#2026-396France defines the role of the reference nurse in patient care coordination
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This decree sets out what a designated reference nurse does in France’s healthcare system. The nurse helps coordinate a patient’s care with the attending doctor and, where relevant, with the corresponding pharmacist and reference midwife. The reference nurse must receive key patient-care documents and record reports of performed nursing acts in the shared medical record. The decree also allows specific payment for cooperation between the nurse and the doctor, with details to be set through health insurance agreements.
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Key Changes
- Defines the reference nurse’s role in coordinating patient care with doctors and other healthcare professionals
- Requires the reference nurse to receive relevant care documents and update the patient’s shared medical record
- Allows specific payment for cooperation between the reference nurse and the doctor, with terms to be set by health insurance agreements
Obligations
What this law requires
The designated reference nurse must contribute to coordinating the insured patient’s care in connection with the attending physician and, where applicable, with the corresponding pharmacist and reference midwife.
The reference nurse must receive the patient-care documents mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 1111-15 of the Public Health Code in order to perform their functions.
The reference nurse must record in the patient’s shared medical record the report of nursing acts performed.
The terms of cooperation between the reference nurse and the physician involved in the patient’s care, including any joint consultations and associated remuneration, must be defined in the health insurance agreements referred to in Article L. 162-14-1 of the Social Security Code.