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Article L4344-4-2 of the French Public Health Code

Any person who practises speech and language therapy within the meaning of article L. 4341-1 is practising the profession of speech and language therapist illegally without : 1° holding a certificate of competence in speech and language therapy ; 2° Hold one of the diplomas or certificates of study in speech and language therapy issued by the Minister for Education prior to the creation of the certificate referred to in…

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Article L4344-5 of the French Public Health Code

The unauthorised use of the title of speech and language therapist or orthoptist or of a diploma, certificate or other evidence of formal qualifications legally required for the practice of these professions is punishable in the same way as the offence of usurpation of a title provided for in article 433-17 of the French Penal Code. Legal entities declared criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of…

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Article L4351-1 of the French Public Health Code

Any person who is not a doctor and who performs professional medical electroradiology procedures on medical prescription and under the responsibility of a doctor is considered to be practising the profession of medical electroradiology technician. Where applicable, the medical electroradiology manipulator works under the technical authority of a medical physicist for medical physics activities implemented during the preparation or performance of procedures exposing patients to ionising radiation. A Conseil d’Etat…

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Article L4351-2 of the French Public Health Code

Persons holding the diplomas, certificates or titles mentioned in article L. 4351-3 or holding the authorisations provided for in article L. 4351-4, and registered on a departmental list, may practise the profession of medical electroradiology manipulator. The person concerned holds the professional title of medical electroradiology manipulator, with or without a qualification.

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Article L4351-3-1 of the French Public Health Code

Medical electroradiology manipulators may use their evidence of formal qualifications in the language of the State which issued them. He must indicate the place and establishment where it was obtained. In the event that the evidence of formal qualifications from the country of origin, whether a Member State or a Party, is likely to be confused with evidence of formal qualifications requiring additional training in France, the competent authority may…

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Article L4351-4 of the French Public Health Code

The competent authority may, after obtaining the opinion of a commission composed in particular of professionals, individually authorise to practise the profession of medical electroradiology manipulator nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who, without possessing one of the diplomas, certificates or evidence of formal qualifications provided for in articles L. 4351-3 and L. 4351-5,…

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Article L4351-5 of the French Public Health Code

Notwithstanding the provisions of article L. 4351-2, holders of a higher technician’s certificate in medical electroradiology may practise the profession of medical electroradiology manipulator and use the title of medical electroradiology manipulator with or without a qualification.

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Article L4351-6 of the French Public Health Code

Notwithstanding the provisions of article L. 4351-2, the following may practise the profession of medical electroradiology manipulator and bear the title of medical electroradiology manipulator, with or without a qualification: 1° Persons recruited before 29 May 1996 by a public body or a public health establishment or a public social establishment, for a permanent position as a medical electroradiology technician ; 2° Persons performing the duties of medical electroradiology manipulator…

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Article L4351-7 of the French Public Health Code

Notwithstanding the provisions of article L. 4351-2, persons recruited by private radiologists between 25 July 1984 and 1 January 1991 to provide them with assistance in accompanying and installing patients may, after passing an aptitude test, participate in the performance by these doctors of radiodiagnostic procedures set by decree of the Conseil d’Etat, after consulting the Académie nationale de médecine. These persons carry out their duties under the responsibility and…

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