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Article R4127-79 of the French Public Health Code

Doctors must indicate on their prescription forms and other professional documents : 1° His surname, first names, professional postal and electronic address, telephone number and identification number in the shared directory of professionals working in the healthcare system; 2° His status with regard to health insurance organisations; 3° The speciality for which he is registered on the register or the qualification that has been awarded to him in accordance with…

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Article R4127-80 of the French Public Health Code

I. – Doctors are authorised to include the following in directories for public use, regardless of the medium: 1° His surname, first names and professional address, the means of contacting him, the days and times of consultation ; 2° His status with regard to health insurance organisations; 3° The speciality in respect of which he is registered on the roll or the qualification awarded to him in accordance with the…

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Article R4127-81 of the French Public Health Code

The doctor may display on a plaque at his place of practice his surname, first names, telephone number, days and times of consultation, his status with regard to the health insurance bodies and the speciality in respect of which he is entered on the roll or the qualification that has been recognised in accordance with the qualification regulations. He may also mention his titles, diplomas and functions recognised by the…

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Article R4127-83 of the French Public Health Code

I. – In accordance with article L. 4113-9, the usual practice of medicine, in any form whatsoever, within a company, local authority or institution governed by private law must, in all cases, be the subject of a written contract. This contract defines the respective obligations of the parties and must specify the means enabling doctors to comply with the provisions of this Code of Deontology. Any draft contract may be…

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Article R4127-84 of the French Public Health Code

The regular practice of medicine, in any form whatsoever, within a State administration, a local authority or a public establishment must be the subject of a written contract, except in cases where the doctor is a permanent employee of the State, a local authority or a public establishment, as well as cases where he is governed by legislative or regulatory provisions which do not provide for the conclusion of a…

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Article R4127-85 of the French Public Health Code

The usual place of practice of a doctor is that of the professional residence in respect of which he is registered on the roll of the Departmental Council, in accordance with article L. 4112-1. A doctor may carry out his professional activity on one or more sites separate from his usual professional residence, provided that he sends a prior declaration of the opening of a separate place of practice to…

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Article R4127-86 of the French Public Health Code

A doctor or a student who has replaced one of his colleagues for three months, whether consecutive or not, must not, for a period of two years, set up in a practice where he may enter into direct competition with the doctor replaced and with the doctors who, where applicable, practice in association with the latter, unless there is an agreement between the parties concerned which must be notified to…

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Article R4127-87 of the French Public Health Code

The doctor may enlist the help of a self-employed collaborating doctor, under the conditions set out in article 18 of law no. 2005-882 of 2 August 2005 in favour of small and medium-sized enterprises, or of an employed collaborating doctor. Each of them carries out his medical activity in complete independence and in compliance with the rules of the profession, in particular the free choice of doctor and the prohibition…

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Article R4127-88 of the French Public Health Code

The doctor may, with authorisation, be assisted in his practice by another doctor when the needs of public health so require, in the event of an exceptional influx of people, or when, temporarily, his state of health so warrants. Authorisation is granted by the Departmental Council for a renewable period of three months. If the Departmental Council remains silent for two months on the application for authorisation or renewal, this…

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