Some patients may benefit from a stay in spa care by health insurance.
But it is necessary to fill a number of conditions.
Eligibility to receive a spa treatment
The spa should be primarily prescribed by the attending physician or, sometimes, by the dentist in the case of diseases of the oral mucosa lingual.
Borne diseases
A spa can be covered by health insurance if the person suffers from a disease present in the list of therapeutic orientations.
* Diseases of oral mucosa lingual;
* Digestive disorders;
* Psychosomatic disorders;
* Urinary disorders;
* Skin disorders (eg eczema, psoriasis ..)
* Gynecology;
* Cardio-arterial;
* Neurology;
* Phlebology;
* Rheumatology;
* Developmental disorders in children;
* Respiratory tract.
Other conditions
* The spa must be approved and contracted by the Health Insurance;
* Some resorts offer the possibility of treatment in two therapeutic orientations;
* The assumption is valid for the current calendar year, unless care is given at the end of the year: the cure can then be made early next year;
Duration of the spa
* The duration of a spa is set at eighteen days of treatment staff
* A cure interrupted can give rise to any reimbursement, except in cases of force majeure or for medical reasons.
* The number of treatment sessions is determined based on pathology.
Do not confuse spa and thalassotherapy
* A spa and thalassotherapy are not identical to care.
* Thalassotherapy offers benefits only preventive and well-being that are not supported by the National Health Insurance,
* Spa treatments can deliver care cons of chronic diseases can be reimbursed by the National Health Insurance.
One course per year
The insurance fund will reimburse only a year program for the same therapeutic indication.
Percentage of support care
The insurance fund supports the thermal treatment at 65% and medical fees to 70% on a fee basis.
Percentage of support for subsistence and travel
The subsistence and travel are reimbursed at 65% if the therapy client’s income is below the income ceiling set by the Fund.
Complementary Health
* Some additional health supplement reimbursement of health insurance.
* Additional packages also offer an annual “health cure”
Support and request prior arrangement
* A prescription is required for any spa treatment.
* The physician completes the application for administrative support, which will be sent to Social Security.
* A form of resources can also be filled by the cap because of the health insurance fund, hence the person can have during his travel and hotel expenses of supported.
Choice of spa
* The doctor who performs the request of management chooses, in agreement with the patient, the spa that best suits the patient’s pathology.
* The location of the treatment depends on the condition being treated: all spas do not cure the same diseases. It’s your doctor chooses the station based on your condition.
* When two stations offer the same care, corresponding to the prescription from your doctor, he will choose the station nearest your home.
* Change of resort: A patient is not obliged to renew his cures in the same resort a year to the next.