The commission of genetic counsellors referred to in articles L. 1132-3 and L. 1132-5 is attached to the prefect of a region designated by order of the Minister for Health. It comprises : 1° The regional director of youth, sports and social cohesion for the region in which the regional prefecture is based, as chairman, or his representative ; 2° (Repealed) ; 3° A geneticist ; 4° An oncogeneticist ;…
The Prefect of the region referred to in article R. 1132-4-1 shall designate the department responsible for providing the Commission’s secretariat.
The competent authority’s assessment of the applicant’s command of the French language results in a decision that may be appealed to the administrative court with territorial jurisdiction.
The genetic counsellor works under the responsibility of a qualified doctor in genetics and by delegation from the latter. He/she works as a salaried member of a multidisciplinary team in a health establishment, in particular within the multidisciplinary centres for prenatal diagnosis mentioned in article R. 2131-12.
The genetic counsellor may, in the cases defined by the organisational protocol provided for in Article R. 1132-5-2: 1° Prescribe the medical biology examinations mentioned in Article R. 1131-2 and in 3° of I and 1° and 2° of II of Article R. 2131-1, provide the information due to the person concerned in respect of this prescription, obtain their consent to the examination being carried out and, where applicable, draw…
The implementation of the provisions of Article R. 1132-5-1 is subject to the establishment of an organisational protocol between the qualified medical practitioner in genetics and the genetic counsellor placed under his responsibility. This protocol specifies in particular: 1° The general conditions of intervention of the genetic counsellor within the multidisciplinary team; 2° The procedures for the transmission of information between the genetic counsellor and the qualified medical practitioner in…
Genetic counsellors may not engage in any other professional activity unless it is compatible with the dignity and quality required by their professional practice.
Genetic counsellors practise their profession with respect for life and the human person. They act in all circumstances in the interests of the persons who consult them, whose dignity and privacy they respect.
Once the genetic counsellor has agreed to take charge of a person, he or she is obliged to ensure the follow-up and continuity of this care.
Genetic counsellors shall only perform those professional acts which fall within their remit by virtue of the provisions of Article L. 1132-1.
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