Section 1: Definition and scope

Periodic certification of healthcare professionals is a procedure designed to guarantee: 1° the maintenance of skills; 2° the quality of professional practices; 3° the updating and level of knowledge.

I.- As part of the certification defined in article L. 4022-1, healthcare professionals must establish, over a period of six years, that they have carried out a minimum programme of actions aimed at: 1° Updating their knowledge and skills; 2° Reinforcing the quality of their professional practices; 3° Improving their relationship with their patients; 4° Taking better account of their personal health. II.-Actions carried out in the context of continuing…

The professions of doctor, dental surgeon, midwife, pharmacist, nurse, masseur-physiotherapist and chiropodist are required to undergo periodic certification.

A Conseil d’Etat decree defines: 1° The conditions under which certain categories of professionals, within each of the professions mentioned in Article L. 4022-3, may be wholly or partially exempt from the obligation defined in I of Article L. 4022-2 when these professionals do not work directly with patients, are subject to specific training obligations or are not registered with their professional association; 2° The conditions and procedures for determining,…