Appeal inadmissible without insurer's opposition decision

ATA/204/1996Court of Justice / Administrative ChamberApr 16, 1996Inadmissible

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Omnilex summary

A social insurance appeal was filed before the health insurer had decided the objection. The court held that judicial review was premature under LAMal art. 86 para. 1, declared the appeal inadmissible, and transmitted the file to the insurer so that it could rule on the objection first.

Omnilex headnote

LAMal art. 86 al. 1; recevabilité du recours en l'absence de décision sur opposition: le recours n'est recevable qu'après une décision sur opposition rendue par l'assureur-maladie. À défaut d'une telle décision, le juge ne peut pas entrer en matière; il doit constater l'irrecevabilité du recours et transmettre le dossier à l'assureur compétent pour qu'il statue d'abord sur l'opposition (consid. non précisé).

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Descripteurs

ASSURANCE SOCIALE; AM; OPPOSITION(PROCEDURE); ASSU

Normes

LAMAL.86 al.1

Résumé

Recours irrecevable, la caisse-maladie ne s'étant pas prononcée sur l'opposition. Transmission du recours à la caisse-maladie.

Keywords

social insurancehealth insuranceobjection procedureadmissibilitypremature appealtransmission

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Key legal questions extracted by Omnilex

Key legal question

Whether the appeal was admissible despite the health insurer not having decided the objection.

Extracted holding

The appeal was inadmissible because the insurer had not issued an objection decision; the file had to be transmitted to the health insurer.

Extracted reasoning

Under the applicable procedural rule, judicial review presupposed a prior objection decision by the insurer. Since that step was missing, the court could not examine the merits and had to forward the matter to the insurer.

Appeal inadmissible without insurer's opposition decisionAI generated