Overview
- Nurses who are both degree-holding and registered with the professional body may now open private consultorios under Supreme Decree No. 001-2026-SA.
- These consultorios are classified as health establishments and must operate under the standards set by Legislative Decree No. 1158.
- Services are limited to ambulatory nursing care and procedures within legal competencies, including those tied to diagnoses or treatments previously indicated by authorized health professionals.
- Operators must keep formal health records of interventions, maintain suitable premises with necessary equipment and supplies, and ensure safe, quality care.
- The College of Nurses of Peru, led by Elizabeth Alvarado Chávez, publicly welcomed the reform after its publication in El Peruano.