Title I: Organisation and tasks

The permanent doctors of the departmental maternal and child protection service must be : 1° Either specialists or qualified experts in paediatrics ; 2° Either specialists or qualified experts in medical gynaecology, obstetrics or gynaecology-obstetrics, or holders of a diploma of complementary specialised studies in reproductive medicine and medical gynaecology; 3° Either qualified specialists or competent specialists in psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry option, or holders of the diploma of…

If it is not possible to recruit permanent doctors who meet one of the conditions defined in article R. 2112-9, an exceptional exemption may be granted by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency for the recruitment of general practitioners with specific experience in the areas listed in this article.

The doctor in charge of the departmental maternal and child protection service must be a permanent member of staff and meet the conditions set out in article R. 2112-9; he or she must also have at least three years’ professional experience in a departmental maternal and child protection service.

In order to occupy a management position in a public maternal and child protection establishment or consultation, persons who are not doctors must meet the conditions for practising the profession of nursery nurse. The same provision applies to private bodies which support or supplement the work of the public authorities in this area and receive financial assistance from the State or local authorities. However, by way of derogation, the management…

When, in application of article L. 2112-4, the département enters into an agreement with a public authority or a non-profit-making private legal entity to carry out one or more of the activities mentioned in article L. 2112-2, the staff mentioned in this section who contribute to these activities must meet the conditions set out in articles R. 2112-9 to R. 2112-12.