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Home services: distinguish declarations and care permits

A home-services business needs a precise service list, client group and operating model before choosing an authorisation route. France's personal-services declarations and approvals are not Swiss care-provider admission. The activity map separates household help, support and medical care. It prepares the relevant documents without promising automatic customer tax relief or implying ordinary business registration permits regulated nursing services.

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Which operating mode is proposed?

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Identify direct provider, intermediary and role towards the user. Mode and client category can change the framework.

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Your question concerns “Home services: distinguish declarations and care permits”. I can help organise the facts and records. Which document have you received or prepared, and is this a French or Swiss matter?

French law

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Which home service will be supplied?

Separate assistance, support, health care and cleaning with the actual users. Choosing a legal form does not settle service regulation.

Code du travail art.L7232-1Code du travail art.L7232-1-1Code de l’action sociale et des familles art.L313-1-3Code de l’action sociale et des familles art.L313-1832.102 : Art. 51 Organisations de soins et d’aide à domicile832.10 : Art. 36 a Médecins et autres fournisseurs de prestations: conditionsService Public Entreprendre : Organisme de services à la personne : déclaration, agrément ou autorisation

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Which official provision helps explain this situation?

Toute personne morale ou entreprise individuelle qui exerce les activités de service à la personne mentionnées ci-dessous est soumise à agrément délivré par l'autorité compétente suivant des critères de qualité :

Code du travail art.L7232-1In force since 25 July 2010Read on Légifrance

In plain English: OAMal 51 and LAMal 36a concern qualifying home-care provider admission and a cantonal service mandate. They do not cover every cleaning or nonmedical assistance business.

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Preparation schematic: connect records and questions. It does not guarantee a legal outcome.
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Which operating mode is proposed?

Identify direct provider, intermediary and role towards the user. Mode and client category can change the framework.

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Which French procedure matches the activity?

Labour L7232-1 and L7232-1-1 distinguish approval and declaration conditions. A declaration for advantages does not replace every required permission.

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Which decision and authorised scope exist?

French CASF home-autonomy services have their own authorisation framework. Keep activity, authority, place and conditions.

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Point to complete: Decision and scope. French CASF home-autonomy services have their own authorisation framework. Keep activity, authority, place and conditions.

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  1. Which decision and authorised scope exist?

This worksheet organises records; it does not establish admissibility, entitlement or a procedural outcome.

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What Swiss scope is addressed separately?

OAMal 51 and LAMal 36a concern qualifying home-care provider admission and a cantonal service mandate. They do not cover every cleaning or nonmedical assistance business.

Code du travail art.L7232-1Code du travail art.L7232-1-1Code de l’action sociale et des familles art.L313-1-3Code de l’action sociale et des familles art.L313-1832.102 : Art. 51 Organisations de soins et d’aide à domicile832.10 : Art. 36 a Médecins et autres fournisseurs de prestations: conditionsService Public Entreprendre : Organisme de services à la personne : déclaration, agrément ou autorisation

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Can one regime be assumed for every service and year?

No. Actual activity, public, mode and applicable version matter. The page promises no unchanged future2027 French regime.

Code du travail art.L7232-1Code du travail art.L7232-1-1Code de l’action sociale et des familles art.L313-1-3Code de l’action sociale et des familles art.L313-1832.102 : Art. 51 Organisations de soins et d’aide à domicile832.10 : Art. 36 a Médecins et autres fournisseurs de prestations: conditionsService Public Entreprendre : Organisme de services à la personne : déclaration, agrément ou autorisation

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What belongs before offering the service?

Inventory permissions, competencies, organisation and actual scope. The worksheet issues no right to start.

Comparison

Which documents answer which questions?

Which documents answer which questions?
Record or informationIssue to check
Home service and publicSeparate assistance, support, health care and cleaning with the actual users. Choosing a legal form does not settle service regulation.
Provider or intermediary roleIdentify direct provider, intermediary and role towards the user. Mode and client category can change the framework.
Declaration or approvalLabour L7232-1 and L7232-1-1 distinguish approval and declaration conditions. A declaration for advantages does not replace every required permission.
Decision and scopeFrench CASF home-autonomy services have their own authorisation framework. Keep activity, authority, place and conditions.

Code du travail art.L7232-1Code du travail art.L7232-1-1Code de l’action sociale et des familles art.L313-1-3Code de l’action sociale et des familles art.L313-1832.102 : Art. 51 Organisations de soins et d’aide à domicile832.10 : Art. 36 a Médecins et autres fournisseurs de prestations: conditionsService Public Entreprendre : Organisme de services à la personne : déclaration, agrément ou autorisation

Answer

What does the home-service map deliver?

It connects service, users, mode and decision. It creates no business and certifies no tax advantage.

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Which operating mode is proposed?

Identify direct provider, intermediary and role towards the user. Mode and client category can change the framework.

Code du travail art.L7232-1Code du travail art.L7232-1-1Code de l’action sociale et des familles art.L313-1-3Code de l’action sociale et des familles art.L313-1832.102 : Art. 51 Organisations de soins et d’aide à domicile832.10 : Art. 36 a Médecins et autres fournisseurs de prestations: conditionsService Public Entreprendre : Organisme de services à la personne : déclaration, agrément ou autorisation

Which decision and authorised scope exist?

French CASF home-autonomy services have their own authorisation framework. Keep activity, authority, place and conditions.

Code du travail art.L7232-1Code du travail art.L7232-1-1Code de l’action sociale et des familles art.L313-1-3Code de l’action sociale et des familles art.L313-1832.102 : Art. 51 Organisations de soins et d’aide à domicile832.10 : Art. 36 a Médecins et autres fournisseurs de prestations: conditionsService Public Entreprendre : Organisme de services à la personne : déclaration, agrément ou autorisation

What Swiss scope is addressed separately?

OAMal 51 and LAMal 36a concern qualifying home-care provider admission and a cantonal service mandate. They do not cover every cleaning or nonmedical assistance business.

Code du travail art.L7232-1Code du travail art.L7232-1-1Code de l’action sociale et des familles art.L313-1-3Code de l’action sociale et des familles art.L313-1832.102 : Art. 51 Organisations de soins et d’aide à domicile832.10 : Art. 36 a Médecins et autres fournisseurs de prestations: conditionsService Public Entreprendre : Organisme de services à la personne : déclaration, agrément ou autorisation

What belongs before offering the service?

Inventory permissions, competencies, organisation and actual scope. The worksheet issues no right to start.

Code du travail art.L7232-1Code du travail art.L7232-1-1Code de l’action sociale et des familles art.L313-1-3Code de l’action sociale et des familles art.L313-1832.102 : Art. 51 Organisations de soins et d’aide à domicile832.10 : Art. 36 a Médecins et autres fournisseurs de prestations: conditionsService Public Entreprendre : Organisme de services à la personne : déclaration, agrément ou autorisation

Sources

Which official references should you consult?

  1. Code du travail art.L7232-1Légifrance
  2. Code du travail art.L7232-1-1Légifrance
  3. Code de l’action sociale et des familles art.L313-1-3Légifrance
  4. Code de l’action sociale et des familles art.L313-1Légifrance
  5. 832.102 : Art. 51 Organisations de soins et d’aide à domicileFedlex
  6. 832.10 : Art. 36 a Médecins et autres fournisseurs de prestations: conditionsFedlex
  7. Service Public Entreprendre : Organisme de services à la personne : déclaration, agrément ou autorisationSource officielle

Texts cited last checked: 1 November 2026

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