Puerto Rico Department of Health

Department of Health of Puerto Rico
Department overview

Formed	March 14, 1912 (1912-03-14)
Jurisdiction	executive branch
Headquarters	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Department executive	Dr. Ana del Carmen Rius, Secretary of Health
Child department	ASSMCA
Key documents	Law No. 81 of 1912 Article IV of the Constitution of Puerto Rico
Website	www.salud.gov.pr

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The Department of Health of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Departamento de Salud de Puerto Rico) is one of the Cabinet-level agencies directly created by Article 4, Section 6 of the Constitution of Puerto Rico. It is headed by a Secretary of Health, appointed by the Governor of Puerto Rico and requiring the advice and consent of the Senate of Puerto Rico. The Secretary of Health is eighth in the line of gubernatorial succession.^[1]

Agencies

Name in English	Name in Spanish	Abbreviation in Spanish
Administration of Mental Health and Anti-Addiction Services	Administración de Servicios de Salud Mental y Contra la Adicción	ASSMCA

Secretary

Main articles: Secretary of Health of Puerto Rico and List of Secretaries of Health of Puerto Rico

References

↑ "Ley del Departamento de Salud" (PDF). Government of Puerto Rico. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.

Department of Health of Puerto Rico

Agencies	Administration of Mental Health and Anti-Addiction Services ASSMCA

Posts	Secretary of Health

Executive departments of the government of Puerto Rico

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