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Article L4151-2 of the French Public Health Code

November 7, 2023

Midwives may, under conditions laid down by decree : 1° Prescribe certain vaccines, the list of which and, where applicable, the persons likely to benefit from them are determined by an order of the Minister for Health issued after consultation with the High Authority for Health and the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products; 2° Administer certain vaccines, the list of which and, where applicable, the…

Article L4151-3 of the French Public Health Code

November 7, 2023

In the event of maternal, foetal or neonatal pathology during pregnancy, childbirth or the postnatal period, and in the event of dystocic childbirth, the midwife must call in a doctor. Midwives may provide care prescribed by a doctor in the event of a pathological pregnancy or post-natal period.

Article L4151-4 of the French Public Health Code

November 7, 2023

Midwives may prescribe medical devices and medicinal products, the list of which is drawn up by the administrative authority and, where appropriate, updated following the placing on the market of a new medical device or medicinal product necessary for the practice of the profession of midwife, as well as examinations strictly necessary for the practice of their profession. They may also prescribe nicotine substitutes to all persons who regularly live…

Article L4151-5 of the French Public Health Code

November 7, 2023

The evidence of formal qualifications required in application of 1° of article L. 4111-1 is, for the practice of the profession of midwife : 1° Either the French State diploma in midwifery, for students who began the second year of the first cycle of studies in midwifery before 1st September 2024; 1° bis Or the French State diploma of doctor in midwifery; 2° Or, if the applicant is a national…

Article L4151-5-1 of the French Public Health Code

November 7, 2023

The Minister for Health or, by delegation, the Director General of the Centre National de Gestion may, after obtaining the opinion of a commission composed in particular of professionals, individually authorise nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, who hold evidence of formal qualifications issued by one of these States, not meeting the conditions laid…

Article L4151-6 of the French Public Health Code

November 7, 2023

I.-Student midwives undergoing their training in France may be authorised to practise the profession of midwife as a replacement. These authorisations are issued for a limited period by the Conseil Départemental de l’Ordre des Sages-Femmes, which informs the State services. A decree, issued after consultation with the Conseil national de l’ordre des sages-femmes, lays down the conditions for application of this article, in particular the level of study required, the…

Article L4151-7 of the French Public Health Code

November 7, 2023

The training of persons preparing for the profession of midwife is provided in schools approved by the region and open to candidates of both sexes. The conditions governing the organisation and approval of these schools are laid down by regulation. The conditions for admission to midwifery schools are set by the provisions of article L. 631-1 of the Education Code.

Article L4151-7-1 of the French Public Health Code

November 7, 2023

By way of derogation from article L. 4151-7, the initial training of midwives may be organised within universities, subject to the agreement of the regional council. This agreement must, in particular, cover the arrangements for funding the training. An order by the ministers responsible for health and higher education sets out the terms and conditions of this integration into the university for the site or sites concerned.

Article L4151-8 of the French Public Health Code

November 7, 2023

The region is responsible for awarding grants to students enrolled in training schools approved in application of article L. 4151-7. The nature, level and conditions for awarding this aid are set by decision of the Regional Council. Students may not be required to be resident in France. A decree sets the minimum rules for the rate and scale of this assistance.

Article L4151-9 of the French Public Health Code

November 7, 2023

The region is responsible for the operation and equipment of the schools referred to in article L. 4151-7 when they are public. It may participate in the financing of the operation and equipment of these schools when they are private. The operating and equipment subsidy is paid annually to the bodies that run these schools; the school’s expenditure and resources are identified in a specific budget. The staff of schools…

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