Privacy of you and your maternity caregiver
Recording Data
To ensure you have a comfortable and well-supported maternity period, Kraamzorg VDA requires certain personal data. Our staff handle this data in compliance with applicable laws. Since 25 May 2018, the Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming (AVG, the Dutch equivalent of the GDPR) applies. You have the right to know which data is recorded and why. With your consent, we record the data necessary to provide responsible and high-quality care. In some cases, it may be important for a Kraamzorg VDA employee to consult with another healthcare professional involved in your care. This can only occur if you have given prior consent.
Confidentiality
The staff members of Kraamzorg VDA who support you during your pregnancy and postpartum period maintain a personal file containing your information. All staff are bound by strict confidentiality (the so-called “duty of secrecy”). In certain cases, colleagues may need to access your file, but this will only occur if it contributes to providing proper care.
Right of Access
You have the right to access all data stored in your personal file. If you believe any information is incorrect, you have the right to request a correction. Provided this does not conflict with statutory retention periods, you also have the right to request the deletion of your data.
Anonymous Data
Kraamzorg VDA collects client data to provide the best possible care. Additionally, this data is used to report to insurers on how funds have been spent. All data provided for reporting purposes is combined and anonymized, meaning it cannot be traced back to individual persons.
Data Retention
We store your data carefully, in accordance with statutory retention periods, after which it is securely destroyed. Medical records are retained for 20 years, as required by the WGBO. Other personal data is also retained for 20 years from the date of recording.
Privacy Regulation
This privacy regulation outlines your rights and obligations, as well as those of Kraamzorg VDA.
Privacy of Maternity Caregivers
We respect your privacy and kindly ask you to also respect the privacy of our staff. For example, if you wish to post a photo online or on social media featuring one of our employees, please ask for her personal consent beforehand.
This privacy statement was last updated on 13 June 2022.
Costs maternity care
The costs of maternity care and birth assistance are covered by basic health insurance. It is a part of everybody’s insurance package in the Netherlands. Thusly the costs of maternity care are paid for by your health insurance. However there is a statutory personal contribution which must be paid, of €5,40 per hour of maternity care. These excess costs for maternity care are the same for all maternity organisations, as they are determined nationwide.
Supplementary insurance
Many supplementary insurances compensate the policy excess, often also compensating for other products and services, like for example expert breastfeeding advice. We therefore advise you to read your insurance policy concerning maternity care costs. For questions pertaining to your insurance coverage, you should call your health insurance company.
Costs of childbirth in a hospital
If you have decided to give birth in hospital as opposed to at home without a medical reason then you will be charged for your hospital admittance (in dutch termed a “poliklinische bevalling”). These costs will be charged to you by the hospital. You may or may not be insured for these costs depending on your health insurance company and your supplementary insurance package. The costs for childbirth with a medical reason will always be paid for by the health insurance.
Privately purchasing extra maternity care
Would you appreciate extra hours of maternity care without a medical indication? Then you may purchase extra hours of maternity care against a nationally set standard fee as determined by the NZA. If you would like more information on this subject feel free to contact us for extra information.
The travel costs of the maternity assistants are included. Rate adjustments reserved.
Payment
You will receive an invoice after completion of the maternity care. This invoice must be paid within 14 days.
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