Book I: Health establishments

Before taking up their duties, interns must provide proof, in the form of a certificate issued by a hospital doctor, that they are physically and mentally fit to carry out the hospital duties for which they are applying. They must also certify that they meet the conditions for immunisation against certain diseases set by order of the Minister of Health. Interns come under the responsibility of the occupational health department…

Following the national selection procedure, medical interns are assigned by order of the Director General of the Centre National de Gestion, published in the Journal Officiel de la République Française. Medical interns are assigned to a subdivision and a discipline. Dental interns are assigned to an interregion, a speciality and a university hospital centre. Pharmacy interns are assigned to an interregion, a speciality and a university hospital centre. Half-yearly assignments…

I. – After their appointment, interns, regardless of their assignment, come under the authority of the university hospital centre to which they are attached for all acts of management relating to their hospital duties, in particular discipline, leave of absence and payment of the remuneration mentioned in articles R. 6153-10 and D. 6153-10-1 with the exception of 2° of article D. 6153-10-1 and the related social security charges. However, when…

Interns on active service receive, after service rendered, in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 6153-2 to R. 6153-2-3 : 1° Flat-rate monthly emoluments, the amount of which, which varies according to seniority calculated on the basis of the number of six-monthly internships completed and in which time spent on standby or in the special position known as “under the flag” is not taken into account, is set by…

The bonuses, allowances and reimbursements of expenses mentioned in 2° of article R. 6153-10 are : 1° If the intern is not provided with accommodation, food, heating and lighting in the establishment or organisation to which he or she is assigned, an allowance representing all or part of these benefits, as appropriate; 2° Where applicable, allowances linked to on-call duty in accordance with the procedures laid down by order of…

The research year, provided for in articles R. 632-42, D. 633-13 and R. 634-13 of the Education Code, may only be carried out when a research year contract has been concluded between the postgraduate student concerned, the director general of the regional health agency, the director general of the university hospital centre to which the student is attached and the president of the university at which the student is enrolled….

Residents are entitled to thirty working days’ annual leave, Saturdays being counted as working days; during this leave, they receive the remuneration mentioned in article R. 6153-10 and in 1° and 3° of article D. 6153-10-1. The amount of leave that may be taken at any one time may not exceed twenty-four working days. The reference year for calculating interns’ leave starts on the first Monday in November. At the…

Interns are entitled to maternity leave, birth leave, leave for the arrival of a child placed with a view to adoption, adoption leave or paternity and childcare leave for the periods and in accordance with the procedures laid down in article R. 6152-819. During this leave, the remuneration referred to in article R. 6153-10 and in 1° and 3° of article D. 6153-10-1 is maintained. Interns may be granted unpaid…

An intern on sick leave is guaranteed the payment of the remuneration mentioned in article R. 6153-10 and in 1° and 3° of article D. 615310-1 for the first three months of such leave and half of this remuneration for the following six months. Unpaid leave of up to fifteen months may be granted, at his request, after obtaining the opinion of the medical committee provided for in article R….

A resident recognised by the medical committee as suffering from tuberculosis, mental illness, poliomyelitis, a cancerous condition or a severe and acquired immune deficiency is entitled to a maximum of thirty-six months’ leave during which he is guaranteed, for the first eighteen months, the payment of two thirds of the remuneration mentioned in article R. 6153-10 and in 1° and 3° of article D. 6153-10-1 and, for the following eighteen…