Projet de loi confirmant l'arrêté royal du 19 mars 2007 en application de l'article 46 de la loi du 13 décembre 2006 portant des dispositions diverses en matière de santé.
General information ¶
- Submitted by
- CD&V Leterme Ⅰ
- Submission date
- April 11, 2008
- Official page
- Visit
- Status
- Adopted
- Requirement
- Simple
- Subjects
- doctor hospital expenses social security public health medical institution hospitalisation
Voting ¶
- Voted to adopt
- Groen CD&V Vooruit Ecolo LE PS | SP Open Vld N-VA MR FN VB
- Abstained from voting
- LDD
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Discussion ¶
May 22, 2008 | Plenary session (Chamber of representatives)
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President Herman Van Rompuy ⚙
Mrs Maya Detiège, rapporteur, refers to her written report.
Martine De Maght LDD ⚙
Mr. Speaker, I would like to brief my presentation, but I think it is important.
It is about an extension of existing legislation with retroactive effect. The purpose of the present draft law is to eliminate discrimination against hospital practitioners. The general principle that is ⁇ ined, however, are the honorary salary supplements charged for single rooms. The intention, the objective of this and the previous proposal was and is to extend the group of protected patients in connection with honorary supplements to the hospitalized children, accompanied by one of their parents.
However, there is a huge lack of transparency. Even after acceptance of the bill, it remains unclear for the patient, in this the parent of the child that was included, what will eventually be charged. The adoption of a child is a very emotional matter for the parent. I have already said this in the committee. When registering in a hospital, the only consideration of the parent is that his or her child receives the best, most qualitative care. At the reception, it is asked whether the parent wants to stay with the child yes or no. In that abnormal situation, everyone signs everything that is presented to him or her and the choice is made for the person concerned.
Room supplements for a parent/child room are already charged in the form of flat-rate fees. I would like to point out that not everyone has hospital insurance. Are we then evolving to a class medicine with the permission of the federal government to a income-based care? That cannot be the intention. I also think that is not the purpose of the legislation on this subject. Furthermore, it is a discharge of the staff concerned, when the parents remain with their children during a hospital admission. That is not insignificant.
Our group will abstain, because the bill does not ⁇ the intended objective and allows too many possibilities for interpretation for the hospitals.