Article L6211-18 of the French Public Health Code
I. – When the analytical phase of a medical biology examination cannot be carried out in a medical biology laboratory within a timeframe compatible with the patient’s state of health, it may be carried out : 1° Either in a health establishment or an element of the armed forces health service within the meaning of Article L. 6147-7 ; 2° Or, for reasons related to the patient’s state of health,…