Section 7: Care of prisoners

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….

Admission to a national health facility or to a health facility located in an inter-regional directorate of prison services other than the one in which the prisoner is imprisoned must be authorised by the Minister of Justice only in the case of a prisoner whose name has been entered on the list of particularly high-profile prisoners. Outside this category of inmates, the inter-regional director of prison services authorises hospitalisation in…

When the hospitalisation of a prisoner is required under the conditions referred to in article R. 6111-39, the head of the penitentiary establishment shall notify the director of the health establishment as soon as possible so that he can take all necessary steps to ensure that the prisoner is accommodated in suitable premises, so that he can be cared for under the conditions provided for below without causing any inconvenience…

Prisoners admitted to hospital are considered as continuing to serve their sentence or, in the case of remand prisoners, as being remanded in custody.

During hospitalisation and the consultations or examinations provided for in article R. 6111-36, appropriate security measures must be taken to respect the confidentiality of care.

Prisoners suffering from the mental disorders referred to in article L. 3214-3 may not be kept in a prison. On the basis of a detailed medical certificate and in accordance with the legislation in force, it is the responsibility of the prefectoral authority to have them involuntarily hospitalised as soon as possible in a health establishment authorised under article L. 3214-1. The rule set out in the second paragraph of…

Doctors working in prisons are kept informed of changes in the state of health of hospitalised prisoners.