Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile
ISP · Chile · latin america
Chile's Public Health Institute — national reference authority for medicines and medical devices; leech-specific regulatory pathway has not been independently verified by ASH.
Regulatory Profile
- Agency type
- national regulator
- Region
- latin america
- Country
- Chile
- Leech status
- unregulated
- Last ASH review
- 2026-05-25
- Website
- https://www.ispch.cl
Relevant Regulation Codes
- Código Sanitario de Chile
- ISP medical device regulatory framework
Prescriber Requirements
- Colegio Médico de Chile-registered MD prescription required
- Non-conventional practitioner scope for hirudotherapy not independently verified by ASH
Supply Chain & GMP
ISP product registration if classified as a medical device; Spanish-language labelling.
Import/Export Rules
ISP import authorisation plus SAG (Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero) veterinary clearance for live invertebrates; CITES Appendix II paperwork.
Reimbursement Context
FONASA and ISAPRES coverage for hirudotherapy not independently verified by ASH.
ASH Editorial Notes
Chile recognises a small set of complementary medicine practices (acupuncture, homeopathy, naturopathy) under the Ministry of Health; whether hirudotherapy falls within those frameworks has not been independently verified by ASH.
Related Jurisdictions
ANVISA — Brazil
Brazil's national health-surveillance agency — leech therapy regulated as a medical device with parallel coverage under the SUS Practices Integrativas e Complementares (PICS) policy.
INVIMA — Colombia
Colombia's national medicines and devices surveillance agency — leech therapy regulated as a medical device under Decreto 4725/2005 with TM/CAM oversight by the Ministerio de Salud.
DIGEMID — Peru
Peru's medicines, supplies and drugs directorate — leech therapy supervised under Ley General de Salud and complementary-medicine framework, with DIRESA-level enforcement.
ANMAT — Argentina
Argentina's national administration of drugs, food and medical technology — leech-specific regulatory pathway has not been independently verified by ASH.