Puerto Rico Department of Health

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Puerto Rico Department of Health
Department overview

Formed	March 14, 1912; 112 years ago (1912-03-14)
Jurisdiction	executive branch
Headquarters	San Juan, PR, US
Department executive	Lorenzo Gonzalez Feliciano, 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) 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]

In March 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Puerto Rico the governor appointed as secretary Lorenzo Gonzalez Feliciano.^[2]

Regions

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

Agencies

Name in English	Name in Spanish	Abbreviation in Spanish Template:Alternating rows table section

Secretary

References

^ "Ley del Departamento de Salud" (PDF). Government of Puerto Rico. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
^ https://caribbeanbusiness.com/puerto-rico-governor-declares-state-of-emergency-to-fight-covid-19-spread/?cn-reloaded=1

v t e Executive departments of the government of Puerto Rico
Agriculture Consumer Affairs Corrections and Rehabilitation Economic Development and Commerce Education Family Health Housing Justice Labor and Human Resources Natural and Environmental Resources Public Safety Sports and Recreation State Transportation and Public Works Treasury

v t e Department of Health of Puerto Rico
Agencies	Administration of Mental Health and Anti-Addiction Services ASSMCA
Posts	Secretary of Health