What does my hospitalisation insurance cover?

At Helan Health Insurance Fund, we offer three different policy plans, each with its own level of cover and conditions. Find out in detail here what each plan reimburses. 

  Hospitalia Hospitalia Medium and Hospitalia Plus
Hospitalisation in Belgium (generally)
Excess No excess.* No excess.*
Annual global limit amount Up to € 25,000/year No annual global limit amount.
Advance payment to hospital Reimbursement of statutory advance payment. Reimbursement of statutory advance payment.
Costs associated with experimental treatments and medicines are not insured.
*Exception: An excess for a single room is possible in certain more expensive hospitals.
Reimbursements in the event of day admission in a double or multiple occupancy room
Room supplements These costs do not apply in a double or multiple occupancy room. These costs do not apply in a double or multiple occupancy room.
Fee supplements These costs do not apply in a double or multiple occupancy room. These costs do not apply in a double or multiple occupancy room.
Non-refundable fees - Reimbursement after approval by a medical advisor (no reimbursement for cosmetic fees).
Refundable implants and prostheses Full reimbursement. Dental implants not covered. Full reimbursement. Dental implants not covered.
Non-refundable implants and prostheses Up to € 2,500/admission. Dental implants not covered. Up to € 5,000/admission. Dental implants not covered.
Reimbursements in the event of day admission in a single room
Room supplements Up to € 80/day. Up to € 80/day.
Fee supplements Up to 100% of the statutory rate. Up to 100% of the statutory rate.
Non-refundable fees, robot surgery and IVF - Up to € 1,000/admission, after approval by a medical advisor. (no reimbursement for cosmetic fees)
Refundable implants and prostheses Up to € 1,250/admission (50% of the amount invoiced). Dental implants not covered. Up to € 5,000/admission. Dental implants not covered.
Non-refundable implants and prostheses Up to € 2,500/admission. Dental implants not covered. Up to € 5,000/admission. Dental implants not covered.
Miscellaneous costs Up to € 6/day (except for costs for telephone, television, flowers, drinks, etc.). Reimbursement for rooming-in with children younger than 19 years old.
Reimbursements in the event of admission for several days in a double or multiple occupancy room
Room supplements These costs do not apply in a double or multiple occupancy room. These costs do not apply in a double or multiple occupancy room.
Fee supplements These costs do not apply in a double or multiple occupancy room. These costs do not apply in a double or multiple occupancy room.
Non-refundable fees - Full reimbursement after approval by a medical advisor (no reimbursement for cosmetic fees).
Refundable implants and prostheses Full reimbursement. Dental implants not covered. Full reimbursement.
Non-refundable implants and prostheses Up to € 2,500/admission. Dental implants not covered. Up to € 5,000/admission.
Miscellaneous costs Reimbursement (except for costs for telephone, television, flowers, drinks, etc.). Reimbursement for rooming-in with children younger than 19 years old. Reimbursement for rooming-in with children younger than 19 years old.
Reimbursements in the event of admission for several days in a single room
Room supplements Up to € 80/day. Up to € 80/day.
Fee supplements Up to 100% of the statutory rate. Hospitalia Medium: up to 200% of the statutory rate.

Hospitalia Plus: up to 300% of the statutory rate.
Non-refundable fees, robot surgery and IVF - Up to € 1,000/admission, after approval by a medical advisor (no reimbursement of cosmetic fees).
Refundable implants and prostheses Up to € 2,500/admission. Dental implants not covered. Full reimbursement. Dental implants not covered.
Non-refundable implants and prostheses Up to € 1,250/admission (50% of the amount invoiced). Dental implants not covered. Up to € 5,000/admission. Dental implants not covered.
Miscellaneous costs Up to € 6/day (except for costs for telephone, television, flowers, drinks, etc.). Reimbursement of € 25/day for rooming-in with children younger than 19 years old. Reimbursement for rooming-in with children younger than 19 years old.
Medication during hospitalisation
Pharmaceutical products with intervention in the compulsory insurance scheme Full reimbursement. Full reimbursement.
Pharmaceutical products with no intervention in the compulsory insurance scheme Up to € 1,200/admission. Up to € 1,200/admission.
Parapharmaceutical products Only for surgical stockings: 50% in a single room, full reimbursement in a double and multiple occupancy room. Up to € 250/admission and full reimbursement for surgical stockings.
Pre- and aftercare, both in the case of day care and an overnight stay in hospital
Patient contributions and fee supplements Precare: Patient contributions and supplements up to 100% of the statutory rate in the 30 days prior to admission. Aftercare: Patient contributions and supplements up to 100% of the statutory rate in the 90 days after admission. Precare: Patient contributions and supplements up to 100% of the statutory rate in the 60 days prior to admission. Aftercare: Patient contributions and supplements up to 100% of the statutory rate in the 180 days after admission.
Medication (with intervention based on the compulsory insurance scheme) Precare: 100% of patient contributions in the 30 days prior to admission. Aftercare: 100% of patient contributions in the 90 days after admission. Precare: 100% of patient contributions in the 60 days prior to admission. Aftercare: 100% of patient contributions in the 180 days after admission.
Physiotherapy Aftercare: 20 sessions in the 90 days after admission. Aftercare: 45 sessions in the 180 days after admission.
Braces Up to € 50/admission, on doctor’s prescription in the 90 days after admission. Up to € 50/admission, on doctor’s prescription in the 180 days after admission.

 

 

 

 

 

Wie is er gedekt bij een hospitalisatieverzekering?

Met een Helan hospitalisatieverzekering ben jij als verzekerde goed beschermd. Staan er kinderen onder jouw ziekenfondsdossier? Dan worden ook zij automatisch mee verzekerd. Je partner heeft een eigen ziekenfondsdossier en dient zich afzonderlijk aan te sluiten voor een hospitalisatieverzekering. 

Zo geniet je samen van financiële gemoedsrust bij ziekenhuisopnames en medische kosten.

What does my hospitalisation insurance not cover?

Not all hospital admissions are covered under the health insurance fund. If the admission is not covered by statutory health insurance, you will also not be reimbursed through your hospitalisation insurance.

Below is an overview of expenses not covered. Please note: this is a non-exhaustive list, so there may be other expenses that are not covered.

  • Toiletries, cosmetics, food, wines, mineral waters and luxury expenses. 
  • Healthcare services that are aesthetic in nature. 
  • Dental implants and dental prostheses and any associated healthcare services. 
  • Healthcare services associated with ‘rejuvenation’. 
  • Expenses associated with experimental treatments and medicines. 
  • Expenses associated with medical treatments intentionally done abroad and not authorised by a statutory health insurance consulting physician. 
  • Expenses subject to VAT. 

Where can I find the General Terms and Conditions?

Would you like more detailed information about your insurance with Helan? You can find all the general terms and conditions on our website. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions. We are happy to help you.

Practical questions and answers

You must already be a customer of Helan Health Insurance Fund in order to join Hospitalia. If you want to change your health insurance fund, it is very easy to do so online. Would you prefer to have personal advice? Make an appointment. We would be happy to help.

Become a customer

It is not at all complicated. Switching can be done quickly and easily online, even when insurance is included. You simply answer a few questions, and we do the rest. Would you prefer to have personal advice? Make an appointment. We would be happy to help.

Become a customer

Every insurance policy has a waiting period. This is the amount of time that you have to wait before you can get reimbursements. At Helan, the waiting period is limited to just six months. Pregnancy and childbirth are exceptions, for which a waiting period of up to nine months may be applicable.

But emergencies don't always obey laws, of course. Do you need urgent medical care after an accident? In such cases, the waiting period is waived. And if you had a similar policy before you joined, the waiting period will be waived as well.

Every hospitalisation insurance application requires completing a medical questionnaire, and this is also the case for Helan's insurance policies. In this questionnaire, we ask questions about your medical history.

For certain medical conditions, a medical report will be requested after you complete the questionnaire. You can obtain this report from your GP or consulting physician, and submit it to the health insurance fund. This will be used to decide whether you will be assigned an insurance restriction for this pre-existing medical condition. We recommend that you always fill in this questionnaire truthfully. If the medical questionnaire contains inaccuracies or is incomplete, reimbursement will be refused.

Some hospitals in Brussels and Wallonia and also Ghent University Hospital (UZGent) apply very high doctor's surcharges, up to 500%.

  • If you are insured with Hospitalia and stay in a single room in one of these hospitals, we charge a deductible of €150. However, Hospitalia does reimburse the doctor's surcharges up to 100%.
  • If you are insured with Hospitalia Medium and stay in a single room in one of these hospitals, we charge a deductible of €150. However, Hospitalia Medium does reimburse doctor's surcharges up to 200%.
  • If you are insured with Hospitalia Plus and stay in a single room in one of these hospitals, we charge a deductible of €150. However, Hospitalia Plus does reimburse doctor's surcharges up to 300%.
  • We will never charge a deductible in a multi-person room in these hospitals.
  • For an admission in a single room in another hospital, beyond this list, we never charge a deductible.
  • Do you have a planned admission in one of these hospitals? Contact us so we can advise you on how to optimise your reimbursement.

From domestic help to medical transport and a childminder for your child. Hospitalia Assist provides the helping hands you need. Hospitalia Assist is there for you  before, during or after your hospitalisation, or if you are seriously ill.

  • Accommodation for cats and dogs.
  • Childcare for underage children.
  • Pedagogical support for underage children.
  • Home help for cleaning, ironing and meals, beyond any existing contract with Helan Cleaning and Ironing.
  • Nursing care for single persons on their first night home after admission.
  • Transport of third parties, e.g. grandchildren who need to go to school
  • Transport of your dog or cat
  • Delivery of medicines or meals to your home
  • Non-urgent medical transport, by taxi or otherwise
  • Psychological support
  • Unlimited telephone assistance for your administration

With the Serious Illnesses Guarantee, you are insured for the treatment costs of 31 recognised serious illnesses:

Cancer, leukaemia, Parkinson's disease, Hodgkin's disease, Alzheimer's disease, AIDS, tuberculosis, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, cerebrospinal meningitis, poliomyelitis, progressive muscular dystrophy, encephalitis, tetanus, cystic fibrosis, Crohn's disease, Brucellosis, liver cirrhosis due to hepatitis, scleroderma with organ involvement, type-I diabetes, ulcerative colitis, Pompe disease, malaria, typhus exanthematicus, typhoid and paratyphoid diseases, diphtheria, cholera, anthrax, Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease, renal insufficiency (i.e. an inability to function without dialysis) and organ transplantation (except cornea and skin transplantation)

Helan Independent Health Insurance Fund is the insurance agent (n° CDZ 5006c) for ‘MLOZ Insurance’, the VMOB of Independent Health Insurance Funds, (Register of Legal Entities in Brussels, 422.189.629, recognised under no. CDZ 750/01 for branches 2 and 18). View the data sheet and the General Terms and Conditions. Belgian law applies to the insurance contract. The term of the contract is whole life. In the event of any complaint, contact the complaints department of Helan Health Insurance Fund or the insurance ombudsman. For more information about purchasing this/these product(s), please contact Helan Health Insurance Fund. Helan Onafhankelijk ziekenfonds, Boomsesteenweg 5, 2610 Wilrijk, 0411.696.011, RPR Antwerpen, www.helan.be.