The authorisation is given before the start of the works, the installation of the heavy equipment or the implementation of the planned care activities or alternative care structures.
It is automatically deemed to be an authorisation to operate, subject to a declaration of commencement of activity to the Regional Health Agency and, where applicable, the carrying out of the compliance visit provided for in the third paragraph, followed by a positive result and, unless otherwise stated, authorisation to provide care reimbursable by social security in application of article L. 162-21 of the Social Security Code. In the declaration of commencement of activity, the holder of the authorisation undertakes to ensure that the care activity or the heavy equipment complies with the conditions of the authorisation.
The Director General of the Regional Health Agency may decide that a compliance visit will be carried out within six months of the implementation of the care activities or alternative care structures or the commissioning of the heavy equipment. In this case, it will notify the authorisation holder of its decision within one month of receipt of the declaration of commencement of activity. In the absence of notification within this period, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency is deemed to have waived the right to carry out this visit.
In the event of a change in the premises or in the conditions under which the authorisation is granted, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may decide that a compliance visit will be carried out under the conditions set out in the previous paragraph.
Failure to comply may give rise to the application of the measures set out in Article L. 6122-13 of this Code. The terms and conditions of the compliance visit are laid down by decree.
Authorisation to provide care reimbursable by the social security system may be refused if the planned price is out of proportion to the operating conditions of the service, having regard to the technical operating conditions laid down in application of article L. 6122-2.