The genetic counsellor works under the responsibility of a qualified doctor in genetics and by delegation from the latter. He/she works as a salaried member of a multidisciplinary team in a health establishment, in particular within the multidisciplinary centres for prenatal diagnosis mentioned in article R. 2131-12.
The genetic counsellor may, in the cases defined by the organisational protocol provided for in Article R. 1132-5-2: 1° Prescribe the medical biology examinations mentioned in Article R. 1131-2 and in 3° of I and 1° and 2° of II of Article R. 2131-1, provide the information due to the person concerned in respect of this prescription, obtain their consent to the examination being carried out and, where applicable, draw…
The implementation of the provisions of Article R. 1132-5-1 is subject to the establishment of an organisational protocol between the qualified medical practitioner in genetics and the genetic counsellor placed under his responsibility. This protocol specifies in particular: 1° The general conditions of intervention of the genetic counsellor within the multidisciplinary team; 2° The procedures for the transmission of information between the genetic counsellor and the qualified medical practitioner in…
Genetic counsellors may not engage in any other professional activity unless it is compatible with the dignity and quality required by their professional practice.
Genetic counsellors practise their profession with respect for life and the human person. They act in all circumstances in the interests of the persons who consult them, whose dignity and privacy they respect.
Once the genetic counsellor has agreed to take charge of a person, he or she is obliged to ensure the follow-up and continuity of this care.
Genetic counsellors shall only perform those professional acts which fall within their remit by virtue of the provisions of Article L. 1132-1.
Genetic counsellors and trainees undergoing training to become genetic counsellors are subject to professional secrecy under the conditions set out in Articles 226-13 and 223-14 of the French Penal Code. Secrecy covers not only what has been entrusted to them, but also what has been seen, read, heard, observed or understood. The genetic counsellor instructs the persons assisting him/her of their obligations in terms of professional secrecy and ensures that…
The genetic counsellor shall apply and comply with the organisational protocols and, where appropriate, the management protocols defined by the prescribing doctor. The genetic counsellor shall ask the qualified medical practitioner under whose responsibility he/she acts for further information whenever he/she considers it useful, in particular if he/she considers that he/she is not sufficiently informed. The genetic counsellor communicates to the qualified medical practitioner under whose responsibility he/she intervenes any…
The genetic counsellor provides the persons who consult him with all the information and explanations required in a complete, appropriate, intelligible and fair manner based on precise and validated scientific data, helping them to make an informed choice. It carefully prepares the documents required by the people who consult it. It is forbidden to make or encourage fraudulent use of these documents, or to draw up documents of convenience.
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