Section 5: Status of hospital assistants

The following may be recruited as associate midwives: 1° Candidates for authorisation to practise the profession of midwife defined in I of article L. 4111-2, who have passed the knowledge verification tests, for the performance of the duties required by the provisions of the same I ; 2° Candidates for authorisation to practise the profession of midwife as defined in II of article L. 4111-2 and in article L. 4151-5-1,…

The provisions of Title I of decree no. 2002-9 of 4 January 2002 relating to working hours and the organisation of work in the establishments mentioned in article 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9 January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service, with the exception of those of its article 17, apply to associate midwives. They carry out their duties on a full-time or part-time basis,…

Associate midwives shall receive, after service has been rendered: 1° Flat-rate monthly emoluments, the amount of which, set by order of the ministers responsible for the budget, health and social security, is established by reference to the indexed salary of midwives in the normal class governed by the provisions of decree no. 89-611 of 1st September 1989 on the special status of midwives in the hospital civil service. The amount…

Associate midwives benefit, under the same conditions as staff governed by decree no. 89-611 of 1st September 1989 on the special status of hospital civil service midwives: 1° from flat-rate allowances for work on Sundays and public holidays; 2° from hourly allowances for normal night work and an increase for intensive work.

Associate midwives are entitled to five working days’ training leave per year. The conditions for exercising this right are laid down by order of the Minister for Health. During their leave, associate midwives receive the emoluments mentioned in 1° of article R. 6152-545.

Associate midwives are entitled to annual leave of twenty-five working days. Associate midwives working part-time are entitled to this leave in proportion to the number of days they work. During these days of leave and the additional days of rest granted as part of the reduction in working hours in application of decree no. 2002-9 of 4 January 2002 relating to working hours and the organisation of work in the…

Associate midwives are entitled to maternity, adoption or paternity leave of a duration equal to that provided for by social security legislation, during which they receive the emoluments mentioned in 1° of article R. 6152-545.

The provisions of 1° of article R. 6152-501, articles R. 6152-508 to R. 6152-511, R. 6152-513, R. 6152-519-1, R. 6152-520-1 to R. 6152-532 and R. 6152-534 to R. 6152-536 are applicable to associate midwives. For the application to associate midwives of the provisions of Articles R. 6152-521, R. 6152-524, R. 6152-527, R. 6152-529 and R. 6152-532, the reference to 1° of Article R. 6152-514 is replaced by the reference to…