Codigo de Salud (Health Code)
Republic of El Salvador
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General Health Legislation
El Salvador
31 December 1988
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El presente Código tiene por objeto desarrollar los principios constitucionales relacionados con la salud pública y asistencia social de los habitantes de la República y las normas para la organización, funcionamiento y facultades del Consejo Superior de Salud Pública, del Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social y demás organismos del Estado, servicios de salud privados y las relaciones de éstos entre sí en el ejercicio de las profesiones relativas a la salud del pueblo.SECCION SEIS
Salud Mental
This Code is intended to implement constitutional principles relating to public health and welfare of the inhabitants of the Republic and the rules for the organization, functioning and powers of the Public Health Council, Ministry of Public Health and Welfare and other State agencies, private health services and their relations to each other in the exercise of professions related to people's health.
SECTION SIX
MENTAL HEALTH
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