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Article R2322-5 of the French Public Health Code

The person responsible for the medical management of the establishment or, failing that, for the medical management of the section of the establishment receiving pregnant women must, before taking up their duties, be approved by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency for the region in which the establishment is located.

The medical director must be a doctor with qualifications or specific knowledge relevant to the activity of the establishment.

A substitute doctor must be approved under the same conditions to replace the approved medical director if the latter is unable to attend.

Medical management must be effective and permanent.

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Article R2322-5

La personne chargée de la direction médicale de l’établissement ou à défaut de la direction médicale de la section de l’établissement recevant des femmes enceintes doit, préalablement à sa prise de fonction, être agréée par le directeur général de l’agence régionale de santé de la région dans laquelle est situé l’établissement.

La direction médicale doit être assurée par un médecin présentant les qualifications ou les connaissances particulières correspondant à l’activité de l’établissement.

Un médecin suppléant doit être agréé dans les mêmes conditions pour remplacer le directeur médical agréé en cas d’empêchement de ce dernier.

La direction médicale doit être effective et permanente.

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