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Article L6211-8-1 of the French Public Health Code

I. – Medical biology examinations, including in emergency situations, are carried out within timescales compatible with the state of the art, in accordance with the information available to the biologist on the patient’s state of health.

The regional health agencies take these situations into account in the territorial organisation of healthcare.

II. – The list of examinations deemed to be urgent, together with the conditions under which they must be carried out and the results delivered, are set by order of the Minister for Health.

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Article L6211-8-1

I. – Les examens de biologie médicale, y compris dans les situations d’urgence, sont réalisés dans des délais compatibles avec l’état de l’art, conformément aux informations dont dispose le biologiste sur l’état de santé du patient.

Les agences régionales de santé prennent en compte ces situations dans l’organisation territoriale des soins.

II. – La liste des examens réputés urgents ainsi que les conditions de réalisation et de rendu des résultats sont fixées par arrêté du ministre chargé de la santé.

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