Subsection 2: Clinical activities involving medically assisted procreation

The health care organisation in which the activities defined in 1° of Article R. 2142-1 are performed must have a doctor experienced in ultrasound and an anaesthetist-resuscitator. In addition, the establishment must enlist the help of a psychologist or a doctor qualified in psychiatry. When oocyte retrieval is carried out by a practitioner meeting the criteria mentioned in article R. 2142-10 who does not have a surgical qualification, a practitioner…

The activities defined in a, c, d, e and f of 1° of article R. 2142-1 must be carried out within an establishment authorised to carry out surgical or gynaecology-obstetrics activities, in a centre comprising at least : -a room for interviews between couples and unmarried women and the medical team, as provided for in article L. 2141-10 ; -a room for embryo transfer; -a retrieval room equipped in accordance…

The healthcare establishment or organisation must comply with the rules of good practice defined by order of the Minister for Health, issued on a proposal from the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine after receiving the opinion of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé. These rules take into account the recommendations of the French National Authority for Health in accordance with the…

The health care organisation must keep, with due regard for confidentiality : 1° A copy of the documents attesting to compliance with the conditions laid down in Article L. 2141-2 ; 2° The written consent of the couple or of the unmarried woman benefiting from medically assisted procreation, given before the procedure is carried out and before the embryo is transferred or before insemination, as well as, in cases where…