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