Book I: Health establishments

When the sums due in respect of default interest and the fixed indemnity for recovery costs mentioned in Articles 39 and 40 of Law 2013-100 of 28 January 2013 containing various provisions for adapting legislation to European Union law in economic and financial matters are not mandated within thirty days of the date of payment of the principal, the Director of the Regional Health Agency shall send the authorising officer…

Without prejudice to the fulfilment of their missions, public health institutions may, on a subsidiary basis, provide services, develop research activities and their results and exploit patents and licences within the framework of industrial and commercial services. University hospital centres may acquire holdings and set up subsidiaries to provide services and expertise at international level, develop research activities and their results and exploit patents and licences, under conditions and within…

The accounting officers of public health establishments are public accounting officers of the State with the status of principal accounting officer. When the establishment’s accounting officer notifies the authorising officer of his decision to suspend expenditure, the authorising officer may send him a requisition order. The accounting officer must comply with the requisition order, except in the event of : 1° Insufficient funds available; 2° the expenditure has been incorrectly…

The provisions of article L. 1618-2 of the General Local Authorities Code relating to exemptions from the obligation to deposit the funds of local authorities and their public establishments with the State are applicable to public health institutions subject to the following provisions: a) Public health institutions may waive the obligation to deposit funds with the State for funds derived from revenue received in respect of the activities defined in…

The public health institutions and health cooperation groups mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 6133-5 of this code may entrust an agent with the execution of their expenditure or revenue in accordance with the procedures defined in articles L. 1611-7 and L. 1611-7-1 respectively of the General Local Authorities Code. In addition to the revenue mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of article L. 1611-7-1 of the same…

I.-Debts owed by public health establishments are recovered in accordance with the procedures defined in articles L. 1611-5 and L. 1617-5 of the General Local Authorities Code. II.Notwithstanding 4° of the same article L. 1617-5, for the services mentioned in article L. 174-2-1 of the Social Security Code, the authorising officer of a public health institution issues both the dematerialised invoice to the paying body mentioned in article L. 174-2…

When, as a result of a change in circumstances, the performance of the conditions and obligations attached to a donation or legacy made to a public health institution becomes either extremely difficult or seriously damaging, the revision of these conditions and obligations may be authorised by order of the representative of the State in the department if the author of the donation or his successors accept the measures envisaged; in…

Notwithstanding articles L. 1121-2 and L. 1121-3 of the General Code on the Ownership of Public Persons, gifts and legacies made to public health institutions are freely accepted or refused by the Director.

Public health establishments may always exercise their rights of recourse, where applicable, against hospitalised patients, their debtors and the persons designated by articles 205, 206, 207 and 212 of the Civil Code. These appeals fall within the jurisdiction of the family court.

Household effects brought by persons who have died in public health establishments after having been treated there free of charge, belong to the said public health establishments to the exclusion of the heirs and the estate in the event of disinheritance. The heirs and legatees of persons whose treatment and maintenance have been paid for in any way whatsoever may exercise their rights over all effects brought into public health…