French Public Health Code
In forceI.-The representatives of patients and their relatives and their alternates mentioned respectively in a, b and c of 3° of article R. 6147-117 are appointed by the Chief Medical Officer of the Armed Forces Hospital in accordance with the following procedures, which may be supplemented by the Commission's rules of procedure:
1° The representative referred to in a above is chosen by lot from among the candidates who are either members of the military service councils provided for in article R. 4124-6 of the Defence Code, or category presidents or presidents of military personnel as referred to in article R. 4137-52 of the same code;
2° The representative mentioned in the aforementioned b is chosen by lot from among the persons fulfilling the required conditions who have applied to the Chief Medical Officer of the Armed Forces Hospital, in particular the members of the reservists' associations mentioned in article L. 4211-1 of the Defence Code, the approved veterans' associations mentioned in article R. 3412-1 of the same code or the associations of retired military personnel mentioned in article R. 4124-2 of the same code.
3° The representative mentioned in c above is appointed by the Chief Medical Officer of the hospital on the recommendation of the territorial delegation of the national union of approved associations of users of the healthcare system mentioned in article R. 1114-19 of this code in whose area of jurisdiction the army hospital is located.
II.-If the seat of a representative of patients and their relatives mentioned in 3° of article R. 6147-117 is vacant for a period of more than 6 months, the latter is deemed to have resigned and is replaced under the conditions of I.
III - The appointment of the representatives mentioned in 3° of article R. 6147-117 is preceded, if necessary, by the administrative enquiry provided for in article L. 114-1 of the Internal Security Code.
