I. – The health centre is responsible for keeping patients’ medical records in conditions that guarantee the quality and continuity of patient care.
In the event of prolonged or definitive closure, the health centre will immediately inform the relevant Conseil Départemental de l’Ordre of the measures taken to ensure that patients’ medical records are kept and are accessible.
II. – If a patient is referred to another healthcare structure or a healthcare professional practising outside the health centre, he/she will be given information about whether the proposed healthcare provider will be practising the third-party payment mechanism and will be exceeding the tariffs set by the administrative authority or the tariffs mentioned in 1° of I of article L. 162-14-1 of the Social Security Code. This information is recorded in the patient’s medical records.