Section 7: Relations between the armed forces health service and other players in the health system

The commission is made up as follows: 1° The chief medical officer of the army hospital or the person he/she appoints for this purpose; 2° Two mediators and their alternates; 3° Three representatives of patients and their relatives and their alternates, including at least: a) A member of the military covered by the provisions of article L. 4138-2 of the Defence Code; b) A person in one of the categories…

I.- The Committee is chaired by the Chief Medical Officer of the Armed Forces Hospital or the person designated by him for this purpose. The Vice-Chairman is appointed by the Chairman of the Committee. II – If the Chairman of the Users’ Commission is unable to attend or is absent for a prolonged period, his duties will be carried out by the Vice-Chairman.

The mediators referred to in 2° of Article R. 6147-117 are a doctor mediator and a non-physician mediator. The doctor mediator and his alternate are appointed by the Chief Medical Officer of the Armed Forces Hospital from among doctors who are or have been working in the Armed Forces Medical Corps. The medical mediator and his alternate must not work in the same department. The non-medical mediator and his alternate…

I.-The representatives of patients and their relatives and their alternates mentioned respectively in a, b and c of 3° of article R. 6147-117 are appointed by the Chief Medical Officer of the Armed Forces Hospital in accordance with the following procedures, which may be supplemented by the Commission’s rules of procedure: 1° The representative referred to in a above is chosen by lot from among the candidates who are either…

The Chief Medical Officer of the Armed Forces Hospital will draw up a list of the names of the members of the committee. This updated list is displayed in the army hospital and sent to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency. It is given to each patient or made available to them in a document which reproduces articles R. 6147-128 to R. 6147-131 and specifies how they apply…