As a Member of the CHIS, did you know that you have access to the following assistance services?
- UNIQA Assistance
- Medgate
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CERN Health Insurance Scheme (CHIS) – Temporary relocation of UNIQA office to Building 55 from the 8th of April 2025

Cross-border workers, who are resident in the Haute-Savoie region in France, can submit their applications to choose their health insurance system online. Please click on the title for more information.

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Please note that the office of UNIQA, the third-party administrator for the CERN Health Insurance Scheme (CHIS), in CERN’s main building will be closed during the two-week end-of-year closure. Click here for more details.

Each year, the medical service organises blood donation campaigns in collaboration with HUG and/or EFS (typically twice a year). Click here for more details.

We remind you that claims can be sent in 4 ways. Click on the title for more details.

November 2022
All CHIS members have the right to be reimbursed for certain alternative therapies under specific conditions. Click on the title for more detail.

October 2022
Auxiliary medical care encompasses a vast range of services, and the rules governing how it is covered frequently give rise to questions from members. Below is a non-exhaustive list of the medical auxiliaries most frequently covered by the CHIS, for most members, provided that you have a medical prescription.

CERN personnel, and their accompanying family members, residing in France are included in the vaccination campaign, with the vaccine being made available to them in the same way and at the same pace as it is to others in their respective in France even if they do not hold a "carte vitale. Click on the title for more detail.