French Public Health Code
In forceBy way of derogation from Article L. 4111-1 and until 31 December 2025, the Directors General of the Regional Health Agencies of Guadeloupe, Guyana and Martinique and the State Representative in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon may authorise a doctor, dental surgeon or midwife who is a national of a country other than those mentioned in 2° of the same Article L. 4111-1 or holder of a degree in medicine, dentistry or midwifery, regardless of the country in which this degree was obtained, to practice in a healthcare facility located within their respective territorial jurisdictions. This authorisation is issued by decree, for a fixed period, following the opinion of a territorial practice authorisation committee, set up by profession and, where applicable, by speciality.
A territorial commission for authorisation to practise is set up:
1° For French Guyana and Martinique;
2° For Guadeloupe and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.
The number of professionals authorised to benefit from the provisions of the first paragraph of this article is set by order of the Minister for Health, which includes a number of posts, broken down by community, profession and, where applicable, by speciality, drawn up on the basis of proposals from each of the regional health agencies concerned or the State representative in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.
A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall set the conditions for implementing this article, in particular:
a) The procedures for drawing up the decree setting the number and territorial distribution of professionals authorised to benefit from the provisions of this article;
b) The composition and operation of the territorial commissions set up by profession and, where applicable, by speciality;
c) The healthcare structures within which these professionals may practice;
d) The procedures for implementing and monitoring these derogatory practice authorisations.
Article L4131-5
French Public Health CodeIn force
Updated 7 Nov 2023
