#2002-1490Decree No. 2002-1490 on the status of military nurses and hospital technicians
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The decree establishes the status and responsibilities of military nurses and hospital technicians within the French military health services. It outlines their roles, recruitment processes, and integration into different health care bodies based on their qualifications. The decree defines hierarchies, promotion criteria, and integration paths for various healthcare professionals in the military framework, differentiating between military and civilian roles.
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Key Changes
- Establishes a specific body for military nurses and technicians with a distinct hierarchy.
- Defines recruitment processes for health care managers and supervisors, prioritizing military personnel.
- Integrates existing military staff into new healthcare ranks and roles as per established criteria.
Obligations
What this law requires
Military nurses and hospital technicians must participate in French military health service missions in roles corresponding to their professional qualifications (supervision, care, rehabilitation, medical-technical, or administrative positions).
Recruitment for health management bodies (cadres de santé) must allocate at least 90% of available positions to career military personnel and contract-based military personnel, with a maximum of 10% to civilian professionals.
Candidates for directors of care (directeurs des soins) positions must have completed at least five years of effective service as health management cadres before being eligible for recruitment.
Military nurses and hospital technicians who complete specialized training must remain in active service for a period equal to three times the training duration, with a maximum limit of five years from obtaining the certificate or diploma.
Military nurses and hospital technicians who fail to fulfill the commitment to remain in service after specialized training (except for proven medical incapacity) must reimburse all remuneration received during the training period, proportionally to remaining service time.