Belgium enacts annual medical assessments for all long-term sick leave recipients nationwide. The new rule mandates yearly doctor evaluations to maintain ongoing illness benefits eligibility.
Exemptions exist for advanced degenerative illnesses and lengthy hospital stays patients only.
Officials state this reform will improve communication and monitoring of patients’ health statuses. Authorities will collectively review thousands of cases through insurance funds until year twenty twenty-nine.
Annual reviews join return-to-work programs with employment counseling and additional employer incentives available. Government aims to reduce long-term illness leaves by nearly one hundred thousand people nationwide.