#2014-1585Decree No. 2014-1585 of December 23, 2014, on the Specific Status of Midwives in Public Hospitals
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The decree establishes the specific status for midwives in public hospital facilities in France. It defines their roles, grades, responsibilities, and the recruitment process, alongside the integration of previous midwives' bodies. Midwives are categorized into two grades based on their experience and qualifications, with rules for promotion and professional development. The law also outlines the training, continuous education requirements, and the conditions for their career management within the public hospital system.
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Key Changes
- Introduction of two grades for midwives in hospitals, each with specified ranks and responsibilities.
- Integration of existing midwives under prior legislation into the new framework.
- Clarification of recruitment and promotion processes based on experience and qualifications.
Obligations
What this law requires
Hospitals must establish a continuous professional development plan for midwives that is integrated into the medical professions' continuous development plan and presented to the medical establishment commission.
Recruiting authorities must organize recruitment through a competitive selection process based on qualifications, open to holders of specified diplomas or professional authorization as defined in Public Health Code articles L. 4151-5 and L. 4111-1 to L. 4111-4.
Recruitment notices must be posted in hospital premises, regional health agency offices, and departmental prefecture offices, and published electronically on regional health agency websites.
Newly recruited midwives must complete a one-year probationary period; those not satisfactory may be authorized for an additional probationary period of maximum one year before dismissal or reintegration decisions.
Midwives must exercise their medical competencies in accordance with the midwife code of deontology as defined in Public Health Code articles R. 4127-301 to R. 4127-367.