Finding a GP, consulting a doctor in the evening or at weekends, where to go for contraception, having a screening test, consulting a doctor about an addiction - there are many questions you may have about your health.
You are automatically covered by the French health insurance system (known as the "sécu"). You are covered by Caisse primaire d'assurance maladie (CPAM) where you or your parents live.
From age 18You will be directly insured (you will no longer be your parents' 'beneficiary') and you will manage your own health. Don't forget to :
- Create your ameli account on ameli.fr or on the Ameli application
- Submit your Rib via your Ameli account
- Declaring a preferred doctor
- Update your Vitale card at a pharmacy or your health insurance fund
- Take out a supplementary health insurance policy if you want to top up your reimbursements
Health insurance reimburses 70% of costs health insurance. To be reimbursed at 100%, you need to take out a complementary health insurance which will pay the remaining 30%. Find out about your parents' complementary health insurance, student mutual insurance or other complementary health insurance. Make sure you compare services and prices.
If your income does not exceed a certain amount, you can benefit from the Supplementary health insurance.
She covers all healthcare costs (doctor, dentist, medication...) and you don't have to pay anything in advance. Depending on your income, it may be free or subject to a charge (€8 per month for under-29s).
To find out if you are entitled, use the simulator.
To request it, use your Ameli account.
Please note: if you are under 25, you are considered to be dependent on your parents and your parents' income will also be taken into account.
Le general practitioner is your referring doctor. It was he who coordinates your medical care. They can refer you to a specialist if necessary.
If you don't declare any, you will be less well reimbursed by the health insurance scheme.
For example, health insurance will reimburse your medical consultations at 30% instead of 70% (€9 instead of €19).
You are looking for a job you remain affiliated to the Social Security scheme to which you were previously affiliated. You are entitled to cover your healthcare costs up to the age of 24. After that, you will be covered by the general scheme.
You are working you remain attached to the general social security scheme and are affiliated to the health insurance fund in your place of residence.
If you are starting a farming businessis the Mutualité sociale agricole (MSA) who will pay for your care.
Do not hesitate to contact the Assurance maladie for more information. Make an appointment via your Ameli account or call 3646.
The French Health Insurance (Assurance maladie) has put a directory of healthcare professionals.
It lists GPs, specialists (dentists, ophthalmologists, gynaecologists, etc.), physiotherapists, nurses, analysis laboratories, etc: annuairesante.ameli.fr
SOS doctor is on call in Besançon 24/7: tel 0 826 88 24 24
Le 116 117 allows you to contact a doctor on call every night from 8pm to 8am. On Saturdays, the number is open from midday, and on Sundays it is open all day.
Contact a Consultation jeunes consommateurs CJC
They are aimed at all young people, on their own or accompanied, as well as those around them (friends, family).
The aim is to take stock of the situation and, if necessary, offer help before consumption becomes a problem.
11 rue d'Alsace
tel: 03 81 83 22 74
csapa.besancon@addictions-france.org
Make an appointment by telephone.
- CJC Soléa bis
3 rue Victor Sellier
tel : 03 81 83 03 32
solea-bis@addsea.fr
https://addsea.net
By appointment throughout the week.
Open on campus once a month.
Make an appointment by telephone.
To combat menstrual insecurity, the Crous provides you with distributors of free sanitary protection in university residences and restaurants.
You'll find sanitary towels and tampons (with or without applicators).
Find out where these distributors are located on www.crous-bfc.fr
Contraception consultations are offered by :
- Le Student health service University HSE
45 C avenue de l'Observatoire
tel 03 81 66 61 30
sse@univ-fcomte.fr
Open to students
Make an appointment on www.doctolib.fr
27 rue de la République
tel 03 81 83 34 73
cics.25@orange.fr
Open to all
By appointment only
- Le Sexual health centre of the Doubs Department
6 rue de la Vieille Monnaie
tel 03 81 54 21 81
css.besancon@doubs.fr
Open to all
By appointment only
2 centres offer free screening for STIs :
- Le CeGIDD
15 avenue Denfert-Rochereau
tel 03 81 65 44 50
cegidd.besancon@ahs-fc.fr
Open to the public by appointment
- Le Student health service University HSE
45 C avenue de l'Observatoire
tel 03 81 66 61 30
sse@univ-fcomte.fr
Open to students
Make an appointment on www.doctolib.fr
L'Zen space is for you. This space promotes well-being, relaxation and the awakening of the senses. Located in the Stendhal building (7 rue Laplace), it is open to all students by prior arrangement.
To make a reservation a one-hour slot: mesrdv.lescrous.fr/en (choose: "Crous Bourgogne-Franche-Comté" - "Campus Life" theme - "Besançon" location).
I haven't found an answer
I'm a pro.
Make an appointment at Student health service (SSE).
These consultations enable us to take stock of the situation and determine whether any adjustments are necessary for you.
Consult thehealth accessibility directory. You can find out which doctors' surgeries (GPs, dentists, ophthalmologists, physiotherapists, gynaecologists, etc.) are accessible according to the type of disability: www.sante.fr.
Please note that this directory is not exhaustive.
It was produced by the Ministry of Health and the APF France Handicap association.
Intimagir is a centre for people with disabilities. It answers questions about emotional lifethe sex life but also on violence. It can be contacted by telephone, text message or e-mail. There is one in each region.
Contact: tel 06 11 59 10 52, intimagir@intimagir-bfc.fr
1 –Register at on the etudiant-etranger.ameli.fr
Please note: if you come from anEuropean Union (EU), theEuropean Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland and you have a European Health Insurance Card valid until the end of the academic year, you do not need to register on etudiant-etranger.ameli.fr. You will continue to be covered by your country's health insurance scheme.
You will be issued with a provisional national insurance number.
2- Once your registration has been definitively confirmed, download the definitive social security certificate. This certificate will enable you to have your treatment reimbursed until you receive your carte Vitale.
3- Create your Ameli account on assure.ameli.fr. With this account, you can check your reimbursements, update your personal details, download your certificates, ask your questions...
4- Apply for your carte Vitale from your ameli account. This is how you will be reimbursed for your treatment (at the doctor's, hospital, chemist's, etc.).
5- Choose a doctor and ask him to become your general practitioner This is the doctor you go to first and who will coordinate your care. If you do not declare a regular doctor, you will be reimbursed less.
Health insurance offers one appointment per year to all children and young people aged 3 to 24.
You will receive an invitation from the Assurance Maladie every year to remind you to make an appointment. All you need is a Carte Vitale and complementary health insurance.
The French health insurance scheme offers a check-up called preventive health examinationThe scheme is open to all over-16s insured under the general scheme.
The cost is covered at 100 %, with no advance payment required. It provides an opportunity to take stock of your health, particularly for people who are not regularly seen by a doctor.
A BesançonFor more information, contact Maison France Services, 9 rue Picasso.
You need to make an appointment on Doctolib.
With the Avantages Jeunes card, get a 10 to 30% discount on your glasses at several Besançon opticians.
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