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Article D6124-26-9 of the French Public Health Code

When the establishment authorised to operate an emergency unit is also authorised to provide psychiatric care, the head of the emergency unit and the head of the psychiatric unit shall draw up a protocol for the management of patients requiring psychiatric care.

If the establishment does not have the authorisation referred to in article L. 3222-1, it enters into an agreement with a health establishment authorised to provide psychiatric care and which does have this authorisation.

This agreement specifies the terms and conditions under which the emergency facility will, if necessary, ensure or arrange for the transfer of patients whose condition requires them to be cared for by a healthcare facility authorised to provide psychiatric care, in compliance with the provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 3211-1 and article L. 3222-1.

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Article D6124-26-9

Lorsque l’établissement autorisé à faire fonctionner une structure des urgences est également autorisé à exercer l’activité de soins de psychiatrie, le responsable de la structure des urgences et le responsable de la structure de psychiatrie définissent un protocole de prise en charge des patients nécessitant des soins psychiatriques.

Si l’établissement ne dispose pas de l’habilitation mentionnée à l’article L. 3222-1, il conclut une convention avec un établissement de santé autorisé à exercer l’activité de soins de psychiatrie et disposant de cette habilitation.

Cette convention précise les modalités selon lesquelles la structure des urgences assure ou fait assurer, s’il y a lieu, le transfert des patients dont l’état exige qu’ils soient pris en charge par un établissement de santé autorisé à exercer l’activité de soins de psychiatrie, dans le respect des dispositions du second alinéa de l’article L. 3211-1 et de l’article L. 3222-1.

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