Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the internal cochlear implant had to be covered by invalidity insurance under Art. 12 LAI despite the administrative circular CMRM excluding it.
Decisione estratta
The internal part of the cochlear implant had to be covered under Art. 12 LAI; the circular could not justify refusal.
Motivazione estratta
The internal and external components function only together; AI already had to provide the external part, and prior jurisprudence on therapeutic complexes did not support separating the two for coverage purposes. The circular in force from 1 November 2005 conflicted with the statute and could not be followed.