The Chief Executive of the Regional Health Agency shall set up an internal control system covering all the Agency’s activities and procedures and designed to detect and prevent financial and accounting risks. The Accounting Officer shall be responsible for implementing the internal control system for the procedures for which he is responsible.
The Chief Executive shall also set up an internal audit function to regularly assess procedures and make recommendations.
The terms and conditions of internal control and internal audit are laid down by order of the ministers responsible for health, health insurance, the elderly, the disabled and the budget, following consultation with the national steering committee for the regional health agencies.