TRADITIONAL MEDICINE IN THE SWISS CONSTITUTION

TRADITIONAL AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINES IN THE SWISS CONSTITUTION

Federal constitution Art. 118a BV (new): The Federal government and cantons shall ensure that, within the scope of their jurisdiction, complementary medicine is taken into consideration.

On this constitutional basis, parliament and the authorities have to implement the following requirements:

1. Admission of doctors of complementary medicine in the fields of anthroposophical medicine, homeopathy, neural therapy, phytotherapy and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) into obligatory health insurance.

2. Creation of national diplomas for non-medical therapists.

3. Integration of complementary medicine into teaching and research.

4. Safeguarding of proven remedies.