HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME - announcement from the CHIS Board
A number of members of our Health Insurance Scheme are currently experiencing difficulties getting reimbursement for consulting an acupuncture practitioner.
The CHIS Board wishes to remind you that in order to be reimbursed, you must receive your acupuncture treatment from doctors recognised by the competent authorities of the country in which they have their medical practice. In Switzerland, these are people possessing the title of doctor of medicine recognised by the Swiss Medical Association (FMH). Treatment provided by medical auxiliaries must be prescribed beforehand by a recognised doctor.
As the practitioner in question is currently not recognised as a doctor in Switzerland, his services are not reimbursed.
In order to avoid any inconvenience, we advise you to contact uniqa before undergoing such treatment.
You will find all details concerning reimbursement of complementary medicine (acupuncture, chiropractic, osteopathy and ethiopathy) in CHISbull' No. 18 dated November 2004, which can also be consulted at our web site: www.cern.ch/chis.