French Public Health Code
In forceSTANDARD AGREEMENT RELATING TO THE CONDITIONS OF INTERVENTION OF VOLUNTEERS ACCOMPANYING PEOPLE IN PALLIATIVE CARE IN HEALTH ESTABLISHMENTS AND SOCIAL AND MEDICO-SOCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS MENTIONED IN ARTICLE R. 1110-1
Between the establishment ..., hereinafter referred to as the establishment at ..., represented by ..., and the association.... at ...., hereinafter referred to as the association, represented by ..., the following is agreed:
Art. 1. - The establishment undertakes to prepare its staff and private practitioners for the work of the association's volunteers through awareness-raising initiatives.
Art. 2 - The association is responsible for the selection, training and ongoing support of volunteers, as well as the operation of the team of volunteers, in accordance with the following procedures:...
Art. 3 - The association will provide the school with a list of the names of the members of the team of volunteers who will be called upon to give their services, and who will undertake to..:
- to comply with the association's charter, this agreement and the establishment's internal rules ;
- to attend training courses and meetings designed to provide ongoing support and the necessary regulation of their activities.
Art. 4 - The association will inform the establishment of the name of the volunteer coordinator it has appointed. The role of this co-ordinator is to organise the work of the volunteers with the patients and, where applicable, their relatives, to liaise with the care team and to iron out any difficulties that may arise during the work of a volunteer.
Art. 5 - In order to ensure that people receiving palliative care and their families are informed about the possibility of volunteer involvement, the principles involved, the role of volunteers and the limits of this involvement, the establishment and the association have adopted the following provisions:....
Art. 6 - The identity of persons requesting support from the team of volunteers is communicated to the volunteer coordinator by the correspondent appointed by the establishment.
Art. 7 - The parties undertake to respect a reciprocal obligation to provide information about the person cared for by the team of volunteers, in accordance with the terms and conditions set out below, which define in particular the type of information that must be shared in order to fulfil their respective roles, while respecting professional secrecy:...
Art. 8 - The establishment undertakes to make the material arrangements necessary for the work of the association's volunteers working within it.
Art. 9 - The association declares that it is covered for civil liability for damage likely to be caused by its members during their work in the establishment by insurance... The establishment declares that it is covered against civil liability for damage likely to be caused to volunteers of the association within the establishment by insurance ...
Art. 10 - The parties to this agreement will draw up an annual report on the work carried out by the volunteers.
Art. 11 - This agreement, drawn up for a period of one year, is renewed by tacit agreement. Except in emergency situations, the agreement may only be terminated after two months' notice has been given by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.
