Question juridique clé
Whether the child remained excluded from mandatory health insurance under Art. 2(1)(b) OAMal after March 2005.
Solution extraite
The exclusion did not apply once the family’s stay in Switzerland was no longer exclusively for medical treatment; the child had to be insured from 1 August 2006.
Motifs extraits
Art. 2(1)(b) OAMal targets persons who come to Switzerland solely for treatment or cure, even if they establish domicile here for that purpose. The decisive factor is the purpose of the stay and domicile, not the mere duration of treatment. Once additional independent reasons for establishing domicile exist, the exclusion falls away.