Summary.
The Law establishes the Early Stimulation and Family Guidance career and regulates its professionals’ practice, functions, and rights. Its practice is supervised by the Ministry of Health (Ministerio de Salud).
What it covers.
- Professional certification and functions.
- The composition and duties of the Technical Committee.
- Job stability and continuing education.
- The career scale and professional evaluation.
Who it applies to.
- Early Stimulation and Family Guidance technicians and degree holders.
- Applicants for professional certification.
- Public institutions employing these professionals.
Key points.
- The career covers professional functions, rights, and obligations; its practice and bodies are attached to and supervised by the Ministry of Health (Ministerio de Salud).Art. 1
- Professional practice requires certification. Applicants must have Panamanian nationality, a university degree, and an application submitted through legal counsel to the Technical Health Council (Consejo Técnico de Salud).Arts. 2-3
- Professional functions include assessing and assisting children aged 0 to 6, identifying learning disorders, and guiding parents and family members.Art. 4
- The Law creates a Technical Committee with representatives of the profession and the specified institutions; members are appointed for three years.Art. 5
- The Committee recommends professional certifications, reviews complaints and reports of misconduct, and issues its Internal Regulations and Code of Ethics.Art. 6
- Job stability is subject to the stated entry, evaluation, and performance requirements; public institutions promote continuing education.Arts. 7-8
- The career scale reflects categories, experience, and professional development; the Ministry of Health and the Social Security Fund (Caja de Seguro Social) propose it for Executive Branch approval.Arts. 9-10
- This Law prevails in a conflict with the Administrative Career Law or other public career laws; the Executive Branch issues its regulations through the Ministry of Health.Arts. 11-12