Section 3: Medical file

The medical file provided for in Article L. 4624-8 is completed, for each worker likely to be exposed to pathogenic biological agents, in accordance with Article R. 4624-45-4.

The medical file is established following the examinations and visits provided for in article R. 4426-7. When biological agents are likely to cause illnesses with a long incubation period, the medical record is kept for a period of up to forty years after known exposure has ceased.

When the company disappears or when the worker changes company, the medical file is sent either to the occupational physician of the new company, or to the occupational health inspector, who is responsible for sending it, where appropriate, at the worker’s request, to the occupational physician now responsible. At the worker’s request, the medical file is sent to the doctor designated by the worker.

Workers are given information and advice on the individual monitoring of their state of health, which they should be able to take advantage of once exposure has ended.