The maisons d’accueil hospitalières comply with national specifications drawn up after consultation with representative organisations, set by an order of the ministers responsible for social affairs and health. The specifications set out the conditions under which maisons d’accueil hospitalières may enter into agreements with health establishments.
The organisations managing the maisons d’accueil hospitalières send these agreements to the director general of the regional health agency.
The Director General of the Regional Health Agency maintains a regional directory of maisons d’accueil hospitalières for the implementation of the public health information service referred to in Article L. 1111-1-1.