Facts
The married S., born in 1915, was domiciled in the Canton of Valais. In July 2010, she moved into a retirement home in the Canton of St. Gallen and registered there on 6 December 2010. On 31 December 2010, she applied for nursing care financing. A controversy arose between the Social Insurance Institution of the Canton of St. Gallen and the Compensation Fund of the Canton of Valais regarding the responsibility for cost coverage. The Social Insurance Institution of the Canton of St. Gallen denied its jurisdiction and did not enter into the request.Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court decided that for disputes after the occurrence of an insured event, in which social insurance benefits are also disputed, such as the cantonal residual financing of nursing costs, the II. Social Law Division of the Federal Supreme Court has jurisdiction.
The Federal Supreme Court held that the residual financing of nursing costs is neither excluded from the scope of the General Part of Social Insurance Law (GSSLA), nor are there any reasons apparent why the GSSLA procedural law should not be suitable for the assessment of claims under Art. 25a para. 5 HIA. In particular, due to the close connection to the…