Chapter III: Persons reported by the judicial authorities.

Whenever the judicial authority orders a person who has made illicit use of narcotics or habitual and excessive consumption of alcohol to submit to a therapeutic injunction consisting of a measure of care or medical supervision, it informs the Director General of the Regional Health Agency. The latter will arrange for the person concerned to undergo a medical examination as soon as possible by a doctor designated as a liaison…

If the medical examination or assessment provided for in article L. 3413-1 confirms the appropriateness of a therapeutic injunction measure, the designated health professional invites the person concerned to go to an addiction care, support and prevention centre or to a doctor of his/her choice or, failing that, to a doctor appointed by the court, in order to undergo medical treatment or appropriate social and psychological care.

The mediating doctor, the approved psychologist or the approved health professional is responsible for implementing the therapeutic injunction measure, proposing the terms and conditions and monitoring its follow-up. The psychologist or health professional informs the judicial authority of any changes in the person’s dependency situation. In the event of the person concerned discontinuing treatment or any other incident occurring during the course of the measure, the designated healthcare professional will…

The procedures for applying this chapter shall be specified by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.