• Your consent is essential, and you may withdraw it at any time or reverse any decision to refuse treatment.
• In an emergency or if it is impossible to obtain informed consent, the practitioner will refer you to a person in your confidence or a close relative, if they are known to the establishment.

• The health professional must inform the persons concerned in a manner appropriate to their discernment and must involve them in the decision-making process concerning them.
• The law of 4 March 2002 authorises doctors to dispense with obtaining the consent of holders of parental authority if the minor objects to being consulted. In such cases, the minor must be accompanied by an adult before the doctor can apply the treatment.

• If a patient is no longer able to manage his or her own property, he or she must be represented or assisted in order to safeguard his or her interests in accordance with the law of 3 January 1968 on the protection of incapable adults.
• In such cases, a guardianship judge may, at the request of the doctor or the family, decide on a protective measure. There are various forms of legal protection (legal protection, curatorship, guardianship) to suit every situation.

• In accordance with article L. 1111 - 6 of the French Public Health Code, amended by law no. 2016-87 of 2 February 2016, the clinic offers you the opportunity to designate in writing a trusted person who will be consulted in the event that you are unable to express your wishes and receive the necessary information.
• If guardianship is ordered, the guardianship judge may confirm or revoke the appointment of the person in trust.

• These directives indicate their wishes concerning the conditions for limiting or stopping treatment. They will be consulted prior to any medical decision, and their content will take precedence over any other non-medical advice.
• These directives may be revised and revoked at any time. They have no limited period of validity. If you wish your directives to be taken into account, please make them available to the doctor who will be treating you at the hospital.

Leaflets are available from reception and the admissions department. For more information: www.ledonlagreffeetmoi.com.

Records are kept in accordance with decree 2006-6 on the hosting of personal health data, and the DHOS instruction of 14 August 2007 on keeping medical records.

Certain personal information is collected during your stay. Unless you make a reasoned objection, this information will be recorded on computer for the sole purpose of managing administrative and medical data in the patient file and compiling statistics. (Decree of 22 July 1996 relating to the collection and processing of medical activity data, amended by the decree of 27 February 2007). Patients may exercise their right of access and rectification by contacting the doctor responsible for medical information.

Consultation of the data available on site is free of charge. However, if you wish to obtain a photocopy or consult archived files, you will have to pay the cost of reproduction and postage.