In each region, one or more conciliation and compensation commissions are responsible for facilitating the amicable settlement of disputes relating to medical accidents, iatrogenic conditions and nosocomial infections, as well as other disputes between users and healthcare professionals, healthcare establishments, healthcare services or organisations or producers of healthcare products mentioned in articles L. 1142-1 and L. 1142-2.
However, an order by the Minister for Health and the Minister for Social Security may set up an inter-regional commission for conciliation and compensation for medical accidents, iatrogenic conditions and nosocomial infections with jurisdiction over two or more regions.
The commission sits as an amicable settlement panel for medical accidents, iatrogenic conditions and nosocomial infections and as a conciliation panel.
As part of its conciliation role, the Commission may delegate all or part of its powers to one of its members or to one or more mediators from outside the Commission who, within the limits of the powers delegated, have the same prerogatives and are subject to the same obligations as the members of the Commission.