Law 3/2015, of March 30, regulating the exercise of senior positions in the General Administration of the State, stipulates that senior positions include, among others, the General Directors of the General Administration of the State.

The person in charge of the Directorate of the Carlos III Health Institute, with the rank of general director, is appointed and dismissed by royal decree agreed upon in the Council of Ministers, at the proposal of the Ministry of Health, in accordance with the Ministry of Science and Innovation.

The person in charge of the Directorate of the Institute will be subject to the regime of incompatibilities and control of interests established by Law 3/2015, of March 30.

Royal Decree 732/2021, of August 3, appoints Dr. Cristobal Belda Iniesta as Director of the Carlos III Health Institute.