In each département, the Conseil départemental or interdépartemental de l’ordre exercises, under the supervision of the Conseil national, the general powers of the ordre, as listed in article L. 4321-14.
It decides on entries on the roll.
It authorises the President of the Association to institute legal proceedings, to accept all donations and legacies to the Association, to settle or compromise, to agree to all disposals or mortgages and to take out all loans.
Under no circumstances shall it have any knowledge of the actions, attitudes or political or religious opinions of members of the Association.
It may set up coordinating bodies with the other departmental or interdepartmental councils of the Association, under the supervision of the National Council.
It disseminates rules of good practice to professionals.
The departmental or interdepartmental council is made up of members elected from among masseur-physiotherapists registered as self-employed and masseur-physiotherapists registered as salaried employees who meet the conditions set out in article L. 4321-18-1. The number of members of the departmental or interdepartmental council is set by regulation, taking into account the number of masseur-physiotherapists registered on the most recently published register.
The provisions of article L. 4123-2 are applicable to the departmental or interdepartmental council of the body of masseur-physiotherapists.