the body. Artificial respiration may be provided in a respiratory centre or in your home. If respiration takes place at home, this will be at the advice and subject to the responsibility of a respiratory centre.
Referral required
You will require a referral from a general practitioner, a clinical technologist or a medical specialist for artificial respiration.
Reimbursement under public healthcare insurance
Under the HollandZorg public healthcare insurance, you qualify for the reimbursement of the cost of artificial respiration.| Public Healthcare Insurance | Reimbursement |
| HollandZorg public healthcare insurance | 100% |
If artificial respiration takes place in a respiratory centre, the falling will fall under this care:
- The artificial respiration required;
- The medical specialist care, medicinal care and the nursing and caring linked to artificial respiration.
If artificial respiration is provided at home, the following will fall under this care:
- The equipment necessary for artificial respiration. The respiratory centre will make available the equipment for each treatment ready for use;
- The medical specialist care, medicinal care and the nursing and caring linked to artificial respiration;
- The electricity costs you incur. The expense claim form for this can be found on our website.
Maximum rates non-contracted provider
If you are planning on seeing a care provider with whom we have not concluded an agreement for audiological care, the rates of the rate list for non-contracted care apply. If the rates of the non-contracted care provider are higher than our maximum rates, the difference will be for your expense.
No statutory personal contribution
There is no statutory personal contribution for artificial respiration.
Policy excess
Are you 18 or older? The costs incurred for artificial respiration will count towards your compulsory policy excess.
Who may provide this type of care?
Respiratory centres may provide this type of care. The artificial respiration may be carried out at a respiratory centre or at home, on the advice and subject to the responsibility of a respiratory centre. Have you decided to go to a care provider with whom we have not made any agreements? If so, the rates set out in the Rate List for Non-Contracted Care will apply. If the rates charged by the non-contracted care provider are higher than our maximum rates, the difference will be for your account.
Please note
The information on this page is a brief outline of the reimbursements only. No rights can be derived from this page. You can only derive rights from our insurance conditions.
Your health insurance
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Reimbursements, conditions and regulations 2022
Maximum rates for a non-contracted care provider
If, for care included in the public healthcare insurance, you choose a healthcare provider with whom we have not made any agreements, the rates in the Rate list for non-contracted care will apply. Do the rates charged by the non-contracted healthcare provider exceed our maximum rates? In that case, the difference will be payable by you. This will apply for reimbursement both under the public healthcare insurance, and the supplementary insurance.
Where to go for healthcare
Use our care guide to find a (contracted) care provider near you. For more information, contact customer services on +31(0)570 687 123. Our expert employees will be happy to help you.
