Agreements (eAgreement)¶
When a resident is admitted, is absent, returns or leaves the facility, the mutuality (insurance organisation) must be informed electronically. Resthome takes care of it: at the right moment, it automatically prepares the eHealth notification matching your action. Most of the time you have nothing extra to enter — just to check and, if needed, to send.
Two related concepts
eAgreement: the care coverage agreement (linked to the Katz category and the allowance).
eAgreement Light: the simpler notifications related to the resident’s movements — admission, absence, departure, return. These are the ones Resthome generates on its own as you go.
When does Resthome create an agreement?¶
You perform the usual business action; Resthome deduces the notification.
Your action in Resthome |
Notification prepared |
Document |
|---|---|---|
Start a stay (admission) |
Admission agreement |
Annexe 7 |
Record an absence / hospitalisation |
Departure notification |
Annexe 11 |
Return of the resident (end of absence) |
Readmission |
Annexe 7 |
Katz aggravation validated |
Care agreement update |
Annexe 10 |
End of stay / death |
Departure notification |
Annexe 11 |
The principle, in one sentence
You manage the resident (admission, absence, return, departure); Resthome manages the eHealth behind the scenes. The billing and agreement operations you see appear are the automatic reflection of what you have just done.
What you need before sending¶
To check
The resident has a valid NISS (national number).
Their mutuality is filled in.
The facility’s eHealth certificate is active.
Without a NISS, the agreement cannot be transmitted. You can still record the movement (admission, absence…): Resthome notes it and invites you to complete the NISS as soon as possible.
Following an agreement¶
Each agreement goes through clear statuses:
Draft — prepared by Resthome, not yet sent.
Sent — transmitted to the mutuality via eHealth.
Accepted — the mutuality has given its agreement.
Rejected — the mutuality refuses, with a reason.
From the resident record or the billing period, you see the list of agreements and their status, with a link to the detail.
In case of rejection¶
If the mutuality rejects a request, Resthome displays the rejection reason in plain language, in French and Dutch, directly on the agreement. You immediately know what to fix (often: NISS, mutuality, or dates) before resending.
Useful special cases¶
Short absence: an absence of more than 72 h (or any hospitalisation) triggers the departure Annexe 11; the return generates the readmission Annexe 7. See Absences and hospitalisations.
Billing already closed: if the invoice of the month concerned is already posted for this resident, Resthome does not recreate a duplicate agreement for this month — it protects consistency. Reset the invoice to draft (or issue a credit note) if you really must modify this month, then refresh.
Readmission after a long leave: depending on the duration, the readmission may require a new Katz evaluation — Resthome flags it for you.