Visits are conducted in accordance with professional secrecy. The institution, all the institutions belonging to or associated with the regional hospital grouping or the organisation which is the subject of the grouping shall provide the experts responsible for these visits with any document required for their analysis. The medical experts may, at their request, consult medical records or documents under the conditions laid down in the last paragraph of article L. 1414-4. If these conditions are not met, the files or documents in question shall be rendered anonymous prior to consultation.
The competent authorities are informed of any facts or shortcomings affecting patient safety which are observed by the persons responsible for carrying out the certification visit.