Exceptionally, depending on care needs, the authorisation holder may admit minors aged 16 and over, if necessary organising the transition as soon as possible to care in a “child and adolescent psychiatry” department or in a unit mentioned in article R. 6123-190.
The holder of the “child and adolescent psychiatry” authorisation provides care for children and adolescents from birth to the age of 18.
The authorisation holder organises access to paediatric care as part of the child or adolescent’s personalised care pathway. They contribute to the organisation of this pathway, in particular in conjunction with general practitioners, paediatric services, maternal and child protection, school medicine, adolescent centres, the social and medico-social sectors, child welfare and the education and legal systems.
The holder of the authorisation provides care in such a way as to enable the compulsory education provided for inarticle L. 131-1 of the Education Code to continue.
The authorisation holder organises the transition from “child and adolescent psychiatry” care to “adult psychiatry” care, jointly and in advance between the two services or authorisation holders concerned. A general protocol defining the organisation of this transition between the two departments or registrants concerned is drawn up. Within this framework, the authorisation holder may provide care for patients who have reached the age of majority during this transition period.
The holder of the “child and adolescent psychiatry” authorisation may organise the care of adolescents and young adults in the same unit to enable a transition to adult psychiatry. This unit is formally organised. The authorisation holder must also hold an “adult psychiatry” authorisation or must have signed an agreement with an “adult psychiatry” authorisation holder.
The holder of the “perinatal psychiatry” authorisation organises joint parent-baby care. This joint care focuses in particular on assessing the parents’ health, parent-baby interactions and the baby’s development. It covers the pre-conceptional and prenatal periods.
To be authorised for “perinatal psychiatry”, the holder must be authorised for “adult psychiatry” and “child and adolescent psychiatry”. By way of derogation, the holder of a “child and adolescent psychiatry” authorisation may enter into an agreement with a holder of the “adult psychiatry” authorisation.
Where necessary, the holder of the authorisation for this field provides assessment, advice and expertise to other holders of authorisations in psychiatry and to holders of authorisations in gynaecology-obstetrics, neonatology and neonatal intensive care.
In order to be authorised for “care without consent” and to take charge of adults in care without consent, the holder must be authorised for “adult psychiatry”. In order to be authorised for “care without consent” and to take charge of children and adolescents in care without consent, the holder must be authorised for “child and adolescent psychiatry”. Exceptionally, a minor over the age of sixteen may be cared for…
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