One or more public health establishments may be specifically designed to receive prisoners or persons subject to secure detention. The provisions of Titles I, III and of this Title shall be adapted by regulation to the specific operating conditions of these establishments. The provisions of Title II shall not apply to them.
The Minister of Justice assigns management and supervisory staff as well as administrative, social, educational and technical staff to these establishments, who come under the remit of the prison administration and remain subject to their specific status.
Whenever there is a serious risk to the safety of persons in the establishments mentioned in the first paragraph of this article, healthcare staff working in these establishments who are aware of this risk are obliged to report it as soon as possible to the director of the establishment, providing him with the information required to implement protective measures, in compliance with the provisions relating to medical confidentiality.
The same obligations apply to healthcare staff working in prisons.
The powers of the Regional Health Agency mentioned in articles L. 6114-1, L. 6143-3, L. 6143-3-1, L. 6143-4 and L. 6145-1 to L. 6145-5 of this Code and in article L. 162-22-13 of the Social Security Code are, with regard to these establishments, exercised jointly by the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Health.