French Public Health Code
In forceWhenever the judicial authority orders a person who has made illicit use of narcotics or habitual and excessive consumption of alcohol to submit to a therapeutic injunction consisting of a measure of care or medical supervision, it informs the Director General of the Regional Health Agency.
The latter will arrange for the person concerned to undergo a medical examination as soon as possible by a doctor designated as a liaison doctor or, where appropriate, a socio-psychological assessment by an approved psychologist or any other health professional also approved by the general manager of the regional health agency. In particular, this authorisation must be based on proof of training or professional experience in the field of addiction care. The Director General of the Regional Health Agency will also, if necessary, carry out an enquiry into the family, professional and social life of the person concerned, if appropriate at the request of the designated health professional. If this request is not complied with, the designated healthcare professional may notify the judicial authority so that it can decide whether such an investigation is appropriate.
At the end of this assessment phase, the designated healthcare professional informs the judicial authority without delay of his or her reasoned opinion on the appropriateness of the therapeutic injunction measure.
