Ley No. 408 - Ley de Salud Mental de Puerto Rico (Act No. 408 - Puerto Rico Mental Health Act)
Country Resources
Mental Health Legislation, Regulations and Implementation Guides
Puerto Rico
2 October 2000
Legislation/regulation
Print
Puerto Rico
Legislative Assembly
This translation feature uses a third-party service. Please be advised that the machine-translated content may not be accurate. Translation only applies to this page and is not available for downloaded files or external links.
Description
La ley Núm. 408 o Ley de la Salud Mental de Puerto Rico fue creada en octubre del 2000 para establecer las necesidades de prevención, tratamiento, recuperación y rehabilitación en salud mental. Está estructurada en quince capítulos y quince artículos.The Act number 408 or Mental Health Act of Puerto Rico was created in October 2000 in order to establish the needs of prevention, treatment, recovery and rehabilitation in mental health. It is divided into fifteen chapters and fifteen articles.
Content
WHO collates and provides external links to resources focusing on mental health, disability, general health, human rights and development but does not specifically endorse particular laws, policies, plans or other documents from countries or organisations. WHO also does not warrant that the information in this record is correct or refers to the most up-to-date version. Please read the site disclaimer for further details. If this record contains an error or is outdated, please notify us.