#2021-1645Decree No. 2021-1645 of December 13, 2021, Regarding Teaching and Hospital Staff at University Hospitals
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The decree establishes the framework for the functions and responsibilities of teaching and hospital staff at university hospitals in France. It outlines the roles of different categories of personnel, including permanent and temporary staff, in the context of teaching, research, and healthcare delivery. Furthermore, it stipulates the obligations, remuneration, working hours, and professional development requirements for these staff members, ensuring collaboration between educational and healthcare institutions.
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Key Changes
- Clarifies the roles and responsibilities of university and hospital staff.
- Introduces specific working hour limits and service obligations.
- Establishes a framework for disciplinary procedures and sanctions.
Obligations
What this law requires
Teaching and hospital staff must dedicate their entire professional activity to functions defined in Article 4 (teaching, research, hospital functions) within the assigned hospital establishment(s) and university research and training unit(s), calculated over the civil year minus annual leave and legal holidays.
Weekly service obligation is fixed at eleven half-days for care, teaching, and research activities. Night work counts as two half-days. Total working hours cannot exceed 48 hours per week, calculated as an average over four months.
Staff must receive minimum daily rest of 11 consecutive hours per 24-hour period. After continuous work periods up to 24 hours, equivalent rest must be provided immediately. Rest of security must be provided after guard duty according to ministerial directive.
Teaching and hospital staff must satisfy the obligation of continuous professional development as defined in Title II of Book Preliminary of Part Four of the Public Health Code.
Expertise activities (Article 14) can only be conducted during service obligations up to a maximum of two half-days per week, calculated as an average over four months.