If your physician issues a prescription for a long period (e.g. a few months), you should only send this prescription to UNIQA after having used it for the last time.

There is no need to wait for the completion of the treatment to introduce a claim. Hence, for example, in the case of a drug prescription renewable for six months:

If the information needed cannot be found on these pages, please contact:

• The Third-Party Administrator uniqa@cern.ch, if you have questions concerning the application of the CHIS Rules,
• The CHIS manager at chis.manager@cern.ch, if you have remarks or suggestions on general CHIS policy.

No. The effective date cannot be a future date. You will therefore have to wait for the change to occur before declaring it within 30 calendar days.

Yes. CHIS serves as supplementary insurance for those who are members of another adequate primary health insurance scheme. (e.g. Swiss LAMal insurance, French social security, etc.).

A primary health insurance Scheme is any Health Insurance provided by the national system of a Member State of the Organisation (e.g. Swiss LAMal insurance, French social security, etc.). It can also be the health insurance provided by an international organisation based in Switzerland. These primary health insurances are considered adequate if it cover the spouse in his or her place of residence.

If you have any doubts, please contact the SHIPID service: chis.shipid@cern.ch.

You need a prior approval by the Third-Party Administrator for: