Part Six: Health facilities and services

Subject to the provisions adopted in application of Article L. 6147-1 and Article L. 6143-4, the State control provided for in Article L. 6141-1 is exercised in budgetary matters by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency.

The budget and the proposed tariffs used as a basis for patient contributions for medical care and rehabilitation activities are set by the Director and sent to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency no later than 1st January of the year to which they relate. The budget is accompanied by the documents mentioned in article R. 6145-19. Amending decisions are sent to the Director General of the Regional…

The health care organisation shall make available to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency the documents and information necessary for the exercise of its control. Requests for these documents, other than those provided for in article R. 6145-19, do not suspend the time limits provided for in article R. 6145-29.

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency may object to the draft statement of projected income and expenditure if it is not drawn up in accordance with the provisions of Article R. 6145-11 or for one or more of the following reasons: 1° The revenue forecast exceeds the resources set in application of articles L. 162-22-10 and R. 162-33-16 of the Social Security Code and R. 6145-26 of this…

When, in application of article L. 6143-4, the statement of projected income and expenditure is subject to express approval, this is given within thirty days of receipt of the draft statement of projected income and expenditure. In the absence of express approval, the director of the institution will draw up a new statement of projected income and expenditure in accordance with the conditions set out in article R. 6145-32. To…

Where the Director General of the Regional Health Agency objects to the budget, he shall set a time limit, not exceeding thirty days from notification of the objection, within which the director of the institution shall draw up a new budget. This new budget is sent without delay to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency for approval.

Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 6145-1, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may comment on the draft statement of projected income and expenditure without expressly refusing to approve it.

The provisions of the first paragraph of Article L. 6145-2 apply when the statement of estimated revenue and expenditure has not been drawn up by the Director by 1st January of the year to which it relates.

Where the budget has not yet been implemented, and subject to the provisions of article L. 6145-2, revenue and expenditure transactions shall be carried out temporarily on the basis of the implemented statement of estimates for the previous financial year.