Subsection 7: Discipline

The disciplinary sanctions applicable to associate practitioners are : 1° A warning ; 2° a reprimand 3° Temporary exclusion from service for a period not exceeding six months and deprivation of all remuneration; 4° Permanent exclusion from associate practitioner status. These sanctions are pronounced by the director of the establishment to which the patient is assigned, after obtaining the opinion of the establishment’s medical committee. The director of the establishment…

In the interests of the service, an associate practitioner may be suspended from his duties by decision of the director of the establishment to which he is assigned, after obtaining the opinion of the chairman of the establishment’s medical committee, for a maximum period of three months. Where the person concerned is the subject of criminal proceedings, the suspension may be extended for the duration of the proceedings. The director…