regulator · Mexico
COFEPRIS (Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks)
Federal Mexican health regulator under the Secretariat of Health. Licenses hospitals, surgical centres, pharmacies, and medical devices; enforces sanitary standards; and publishes safety alerts. COFEPRIS authorisation is the primary credential for clinics performing invasive procedures in Mexico.
Scope of authority
Federal Mexican health regulator under the Secretariat of Health. Licenses hospitals, surgical centres, pharmacies, and medical devices; enforces sanitary standards; publishes safety alerts. Authorises clinical facilities to operate but does not license individual practitioners (that is the Secretaría de Educación Pública's cédula profesional).
How to check a licence
We could not document this register automatically (COFEPRIS licenses establishments; the SEP cédula register was unreachable today). Open the official site directly.
Complaint pathway
“Una denuncia sanitaria te permite señalar hechos, actos u omisiones que representen un riesgo o provoquen un daño a la salud.”
COFEPRIS covers establishments; its page states it has no competence over medical negligence ('no tiene competencia en temas relacionados con negligencia médica') — that goes to CONAMED.
Documented from the page on 2026-10-04.
Clinics with an accreditation from this body
- Tijuana Bariatric CenterTijuana
- Centro de Fertilidad CDMXMexico City
- Obesity Control CenterTijuana
- Hospital San José TecSaludMonterrey
Link derived from the clinic’s declared accreditation list. Not every clinic holding this body’s licence is listed — only those whose public record explicitly names the body.