French Public Health Code
In forceThe President of the Departmental Council is responsible for organising :
1° Prenatal and postnatal consultations and medico-social prevention activities for pregnant women;
2° Consultations and medico-social preventive measures for children under the age of six, as well as health assessments for children aged three to four, particularly in nursery schools, taking into account the specific remit of the attending doctors mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 162-5-3 of the Social Security Code and without prejudice to the remit of the doctors in the maternal and child protection service;
3° Sexual health promotion activities and the practice of voluntary interruption of pregnancy by medication under the conditions defined by Chapter I of Title I of Book III of this Part;
4° Preventive medical and social activities in the home for pregnant women, in particular support if this appears necessary during the compulsory early prenatal interview provided for in the last paragraph of article L. 2122-1, and for children under the age of six requiring special attention, provided at the request or with the agreement of the persons concerned, in liaison with the attending physician and the hospital services concerned;
4° bis Preventive and follow-up medico-social actions provided, at the request or with the agreement of the persons concerned and in liaison with the attending doctor or hospital services, for parents in the post-natal period, at the maternity hospital, at home, particularly in the days following their return home or during consultations;
5° Gathering epidemiological and public health information, and processing this information, in particular that contained in the documents mentioned in article L. 2132-2 ;
6° Publishing and distributing the documents mentioned in articles L. 2122-2, L. 2132-1 and L. 2132-2;
7° Providing information on the profession of childminder and initial training to help childminders with their childcare duties, without prejudice to the provisions of the Labour Code relating to continuing vocational training.
In addition, the departmental council must take part in actions to prevent and take care of minors who are in danger or at risk of being in danger under the conditions set out in the sixth paragraph (5°) of article L. 221-1 and articles L. 226-1 to L. 226-11, L523-1 and L. 532-2 of the code de l'action sociale et des familles.
The service also contributes, on the occasion of the consultations and medico-social preventive actions mentioned in 2° and 4°, to actions to prevent and screen for physical or psycho-affective development disorders, neuro-developmental disorders and sensory disorders, as well as to actions to promote environments and behaviour conducive to health. Where necessary, he or she refers the child to health professionals and specialised structures.
