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Article R6312-14 of the French Public Health Code

The light medical vehicle is reserved for transporting a maximum of three patients in a seated position. It can be used to transport labile blood products. It can simultaneously transport one patient and the labile blood products intended for that patient.

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Article R6312-15 of the French Public Health Code

When they carry out emergency evacuations of disaster victims in accordance witharticle L. 1424-2 of the General Local Authorities Code, when they intervene in the absence of medical transport resources provided for by this section, the crews and vehicles used by the fire and rescue services meet the conditions required for crews and vehicles carrying out emergency medical transport. When they carry out medical transport under an agreement signed in…

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Article R6312-16 of the French Public Health Code

Transport is carried out with respect for the patient’s free choice and without discrimination of any kind between patients. It is also provided : 1° With vehicles and personnel that comply with the provisions of articles R. 6312-14 and R. 6312-10; 2° Taking into account the indications given by the doctor ; 3° Without unjustified interruptions to the journey.

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Article R6312-17 of the French Public Health Code

Persons holding approval must keep a constantly updated list of the members of their staff who make up the crews of medical transport vehicles, specifying their qualifications. This list is sent annually to the regional health agency of the region in which the persons concerned carry out their activity. The same agency is notified immediately of any changes to the list.

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Article R6312-17-1 of the French Public Health Code

I.-The emergency medical assistance service referred to in article L. 6311-2 may call upon companies holding health transport approval for any request for urgent health transport, requiring a rapid response adapted to the patient’s condition. The company that responds to this request, in particular as part of the on-call service provided for in article R. 6312-18 : 1° Send a crew to the patient within the time limit set by…

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Article R6312-18 of the French Public Health Code

In order to respond to requests for urgent medical transport from the urgent medical aid service mentioned in article R. 6312-17-1, a medical transport on-call service is provided in each departmental or interdepartmental area within the same region, at any time of the day or night. The departmental territory is divided into on-call sectors based in particular on the number of inhabitants, geographical constraints and the location of health establishments….

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Article R6312-19 of the French Public Health Code

Departmental specifications setting out the framework and conditions for organising on-call medical transport services are drawn up by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency after consulting the medical transport sub-committee of the departmental committee for emergency medical assistance, permanent care and medical transport. It defines in particular 1° The division of the departmental or interdepartmental territory into on-call sectors, taking into account the needs of the population, the…

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Article R6312-20 of the French Public Health Code

The most representative emergency medical transport association at departmental level proposes and coordinates the operational response of medical transport companies to requests for urgent medical transport mentioned in article R. 6312-17-1, in conjunction with the regional health agency, within the framework of the obligations set out in this paragraph and in accordance with the departmental specifications mentioned in article R. 6312-19. An order by the Minister for Health sets the…

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Article R6312-21 of the French Public Health Code

On a proposal from the most representative departmental emergency medical transport association referred to in article R. 6312-20 and after obtaining the opinion of the medical transport sub-committee, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall draw up the on-call roster establishing the list of on-call companies so as to ensure, in each on-call sector and at each time slot when on-call duty is provided for in the specifications…

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Article R6312-22 of the French Public Health Code

When drawing up the on-call roster, the most representative departmental emergency medical transport association mentioned in article R. 6312-20 will call on all the approved medical transport companies in the department and propose a distribution of on-call duties between the volunteer companies, taking into account their material and human resources. A medical transport company whose registered office is located in a sector not covered by an on-call service may be…

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