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

Article D4311-49 of the French Public Health Code

The diplôme d’Etat de puéricultrice is awarded by the préfet de région to holders of a nursing or midwifery diploma validated for the practice of the profession in France, who have passed the competitive entrance examination, followed a training course and validated the theoretical and practical teaching as well as the work placements that make up the training.

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Article D4311-50 of the French Public Health Code

The following are set by order of the Minister for Health: 1° The conditions for student admission ; 2° The duration of studies, the training programme and the organisation of teaching; 3° The procedures for granting exemptions from teaching requirements; 4° The procedures for validating courses and placements with a view to awarding the State diploma.

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Article D4311-51 of the French Public Health Code

The conditions under which a certificate of studies is issued in place of the State diploma in childcare to holders of a foreign diploma in nursing or midwifery that does not authorise them to practise in France are set by order of the Minister for Health.

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Article R4311-52 of the French Public Health Code

Articles R. 4112-1 to R. 4112-6-1 apply to nurses, with the exception of 3° of article R. 4112-1, which is replaced by the following provisions: 3° A copy, accompanied, where applicable, by a translation, made by a translator approved by the French courts or authorised to act before the judicial or administrative authorities of a Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic…

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Article R4311-52-1 of the French Public Health Code

If there is any doubt as to the language skills required to practise the profession, the president of the Conseil départemental de l’ordre or his representative will check, at the time of registration, that the applicant has a sufficient command of the French language. A further check may be carried out at the request of the departmental council or the person concerned by the president of the regional council or…

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Article D4311-52-2 of the French Public Health Code

I.-The nominative lists referred to in Article L. 4311-15 include nurses who hold a training qualification or authorisation to practise required to practise the profession, and who are employed by public or private structures. These lists are made up of the following identification data: 1° The surname and forenames of the professional concerned; 2° The last personal correspondence address of the professional held by the establishment or structure; 3° The…

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Article D4311-52-3 of the French Public Health Code

For the application of the provisions of article D. 4311-52-2, the information collected and sorted by the nurses’ association is kept by it for a period corresponding to the provisional registration period. In application of articles 39 et seq. of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, the nurse concerned may obtain communication of the information collected by contacting the departmental or interdepartmental…

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Article R4311-53 of the French Public Health Code

Articles R. 4113-4 to R. 4113-10, R. 4113-28 to R. 4113-33, R. 4113-109 to R. 4113-114 and R. 4124-3 to R. 4124-3-9 are applicable to nurses. For the application of article R. 4124-3-5 to nurses, 1°, 2° and 3° of II are replaced by the following provisions: “For nurses, the report is drawn up by three qualified nurses, who may be in the same speciality as the nurse concerned, appointed…

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Article R4311-54 of the French Public Health Code

I. – The councils of the Order are elected for a six-year term by direct suffrage in a single-round majority binominal election, half of which is renewed every three years. Each pair is made up of candidates of different genders. They are elected by the nurses on the roll under the following conditions: 1° The departmental or interdepartmental representatives are elected by the nurses registered on the roll of the…

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Article R4311-54-1 of the French Public Health Code

Subject to the adaptations made necessary, in particular, by the division of the electorate into three colleges, the procedures for elections to the councils and disciplinary chambers of the councils of the order of nurses are those laid down by the provisions of Chapter V of Title II of Book I for elections to the councils and disciplinary chambers of the national order of doctors. In the event of an…

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