Finding a primary care physician, seeing a doctor in the evening or on the weekend, knowing where to go for birth control, getting screened for a condition, seeking help for an addiction—there are many questions you may have 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 18, you’ll be insured directly (you’ll no longer be covered under your parents“ plan) and you’ll manage your own health care. Sign up Good Habits :
- Create your ameli account at ameli.fr or on the Ameli application
- Submit your bank account information through your Ameli account
- Register a Primary Care Physician
- Update your Vitale card at a pharmacy or through your health insurance provider
- Sign up for supplemental health insurance if you want to supplement your reimbursements
Health Insurance reimburses a portion of the expenses health. The rest, which is called the copayment, is your responsibility. If you want to be reimbursed for part or all of it, you'll need to take a complementary health care. 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, etc.) that are not covered by health insurance, and you don’t have to pay anything out of pocket. Depending on your income, it may be free or you may have to pay a fee (€8 per month for those under 29).
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.
You're looking for a job : You remain enrolled in the social security program you were previously enrolled in. You are entitled to coverage for your healthcare costs until you turn 24. After that, you will be covered by the general social security program.
You are working : You remain covered under the general social security system and are enrolled in the health insurance fund for your place of residence.
If you are starting a farming businessis the Mutualité sociale agricole (MSA) which takes care of you.
Please feel free to contact the Health Insurance program for more information. Schedule an appointment through your Ameli account or call 3646.
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, if you don’t have a primary care physician and you see a general practitioner (€30 per visit), health insurance will cover only 30% instead of 70% (€8.40 instead of €19).
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.
3 rue Victor Sellier
tel: 03 81 83 03 32
solea-bis@addsea.fr
By appointment only.
On-campus presence once a month.
Make an appointment by phone.
Visit City of Besançon provides young people with a guide which aims to inform and advisor on their practices. Many of the tips are given and a quiz allows test your consumption.
A directory structures who can support young people free of charge and in complete confidentiality is also available.
- Visit Crous provides you with free sanitary protection dispensers in university residences and restaurants (sanitary napkins and tampons with or without applicators). Find the location of these dispensers at www.crous-bfc.fr
- Visit City of Besançon also offers washable sanitary protection (pads or period panties). These can be collected from one of the distribution points located throughout the city: www.grandbesancon.fr
Other distribution points are available at various locations (nonprofits, community education centers, city halls, youth centers, local employment agencies, third places, hospitals, etc.), an app created by the nonprofit Basic Rules allows users to locate distribution points for feminine hygiene products: www.regla-app.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@umlp.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
23 Charles Nodier Street
tel 03 81 54 21 81
css.besancon@doubs.fr
Open to all
By appointment only
Several centers offer free STI screenings:
- 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@umlp.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
23 Charles Nodier Street
tel 03 81 54 21 81
css.besancon@doubs.fr
Open to all
By appointment only
The system My STD Test established by the Health Insurance system allows people to get tested for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) No prescription, no appointment, and no upfront costs for those under 26 in all clinical laboratories.
- 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").
- Visit IUT Library offers a relaxation room with nap pods by reservation.
- Visit Health Library provides nap pods. Reservations here.
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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 helps you find medical practices (general practitioners, dentists, ophthalmologists, physical therapists, gynecologists, etc.) that 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
You will be given a provisional social security number.
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.
2- Once your registration has been definitively validated, download the definitive social security certificate. This certificate allows you to be reimbursed for your medical care While you wait to receive your Vitale card.
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 Health Insurance program every year to remind you to make an appointment. All you need is a Vitale card and supplemental health insurance.
The Health Insurance Program offers a screening, 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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