Paragraph 1: Private practice.

The midwife shall mention on her prescription forms and on her other professional documents: 1° Her surname, first names, professional postal and electronic addresses, telephone numbers and identification number in the shared directory of professionals working in the healthcare system ; 2° His status with regard to health insurance organisations; 3° His membership of an approved association as provided for in article 371M of the General Tax Code. It may…

I. – A midwife is authorised to include in directories for public use, whatever the medium, : 1° Her surname, first names, professional address, how she can be contacted, days and times of consultation ; 2° Their status with regard to health insurance organisations; 3° The qualification entitling him to practise the profession; 4° Other qualifications, diplomas and functions recognised by the Conseil national de l’ordre and honorary distinctions recognised…

Midwives may display their surname, forenames, telephone number, days and hours of consultation, their status with regard to the health insurance bodies and the evidence of formal qualifications enabling them to practise the profession on a plaque at their place of practice. It may also mention his qualifications, diplomas and functions recognised by the Conseil national de l’ordre. A plaque may be affixed to the entrance to the building and…

When setting up or changing their practice, midwives may publish advertisements in any medium, taking into account the recommendations issued by the Conseil national de l’ordre.

Midwives shall comply with the provisions of articles L. 1111-3-2 and L. 1111-3-3 with regard to informing patients of the costs of their services and the conditions for reimbursement and waiver of advance payment of such costs. A midwife who presents her activity to the public, in particular on a website, must include information on the fees charged, the methods of payment accepted and the obligations laid down by law…

A midwife who replaces one of her colleagues for a period of more than three months must not, for a period of two years, set up in a practice where she may enter into direct competition with the midwife whom she has replaced and, possibly, with midwives practising in association with her, unless there is an agreement between the parties concerned, which must be notified to the departmental council. Where…

A midwife may not employ another midwife or a student midwife on her behalf in the practice of her profession. However, the midwife may be assisted by another midwife in exceptional circumstances, in particular in the event of a considerable influx of people; in this case, authorisation is subject to an individual decision by the departmental council of the Association. If the departmental council remains silent, tacit authorisation is granted…

A midwife may not have her practice managed by another midwife. However, in the event of the death of a midwife, the departmental council may authorise another midwife to run her practice for a period of three months, renewable once if necessary.

Contracts and agreements relating to the practice of the profession of midwife must be in writing. Any association or partnership between midwives with a view to practising the profession must be the subject of a written contract which respects the independence of each of them. In accordance with the provisions of article L. 4113-9, contracts and amendments thereto must be communicated to the Conseil départemental de l’ordre to which they…

The usual place of practice for a midwife is that of the professional residence in respect of which she is registered on the roll of the Conseil Départemental de l’Ordre, in accordance with article L. 4112-1. However, in the interests of patients and new-born babies, a midwife may carry out her professional activity on one or more sites other than her usual professional residence: -where, in the geographical area in…