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Article L4321-14 of the French Public Health Code

The Association of Physiotherapists ensures that the principles of morality, probity and competence essential to the practice of physiotherapy are upheld and that all its members observe their professional rights, duties and obligations, as well as the rules laid down in the Code of Ethics provided for in article L. 4321-21. It helps to promote public health and the quality of care. It defends the honour and independence of the…

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Article L4321-15 of the French Public Health Code

The Conseil national de l’ordre des masseurs-kinésithérapeutes is made up of members elected from among masseurs-kinésithérapeutes registered as self-employed and masseurs-kinésithérapeutes registered as salaried employees who meet the conditions set out in article L. 4321-18-1. The Minister for Health is represented on the National Council in an advisory capacity. The Conseil national de l’ordre des masseurs-kinésithérapeutes includes a national disciplinary chamber. Article L. 4122-3 is applicable to masseur-physiotherapists. The national…

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Article L4321-16 of the French Public Health Code

The National Council of the Association carries out, at national level, the general duties of the Association as defined in article L. 4321-14. It sets, calls for and collects the fees payable during the first quarter of the current calendar year by each natural person or legal entity entered on the roll. It also determines the proportions of this fee to be allocated at departmental, regional and national level. However,…

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Article L4321-16-1 of the French Public Health Code

The Conseil national de l’ordre may organise the grouping of departmental or interdepartmental councils by a decision taken at a plenary session, in the following situations: 1° Operational difficulties linked to the demographic situation of the profession of masseur-physiotherapist or to a shortage of elected members of the Order; 2° Inability to carry out the public service missions entrusted to it. This resolution, adopted in plenary session, organises the grouping…

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Article L4321-17 of the French Public Health Code

In each region, a regional or inter-regional council of the order of masseur-physiotherapists represents the profession in the region and coordinates the departmental or inter-departmental councils. Its head office is located in the department in which the regional health agency has its head office, unless otherwise stipulated by a decision of the National Council. It organises and participates in initiatives to evaluate the practices of these professionals, in conjunction with…

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Article L4321-17-1 of the French Public Health Code

I. – The Regional or Inter-Regional Council, under the supervision of the National Council, fulfils, at regional level, the general responsibilities of the Order as defined in article L. 4321-14. It is consulted by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency on issues and projects falling within its remit. In the regions or inter-regions, it exercises the powers referred to in article L. 4112-4. It may decide to temporarily…

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Article L4321-18 of the French Public Health Code

In each département, the Conseil départemental or interdépartemental de l’ordre exercises, under the supervision of the Conseil national, the general powers of the ordre, as listed in article L. 4321-14. It decides on entries on the roll. It authorises the President of the Association to institute legal proceedings, to accept all donations and legacies to the Association, to settle or compromise, to agree to all disposals or mortgages and to…

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Article L4321-18-1 of the French Public Health Code

Subject to the provisions of article L. 4124-6 of this Code and articles L. 145-5-2 and L. 145-5-3 of the Social Security Code, only practitioners of French nationality or nationals of one of the Member States of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who are registered with the Association are eligible for election.

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Article L4321-18-2 of the French Public Health Code

If, after his election, it transpires that an elected member of a Council of the Bar, a Disciplinary Chamber or a Social Insurance Section has, before or after his election, been subject to one of the sanctions referred to in 3° and 4° of article L. 4124-6 of this Code and in article L. 145-5-2 of the Social Security Code, he is automatically declared to have resigned. This resignation is…

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Article L4321-18-3 of the French Public Health Code

If a member ceases to hold office for any reason whatsoever, he is immediately replaced by a substitute. If there is no substitute, a supplementary election is held to fill the vacant seat as from the date on which the vacancy is established. In this case, the term of office of the member thus elected shall be that remaining until the date on which the term of office of the…

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