French Public Health Code
In forceAttached practitioners who are former university clinical chiefs and hospital assistants, former university hospital assistants, former university assistants and hospital assistants, former university assistants and assistant odontologists in dental consultation and treatment facilities, and former hospital specialist assistants are entitled, upon appointment, to the title of "attached practitioner in the hospital of..." followed by the name of the establishment in which they carry out their duties. "followed by the name of the establishment in which they carry out their duties.
Other attached practitioners are entitled to this title only after two consecutive years of service as an attached practitioner.
Attached practitioners may claim the title of consultant attached practitioner from the eighth year of consecutive service in the same establishment as an attached practitioner, as well as for practitioners who have benefited from the provisions of article 33 of decree no. 2003-769 of 1st August 2003, as an attached practitioner. This possibility is open to them from the fifth year if they are former university clinical chiefs - hospital assistants, former university hospital assistants, former university assistants - hospital assistants, former university assistants - orthodontists - assistants in dental consultation and treatment structures, former hospital specialist assistants.
Each year, the director of the establishment draws up a list of practitioners attached to the establishment who meet the conditions to qualify for the title of consultant practitioner attached to the establishment.
In any one establishment, the number of consultant practitioners may not exceed one third of the total number of practitioners. Applications for appointment are subject to the submission of a dossier, which is examined by the institutional medical committee or, where appropriate, by the local institutional medical committee. The primary criteria will be seniority and service to the hospital community.
After seven consecutive years of service as an attached practitioner, or as an attached practitioner for practitioners who have benefited from the provisions of the second paragraph of article 33 of decree no. 2003-769 of 1st August 2003, an attached practitioner who ceases his or her duties for a reason other than disciplinary action is entitled to the title of "former attached practitioner of the hospital of..." followed by the name of the establishment. "followed by the name of the establishment in which they carried out their duties.
If, during these seven years, he has worked for at least five years as a consultant practitioner, he is entitled to the title of "former consultant practitioner" followed by the name of the hospital in which he worked.
