Paragraph 2: Interventional radiology activities

In order to carry out activities falling under categories B, C and D as defined in Article R. 6123-166, the holder of the authorisation for interventional radiology must have at least one interventional room with image guidance, equipped with devices enabling compliance with the rules, standards and recommendations in force in terms of control of airborne contamination, asepsis, air treatment and hygiene appropriate to the activity carried out. This room…

The holder of the interventional radiology authorisation must ensure that the equipment exposing patients to ionising radiation has the tools required to optimise radiation protection for patients and staff.

The holder of the authorisation has at least one emergency trolley on the premises for the treatment of patients requiring it.

I.-The medical staff required for the activity includes at least one doctor specialising in radiology and medical imaging, present on site while the patient is being treated. For activities falling under categories B, C and D as provided for in Article R. 6123-166, at least one doctor specialising in radiology and medical imaging is competent in advanced interventional radiology or has experience in the practice of advanced interventional radiology procedures….

The authorisation holder shall put in place a formalised organisation describing, depending on the situation, the procedures for the intervention of one or more doctors specialising in anaesthesia and intensive care in conjunction with the medical staff mentioned in I of article D. 6124-235 with the aim of ensuring the safety of the care provided. The doctors specialising in anaesthesia and intensive care mentioned in the previous paragraph are experienced…

Protocols are drawn up by the medical staff mentioned in I of article D. 6124-235 to organise patient care with the doctors in charge of the inpatient units, the continuous monitoring unit, the intensive care unit or the resuscitation unit, as appropriate, when patients are admitted to these units. Where appropriate, these protocols are adapted to the specificities of paediatric care.

The holder ensures the continuity and safety of care as provided for in Article L. 1110-1, and formalises this in the protocols referred to in Article D. 6124-237.

I.-The patient’s pathway is organised from the moment they are admitted, the radiology-guided interventional procedure is carried out and the patient is cared for until they are discharged. II-When the radiology-guided interventional procedure is performed on a child, the patient pathway is adapted to the patient’s age. The attending must ensure that at least one of the parents or their substitute is always present with the child, including for outpatient…

I.-The holder of the authorisation for activities covered by category C as provided for in article R. 6123-166 must ensure that the paramedical team is trained in cancer care. II – The provisions of articles D. 6124-131 to D. 6124-131-9, with the exception of II of article D. 6124-131, are applicable to holders of the authorisation for activities covered by category C provided for in article R. 6123-166, where the…

The holder of an authorisation for activities covered by category D, as provided for in 4° of Article R. 6123-166 , carries out the treatments mentioned in Article R. 6123-32-1, falling within the scope of said category. The holder of the authorisation referred to in the previous paragraph concludes the agreement referred to in article R. 6123-32-2 with a holder of an emergency medicine authorisation in order to specify, in…