Parental consent to medical care and treatment of a minor (France)
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This document is in French
The PDF you download is in French — that is the language it has to be filed in, so it is not translated. Everything on this page is here to tell you what it says.
For parents who leave their child with grandparents, a childminder, a holiday centre or a school trip. The French document authorises the named person or body, for a set period, to have the child treated and, in an emergency, to allow whatever operation the doctor considers necessary if the parents cannot be reached in time (article R. 1112-35 of the French Public Health Code). It holds no medical data. Signed by one parent, or by both for a planned operation.
- Made for use in France
- Last updated October 13, 2026
When to use this document
- Your child is spending the holidays with the grandparents in France and you want them to be able to take the child to a doctor.
- You are leaving your child with a childminder or at a holiday camp and may be hard to reach.
- Your child is going on a school trip and the organisers ask for consent to medical care.
- You want to allow another adult to agree to emergency treatment for your child.
What you fill in
The details the document asks for.
- Parent
- Parent's address
- Parent's phone number
- Other parent (optional)
- Child's name
- Child's date of birth
- Child's health insurer
- Person or body the child is left with
- Address of that person or body
- Care authorised from
- Care authorised until
- City
- Date
Preview
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Common questions
- Is one parent's signature enough to have a child treated in France?
- For routine care, yes: it is an everyday act, and each parent is deemed to act with the other's agreement (article 372-2 of the French Civil Code). For a planned operation or heavy treatment, the hospital as a rule asks for the agreement of both holders of parental authority, so the document has room for a second signature. In an emergency, the doctor gives the care needed even if the parents cannot be reached (article R. 4127-42 of the French Public Health Code).
- Why does the French care authorisation not mention the child's allergies?
- Because they are health data, and the document is read by anyone it is shown to. Give the useful medical information (allergies, treatments, vaccinations) to the carer under separate cover or with the child's health record book (carnet de santé); holiday centres often use their own health form. This way DocMuse collects no medical information about your child.
- Do grandparents gain parental authority in France with this document?
- No. The document authorises specific acts for a set period; parental authority stays with the parents. Only the family judge can delegate it, in whole or in part, to a third person (article 377 of the French Civil Code), for instance where the child lives with its grandparents for good. For a few days' care or a holiday, the care authorisation, with the travel authorisation where needed, is enough.
How you can sign this document
- Print it and sign by hand. The signature lines in the document are left blank on purpose — sign on them in ink.
- Sign it yourself with a qualified electronic signature. If you already hold a QES — Evrotrust, B-Trust, StampIT, ZealiD or any qualified provider on the EU Trusted List, on a card, a USB token, in a mobile app or in the cloud — our signing guide explains step by step how to sign this exact file without invalidating it. Step-by-step help, and a way to check it worked
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