French Public Health Code
In forceIn addition to its chairman, each commission comprises :
1° Three user representatives proposed by associations of users of the healthcare system which have been approved at regional level under the conditions laid down in article L. 1114-1 or which have been approved at national level and have representation at regional level ;
2° For healthcare professionals :
- a representative of self-employed healthcare professionals appointed after consultation with the regional bodies of representative trade unions;
- a hospital practitioner appointed after consultation with the regional bodies of the representative trade unions;
3° On behalf of the heads of public and private health institutions and establishments:
-one head of a public health institution proposed by the most representative public hospital organisations at regional level;
two heads of private health establishments nominated by the most representative private hospital organisations at regional level, including one representative of non-profit private hospital organisations;
4° The director of the Office national d'indemnisation des accidents médicaux, des affections iatrogènes et des infections nosocomiales or his representative;
5° A representative of the medical liability insurance companies provided for in article L. 1142-2;
6° Two persons qualified in the field of personal injury compensation.
When appointed as members of an inter-regional commission, user representatives are proposed by associations of users of the healthcare system which have been approved in at least one of the regions concerned, or which have been approved at national level and are represented in at least one of the regions. Health professionals and managers of public and private health institutions and establishments are proposed or appointed, as appropriate, by the bodies of the region in which they practice.
Two alternate members are appointed under the same conditions as the full member. If the full member is unable to attend, only one of the two alternates will be present.
One or more deputy chairmen may be appointed if the number of cases warrants it.
In the event of the death, resignation or termination for any other reason of a full member of the committee, he shall be replaced by one of his alternates, who shall become a full member for the remainder of his term of office. The Chairman may propose, after duly hearing the interested party, that a full member who has been absent from more than three consecutive meetings for which he has not been replaced be replaced under the same conditions. A new substitute shall then be appointed in accordance with the conditions laid down in this article.
