Chapter III: Sports and health centres

The authorisation referred to in II of article L. 1173-1 of this code is granted for a period of five years, when: 1° The applicant undertakes to comply with the specifications referred to in the fourth paragraph of article L. 1173-1; 2° The sports and health centre contributes to ensuring a territorial network making it possible to provide a local response to the needs of the population in terms of…

Authorisation is renewed for the same period as that for which it was granted, when: 1° An assessment of the activity of the Maison Sport-Santé since the previous authorisation verifies that the specifications have been complied with; 2° The income and expenditure relating to the activity of the Maison Sport-Santé since the previous authorisation verifies that its financing is viable; 3° The conditions set out in article R. 1173-2 are…

The specifications mentioned in the fourth paragraph of article L. 1173-1 specify: 1° The activities and operating procedures of the maisons sport-santé, in particular their missions, the public, including professionals, for whom their activities are intended, the level of qualification of their staff and the territorial scope of their activities; 2° The procedures for evaluating the maisons sport-santé, in particular the qualitative and quantitative monitoring of their activities, the financial…

A joint order by the ministers for health and sport specifies the content of applications for authorisation and renewal.

The authorisation decision and the decision authorising its renewal mention: 1° The name of the Maison Sport-Santé; 2° The name and legal form of the legal entity holding the authorisation; 3° The name of the natural person responsible for the activities of the Maison Sport-Santé; 4° The location of the Maison Sport-Santé. The decision is notified to the applicant and published in the administrative records and on the websites of…

Approval entitles the centre to use the “Maison sport-santé” logo and signage.

If the authorities do not respond to an application for authorisation within two months, the application is deemed to have been rejected.

If the administration does not respond to an application for renewal of the authorisation within two months, the application is deemed to have been accepted. The application for renewal must be submitted by the holder of the authorisation no later than six months before it expires. Failing this, the application will be processed as a new application for accreditation and the sports and health centre will no longer be able…

No later than 1st March each year, the holder of the authorisation sends the authorities mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 1173-1 a report on the activity and funding of the sports and health centre during the previous year. No later than eight months before the authorisation expires, the holder of the authorisation must send the same authorities an overall report on its activity and funding during the…