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Article L1151-1 of the French Public Health Code

The practice of diagnostic or therapeutic acts, procedures, techniques and methods, as well as the prescription of certain medical devices and their accessories, and the use of medicinal products requiring specific supervision for public health reasons or likely to result in unjustified expenditure, may be subject to rules relating to: – the training and qualifications of professionals who may prescribe, practice, use or implement them, without prejudice, where applicable, to…

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Article L1151-2 of the French Public Health Code

The practice of acts, procedures, techniques and methods relating to the groups of products mentioned in Annex XVI of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 concerning medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC or the practice of other aesthetic acts, procedures, techniques and methods other than those…

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Article L1151-4 of the French Public Health Code

Acts, procedures, techniques, methods and equipment having the effect of modifying cerebral activity and presenting a serious danger or a suspected serious danger to human health may be banned by decree, after receiving the opinion of the Haute Autorité de santé. Any decision to lift the ban is taken in the same form.

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Article L1152-1 of the French Public Health Code

In the event of the practice of an aesthetic activity in breach of the provisions of article L. 1151-2, the administrative authority may suspend the right to practice the activity concerned for a maximum period of six months. If, at the end of the period of suspension, the person concerned has not complied with the applicable rules, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency will order a ban on…

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Article L1152-2 of the French Public Health Code

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency may impose a financial penalty on a professional who has carried out an activity for aesthetic purposes in breach of the provisions of articles L. 1151-2 or L. 1151-3 and, where applicable, on a legal entity which has allowed such an activity to be carried out in an organisation or establishment for which it is responsible. The maximum penalty is set at…

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Article L1161-1 of the French Public Health Code

Therapeutic education is part of a patient’s care programme. Its aim is to make patients more independent by facilitating their compliance with prescribed treatments and improving their quality of life. It is not enforceable against the patient and cannot affect the rate of reimbursement for procedures and medicines relating to the patient’s illness. The skills required to provide therapeutic patient education are determined by decree. Within the framework of the…

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Article L1161-2 of the French Public Health Code

Therapeutic patient education programmes comply with national specifications, the content of which is defined by order of the Minister for Health, based on the recommendations and guidelines drawn up by the French National Authority for Health. These programmes are implemented at local level after being declared to the regional health agencies. They are proposed to patients by a healthcare professional and lead to the development of a personalised programme.

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Article L1161-3 of the French Public Health Code

Support activities are part of therapeutic education. Their purpose is to provide assistance and support to patients and their families in managing their disease. They comply with national specifications, the details of which and the content of which are defined by order of the Minister for Health.

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Article L1161-4 of the French Public Health Code

The programmes or actions defined in articles L. 1161-2 and L. 1161-3 may not be developed or implemented by companies engaged in the exploitation of a medicinal product, persons responsible for marketing a medical device or its accessory or an in vitro diagnostic medical device or its accessory or companies offering health-related services. However, these companies and persons may take part in the actions or programmes mentioned in articles L….

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