Section 7: Medical Risk Observatory.

The Medical Risks Observatory has nineteen members: 1° The President of the Haute Autorité de Santé (Health Authority) referred to in Article L. 161-37 of the Social Security Code; 2° The Director of the Agence nationale de santé publique ; 3° The Director General of the Union nationale des caisses d’assurance maladie ; 4° The director of the Office national d’indemnisation des accidents médicaux, des affections iatrogènes et des infections…

The members of the Medical Risks Observatory mentioned in 5° to 12° of article D. 1142-59 are appointed by order of the ministers responsible for health, social security and the economy for a renewable term of three years. The Chairman and Vice-Chairman are appointed under the same conditions from among the members of the Observatory. The Vice-Chairman is responsible for chairing the Observatory if the Chairman is absent or unable…

The secretariat of the Medical Risks Observatory is provided by the Office national d’indemnisation des accidents médicaux, des affections iatrogènes et des infections nosocomiales. The operating costs of the Observatory are borne by the Office.

The Medical Risks Observatory may only deliberate if at least half of its members in office, including the Chairman or, in his absence, the Vice-Chairman, are present. Decisions are taken by a majority of the members present. In the event of a tie, the Chairman or, in his absence, the Vice-Chairman, shall have the casting vote. The Medical Risks Observatory may hear any qualified person.

In the interests of public health, the Medical Risks Observatory analyses the data defined in the first paragraph of article L. 1142-29 for the purposes of understanding medical risks, as part of its annual report. It thus highlights the main characteristics of the claims experience and the resulting cost of compensation, including changes over time. It highlights the relationships between the type of specialty concerned, the nature of the claim,…

The Medical Risks Observatory adopts its own rules of procedure, which set out the conditions under which it operates.

The members of the Medical Risks Observatory and the persons who take part in its work are subject to the obligations set out in article L. 1451-1.