Court decides: Trans -wife receives reimbursement for bare pilation!

Court decides: Trans -wife receives reimbursement for bare pilation!

A pioneering decision for transpersonen: A court has decided that a health insurance company has to cover the costs of bare pilation for a trans woman. The Exxpress reported that the court was taken up after the lawsuit was found that temporary hair removal methods such as shaving or waxing could cause psychological stress. The plaintiff argued that the beard was the visible sign of a gender discrepancy, which resulted in considerable psychological stress. The verdict emphasizes that an everyday shave would constantly remind the plaintiff that it is in the wrong gender.

The Work and Social Court of Vienna found that alternative methods are not practical because they require a waiting time during which the person concerned is impaired in their identity. The judge pointed out that the cost of laser pilation must be covered by the health insurance company. This could be groundbreaking for future assumption of costs and also shows how the gender dysphoria topic is treated legally.

coverage by health insurance companies

The statutory health insurance (GKV) has clear regulations for the assumption of costs, which are recorded in the Fifth Social Code (SGB V). According to information from health insurers.wiki , insured persons must submit an application to assume costs before using a service. The health insurance company must decide on the application within three weeks. If there is no feedback, the requested service is considered approved. This regulation shows that closed stumbling blocks are preprogrammed for the health insurance companies, which gives new importance to the previously unnoticed topic of recognizing treatments for transpersonen.