Artificial respiration

Artificial respiration is the provision of artificial respiration to someone who is unable to breath or is breathing with difficulty. 

About artificial respiration

A respirator will supply you 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.

Artificial respiration in a respiratory centre includes:

  • the artificial respiration itself
  • the accompanying medical specialist care, medicinal care and nursing care

Artificial respiration at home includes:

  • the equipment needed. A respiratory centre will supply the equipment for each treatment ready for use
  • the accompanying medical specialist care, medicinal care and nursing care
  • the electricity costs you incur. These can be claimed through our expense form. Please note: a CPAP machine is not covered. If you have a CPAP machine at home to treat sleep apnea, your electricity costs will not be reimbursed

Reimbursements for artificial respiration

Reimbursement

Under the HollandZorg public healthcare insurance, you qualify for the reimbursement of the cost of artificial respiration.
Basic Insurance Reimbursement
HollandZorg basic insurance 100%

Referral needed?

You will require a referral from a general practitioner, a clinical technologist or a medical specialist.

Statutory personal contribution

There is no statutory personal contribution for artificial respiration.

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.

Please note:

The information on this page is a brief outline of the reimbursements. No rights can be derived from this page. You can only derive rights from our insurance conditions 2025.

Your health insurance

In My HollandZorg you will find all information about your health insurance policy. 

Maximum rates for a non-contracted care provider

Have you chosen a healthcare provider with whom we have no contract? Then, we will reimburse according to our maximum rates for 2025. If the rate invoiced by the non-contracted care provider is higher than our maximum rates, you will have to pay the difference yourself. You will be able to find contracted care providers with our Care finder.

Reimbursements, conditions and regulations 2024