Subsection 2: Territorial health councils .

I.- The territorial health councils are made up of a minimum of thirty-four members and a maximum of fifty members, distributed as follows: 1° College of professionals and health service providers, made up of at least twenty and at most twenty-eight representatives of health establishments, professionals and structures, medico-social establishments and services, prevention and health promotion, and representatives of organisations working in the field of combating poverty and precariousness ;…

The term of office for members of the territorial health councils is five years, renewable once. Membership ceases when the person concerned ceases to hold the office or position in respect of which he or she was elected or appointed. If a member ceases to hold office before the expiry of his/her term, he/she is replaced by a person appointed under the same conditions for the remainder of the term….

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall refer to the Territorial Health Board any matter falling within the remit of the Territorial Health Boards defined in articles L. 1434-10, L. 1434-14 and L. 3221-2. The Territorial Health Boards may submit proposals to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency to improve the response to the needs of the population in the region, particularly with regard to the…

Each Territorial Health Board is made up of a plenary assembly, a bureau, a specialised mental health commission and a specific committee for organising the expression of users. The specialised mental health commission comprises no more than twenty-one members elected by the plenary assembly, including no more than twelve from the college mentioned in 1°, no more than four from the college mentioned in 2°, no more than three from…

At its first meeting, each Territorial Health Board elects a Chairman and Vice-Chairman from among its members at a plenary session.

The plenary assembly of the Territorial Health Board shall draw up its rules of procedure. The rules of procedure: 1° Set the procedures for convening meetings and drawing up agendas and the quorum rules applicable to the Territorial Health Board; 2° Set the composition of the bureau; 3° Specify the composition and procedures for electing the members of the specific formation and specialised commission mentioned in article R. 1434-36. The…

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency, or his representative, may attend meetings of the Territorial Health Board, but may not vote. He may be assisted by persons of his choice. The Territorial Health Boards, their specific committees or commissions mentioned in article R. 1434-36 may hear and consult any person with particular expertise in the field of their missions, in particular the delegate of the Human Rights Defender…

The opinions and proposals of the territorial councils are forwarded to the Regional Conference on Health and Autonomy and its specialised commission on users’ rights. They are made public. The Director General of the Regional Health Agency informs the Territorial Health Boards of the action taken on their opinions and proposals within three months of their transmission.