French Public Health Code
In forceI.- Authorisation to carry out interventional cardiology imaging may only be granted, maintained or renewed if the holder of the authorisation complies, for each authorised geographical site, with a minimum annual activity set, taking into account, where applicable, the nature of the procedures, by order of the Minister for Health.
In the case of a new establishment, the minimum annual activity is forecast for the first year.
Annual activity is established by reference to certain procedures mentioned in article R. 6123-129.
II - In the event of an exceptional and temporary event leading to a significant drop in activity, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may, at the express request of the holder, suspend the application of I of this article for a maximum period of one year, provided that the holder has made commitments to resolve the said event.
III -An authorisation derogating from I of this article may, in accordance with the conditions laid down in article L. 6122-2, be granted or renewed on an exceptional basis when, after analysing the needs of the population, access to other sites providing the healthcare activity imposes excessive journey times on a significant proportion of the population in the health region.
IV - By way of derogation, for the "interventional rhythmology" modality, grades C and D, and for sites carrying out exclusively paediatric activity, authorisation may be granted without a minimum activity requirement.
On these sites, the participation of an interventional rhythmologist from a site authorised for this modality and meeting the minimum activity conditions is required to perform interventional rhythmology procedures.
