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Article R4127-45 of the French Public Health Code

I. – Independently of the medical file provided for by law, the doctor keeps a personal observation sheet for each patient; this sheet is confidential and contains up-to-date information necessary for diagnostic and therapeutic decisions.

The doctor’s personal notes are neither passed on nor accessible to the patient or third parties.

In all cases, these documents are kept under the doctor’s responsibility.

II – At the patient’s request or with his consent, the doctor will pass on information and documents useful for continuity of care to the doctors involved in his care or to those he intends to consult.

The same applies when the patient chooses another treating doctor.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article R4127-45
I. ― Indépendamment du dossier médical prévu par la loi, le médecin tient pour chaque patient une fiche d’observation qui lui est personnelle ; cette fiche est confidentielle et comporte les éléments actualisés, nécessaires aux décisions diagnostiques et thérapeutiques.


Les notes personnelles du médecin ne sont ni transmissibles ni accessibles au patient et aux tiers.


Dans tous les cas, ces documents sont conservés sous la responsabilité du médecin.


II. ― A la demande du patient ou avec son consentement, le médecin transmet aux médecins qui participent à la prise en charge ou à ceux qu’il entend consulter les informations et documents utiles à la continuité des soins.


Il en va de même lorsque le patient porte son choix sur un autre médecin traitant.

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