French Public Health Code
In forceI. - The nurse's place of practice is that of the professional residence in respect of which he/she is registered on the roll of the Departmental Council of the Association.
II. - If the needs of the population so require, a nurse may carry out his professional activity on one or more sites other than his usual professional residence, when there is a lack or inadequacy of healthcare provision in the geographical sector in question, which is detrimental to the needs of patients or to the continuity of care.
The nurse takes all steps to ensure the quality, safety and continuity of care at all these practice sites.
III. - The application to open a separate place of practice is sent to the departmental council in whose area of jurisdiction the planned activity is located by any means that provides a date certain. It must be accompanied by all relevant information on the needs of the population and the conditions of practice. If this information is insufficient, the departmental council will ask for further details.
The departmental council on whose roll the nurse is registered is informed of the application if the separate site is in another department.
Silence on the part of the departmental council requested will be deemed to constitute implicit authorisation on expiry of a period of three months from the date of receipt of the application or the response to the additional information requested.
IV. - The authorisation is personal and non-transferable. It may be terminated if the conditions set out in the previous paragraphs are no longer met.
V. - Appeals against decisions to refuse, withdraw or revoke authorisation, as well as appeals against explicit or implicit authorisation decisions, are only admissible if they have been preceded by an administrative appeal to the Conseil national de l'ordre.
