Ley 27696 Abordaje Integral de Personas Víctimas de Violencia de Género
Law 27696, the Mandatory Medical Program of National Social Works for the integral treatment of victims of gender violence, was enacted on November 10, 2022, to grant medical and preventative treatment for victims of gender-based violence through the Mandatory Medical Program (PMO) (Article 1). To achieve its objective, Law 27696 requires all healthcare institutions, at the national and local level, to adopt plans that monitor gender-based violence and grant adequate measures to address it (Article 2).