Chapter I: Tasks of health care institutions

The healthcare establishment designated in application of article R. 6111-27 or article R. 6111-28 shall include in its establishment project, as defined in article L. 6143-2, the procedures for its interventions in prisons.

The public health establishment designated in application of article R. 6111-27 provides care in the prison environment and, where applicable, in hospital, to prisoners whose condition does not require hospitalisation; under the same conditions, it carries out or arranges for the carrying out of examinations, in particular radiological or laboratory examinations, necessary for diagnosis. In addition : 1° He collects the epidemiological data collected during the medical check-up on entry,…

The public health establishment referred to in article R. 6111-27 coordinates the prevention and health education activities organised in the prison. To this end, it draws up a programme in agreement with this establishment and with the regional and departmental prefects and the president of the departmental council for actions and services for which the State and the department are respectively responsible. The health insurance bodies and other local authorities…

The State ensures the safety of the personnel involved in the missions defined in 3° of article L. 6111-1-2.

The following costs are borne by the State: 1° Expenses relating to the prevention and health education initiatives mentioned in 1° of article L. 381-30-6 of the Social Security Code; 2° The construction, fitting out, security and maintenance of the specialised premises of the prison mentioned in 2° of article R. 6111-32; 3° The cost of transport to the prison of practitioners and hospital staff who are not assigned exclusively…

The protocol referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 6111-29 defines, in particular, in compliance with the regulations to which the prison is subject: 1° The conditions under which the staff of the health establishment systematically examine prisoners arriving in the prison and provide them with routine and, if necessary, specialised care, particularly in the form of consultations ; 2° The organisation of care and the medical operation…

The supplementary protocol referred to in the second paragraph of article R. 6112-16, in addition to the provisions of article R6111-36 likely to concern the health establishment referred to in article R. 6111-28, sets out: 1° The conditions under which the staff of this establishment provide psychiatric care within the prison; 2° The methods of coordination with the public health establishment that has signed the protocol referred to in the…

The protocols mentioned in article R. 6111-29 are drawn up by reference to the model protocols determined jointly by the ministers for the budget, justice, health and social security. They take effect on the first day of a month. Unless the co-contracting parties have set a later date, the protocols take effect on the first day of the month following their signature.

Prisoners are hospitalised : 1° In the case of mental disorders, by a regional medico-psychological service, in accordance with the missions defined in the last paragraph of article R. 3221-6. However, hospitalisation of persons suffering from mental disorders is carried out in establishments authorised under article L. 3222-1 ; 2° For other pathologies, in premises suitable for admitting prisoners: a) By the health establishment mentioned in article R. 6111-27 when…

Expenditure and revenue relating to care provided to prisoners in prisons and hospitals are recorded in each of the functional groups of operating expenditure and revenue in the general budget of the health care institution mentioned in article R. 6145-15. At the end of the financial year, a statement showing this expenditure and revenue is sent by the health care organisation to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency….