Book III: Medical auxiliaries, nursing auxiliaries, childcare auxiliaries, ambulance drivers and dental assistants

The territorial areas of the regional councils correspond to the boundaries of the administrative regions. An order issued by the Minister of Health, after consultation with the Conseil national de l’ordre, may create inter-regional councils formed by grouping together several regional councils.

The regional or inter-regional council of the order of nurses is composed as follows: 1° Where the total number of nurses on the most recently published register is less than or equal to 10,000 : a) Two pairs of full members and two pairs of alternates representing self-employed nurses ; b) One pair of full members and one pair of alternates representing nurses employed in the private sector; c) Two…

For the renewal by half of the regional or inter-regional councils, the composition of each of the fractions is determined as follows: 1° For councils composed of two pairs of self-employed nurses, one pair of nurses employed in the private sector and two pairs of nurses employed in the public sector : a) The first fraction comprises one pair of self-employed nurses, one pair of nurses employed in the private…

The date of the elections to the regional and inter-regional councils of the College of Nurses is set by the National Council. Elections for members of the regional councils take place under the conditions laid down in articles R. 4311-57-1 to R. 4311-64 and in accordance with the procedures set out in the electoral regulations drawn up by the National Council of the Order of Nurses.

The Regional Council elects from among its members the members who make up the restricted panel called upon to deliberate under the conditions provided for in the third paragraph of I of article L. 4312-5. This panel is made up of between seven and fifteen elected members and can only sit validly if five of its members are present.