A decree of the Conseil d’Etat determines the acts, in particular massage and medical gymnastics, which are authorised to be carried out by persons holding the final examination or diploma issued by the Aix-les-Bains spa techniques school and obtained before 31 December 1982:
1° Within the spa establishments ;
2° Subject to having passed, before 31 December 2011, knowledge verification tests under conditions determined by decree, within the establishments mentioned in 1°, 3° and 5° of article 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9 January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service and in 6° and 7° of article L. 312-1 of the social action and family code.
The reorganisation of the structures of the Aix-les-Bains national spa establishment takes into account the acquired rights and career prospects of former students of the spa techniques school who completed their studies before 31st December 1982.