Subsection 4: Discharge from hospital.

Hospitalised patients may, in view of the length of their stay and their state of health, be granted exceptional leave of absence for a maximum period of forty-eight hours. Such leave is granted by the Director, after receiving a favourable opinion from the Department Head Physician. If a patient who has been authorised to leave the establishment does not return within the time limit set, the administration will discharge him…

Subject to the provisions of article L. 1111-5 or any decisions by the judicial authority, minors may only be entrusted to persons exercising parental authority or to third parties expressly authorised by them, for discharges during hospitalisation.

When the in-patient’s state of health no longer requires them to remain in one of the establishment’s departments, they are discharged by the Director on the recommendation of the department head doctor. The Director or his delegate signs the discharge form on the patient’s individual form. If necessary, and on the basis of a medical proposal, arrangements are made for the immediate transfer of the inpatient to an establishment providing…

The discharge note issued to the patient must not contain any diagnosis or medical information relating to the illness that led to hospitalisation.

The attending physician is informed by the liaison letter provided for in article R. 1112-1-2 after the patient has been discharged of the medical prescriptions to which the patient must continue to adhere. He will be given any information that may enable him to continue to monitor the patient, if necessary.

All discharged patients receive the liaison letter provided for in article R. 1112-1-2, the medical certificates and prescriptions required to continue their care and treatment and to justify their rights.

Subject to the provisions of article L. 1111-5, with the exception of minors and involuntary patients, patients may, at their request, leave the establishment at any time. If the doctor in charge of the department considers that leaving the establishment prematurely would endanger their health, the patients concerned will not be authorised to leave the establishment until they have completed a certificate stating that they are aware of the dangers…

When a patient is at the end of their life, they are transferred home if they or their family so wish.

Subject to the provisions of article L. 1111-5, the persons mentioned in article R. 1112-57 are informed of the imminent departure of the minor. They shall inform the administration of the establishment whether or not the minor may leave the establishment alone.

Subject to the special case of premature babies, medical necessity or cases of force majeure established by the doctor in charge of the department, newborn babies leave the establishment at the same time as their mothers.