As stated in article L. 541-3 of the Education Code, reproduced below:
“In each department and arrondissement capital, in each commune with a population of more than 5,000 and in communes designated by ministerial order, one or more school medical-social centres are organised for the visits and examinations prescribed in articles L. 541-1 and L. 541-2.
They contribute to the implementation of coordinated prevention and health education actions included in the regional programme for access to prevention and care for the most disadvantaged people provided for in article L. 1434-2 of the Public Health Code. “