Subsection 1: General provisions

Hospital foundations are non-profit legal entities governed by private law. They are set up between one or more public health institutions and, where appropriate, one or more public or private entities. They are created on the initiative of one or more public health institutions.

The articles of association of hospital foundations define the organisation and internal operating rules of the hospital foundation in compliance with the provisions of amended law no. 87-571 of 23rd July 1987 on the development of sponsorship, article L. 6141-7-3 and this section. The directors of the public health institutions concerned present the draft statutes of the hospital foundation to the supervisory boards. This draft is accompanied by the opinion…