Questione giuridica chiave
Whether supplementary benefits cover costs of dental work performed directly by a dental technician.
Decisione estratta
Only reimbursable dental costs within the supplementary benefits scheme are covered; work done by a dental technician who is not authorized under cantonal law to practice independently is not reimbursable.
Motivazione estratta
Art. 3d lit. a ELG and Art. 8 ELKV cover simple, economical and appropriate dental treatment costs. The technician here carried out patient-side work in violation of cantonal sanitary rules, so the expense fell outside reimbursable costs.