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    How should you apply for prior authorisation?

    You must apply for prior authorisation* by registered letter to the medical officer* of your health insurance fund*.The request:- should be signed by yourself or your...
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    How long will the decision take?

    The medical officer* has 45 calendar days to respond to your application. When doing so, he must take account of:- your particular state of health,- the degree of urgency and your...
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    Examples

    We will now give you a number of examples. This list is not complete and does not cover all possible situations which may occur.You live in BelgiumExample – no prior authorisation...
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    Which types of healthcare are reimbursed by the Belgian compulsory health insurance system?

    The healthcare services reimbursed by compulsory health insurance include both the preventive and the curative care which is necessary to keep you healthy and restore your health...
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    Follow-up treatment

    You live in Belgium If you have received healthcare in another country of the European Union*, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland, then you are entitled to follow-up...
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    Nursing auxiliary

    A nursing auxiliary has successfully completed a specific training at a secondary school ( Nursing auxiliaries are employed in hospitals, rest and nursing homes or in primary...
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    Invoices

    If you have healthcare insurance coverage in Belgium, have received healthcare in another country of the European Union*, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland and wish -...
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    Problems in another EU country

    Problems with a healthcare provider and/or compensation in another country of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland? Have you received healthcare...
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    Prescriptions

    Can you use a prescription in another country of the European Union? The new rules on the prescribing of medicinal products The European directive 2011/24/EU* sets out...
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    Healthcare providers

    Overview of healthcare professions Standards and recognitions Reimbursement This section of the website has been designed to give you an overview of the Belgian...