French Public Health Code
In forcePublic and private health establishments and medico-social establishments shall implement the appropriate resources to deal with the pain of the patients they admit and to provide the palliative care that their condition requires, whatever the unit and the care structure in which they are admitted. For public health establishments, these resources are defined by the establishment project mentioned in article L. 6143-2. For private health establishments, these resources are taken into account in the contract of objectives and resources mentioned in articles L. 6114-1, L. 6114-2 and L. 6114-3.
In this respect, hospitals and university centres provide initial and continuing training for healthcare professionals and, in conjunction with other public or private healthcare establishments, disseminate the knowledge they have acquired, including to healthcare teams, with a view to achieving these objectives both in the community and in establishments. They encourage the development of research.
Healthcare establishments and social and medico-social establishments and services may enter into agreements with each other to carry out these tasks.
The obligations laid down for the establishments mentioned in this article apply in particular when they accommodate minors, adults protected by law or the elderly.
