Chapter I: Occupational therapists.

Any person who is not a doctor and who habitually performs professional occupational therapy acts, as defined by decree of the Conseil d’Etat after consulting the Académie nationale de médecine, is considered to be practising the profession of occupational therapist. Occupational therapists practise their art on medical prescription. They may prescribe medical devices and technical aids necessary for the practice of their profession, the list of which is set by…

The profession of occupational therapist may be practised by persons holding the diploma defined in article L. 4331-3, or holding the authorisation provided for in article L. 4331-4 and whose diplomas, certificates, titles or authorisations have been registered in accordance with the first paragraph of article L. 4333-1. The person concerned will bear the professional title of occupational therapist, with or without a qualifier.

The diploma referred to in article L. 4331-2 is the French State diploma in occupational therapy.

Occupational therapists may use their evidence of formal qualifications in the language of the Member State which awarded them. He must indicate the place and establishment where it was obtained. In cases where the evidence of formal qualifications from the Member State or part of the Member State of origin is liable to be confused with evidence of formal qualifications requiring additional training in France, the competent authority may decide…

The competent authority may, after obtaining the opinion of a committee composed in particular of professionals, individually authorise to practise the profession of occupational therapist nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who, without possessing the diploma provided for in Article L. 4331-3, hold : 1° Evidence of formal qualifications issued by one or more…

By way of derogation from article L. 4331-2, the following may also practise the profession of occupational therapist and bear the title of occupational therapist, whether or not accompanied by a qualification: 1° In public health establishments caring for people with mental disorders, nurses who joined the occupational therapy profession before 11 April 1983; 2° Employees who have worked mainly as occupational therapists for at least three years during the…

Occupational therapists who are nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and who are established and legally practising occupational therapy in a Member State or a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area may perform professional acts in France on a temporary and occasional basis without having to register as provided for…

The following shall be determined by decree of the Conseil d’Etat: 1° Where necessary, the professional rules ; 2° The composition and operation of the commission referred to in article L. 4331-4 and the conditions under which the person concerned is subject to a compensation measure; 3° The procedures for verifying the professional qualifications referred to in article L. 4331-6.