Facts
[F.], born in 1955, is a recipient of supplementary benefits. She submitted an invoice from [Y.], a recognized Spitex organization, for 24 hours of household assistance in January 2004 in the amount of CHF 720. At the same time, she stated that she had received CHF 400 from her supplementary "Ambulant" insurance from the Visana health insurance for the household assistance during the same period. For the remaining CHF 320, she applied for supplementary benefits.
The Social Insurance Institution of the Canton of St. Gallen reimbursed [F.] for the costs of household assistance in the amount of CHF 200. [F.] subsequently filed a complaint and requested that the uncovered costs of CHF 320 be paid to her.
Considerations
According to Art. 13 para. 4 of the Ordinance on the Reimbursement of Costs for Illness and Disability in Supplementary Benefits (ELKV), the costs for services provided by private providers are reimbursed to the extent that they correspond to the costs of public or non-profit providers. Since [Y.] is a recognized Spitex organization, its costs of CHF 30 per hour are comparable to the costs of public or non-profit providers in the…