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Article R6152-626 of the French Public Health Code

The disciplinary penalties applicable to practitioners on attachment are : 1° A warning ; 2° a reprimand 3° Reduction in seniority leading to a reduction in emoluments; 4° Temporary exclusion from service for a period not exceeding six months and deprivation of all remuneration; 5° Dismissal. A warning or reprimand is pronounced by the director of the establishment after obtaining the opinion of the establishment’s medical committee or, where applicable,…

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Article R6152-627 of the French Public Health Code

In the interests of the service, an associate practitioner who is the subject of disciplinary proceedings may be suspended from his duties by decision of the director of the establishment, after obtaining the opinion of the chairman of the establishment’s medical committee, for a maximum period of three months. In the event of proceedings for professional incompetence, suspension may be pronounced, under the same conditions, pending a decision on the…

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Article R6152-628 of the French Public Health Code

Professional incompetence consists of a duly established inability on the part of the practitioner to carry out the work or assume the responsibilities normally associated with the duties of an attached practitioner. The person concerned is notified by registered letter from the director of the establishment, with acknowledgement of receipt, of the opening of a professional incompetence procedure. He/she will receive his/her file and will be given the opportunity to…

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Article R6152-629 of the French Public Health Code

When, at the end of the various periods of sick leave, long-term sick leave, long-term leave or accident at work, a practitioner on a three-year contract or a permanent contract is declared definitively unfit by the medical committee provided for in article R. 6152-36, he is dismissed. Any outstanding annual leave shall be adjusted. An associate practitioner with a three-year contract or a contract of indefinite duration may be dismissed…

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Article R6152-630 of the French Public Health Code

In the event of the resignation of an associate practitioner benefiting from a three-year contract or an open-ended contract, the request must be accompanied by three months’ notice. If the resignation occurs during one of the contracts mentioned in the second paragraph of article R. 6152-610, the notice period is one month for contracts of less than six months and two months for contracts of more than six months. Resignation…

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Article R6152-630-1 of the French Public Health Code

The establishment and the practitioner recruited under an open-ended contract may agree on the terms of termination of the contract between them. The contractual termination is the result of an agreement signed by both parties. The agreement defines the terms and conditions of the contractual termination, in particular the amount of the specific contractual termination indemnity within limits determined by decree. The contractual termination agreement may not be imposed by…

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Article R6152-630-2 of the French Public Health Code

The contractual termination does not apply: 1° In the event of dismissal or resignation ; 2° Practitioners who have reached the age of entitlement to a retirement pension as set out inarticle L. 161-17-2 of the Social Security Code and who have completed a period of insurance under all basic pension schemes equal to the period of insurance required to receive a full retirement pension under the general social security…

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Article R6152-630-3 of the French Public Health Code

I. – The contractual termination procedure may be initiated by the practitioner or the establishment to which he/she belongs. II. – The requesting party shall inform the other party by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by hand delivery against signature. When the request comes from the practitioner, the letter is addressed, at the choice of the interested party, to the medical human resources department or to the director…

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Article R6152-630-4 of the French Public Health Code

During the interview(s) provided for in article R. 6152-630-3, the practitioner may, after informing the director of the institution or his representative, be assisted by an adviser of his choice. The practitioner’s advisor is bound by an obligation of confidentiality with regard to information relating to individual situations to which he has access.

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Article R6152-630-5 of the French Public Health Code

The interview(s) provided for in article R. 6152-630-3 focus mainly on : 1° The reasons for the request and the principle of the contractual termination ; 2° Setting the date on which the contract will end; 3° The envisaged amount of the severance pay provided for in article R. 6152-630-1 ; 4° The consequences of the contractual termination, in particular the entitlement to unemployment insurance, the obligation to reimburse provided…

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