The centre’s operating procedures are set out in an agreement between the Regional Health Agency and the health establishment in which the centre is located and, where applicable, in an agreement between the health establishment which is the centre’s head office and the establishments in which the additional units are located.
An annual work programme is drawn up jointly by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency and the head of the centre, based on the health policy guidelines defined in article L. 1411-1. The head of the centre submits an annual activity report to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, which is sent to the Minister for Health and the National Public Health Agency.