Appeal of the claimant against the decision of the Social Insurance Chamber of the Canton of Geneva

Facts

The dispute concerns a challenge related to supplementary health insurance to the mandatory health insurance. The claimant X. filed a civil appeal against the decision of the Social Insurance Chamber of the Canton of Geneva, which ruled at the sole cantonal instance.

The Social Insurance Chamber of the Canton of Geneva is competent to hear challenges related to supplementary health insurance to the mandatory health insurance at the sole cantonal instance, in accordance with Art. 134 para. 1 let. c of the Geneva Law on Judicial Organization (LOJ). This competence stems from Art. 7 of the Civil Procedure Code (CPC), which allows cantons to provide for a sole cantonal instance for this type of dispute.

With the entry into force of the CPC, Art. 74 para. 2 let. b and Art. 75 para. 2 let. a of the Federal Supreme Court Act (LTF) have been amended to include not only cases where federal law imposes a sole cantonal instance, but also cases where cantonal law has made use of this option, as is the case here.

Considerations

The Court considers that the Social Insurance Chamber of the Canton of…