Chapter I: Health policy.

Without prejudice to the powers of the départements under article L. 2111-2, health programmes designed to prevent the onset, development or worsening of illnesses or disabilities are determined by order of the Minister for Health and Social Security and, where necessary, the ministers concerned. As part of this programme, preventive medical consultations and screening examinations are provided for, the list of which is set by order of the Minister for…

Newborn screening using medical biology tests, including genetic tests, constitutes a national health programme within the meaning ofarticle L. 1411-6. The procedures for organising this screening and the list of diseases covered by it are set by order of the ministers responsible for health and social security, after receiving the opinion of the Haute Autorité de Santé and the Agence de la biomédecine. Newborn screening is systematically offered to the…

All adults aged eighteen or over benefit from preventive health and social measures, including preventive appointments offered to insured persons at certain ages. These preventive appointments may involve preventive consultations and information, health education, health promotion and prevention sessions. These prevention meetings should also provide an opportunity to identify gender-based and sexual violence and the risks associated with being a carer. Depending on needs, their objectives include promoting physical and…

Orders issued by the ministers responsible for health and social protection specify, where necessary, in particular: 1° The purpose of the preventive consultations and screening examinations mentioned in articles L. 1411-6 and L. 1411-6-2; 2° Where applicable, the equipment required to carry out certain of these examinations and the technical procedures for carrying them out; 3° The conditions under which these consultations, examinations and patient information are carried out; 4°…

Any health professional, regardless of the type of practice, health establishments and medico-social establishments, the armed forces health service and any other care or prevention organisations may, within the limits set by legislative and regulatory provisions, contribute to the implementation of all or part of the health programmes mentioned in article L. 1411-6 and the prevention appointments, consultations and sessions mentioned in article L. 1411-6-2. The prevention and occupational health…

The health services mentioned in article L. 1411-8 contribute, each within the framework of the missions assigned to it, to the health policy defined in articles L. 1411-1 and L. 1411-1-1.

The national health strategy referred to in Article L. 1411-1-1 sets objectives specific to overseas France based on an assessment of epidemiological data and health risks specific to the collectivities referred to inArticle 73 of the Constitution and the collectivities of Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and the Wallis and Futuna Islands. It takes into account the development of regional cooperation in overseas France in the field of health. The State may…