The occupational health and prevention service or the employer may recruit medical assistants. These doctors undertake to undergo training with a view to obtaining a qualification in occupational medicine from the Ordre des Médecins. They are supervised by a doctor qualified in occupational medicine, whom they assist in their work.
Associate doctors notify the occupational medicine inspectorate of their qualifications within one month of being recruited.
They carry out their duties under the conditions laid down in articles R. 4623-25-1 and R. 4623-25-2.