Subsection 2: Recruitment

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Article R6152-337

French Public Health CodeIn force
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Updated 31 Oct 2023

The contractual practitioner is recruited by the director of the public health establishment after obtaining the opinion of the chairman of the establishment's medical committee and the head of the department, on a proposal from the head of the department or, failing this, the head of any other internal structure to which the practitioner reports.

He may work in several establishments mentioned in article R. 6152-1. The work of a full-time contractual practitioner may be split between a public health establishment and a private health establishment authorised to provide the public hospital service.

The contractual practitioner may work in several establishments, within the "groupements hospitaliers de territoire" mentioned in article L. 6132-1 or to promote the development of the networking of health establishments mentioned inarticle 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9th January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service and the cooperation actions mentioned in article L. 6134-1.

With the agreement of the practitioner concerned, following a reasoned opinion from the chairman of the hospital medical committee and the head of the department, on a proposal from the head of the department or, failing this, the head of the functional unit or another internal structure, an agreement is signed to this effect between the hospitals. This agreement determines how the work of the practitioners is to be divided between these establishments, as well as the proportion of the emoluments and allowances provided for in articles R. 6152-355 and D. 6152-356, as well as ancillary costs, which are to be borne by each of them.

Contractual practitioners working full time benefit from the arrangement mentioned in article R. 6152-4-1. Part-time practitioners may benefit from this arrangement by decision of the Director General of the Regional Health Agency on a proposal from the Director of the establishment.

An order by the Minister for Health specifies the conditions for the application of this article.

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