Paragraph 2: Telehealth in the workplace

Visits and examinations carried out as part of the individual monitoring of the worker’s state of health may be carried out remotely, by video transmission, in compliance with the conditions laid down in Title VII of Book IV of Part One of the Public Health Code, by the health professionals mentioned in I of Article L. 4624-1 of this Code, at their own initiative or that of the worker.

The appropriateness of carrying out a remote visit or examination, including when requested by the worker, is assessed by the occupational health and prevention service health professional in charge of monitoring the worker’s state of health. If, during a visit or examination carried out remotely, the health professional establishes that a physical consultation with the worker or that specific equipment not available at the worker’s premises is necessary, a new…

Each remote visit or examination is carried out under conditions that guarantee: 1° The worker’s consent to the procedure being carried out by videotransmission; 2° Where applicable, the worker’s consent to the participation in this visit or examination of his general practitioner or a health professional of his choice and the worker’s information about the conditions, provided for in Article R. 4624-41-6, under which this participation is reimbursed by the…

The healthcare professional shall ensure that the videotaped visit or examination can be carried out under satisfactory sound and visual conditions that guarantee the confidentiality of the exchanges. When the videotaped visit or examination is carried out at the workplace, the employer will, if necessary, provide the worker with a suitable room where the conditions mentioned in the previous paragraph can be met.

Occupational health and prevention services shall ensure that health professionals using telehealth systems have the requisite training and technical skills. In inter-company occupational health and prevention services, remote visits or examinations are carried out in accordance with the multi-annual service project.

The fees and methods of remuneration for the attending doctor or the health professional chosen by the worker to take part in the visit or examination carried out remotely in application of II of article L. 4624-1, as well as the methods of reimbursement by the health insurance scheme for these services, are those applied by the Social Security Code to telemedicine acts or telecare activities carried out by these…