French Public Health Code
In forceBefore 31 March each year, each medical biology laboratory shall declare electronically to the regional health agency within whose jurisdiction it is established, the total number of medical biology examinations, as defined in Article D. 6211-13, that it has performed during the previous calendar year.
This declaration distinguishes :
1° The number of tests performed on samples that it has taken or that were taken under its responsibility and for which the analytical phase was carried out by the laboratory or, pursuant to Article L. 6211-18, under its responsibility ;
2° The number of examinations carried out on samples that it has taken or that were taken under its responsibility and sent to another medical biology laboratory for analysis and interpretation;
3° The number of tests performed on samples sent by another medical laboratory for analysis and interpretation.
The declaration shall include, for the examinations mentioned in 1° and 2°, the breakdown of the number of examinations between each of the laboratory sites where the samples corresponding to the examination were taken by the medical biology laboratory or under its responsibility. It also includes, for the tests mentioned in 2°, the number of immuno-haematology tests transmitted under the conditions provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 1223-1.
Where the laboratory's sites are located in several regions, the laboratory shall send a copy of the declaration to the other regional health agencies concerned.
The declaration shall also include a list of the families of tests performed by the medical biology laboratory.
