The Puerto Rico Ministry of Health ( Spanish: Departamento de Salud de Puerto Rico ; Department of Health of Puerto Rico ) was created under Section 4, Section 6 of the Puerto Rico Constitution. [1] It is led by the Minister of Health, appointed by the Governor of Puerto Rico and requires the advice and consent of the Senate of Puerto Rico. The Minister of Health is the eighth in the rank of state ministers.
| Puerto Rico Department of Health | |
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| date of creation | March 14, 1912 |
| Headquarters | |
| Executive Minister | Ana Ruiz Armendaris |
| Site | salud.gov.pr |
The Puerto Rican Department of Mental Health and Anti-Addiction Services ( ASSMCA ; Spanish Administración de Servicios de Salud Mental y Contra la Adicción ; English Administration of Mental Health and Anti-Addiction Services ) [2] US Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Psychiatric Services. [3]
Ministers
The following is a list of Puerto Rico's ministers of health since 1970. Color indicates party affiliation: NDP and NPP .
| Surname | Years | The consignment | Appointed | Affiliation |
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| Luis Iscierdo Mora | 1970s | NPP | Louis A. Ferre | Republican |
| Jaime Rivera Duigno | 1980s | NPP | Carlos Romero Barcelo | Democrat |
| Carmen Feliciano | 1993 - 2000 | NPP | Pedro Rossello | Democrat |
| John W. Rulian | 2001 - 2004 | NDP | The Power of Mary Calderon | Democrat |
| Rosa Perez Perdomo | 2005-2008 | NDP | Anibal Acevedo Vila | Democrat |
| John W. Rulian | 2008 | NDP | Anibal Acevedo Vila | Democrat |
| Lorenzo Gonzalez | 2009—2013 | NPP | Luis Fortugno | Democrat |
| Francisco Gloglar | 2013 | NDP | Alejandro Garcia Padilla | Democrat |
| Ana Ruiz Armendaris | 2013 — to the present time | NDP | Alejandro Garcia Padilla | Democrat |
Notes
- ↑ Ley del Departamento de Salud . Government of Puerto Rico. Date of treatment December 1, 2014. Archived December 1, 2014.
- ↑ Puerto Rico Substance Abuse Needs Assessment Program, Treatment Capacity Survey, Final Results (link not available) . Puerto Rico Administration of Mental Health and Anti-Addiction Services . Date of treatment December 27, 2012. Archived March 4, 2016.
- ↑ Administration of Mental Health and Anti-Addiction Services Act (Spanish) (7 de agosto de 1993). Date of treatment December 27, 2012.
Links
salud.gov.pr - official website of the Ministry of Health of Puerto Rico