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Article D6141-44 of the French Public Health Code

Each poison control centre operates under the responsibility of a university professor – hospital practitioner, or a university lecturer – hospital practitioner or a hospital practitioner with experience in clinical toxicology. The head of the centre devotes all of his or her time to hospital work. He/she is responsible for the general running of the centre, personally assumes the technical and scientific management of the centre and ensures the ongoing…

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Article D6141-45 of the French Public Health Code

The telephone answering service is manned 24 hours a day by a doctor who has undergone training in clinical toxicology and telephone answering and who may not be entrusted with other duties while on call. This doctor may be assisted by other doctors, pharmacists and postgraduate medical and pharmaceutical students placed under his responsibility, provided that they have undergone the necessary prior training, the content of which is defined by…

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Article D6141-46 of the French Public Health Code

The centres have sufficient premises, allocated exclusively to them, and the material resources to enable them to carry out their duties around the clock. In particular, they have : 1° Telephone reception facilities comprising lines accessible to the public, lines reserved exclusively for liaison with the authorities, with other poison control centres and with the body referred to in article L. 4411-4 of the Labour Code, and lines used for…

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Article D6141-48 of the French Public Health Code

Each centre draws up an annual activity report, including an assessment of its practices and organisation. This report is drawn up in accordance with the model defined by order of the Minister for Health and submitted to the supervisory board of the regional hospital centre for deliberation.

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Article R6141-50 of the French Public Health Code

Entry on the list referred to in article L. 6141-4 is made at the request of the regional hospital centre, after deliberation by its supervisory board. It is subject to compliance with the provisions of Section 3 of Chapter I of Title I of Book I of this Part.

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Article R6141-51 of the French Public Health Code

The application for registration, the content of which is laid down by order of the Minister for Health, is sent to the prefect of the region in which the poison control centre is located, then forwarded by this prefect, with his opinion, to the Minister for Health.

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