Any healthcare professional, healthcare establishment or medico-social establishment or service having observed either a healthcare-associated infection, including a nosocomial infection, or any serious adverse event associated with healthcare, in the context of care provided during investigations, treatments, medical procedures, including cosmetic procedures, or preventive actions, shall report it to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency.
The healthcare professionals concerned analyse the causes of these infections and undesirable events.
The conditions under which compliance with this obligation satisfies other reporting obligations relating to the same facts are specified by regulation.