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Article L3131-4 of the French Public Health Code

Without prejudice to any actions that may be brought in accordance with ordinary law, full compensation for medical accidents, iatrogenic conditions and nosocomial infections attributable to preventive, diagnostic or therapeutic activities carried out in application of measures taken in accordance with articles L. 3131-1 or L. 3134-1 is provided by the Office national d’indemnisation des accidents médicaux, des affections iatrogènes et des infections nosocomiales (National Office for Compensation for Medical…

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Article L3131-5 of the French Public Health Code

A fund shall finance the actions required to preserve the health of the population in the event of a serious health threat, in particular those prescribed in article L. 3131-1, as well as the financial compensation to which they may give rise, excluding those provided for by other legislative and regulatory provisions. The conditions for setting up the fund are laid down by the Finance Act or the Social Security…

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Article L3131-7 of the French Public Health Code

Each health care institution has a plan detailing the measures to be implemented in the event of an event that disrupts the organisation of care, particularly during exceptional health situations. This plan enables it to mobilise the response resources appropriate to the nature and scale of the event and to ensure that patients receive optimum care. The provisions of this article apply to army hospitals.

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Article L3131-8 of the French Public Health Code

If the influx of patients or victims or the health situation so warrants, on a proposal from the director general of the regional health agency, the representative of the State in the département may requisition any goods and services required, and in particular require the services of any health professional, regardless of the type of practice, and of any health or medical-social establishment. Compensation for requisitions is governed by the…

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Article L3131-9 of the French Public Health Code

The powers granted to the representative of the State in the département by article L. 3131-8 may be exercised, under the same conditions, by the prefects of the defence zone and by the Prime Minister if this is justified by the nature of the health situation or the scale of the influx of patients or victims. The requisitions provided for in article L. 3131-8 are then issued by order of…

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Article L3131-9-1 of the French Public Health Code

In the event of an exceptional health situation or any event likely to involve a large number of victims, particularly mass casualties, the information strictly necessary to identify the victims and monitor their progress, in particular to cover their healthcare costs, is collected in a unique victim identification system. The health establishments which have taken charge of or received the victims, including within the framework of emergency medical assistance or…

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Article L3131-10 of the French Public Health Code

Healthcare professionals, including volunteers, who are required to work with patients or persons exposed to a disaster, emergency or serious health threat, under exceptional practice conditions decided by the Minister for Health as part of the measures provided for in article L. 3131-1, benefit from the provisions of article L. 3133-6.

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Article L3131-10-1 of the French Public Health Code

I.- In the event of an exceptional health situation, the consequences of which exceed the capacity of one or more health care structures in the region, the Director General of the regional health agency concerned may call on health professionals in the region who volunteer to provide support for these health care structures. II.-When the consequences of the situation referred to in I exceed the treatment capacity of a region,…

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Article L3131-11 of the French Public Health Code

Unless otherwise stipulated, the procedures for applying this chapter are laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat, in particular : a) The content and procedures for drawing up and triggering the arrangements for organising the response of the healthcare system in the event of an exceptional health situation, known as “ORSAN” ; b) The content and procedures for drawing up plans detailing the measures to be implemented in the…

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Article L3131-12 of the French Public Health Code

I.- Measures aimed at quarantining people likely to be affected may only apply to people who, having stayed in an area where the infection is circulating during the previous month, enter French territory, arrive in Corsica or one of the collectivities mentioned in article 72-3 of the Constitution. The list of areas where the infection is circulating is drawn up by order of the Minister for Health. It is regularly…

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