Territorial outpatient practitioner contract for GPs settling in priority areas

Section II 1° of article 60 of the 2026 Social Security Financing Act restores article L. 1435-4-3 of the Public Health Code: regional health agencies may sign with a contracted GP not yet in private practice, or settled for less than a year, a contract under which the doctor receives a top-up when earnings are below a threshold, capped at 10% of pay, in return for practising at least two years in a priority area at regulated fees. Renewable once; terms set by Conseil d'État decree.