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 compliance with the code of medical ethics ;
– the technical conditions under which they are performed.
They may also be subject to rules of good practice.
These rules are laid down by joint order of the ministers responsible for health and social security, after obtaining the opinion of the Haute Autorité de santé.
The use of these medical devices and medicines and the practice of these diagnostic or therapeutic acts, procedures, techniques and methods may be restricted for a given period to certain health establishments or army hospitals. The Ministers of Health and Social Security, jointly with the Minister of Defence in the case of army hospitals, will draw up a list of these establishments or hospitals after obtaining the opinion of the Haute Autorité de Santé, or will specify the criteria on the basis of which the regional health agencies will draw up the list of these establishments.
The provisions of this article are without prejudice to the provisions relating to research involving the human person defined in Title II of this Book and those relating to authorisations, conditions for the establishment of certain healthcare activities and technical operating conditions defined in Chapters II, III and IV of Title II of Book I of Part Six.