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title: "Informed consent + Therapeutic relationship"
description: "A patient's informed consent is valid indefinitely."
url: https://helpcentrum.crossuite.app/en/articles/200-informed-consent-therapeutic-relationship
collection: "eID - MyCareNet - Toestemming - Therapeutische Link"
updated: 2026-10-30
language: en
alternates: [nl, fr]
---

# Informed consent + Therapeutic relationship

A patient's informed consent is valid indefinitely.

## Registering the patient's informed consent

A patient's informed consent is valid indefinitely. However, the patient can withdraw it at any time through the relevant therapist or the patient's eBox portal.

After reading the eID and performing a MyCareNet check, you should register the patient's informed consent.  
In the patient details, under the Relationships tab (in the left-hand column), you can always see the current status of the informed consent.

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In this case, the patient has already given consent, which is indicated by the green checkmark at the beginning.  
To withdraw or register a patient's consent, simply click this title.  
A pop-up window will open, where you can register the consent using the necessary details, which have already been filled in.

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If you wish to withdraw the patient's consent, you only need to click the 'Withdraw informed consent' button.

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## Establishing a therapeutic relationship with the patient

To establish a therapeutic relationship with a patient, 'informed consent' is required.  
A therapeutic relationship with a patient is valid for only 3 months and must be renewed after 3 months.  
Once the patient has given consent, you can establish a therapeutic relationship with your patient by simply clicking the title again.  
As with the patient's consent, a pop-up window will open to create the therapeutic relationship.

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Here you can choose to check existing links within your practice or register a new link.  
All the necessary details will be filled in here, so in the bottom field you only need to optionally substantiate the therapeutic relationship with a comment.  
It is sufficient to state here that you are this patient's physiotherapist. Confirm the link at the bottom right.

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This takes you to an overview where you can view all active therapeutic links within your practice.

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