46It follows from that same case-law that care insurance benefits consisting in the direct payment or reimbursement of the costs incurred as a result of the insured person’s reliance on care, in particular the costs entailed by care services at home provided by third persons as well as the provision and installation of necessary care equipment, fall within the definition of ‘benefits in kind’ within the meaning of Title III of Regulation No 1408/71 (see, to that effect, Molenaar, paragraphs 5, 6, 23 and 32, and Joined Cases C-502/01 as well as C-31/02 Gaumain-Cerri and Barth [2004] ECR I-6483, paragraph 26).
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