Facts
A., domiciled in X. (SG), cared for her mother B. (born on January 1, 1920) at her domicile in Y. (TG). B. was receiving supplementary benefits (PC) in addition to her AVS pension. In March 2014, A. requested reimbursement of the care expenses incurred. The compensation fund of the canton of Thurgau rejected the request by decision of June 13, 2014 and decision on opposition of June 4, 2015. B. passed away on February 27, 2015. A. appealed against the decision on opposition of June 4, 2015. The administrative court of the canton of Thurgau transferred the appeal to the insurance court of the canton of St. Gallen, which declared itself incompetent. The administrative court of the canton of Thurgau also issued a decision of non-entry into the matter due to lack of territorial jurisdiction.Considerations
According to Art. 58 para. 1 GSSLA, the insurance court of the canton where the insured person or the third-party appellant is domiciled at the time of filing the appeal is competent. This rule also applies in the field of supplementary benefits (PC), without being modified by Art. 21 SBA.
In the present case, the daughter A. cannot be considered either as an insured person or as a third-party appellant with an independent right to benefits. Although the costs of illness and disability may be reimbursed to the beneficiaries after the death of the PC recipient, A. is acting…