#2025-623Law No. 2025-623 of July 9, 2025, to Strengthen the Safety of Healthcare Professionals
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The law aims to strengthen the safety and legal protections for healthcare professionals in France. It amends various articles of the penal code to expand definitions of professionals who are protected and establishes new provisions for legal recourse in cases of violence or threats against them. Additionally, it allows employers to file complaints on behalf of healthcare workers under certain circumstances.
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Key Changes
- Expanded definitions of health professionals eligible for protection under the penal code.
- Increased penalties for crimes committed against healthcare professionals in the course of their work.
- Introduced mechanisms for employers and professional organizations to file complaints for their employees under specific conditions.
Obligations
What this law requires
Employers of healthcare professionals must obtain written consent from the victim before filing a complaint on their behalf for violence, threats, or insults committed against healthcare workers during or because of their professional activities
Employers must comply with the obligation to report facts to public prosecutors as required under Article 40 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, regardless of filing a complaint on behalf of the victim
Professional health orders (for doctors, dentists, midwives, pharmacists, nurses, physiotherapists, and podiatrists) and regional health professional unions must establish procedures to file complaints on behalf of self-employed healthcare professionals who make an express request
Self-employed healthcare professionals regulated by the fourth part of the Public Health Code must be allowed to declare their professional address when filing a complaint or civil claim
Departmental or inter-departmental nursing councils must authorize their president to take legal action and exercise civil party rights regarding threats, insults, or violence committed against nurses due to their profession