I.-The attending physician, or failing this the physician designated by the patient, is the patient’s medical referent during the stay. His or her agreement is sought prior to the patient being cared for.
II.- By way of derogation from I, if the doctor is unavailable or if the urgency of the situation justifies it, the patient may be cared for without the agreement of the attending doctor, or the doctor designated by the patient. In this case, the hospital at home doctor is designated as the referral doctor. He informs the doctor mentioned in I and makes a note of this in the patient’s file.
In order to carry out the tasks of the patient’s referring doctor, the hospital at home doctor must be able to carry out an intervention in the patient’s home or a telehealth activity as defined in articles L. 6316-1 and L. 6316-2.