Midwives must maintain good relations, in the interests of patients, with members of the health professions. They must respect their professional independence.
As soon as circumstances require, the midwife must offer to consult a doctor. She must accept any consultation with a doctor requested by the patient or her relatives. In either case, she may suggest the name of a doctor but must take account of the patient’s wishes and accept, unless there is a serious reason, the doctor suggested to her. If the midwife does not feel that she should agree…
After the consultation or intervention of the doctor called in, the midwife, in agreement with the patient, takes over the direction of care under her own responsibility.
Where midwives are questioned in the course of disciplinary proceedings, they are required to disclose all facts of use to the investigation that have come to their knowledge to the extent compatible with respect for professional secrecy. Any deliberately inaccurate statement made to the Association Council by a midwife may give rise to disciplinary proceedings.
Any midwife registered on a roll of the Association who carries out midwifery activities in another Member State of the European Community must declare this to the departmental council on whose roll she is registered.
All midwives, when they are entered on the roll, must affirm before the Conseil Départemental de l’Ordre that they are aware of this Code of Ethics and undertake, under oath and in writing, to comply with it.
Any midwife who ceases to practise must inform the departmental council. The latter acknowledges the decision and informs the national council.
Reasons must be given for all decisions taken by the Association of Midwives in application of this Code of Ethics. Unless otherwise stipulated, decisions taken by the departmental councils may be appealed to the national council. This appeal must be lodged before any legal proceedings.
In order to be authorised to practise medicine under the conditions laid down in articles L. 4131-2 and L. 4131-2-1, postgraduate medical students, including those who have been placed on leave of absence under article R. 6153-26, must meet the educational requirements set out in appendix 41-1.
Authorisation is granted for a maximum period of three months by the Departmental Council of the Medical Association to which the doctor whom the postgraduate student is replacing or whose assistant he is, including when he is on leave of absence, belongs. It is renewable under the same conditions and for the same maximum period. No authorisation or renewal of authorisation may be issued beyond the third year following expiry…
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