For the purposes of this law, all public institutions contracting physicians shall apply the following scale of categories: In the care area (área asistencial), the classification of medical services for the purposes of competitions (concursos) and promotions (ascensos) shall consist of the following categories:
G-1 General Attending Physician (Médico Asistente General). G-2 Specialist Physician (Médico Especialista). G-3 Chief Clinic Physician (Médico Jefe de Clínica). G-4 Chief of Service Physician (Médico Jefe de Servicio). G-5 Chief of Section or Department Physician (Médico Jefe de Sección o Departamento).
The technical-administrative area (área técnico-administrativo) includes the following categories:
G-2 Chief Physician 1 (Médico Jefe 1), Specialist or Chief of Outpatient Clinic 1, corresponding to Specialist in the Ministry of Health. G-3 Chief Physician 2 (Médico Jefe 2), Chief of Outpatient Clinic 2, corresponding to Chief Physician 1 in the Ministry of Health. G-4 Chief Physician 3 (Médico Jefe 3), Chief of Outpatient Clinic 3, Evaluating Physician (Médico Evaluador) or Hospital C Director, corresponding to Chief Physician 2, Regional Epidemiologist, and Regional Medical Supervisor, in the Ministry of Health. G-5 Chief Physician 4 (Médico Jefe 4), Physician Deputy Director of a Teaching Center (Médico Subdirector Centro de Docencia), Director of Teaching Center Programs, corresponding to Chief Physician 3, National Program Supervisor, and Section Chief of a Department, in the Ministry of Health. G-6 Physician Director 1 (Médico Director 1), Family Planning Advisor, Physician Director of a Peripheral Clinic, Physician Director of a Hospital B, Physician Deputy Director of a Hospital A, Director of a Teaching Center, Evaluating Physician 2, corresponding to Deputy Director of a Department or Program in the Ministry of Health. G-7 Physician Director 2 (Médico Director 2), Director of a Maternal-Infant Program, Director of a Hospital A, corresponding to Director of a Department or Program, in the Ministry of Health. G-8 Physician Director 3 (Médico Director 3), Assistant Physician to Management (Médico Asistente de Gerencia), Head of Control and Evaluation, Head of Therapeutic Qualifications, corresponding to Deputy Regional Director, in the Ministry of Health. G-9 Physician Director 4 (Médico Director 4), Director of the Department of Medical Services Programming, Regional Directors of Medical Services, Physician Director of the Headquarters Services Department, corresponding to Head of Health Services, in the Ministry of Health. G-10 Physician Director 5 (Médico Director 5), Director General of Medical Services, corresponding to Director of Health Services, in the Ministry of Health. G-11 Director General of Health. Article record