Guardianship, curatorship, family empowerment, safeguarding of justice: how to obtain the medical certificate?

The detailed medical certificate:

• Describes degradation (tampering) the faculties of the person
• Give the guardianship judge any information on the foreseeable evolution of this alteration
• Specifies whether the middle finger should be assisted or represented in the acts of everyday life
• Indicates whether the hearing of the person by the judge is likely to harm his health or if the person is unable to express his will in relation to the situation.

This certificate must be written by a a specialist physician on a list established by the public prosecutor. These doctors are often psychiatrists, geriatricians, neurologists, sometimes general practitioners.

Most doctors travel to the place of residence of the person to be examined (home, hospital, Ehpad: titleContent, retirement home).

The detailed medical certificate cannot be issued by the attending physician of the person to be protected. However, the doctor responsible for drafting it may seek the opinion of the treating doctor if necessary.

The list of doctors authorized to draw up the medical certificate is available from the registry of the guardianship judge of the court on which the domicile of the adult to be protected or protected depends.

You can also find this list on the website of the court of appeal to which the court depends.

The cost of the medical certificate is €192 (€160 excluding tax).

Its cost is the responsibility of the protected major, unless it does not have sufficient resources or the judge decides otherwise.

When the expert doctor goes to the protected adult, he can charge travel expenses.

When the physician is mandated by the court and establishes a certificate of deficiency because he was unable to speak with the adult to be protected, a lump sum compensation of €30 it is paid to him.

The detailed medical certificate is not reimbursed by the Social Security, as it is a medical document made in the context of a judicial procedure. This is not an act of care.

This certificate is given by the doctor to the person who requests it, in a sealed envelope, for the exclusive attention of the public prosecutor or the guardianship judge.

It cannot be transmitted by dematerialized means in order to guarantee the confidentiality and security of this document.