A medical biology laboratory shall have the quality of the results of the medical biology examinations it carries out checked by external quality assessment bodies.
The external quality assessment bodies send the French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products an annual report, the content of which is determined by order of the Minister for Health, issued on a proposal from the Director General of the French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products. The Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des produits de santé publishes an annual summary of these reports.
Without prejudice to Articles L. 1221-13, L. 5212-2, L. 5222-3 and L. 5232-4 and after informing the medical biology laboratory concerned, the external quality assessment bodies shall immediately report to the regional health agency any anomalies found during their inspection which are likely to result in a major risk to patients’ health.