Finding a GP, consulting a doctor in the evening or at weekends, where to go for contraception, taking a screening test, consulting a doctor about an addiction - there are so many questions about your health.
You are automatically covered by the French health insurance system (known as "Sécu"). You are covered by Caisse primaire d'assurance maladie (CPAM) where you or your parents live.
From age 18You'll be directly insured (you won't be your parents' "beneficiary") and you'll 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 an attending physician
- Update your Vitale card, at a pharmacy or your health insurance fund
- Subscribe to a complementary health insurance plan if you want to top up your reimbursements
Medicare reimburses 70% of expenses health insurance. To be reimbursed at 100%, you need to take out a complementary health care which will pay the remaining 30%. Ask your parents about complementary health insurance, student health 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 pay nothing 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 eligible, 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.
Visit referring physician is your referring doctor. He's the one coordinates your medical follow-up. He can refer you to a specialist if necessary.
If you don't declare any, you'll be reimbursed less by your health insurance.
For example, health insurance will reimburse your medical consultations at 30% instead of 70% (€9 instead of €19).
You're looking for a job You remain affiliated to the Social Security scheme to which you were previously affiliated. You are entitled to healthcare coverage up to the age of 24. After that, you will be covered by the general scheme.
You are working you remain affiliated to the general social security scheme and the health insurance fund in your place of residence.
If you are starting a farming businessis the Mutualité sociale agricole (MSA) which takes care of you.
Don't hesitate to contact the Assurance maladie for more information. Book an appointment on your Ameli account or call 3646.
The French health insurance directory of healthcare professionals.
It lists general practitioners, specialists (dentists, ophthalmologists, gynecologists...), physiotherapists, nurses, analysis laboratories... : annuairesante.ameli.fr
SOS doctor is on call in Besançon 24/7: tel 0 826 88 24 24
Visit 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, alone or accompanied, as well as those around them (friends, family).
The aim is to take stock of the situation, and possibly 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 phone.
- CJC Soléa bis
3 rue Victor Sellier
tel: 03 81 83 03 32
solea-bis@addsea.fr
https://addsea.net
By appointment only.
On-campus presence once a month.
Make an appointment by phone.
To combat menstrual insecurity, the Crous provides you with free sanitary protection dispensers in university residences and restaurants.
You'll find sanitary pads and tampons (with or without applicator).
Find out where these distributors are located on www.crous-bfc.fr
Contraception consultations are offered by :
- Visit 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
- Visit Sexual Health Center 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 centers offer free STI screening :
- Visit CeGIDD
15 avenue Denfert-Rochereau
tel 03 81 65 44 50
cegidd.besancon@ahs-fc.fr
Open to the public by appointment
- Visit 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 reservation.
To reserve a one-hour slot: mesrdv.lescrous.fr/en (choose: "Crous Bourgogne-Franche-Comté" - theme "Campus Life" - location "Besançon").
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. It provides information on which doctors' practices (general practitioners, dentists, ophthalmologists, physiotherapists, gynecologists, etc.) are accessible, depending on the type of disability: www.sante.fr.
Please note that this directory is not exhaustive.
It was produced by the French Ministry of Health and the APF France Handicap association.
Intimagir is a center for people with disabilities. It answers questions about emotional lifethe sex life but also on violence. It can be contacted by phone, SMS 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 have a European Health Insurance Card valid until the end of the academic year, you do not need to register with etudiant-etranger.ameli.fr. You will continue to be covered by your country's health insurance scheme.
You will be given a provisional social security number.
2- Once your registration has been definitively validated, download the definitive social security certificate. This attestation allows you to be reimbursed for your treatment until you receive your carte Vitale.
3- Create your Ameli account on assure.ameli.fr. With this account, you can consult your reimbursements, update your personal information, download your certificates, ask your questions...
4- Ask for your Vitale card from your ameli account. This is how you will be reimbursed for your treatment (at the doctor's, hospital or chemist's...).
5- Choose a doctor and ask him to become your referring physician This is the doctor you will see first, and who will coordinate your care. If you do not declare an attending physician, you will be reimbursed less.
Health insurance offers one appointment a year to all children and young people aged 3 to 24.
You'll receive an invitation from the Assurance Maladie every year to remind you to make an appointment. All you need is a Carte Vitale and a complementary health insurance.
French health insurance offers a check-up called preventive health examinationIt is open to all people over 16 who are insured under the general scheme.
It is covered at 100 %, with no out-of-pocket expenses. It enables you to take stock of your health, particularly for people who are not regularly seen by a doctor.
A Besançonto the Maison France Services, 9 rue Picasso
You need to make an appointment on Doctolib.
With the Carte Avantages Jeunes, get a 10 to 30% discount on your glasses at several Besançon opticians.
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