A seasonal haemodialysis unit caters for adults and children aged 8 and over, when they are travelling or on holiday. It does not care for patients living nearby. The authorisation sets out the periods when the seasonal haemodialysis unit is open and its operating characteristics.
If the establishment is authorised to carry out haemodialysis in a self-dialysis unit, the seasonal unit may only receive patients who are usually given home haemodialysis or self-dialysis; if the establishment is authorised for haemodialysis in a medical dialysis unit, the seasonal unit can only receive patients who are usually haemodialysed in a medical dialysis unit, in a self-dialysis unit or at home; if the establishment is authorised for haemodialysis in a centre, the seasonal unit can receive all patients, whatever their usual method of dialysis.