Subsection 3: Relations between the Agency and the Directors General of the Regional Health Agencies

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Article R1413-44

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Updated 4 Nov 2023

In order to carry out the tasks and powers provided for in Articles L. 1413-1, L. 1413-2 and L. 1413-3, the Director General of the Agency shall enter into an agreement with each Director General of a Regional Health Agency, in accordance with a standard agreement laid down by order of the Minister for Health, specifying in particular the terms and conditions for :

1° For the adoption of the annual work programme of the regional response units referred to in article L. 1413-2 and for the provision of operating resources for these units, as well as the terms and conditions for reimbursing their costs to the regional health agency;

2° In which the Director General of the Regional Health Agency issues an opinion on the activities and operation of the regional intervention unit;

3° Access to data held by the Regional Health Agency that is necessary for it to carry out the tasks referred to in 1°, 2° and 6° of Article L. 1413-1;

4° Informing the Regional Health Agency in the event of self-referral to the National Public Health Agency of a regional public health issue, in particular in order to carry out an assessment or additional investigations;

5° Defining the criteria for referral to the National Public Health Agency by the Regional Health Agency, in order to carry out an assessment or investigation, and the conditions under which the Regional Health Agency receives the results;

6° Making regionalised surveillance data available;

7° Making available to the public studies produced by the Agency of interest to the Regional Health Agency;

8° Providing the Regional Health Agency with expertise in prevention and health promotion or logistics;

9° Implementing intervention research projects or conducting health impact assessment projects, in conjunction with the regional health agency;

10° Contribution by the regional health agencies to the development of the health reserve;

11° Reimbursement by the regional health agencies of the cost of health reserve operations carried out in application of articles L. 3134-1 and L. 3134-2 and information on the mobilisation of reservists in the region concerned;

12° Supporting the management of stocks of products and equipment held by health establishments and likely to contribute to the protection of the population in the face of serious health threats.

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