Part four: Health professions

The chiropodist must take care in the use made of his name, his capacity or his declarations.

Any sharing of fees between chiropodists is prohibited in any form whatsoever. The acceptance, solicitation or offer of a fee-splitting arrangement, even if unfulfilled, is prohibited.

Any competition between chiropodists, between chiropodists and other health professionals or any other natural or legal person is prohibited.

The following are prohibited for chiropodists: 1° Any act likely to procure for a patient an unjustified or illicit material advantage; 2° Any solicitation or acceptance of an advantage in kind or in cash in any form whatsoever, directly or indirectly, for any act whatsoever, except in the cases provided for in articles L. 1453-6 and L. 1453-7 ; 3° Any fraud, abuse of quotation, inaccurate indication of fees received…

The chiropodist is prohibited from providing services in commercial premises shared with persons carrying on a commercial activity.

Pedicurists and chiropodists are prohibited from collaborating in or endorsing commercial activities for the sale of products or appliances that they prescribe or use.

A chiropodist may only engage in another activity if it is compatible with his or her independence and professional dignity and if it is not likely to enable him or her to profit from his or her acts or advice.

The chiropodist must take care in his writings, comments or lectures not to undermine the honour of the profession or its members. Pedicurists and chiropodists may not practice under a pseudonym. A chiropodist who uses a pseudonym for activities relating to his or her profession must declare this to the regional or inter-regional council of the Order.

The chiropodist is prohibited from: 1° prematurely disclosing to health professionals with a view to immediate application a new and insufficiently tested treatment procedure if he has not taken care to warn them of the possible dangers it may entail; 2° Disclosing the same procedure to a non-professional audience when its efficacy and safety have not been demonstrated; 3° Misleading the good faith of practitioners or customers by presenting to…

A chiropodist who holds an elective or administrative office may not use it to increase his clientele.