Transfer abroad

Prior authorisation from the CNS

A prior authorisation from the CNS for a transfer abroad is mandatory in the following situations:

• the insured person is expected to stay for at least one night in a hospital abroad for scheduled care,
  
• the insured person's scheduled care involves the use of highly specialised and cost-intensive infrastructures, such as national competence centres, national services and specialised establishments of re-education, recovery (convalescence) and thermal cures,
• the insured person's scheduled care involves the use of highly specialised and cost-intensive equipments, as provided for in the national hospital plan.

In these cases, the doctor has to fill out a request for a prior authorisation of a transfer abroad.

Request for prior authorisation of a transfer abroad

The request must be made well before the scheduled treatment is supposed to begin. This is made using a standard form "Request for prior authorisation of a transfer abroad" (available in French or German) which has to be completed by a doctor.

The request must be filled out in accordance with the dispositions of article 27 of the CNS statutes, thus, it is - among other things - essential to indicate the code CIM10 (ICD10) which the doctor can find under the following link.

The request can then be submitted to the CNS by post, fax or email.