The equipment and services referred to in article L. 5232-3, the list of which and the conditions of issue of which are set by order of the Minister for Health, are classified into four categories:
Category 1: equipment and services for which the professionals guaranteeing the application of professional rules and good practice are pharmacists holding a diploma, title or certificate authorising them to practise in France.
Category 2: equipment and services for which the professionals responsible for the application of professional rules and good practice are nurses holding a diploma, title or certificate authorising them to practise in France.
Category 3: equipment and services for which the professionals responsible for the application of professional rules and good practice are physiotherapists with a diploma, title or certificate authorising them to practise in France.
Category 4: equipment and services for which the professionals guaranteeing the application of professional rules and good practice, without necessarily being health professionals, have first undergone training defined by the order of the Minister of Health provided for in article D. 5232-1.
The same professional may guarantee several activities.
A doctor employed by the service provider or equipment distributor may take the place of any of the professions mentioned in categories 1 to 4 after having completed the training provided for in article D. 5232-1, without prejudice to compliance with the provisions relating to good practice in the home dispensing of oxygen for medical use and compliance with the provisions of the code of medical ethics.