French Public Health Code
In forceI.-The body or structure registered in application of article R. 4021-24 may propose continuing professional development initiatives, presented in dematerialised form in accordance with the model defined by an order of the Minister for Health.
These initiatives are assessed by independent scientific commissions, under the responsibility of the National Agency for Continuing Professional Development.
As part of the annual national control plan, checks are carried out to ensure that the actions implemented by the organisations or structures and eligible for funding from the Agency comply with the quality criteria.
II - Where the assessment or check defined in I is negative, the body or structure is informed, by any means that can be used to prove receipt, of the shortcomings observed during these various checks and of any penalties incurred. It has fifteen clear days in which to make its observations.
III - The penalties for an unfavourable assessment or an inspection that reveals a failure to carry out the action are as follows:
1° Withdrawal of the action that has been the subject of an unfavourable assessment from the list of actions registered on the website of the Agence nationale du développement professionnel continu (National Agency for Continuing Professional Development);
2° Withdrawal of the registration of the organisation or structure concerned if it turns out that the majority of the actions monitored over the last three months by the independent scientific commissions do not meet the required criteria;
3° Withdrawal of the registration of the organisation or structure concerned in the event of false declaration or fraudulent manoeuvre.
The penalty is imposed by the Director General of the Agency.
IV - In the event of withdrawal in accordance with 1° to 3° of III, the organisation or structure concerned will inform the recipients of its services without delay. Each beneficiary is informed that his or her participation in new sessions of the action or actions in question may not be taken into account to validate his or her continuing professional development obligation.
Reimbursement of the educational costs incurred may be refused or, where applicable, may be demanded.
The certificate issued to the healthcare professional by the organisation or structure at the end of a continuing professional development session which took place prior to the date on which the organisation or structure was sanctioned by the Agence nationale du développement professionnel continu (National Agency for Continuing Professional Development) is taken into account for the validation of his continuing professional development obligation.
