Section 3: Health mediation and language interpreting

Health mediation refers to the interface between vulnerable people who are alienated from the healthcare system and the professionals involved in their healthcare pathway, with the aim of facilitating their access to the rights set out in this Title, to prevention and to care. It aims to promote their autonomy in their healthcare pathway, taking into account their specific needs.

Linguistic interpreting in the health field refers to the interface function, based on oral translation techniques, provided between people who do not have a good or imperfect command of the French language and the professionals involved in their health care, with a view to guaranteeing these people the means of communication enabling them to have independent access to the rights provided for in this Title, to prevention and to care….

The standards of competence, training and good practice in the field of health mediation or linguistic interpreting mentioned in article L. 1110-13 are made public by the Haute Autorité de santé.