Puerto Rico Department of Health

The Puerto Rico Department of Health (PRDOH) (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]

Puerto Rico Department of Health

Departamento de Salud de Puerto Rico
Department overview
Formed	March 14, 1912; 112 years ago (1912-03-14)
Jurisdiction	executive branch
Headquarters	San Juan, PR
Department executive	Dr. Carlos Mellado López, Secretary
Child department	ASSMCA
Key documents	Law No. 81 of 1912 Article IV of the Constitution of Puerto Rico
Website	www.salud.gov.pr

Regions

There are seven regions of Puerto Rico as defined by the Department of Health: Arecibo, Bayamón, Caguas, Fajardo, Mayagüez, Metro, and Ponce.^[2]

Map of PR regions defined by the PR Department of Health

Agencies

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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

1. "Ley del Departamento de Salud" (PDF). Government of Puerto Rico. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
2. "Coaliciones de Servicios de Salud | Departamento de Salud de Puerto Rico". www.salud.gov.pr. Retrieved 2021-08-30.