I. – The national medical and psychological emergency network is made up of all the medical and psychological emergency units.
An order issued by the Minister for Health specifies the procedures for coordinating and mobilising the national medical and psychological emergency network.
II. – This network is run by a national referral psychiatrist chosen from among the referral psychiatrists for the units mentioned in the first paragraph. He is appointed for a period of three years by order of the Minister of Health.
He will have a deputy appointed under the same conditions.
III. – The national medical and psychological emergency network intervenes :
1° In the event of an exceptional health situation requiring additional medical and psychological resources beyond those of the defence and security zone;
2° When international health operations require medical and psychological resources.
The Minister for Health may entrust logistical support operations relating to this mobilisation to the National Public Health Agency mentioned in article L. 1413-1.