Doctors assigned to infant consultations must be approved by the doctor in charge of the departmental maternal and child protection service. These doctors must have special knowledge of paediatrics and must never have been the subject of professional sanctions.
The approved doctor will carry out the consultation in person and, except in the case of annual leave or illness, may only be replaced in exceptional circumstances; the replacement must always be a person who meets the conditions required by law.
The doctor must always examine each child individually and devote sufficient time to the examination of each child.
The doctor himself signs the certificates, sick sheets and prescriptions; under no circumstances may he delegate his signature.
If he issues a prescription, it must bear his name, position, the address of the consultation, the date and his own signature. Under no circumstances may the address of his personal consulting room be mentioned.
He must have no financial relationship with the persons presenting the children for consultation.