I. – When an armed forces hospital or other component of the armed forces health service participates in the implementation of the mental health policy conducted in application of this chapter :
1° The armed forces health service participates in drawing up the shared territorial mental health diagnosis, which then takes account of its resources;
2° The armed forces hospitals and other elements of the armed forces health service in the territory are involved in drawing up and, after authorisation from the Minister for Defence, implementing the territorial mental health project;
When a territorial mental health contract is signed by an armed forces hospital or by an element of the armed forces health service mentioned in 2° of I of article L. 6147-12, this signature is subject to the agreement of the Minister of Defence. In the case of an element of the armed forces health service mentioned in 3° of the I of article L. 6147-12, the contract is signed by the Minister of Defence. The territorial contract thus concluded constitutes an appendix to the specific contract provided for in article L. 6147-12.
Armed Forces hospitals and other elements of the Armed Forces Health Service for which a territorial mental health contract has been concluded may, after authorisation by the Minister for Defence, participate in territorial psychiatric communities.
II. – Where specific defence needs exist in the area concerned, the armed forces health service will take part in drawing up the shared territorial project.