Authorisation to provide paediatric cardiac surgery may only be granted to a health establishment or a health cooperation group on condition that, on the same site, in a shared building or, failing that, in neighbouring buildings, it complies with the following requirements:
1° Have a dedicated full-time inpatient unit and protected operating theatres dedicated to this activity:
2° To have :
a) A paediatric intensive care unit authorised under 1° or 2° of article R. 6123-34-2 ;
b) A medical unit specialising in cardiology ;
c) A paediatric cardiology intensive care unit, authorised under 1° or 2° of article R. 6123-34-2 and mentioned in VII of article R. 6123-34-3.
3° Have an authorisation for interventional activity under medical imaging in cardiology following the interventional rhythmology modality, mentioned in 1° of article R. 6123-129, under the C mention mentioned in 3° of the I of article R. 6123-130.