Summary.
The Code regulates public health, the organization of health authorities and services, disease prevention, and sanitary oversight. It also sets rules for medical and social assistance, sanitation, and public health offenses.
What it covers.
- The organization of public health authorities and services.
- The prevention and control of diseases.
- Medical and social assistance and oversight of food, medicines, and health professions.
- Sanitation, inspections, and public health penalties.
Who it applies to.
- Public health authorities and personnel.
- Health professionals and healthcare facilities.
- Persons and entities subject to sanitary controls.
Key points.
- The Code covers public health and hygiene, sanitary enforcement, and preventive and curative medicine; it allocates responsibilities among health authorities.Art. 1, Art. 21
- It regulates entry, duties, and service conditions for health personnel and establishes career structures for public health and hospital staff.Art. 22, Art. 76, Art. 77, Art. 83
- It assigns responsibilities for sanitary oversight and medical and social assistance, regulates local health services, and provides for hospital planning and care for people with nervous or mental disorders.Art. 84, Art. 114, Art. 115, Art. 130
- It regulates international health measures, communicable disease control, and responses to epidemics; it establishes a national campaign for tuberculosis prevention, treatment, and surveillance.Art. 131, Art. 145
- It organizes the control of venereal diseases, malaria, and parasitic worm infections, and establishes measures for maternal and child health, school hygiene, and mental hygiene.Art. 146, Art. 151, Art. 154, Art. 162
- It organizes health statistics, health education, health centers, and public health laboratories; it places disease-transmitting animals, food, medicinal products, narcotic drugs, and health professions under sanitary oversight.Art. 163, Art. 178, Art. 182, Art. 200
- It requires health authority involvement in urban development and construction and regulates wastewater, industrial hygiene, human remains, and cemeteries.Art. 201, Art. 213
- It establishes powers of inspection and closure, defines offenses, and sets procedures, penalties, and appeals.Art. 214, Art. 235