Section 2: Medical assistants.

The occupational health and prevention service or the employer may recruit medical assistants. These doctors undertake to undergo training with a view to obtaining a qualification in occupational medicine from the Ordre des Médecins. They are supervised by a doctor qualified in occupational medicine, whom they assist in their work. Associate doctors notify the occupational medicine inspectorate of their qualifications within one month of being recruited. They carry out their…

The collaborating doctor carries out the tasks assigned to him by the occupational health physician who supervises him, within the framework of the written protocol provided for by article R. 4623-14 and validated by the latter, according to the skills and experience he has acquired. This protocol defines in particular the conditions under which the collaborating doctor carries out the examinations provided for as part of the individual monitoring of…

Associate doctors are given the time and resources they need to carry out their duties and undergo the training referred to in article R. 4623-25. They may not be discriminated against on the grounds of the performance of their duties.