Puerto Rico Department of Health

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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]

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