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https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-146b/3367/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 146B - Cancer Center (§§ 3365 — 3379)›§ 3367 - Purposes | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146B - Cancer Center (§§ 3365 — 3379) › § 3367 - Purposes | The Cancer Center of the University of Puerto Rico shall be the entity mainly responsible for executing the public policy in relation to the prevention, orientation, research and rendering of clinical services and related cancer treatments in Puerto Rico. In order to achieve these purposes, and through its Board of Dir... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-146b/3368/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 146B - Cancer Center (§§ 3365 — 3379)›§ 3368 - Duties and powers | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146B - Cancer Center (§§ 3365 — 3379) › § 3368 - Duties and powers | Pursuant to the purposes established in this chapter, the Center shall have the following duties and powers:
(a) Subscribe the necessary affiliation agreements with the University of Puerto Rico so as to integrate all educational, research and statistical services relative to the incidence of cancer in Puerto Rico and ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-146b/3369/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 146B - Cancer Center (§§ 3365 — 3379)›§ 3369 - Board of Directors | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146B - Cancer Center (§§ 3365 — 3379) › § 3369 - Board of Directors | (a) Creation.— The Center shall be directed by a Board of Directors to whom is conferred the exercise of the duties and powers of the Center by virtue of this chapter.
(b) Composition.—
(1) The Board shall consist of nine (9) members, of which the following four (4) shall be ex-officio members: the President of the Uni... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-146b/3370/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 146B - Cancer Center (§§ 3365 — 3379)›§ 3370 - Executive Director | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146B - Cancer Center (§§ 3365 — 3379) › § 3370 - Executive Director | (a) The Executive Director shall be the chief executive officer of the Center and shall answer to the Board of Directors for the direction and administration of the Center according to the purposes established in this chapter.
(b) Duties. — The Executive Director shall be responsible for all matters detailed below and ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-146b/3370a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 146B - Cancer Center (§§ 3365 — 3379)›§ 3370a - Conflict of interests | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146B - Cancer Center (§§ 3365 — 3379) › § 3370a - Conflict of interests | No member of the Board who has any personal or financial interest, as said terms are defined hereinbelow, shall participate in any decision or have access to any information germane to any matter or matters in which he/she has a personal or financial interest. For purposes of this section, “financial interest” means th... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-146b/3371/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 146B - Cancer Center (§§ 3365 — 3379)›§ 3371 - Exemptions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146B - Cancer Center (§§ 3365 — 3379) › § 3371 - Exemptions | The Center shall be exempt from the payment of all types of taxes, fees, excise taxes or charges imposed by the Government of Puerto Rico or by municipal governments, including license fees or any others imposed by the Government of Puerto Rico or any of its political subdivisions. The Center is also exempt from the pa... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-146b/3372/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 146B - Cancer Center (§§ 3365 — 3379)›§ 3372 - Budget | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146B - Cancer Center (§§ 3365 — 3379) › § 3372 - Budget | The Board shall annually submit to the Legislature, through the Office of the Governor, a budget of the operating expenses and capital investments showing a relation of probable revenues and a program of disbursements based on a plan of the work to be done and the services to be rendered by the Center for the following... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-146b/3373/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 146B - Cancer Center (§§ 3365 — 3379)›§ 3373 - Annual report | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146B - Cancer Center (§§ 3365 — 3379) › § 3373 - Annual report | The Executive Director of the Cancer Center of Puerto Rico shall submit an annual report to the Board of Directors about the work done and the use of the economic resources appropriated in this chapter, as well as other contributions received, within sixty (60) days following the end of the fiscal year.
The Board of Di... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-146b/3374/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 146B - Cancer Center (§§ 3365 — 3379)›§ 3374 - Regulations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146B - Cancer Center (§§ 3365 — 3379) › § 3374 - Regulations | The Center is hereby excluded from the provisions of Act No. 5 of October 14, 1975, as amended, known as the “Puerto Rico Public Service Personnel Act”, as well as from the provisions of §§ 931 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “General Services Administration Act”, and from the laws related to the procurement and suppl... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-146b/3375/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 146B - Cancer Center (§§ 3365 — 3379)›§ 3375 - Administrative and fiscal autonomy | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146B - Cancer Center (§§ 3365 — 3379) › § 3375 - Administrative and fiscal autonomy | The Center shall have full administrative and fiscal autonomy and shall be excluded from the provisions of §§ 283 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Government of Puerto Rico Accounting Act”.
History —Aug. 26, 2004, No. 230, § 12; renumbered as § 13 on July 13, 2011, No. 141, § 3. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-146b/3376/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 146B - Cancer Center (§§ 3365 — 3379)›§ 3376 - Bonds | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146B - Cancer Center (§§ 3365 — 3379) › § 3376 - Bonds | The Center is hereby authorized to issue, from time to time, bonds to achieve the purposes of this chapter. The bonds of each issue shall show the date, shall mature within a term or terms not to exceed forty (40) years as of their respective dates and shall accrue interest in time that shall not exceed the maximum typ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-146b/3377/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 146B - Cancer Center (§§ 3365 — 3379)›§ 3377 - Repealed. Act Aug. 26, 2004, No. 230, § 15 | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146B - Cancer Center (§§ 3365 — 3379) › § 3377 - Repealed. Act Aug. 26, 2004, No. 230, § 15 | History —Aug. 26, 2004, No. 230, § 15; Repealed. Act. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-146b/3378/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 146B - Cancer Center (§§ 3365 — 3379)›§ 3378 - Actions against the Commonwealth Act | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146B - Cancer Center (§§ 3365 — 3379) › § 3378 - Actions against the Commonwealth Act | The Center, the members of its Board and all its employees shall be subject to the provisions of §§ 3077—3092o of Title 32, also known as the “Actions against the Commonwealth Act”.
History —Aug. 26, 2004, No. 230, § 17. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-146b/3379/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 146B - Cancer Center (§§ 3365 — 3379)›§ 3379 - Obligations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146B - Cancer Center (§§ 3365 — 3379) › § 3379 - Obligations | This chapter neither eliminates nor limits, in any manner whatsoever, established obligations of the Department of Health regarding the services of said government agency to cancer patients, especially its duty to maintain a current register of cancer incidence and mortality in Puerto Rico.
History —Aug. 26, 2004, No. ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-146c/3381/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 146C - Cerebrovascular Center of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean (§§ 3381 — 3388)›§ 3381 - Administrativ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146C - Cerebrovascular Center of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean (§§ 3381 — 3388) › § 3381 - Administrative structure | The Cerebrovascular Center of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, attached to the Puerto Rico Medical Services Administration, is hereby authorized and empowered to establish its own administrative structure, which shall enable it to determine the services it will offer and consolidate the necessary units and departments, s... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-146c/3382/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 146C - Cerebrovascular Center of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean (§§ 3381 — 3388)›§ 3382 - Facilities | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146C - Cerebrovascular Center of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean (§§ 3381 — 3388) › § 3382 - Facilities | The facilities of the Center are located at the Puerto Rico Medical Center. However, other facilities or units thereof may be established, at least through Telemedicine, in the districts within the municipalities of San Juan, Bayamón, Carolina, Ponce, Mayagüez, Arecibo, and Humacao. These facilities or units shall be a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-146c/3383/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 146C - Cerebrovascular Center of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean (§§ 3381 — 3388)›§ 3383 - Agreements an... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146C - Cerebrovascular Center of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean (§§ 3381 — 3388) › § 3383 - Agreements and understandings | The purposes of this chapter include authorizing the Medical Services Administration to, in turn, authorize and empower the Cerebrovascular Center of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean located at the Puerto Rico Medical Center to create its own administrative structure that shall allow it to streamline specialized recruitme... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-146c/3384/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 146C - Cerebrovascular Center of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean (§§ 3381 — 3388)›§ 3384 - Cerebrovascul... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146C - Cerebrovascular Center of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean (§§ 3381 — 3388) › § 3384 - Cerebrovascular services | The Puerto Rico Medical Services Administration shall coordinate in conjunction with the Cerebrovascular Center of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean the design of the administrative structure and the implementation of the public policy for the organization, planning, operation, and administration of cardiovascular services... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-146c/3385/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 146C - Cerebrovascular Center of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean (§§ 3381 — 3388)›§ 3385 - Municipal fac... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146C - Cerebrovascular Center of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean (§§ 3381 — 3388) › § 3385 - Municipal facilities | The Center shall promote the establishment of other facilities or subdivisions thereof outside the Metropolitan Area in the districts within the municipalities of San Juan, Bayamón, Carolina, Ponce, Mayagüez, Arecibo, and Humacao. The facilities of the Center to be created shall provide services twenty-four (24) hours ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-146c/3386/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 146C - Cerebrovascular Center of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean (§§ 3381 — 3388)›§ 3386 - Powers | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146C - Cerebrovascular Center of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean (§§ 3381 — 3388) › § 3386 - Powers | The Center shall have all those powers that are strictly necessary, implicit, and inherent to carry out the purposes, powers, duties, and functions entrusted thereto by this chapter and which, at the same time, are the least onerous for the Center in terms of resources and funds.
History —May 17, 2012, No. 91, § 6. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-146c/3387/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 146C - Cerebrovascular Center of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean (§§ 3381 — 3388)›§ 3387 - Excluded prov... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146C - Cerebrovascular Center of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean (§§ 3381 — 3388) › § 3387 - Excluded provisions; general regulations | The Cerebrovascular Center of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean shall be excluded from the provisions of Reorganization Plan 3-2011 of November 21, 2011, related to the General Services Administration; from the provisions of §§ 283-283p of Title 3, known as the “Puerto Rico Government Accounting Act”; and from all other re... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-146c/3388/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 146C - Cerebrovascular Center of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean (§§ 3381 — 3388)›§ 3388 - Funds | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146C - Cerebrovascular Center of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean (§§ 3381 — 3388) › § 3388 - Funds | The funds needed for the operation of the Cerebrovascular Center of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean and to carry out the purposes of this chapter during Fiscal Year 2011-2012 shall be earmarked in the General Expenses Budget of the Government of Puerto Rico. The Office of Management and Budget shall set aside the corresp... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-148/subchapter-i/3511/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 148 - Mothers and their Newborns (§§ 3511 — 3518b)›Subchapter I - Act to Ensure Adequate Treatment for... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 148 - Mothers and their Newborns (§§ 3511 — 3518b) › Subchapter I - Act to Ensure Adequate Treatment for Mothers and their Newborns During the Postpartu... | (a) Attending purveyor. — Means: (1) the pediatrician or any other physician who attends the newborn, and (2) the obstetrician, gynecologist or nurse who assisted the mother.
(b) Insurer. — Means the natural or juridical person that is engaged in contracting insurance as defined in § 105 of Title 26; any reciprocal ins... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-148/subchapter-i/3512/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 148 - Mothers and their Newborns (§§ 3511 — 3518b)›Subchapter I - Act to Ensure Adequate Treatment for... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 148 - Mothers and their Newborns (§§ 3511 — 3518b) › Subchapter I - Act to Ensure Adequate Treatment for Mothers and their Newborns During the Postpartu... | (a) Any insurer that provides maternity benefits shall provide a minimum coverage of forty-eight (48) hours of care in the hospital facilities [for] benefit of the mother and her newborn child (or children) if it is a natural birth without complications, and a minimum of ninety-six (96) hours if she required a Caesarea... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-148/subchapter-i/3513/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 148 - Mothers and their Newborns (§§ 3511 — 3518b)›Subchapter I - Act to Ensure Adequate Treatment for... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 148 - Mothers and their Newborns (§§ 3511 — 3518b) › Subchapter I - Act to Ensure Adequate Treatment for Mothers and their Newborns During the Postpartu... | Every insurer shall be barred from requiring the purveyor of services or the insured patient to obtain a certificate, when in the judgment of the physician, a longer period of hospitalization than what is provided in this chapter is required.
Therefore, no insurer may refuse to select, cancel services, require addition... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-148/subchapter-i/3514/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 148 - Mothers and their Newborns (§§ 3511 — 3518b)›Subchapter I - Act to Ensure Adequate Treatment for... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 148 - Mothers and their Newborns (§§ 3511 — 3518b) › Subchapter I - Act to Ensure Adequate Treatment for Mothers and their Newborns During the Postpartu... | The Commissioner of Insurance is hereby directed to issue the regulations that are needed for the effective and immediate application of this chapter, using as a guide those presented and approved by the American College of Gynecologists and Obstetricians and the American Academy of Pediatricians.
History —Aug. 15, 199... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-148/subchapter-i/3515/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 148 - Mothers and their Newborns (§§ 3511 — 3518b)›Subchapter I - Act to Ensure Adequate Treatment for... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 148 - Mothers and their Newborns (§§ 3511 — 3518b) › Subchapter I - Act to Ensure Adequate Treatment for Mothers and their Newborns During the Postpartu... | The provisions of this chapter shall be extended to the contracts established between the Health Plan of the Government of Puerto Rico, created by virtue §§ 7001 et seq. of this title, and the insuring companies.
History —Aug. 15, 1999, No. 248, § 6. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-148/subchapter-i/3516/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 148 - Mothers and their Newborns (§§ 3511 — 3518b)›Subchapter I - Act to Ensure Adequate Treatment for... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 148 - Mothers and their Newborns (§§ 3511 — 3518b) › Subchapter I - Act to Ensure Adequate Treatment for Mothers and their Newborns During the Postpartu... | Any person who violates a provision of this chapter, or who violates a rule, regulation or order of the Commissioner of Insurance, issued pursuant to this chapter, shall be penalized with a fine that shall not be less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).
History —Aug. 15, 199... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-148/subchapter-ii/3517/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 148 - Mothers and their Newborns (§§ 3511 — 3518b)›Subchapter II - Feeding of Breast-Milk Supplements ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 148 - Mothers and their Newborns (§§ 3511 — 3518b) › Subchapter II - Feeding of Breast-Milk Supplements to Newborns (§§ 3517 — 3517b) › § 3517 - Definit... | For purposes of §§ 3517—3517b of this title, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning stated below:
(a) Maternity service centers. — Includes delivery rooms, obstetric preparation or recovery rooms, or any place where women are given treatment during the gestation, childbirth or post-partum process, and h... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-148/subchapter-ii/3517a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 148 - Mothers and their Newborns (§§ 3511 — 3518b)›Subchapter II - Feeding of Breast-Milk Supplements ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 148 - Mothers and their Newborns (§§ 3511 — 3518b) › Subchapter II - Feeding of Breast-Milk Supplements to Newborns (§§ 3517 — 3517b) › § 3517a - Regula... | (a) It is prohibited in the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, for maternity centers, care centers, or gynecologic, pediatric or obstetric offices that treat women who are six (6) months pregnant or over, or children less than one (1) year of age, to administer maternal milk substitutes, glucose serum, wa... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-148/subchapter-ii/3517b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 148 - Mothers and their Newborns (§§ 3511 — 3518b)›Subchapter II - Feeding of Breast-Milk Supplements ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 148 - Mothers and their Newborns (§§ 3511 — 3518b) › Subchapter II - Feeding of Breast-Milk Supplements to Newborns (§§ 3517 — 3517b) › § 3517b - Penalt... | The Department of Health, through the Assistant Secretary of Health Facilities Certification and Regulation may impose fines of up to two thousand dollars ($2,000) for each act of noncompliance with §§ 3517—3517b of this title, following the applicable procedures set forth in the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-148/subchapter-iii/3518/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 148 - Mothers and their Newborns (§§ 3511 — 3518b)›Subchapter III - Lactation; Discriminatory Practice... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 148 - Mothers and their Newborns (§§ 3511 — 3518b) › Subchapter III - Lactation; Discriminatory Practices Prohibited (§§ 3518 — 3518b) › § 3518 - Breast... | (a) Public policy. —
(1) It is hereby confirmed as the public policy of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, through the Department of Health, and in accordance with the public policies established by the Department of Health and Human Services of the United States; the World Health Organization and the United Nations Chil... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-148/subchapter-iii/3518a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 148 - Mothers and their Newborns (§§ 3511 — 3518b)›Subchapter III - Lactation; Discriminatory Practice... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 148 - Mothers and their Newborns (§§ 3511 — 3518b) › Subchapter III - Lactation; Discriminatory Practices Prohibited (§§ 3518 — 3518b) › § 3518a - Penal... | Any person who incurs in discriminatory practices against a woman due to the fact that she is breastfeeding her child in any of the places specified by §§ 3518—3518b of this title, or who prohibits, prevents or otherwise limits or inhibits a woman from breastfeeding her child in such places, shall incur in misdemeanor ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-148/subchapter-iii/3518b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 148 - Mothers and their Newborns (§§ 3511 — 3518b)›Subchapter III - Lactation; Discriminatory Practice... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 148 - Mothers and their Newborns (§§ 3511 — 3518b) › Subchapter III - Lactation; Discriminatory Practices Prohibited (§§ 3518 — 3518b) › § 3518b - Compl... | Form and procedure to file a complaint and summons. — The law enforcement officer who intervenes in any act in violation of §§ 3518—3518b of this title shall follow the following procedure:
(1) Sign the complaint, which shall summon the accused to appear before the corresponding court within a term of ten (10) days cou... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-148a/3521/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 148A - Neonatal Hearing Screening Program (§§ 3521 — 3527)›§ 3521 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 148A - Neonatal Hearing Screening Program (§§ 3521 — 3527) › § 3521 - Definitions | The following terms as used herein shall have the meanings stated in this section, except as otherwise provided:
(1) Admission for birth. — Means the period after birth during which the newborn remains in the hospital nursery before discharge.
(2) Audiologist. — Is the autonomous professional who identifies, evaluates,... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-148a/3522/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 148A - Neonatal Hearing Screening Program (§§ 3521 — 3527)›§ 3522 - Advisory Committee—Creation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 148A - Neonatal Hearing Screening Program (§§ 3521 — 3527) › § 3522 - Advisory Committee—Creation | The Neonatal Universal Hearing Screening Advisory Committee is hereby created under the jurisdiction of the Department:
(a) Composition. — The Committee shall be composed of an uneven number of at least nine (9) members, of the following professions and organizations appointed by the Governor:
(1) Health professionals.... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-148a/3523/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 148A - Neonatal Hearing Screening Program (§§ 3521 — 3527)›§ 3523 - Department of Health—Powers and re... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 148A - Neonatal Hearing Screening Program (§§ 3521 — 3527) › § 3523 - Department of Health—Powers and responsibilities | The Secretary of Health shall have the following powers and responsibilities regarding the implementation of the Neonatal Universal Hearing Screening Program:
(a) Establish protocols and/or procedures to implement the Neonatal Universal Hearing Screening Program in hospitals with maternity wards in Puerto Rico.
(b) Eva... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-148a/3524/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 148A - Neonatal Hearing Screening Program (§§ 3521 — 3527)›§ 3524 - Hearing screening tests | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 148A - Neonatal Hearing Screening Program (§§ 3521 — 3527) › § 3524 - Hearing screening tests | Hearing screening tests shall be conducted by using at least one of the following screening systems: Auditory Brainstem Response Test (ABR), whether for diagnosis or automated, and/or otoacoustic emissions (OAE). The most advanced or improved technology shall be incorporated [in] the Program, since it will result in a ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-148a/3525/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 148A - Neonatal Hearing Screening Program (§§ 3521 — 3527)›§ 3525 - Confidentiality | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 148A - Neonatal Hearing Screening Program (§§ 3521 — 3527) › § 3525 - Confidentiality | It is herein established that the data obtained from the tracking system and those directly obtained from the medical record of the newborn shall be for the confidential use of the Department of Health and the persons or public and private entities that the Department deems necessary to complete the tracking appropriat... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-148a/3526/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 148A - Neonatal Hearing Screening Program (§§ 3521 — 3527)›§ 3526 - Health insurance coverage | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 148A - Neonatal Hearing Screening Program (§§ 3521 — 3527) › § 3526 - Health insurance coverage | (a) Except as provided hereinbelow, any health insurance policy which is available or may be available, renewed, extended, or modified in Puerto Rico by any health insurance company with benefits applicable within the health insurance policy, shall include coverage for initial hearing screening and for any other hearin... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-148a/3527/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 148A - Neonatal Hearing Screening Program (§§ 3521 — 3527)›§ 3527 - Medical Assistance Program (Medica... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 148A - Neonatal Hearing Screening Program (§§ 3521 — 3527) › § 3527 - Medical Assistance Program (Medicaid) | (a) The government agency responsible for the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Health Insurance Card shall pay for the hearing screening of the newborn, if eligible for the Medical Assistance Program, as determined by applicable state and federal laws.
(b) The Governor shall ensure that any service-providi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-148b/3531/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 148B - Birth Defect Monitoring System (§§ 3531 — 3538)›§ 3531 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 148B - Birth Defect Monitoring System (§§ 3531 — 3538) › § 3531 - Definitions | For purposes of the present chapter, the terms stated below shall have the following meanings:
(a) Case. — Means any pregnancy result up to an infant of or under the age of six (6) that has been diagnosed to have a birth defect.
(b) Event. — Any product of a pregnancy, to be understood as a live birth, stillbirth, misc... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-148b/3532/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 148B - Birth Defect Monitoring System (§§ 3531 — 3538)›§ 3532 - General objectives | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 148B - Birth Defect Monitoring System (§§ 3531 — 3538) › § 3532 - General objectives | It is the intent of this legislation to promote the following objectives:
(a) To provide information on the incidence, prevalence and trends of birth defects.
(b) To provide information as to the possible causes of birth defects.
(c) To develop prevention strategies to reduce the incidence of birth defects.
(d) To prov... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-148b/3533/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 148B - Birth Defect Monitoring System (§§ 3531 — 3538)›§ 3533 - Establishment and maintenance | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 148B - Birth Defect Monitoring System (§§ 3531 — 3538) › § 3533 - Establishment and maintenance | (a) The current Puerto Rico Birth Defect Monitoring System shall be made mandatory, as will be the reporting of birth defects to the Department of Health.
(b) The Monitoring System shall continue to be attached to the Department of Health, which shall be responsible for assigning the personnel and resources necessary t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-148b/3534/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 148B - Birth Defect Monitoring System (§§ 3531 — 3538)›§ 3534 - Advisory Committee | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 148B - Birth Defect Monitoring System (§§ 3531 — 3538) › § 3534 - Advisory Committee | The Birth Defect Monitoring System attached to the Department of Health shall have a scientific advisory committee to assist in the discharge of the duties contracted by virtue of this chapter or accordant with the implementation thereof.
(a) The Secretary of Health shall be the appointing authority that shall designat... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-148b/3535/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 148B - Birth Defect Monitoring System (§§ 3531 — 3538)›§ 3535 - Confidentiality and privacy | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 148B - Birth Defect Monitoring System (§§ 3531 — 3538) › § 3535 - Confidentiality and privacy | All pertinent information gathered and analyzed pursuant to this chapter shall be kept confidential in the sense of the identity of the patient, and be used solely for the purposes described in this chapter.
(a) The data obtained directly from a patient’s medical record is to be used exclusively by the Department of He... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-148b/3536/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 148B - Birth Defect Monitoring System (§§ 3531 — 3538)›§ 3536 - Persons authorized to disclose informa... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 148B - Birth Defect Monitoring System (§§ 3531 — 3538) › § 3536 - Persons authorized to disclose information and referrals | (a) The personnel of the Monitoring System may use information to notify parents of available medical care and other services for the benefit of the patient or his/her family and to refer the patient to early intervention services. Any disclosure of information for other purposes must have the consent of the parent or ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-148b/3537/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 148B - Birth Defect Monitoring System (§§ 3531 — 3538)›§ 3537 - Penalty | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 148B - Birth Defect Monitoring System (§§ 3531 — 3538) › § 3537 - Penalty | Any individual or entity who uses Register information in a manner contrary to that directed by this chapter shall be subject to a civil fine imposed by the Department, which shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor be of less than three hundred dollars ($300).
History —Sept. 16, 2004, No. 351, § 9. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-148b/3538/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 148B - Birth Defect Monitoring System (§§ 3531 — 3538)›§ 3538 - Epidemiological studies and research | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 148B - Birth Defect Monitoring System (§§ 3531 — 3538) › § 3538 - Epidemiological studies and research | The Department may use the information gathered to conduct studies under the following parameters:
(a) Conducting epidemiological or toxicological studies on specific birth defect cases shall be promoted in order to determine the nature and magnitude of the condition or the known or suspected causes and to formulate an... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149/subchapter-i/3541-3545/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149 - Autism (§§ 3541-3545 — 3558)›Subchapter I - Generally (§§ 3541-3545 — 3545)›§§ 3541–3545 - Repea... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149 - Autism (§§ 3541-3545 — 3558) › Subchapter I - Generally (§§ 3541-3545 — 3545) › §§ 3541–3545 - Repealed. Act Sept. 4, 2012, No. 220, § 28, eff. Se... | History —Apr. 23, 2004, No. 103, § 3; Repealed. Act. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149/subchapter-i/3542/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149 - Autism (§§ 3541-3545 — 3558)›Subchapter I - Generally (§§ 3541-3545 — 3545)›§ 3542 - Bill of Rig... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149 - Autism (§§ 3541-3545 — 3558) › Subchapter I - Generally (§§ 3541-3545 — 3545) › § 3542 - Bill of Rights [Repealed] | History —Apr. 23, 2004, No. 103, § 4; Repealed. Act. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149/subchapter-i/3543/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149 - Autism (§§ 3541-3545 — 3558)›Subchapter I - Generally (§§ 3541-3545 — 3545)›§ 3543 - Mechanisms ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149 - Autism (§§ 3541-3545 — 3558) › Subchapter I - Generally (§§ 3541-3545 — 3545) › § 3543 - Mechanisms to provide assistance [Repealed] | History —Apr. 23, 2004, No. 103, § 5; Repealed. Act. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149/subchapter-i/3544/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149 - Autism (§§ 3541-3545 — 3558)›Subchapter I - Generally (§§ 3541-3545 — 3545)›§ 3544 - Register [R... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149 - Autism (§§ 3541-3545 — 3558) › Subchapter I - Generally (§§ 3541-3545 — 3545) › § 3544 - Register [Repealed] | History —Apr. 23, 2004, No. 103, § 6; Repealed. Act. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149/subchapter-i/3545/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149 - Autism (§§ 3541-3545 — 3558)›Subchapter I - Generally (§§ 3541-3545 — 3545)›§ 3545 - Publication... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149 - Autism (§§ 3541-3545 — 3558) › Subchapter I - Generally (§§ 3541-3545 — 3545) › § 3545 - Publication [Repealed] | History —Apr. 23, 2004, No. 103, § 7; Repealed. Act. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149/subchapter-ii/3551-3558/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149 - Autism (§§ 3541-3545 — 3558)›Subchapter II - Interagency Committee (§§ 3551-3558 — 3558)›§§ 3551... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149 - Autism (§§ 3541-3545 — 3558) › Subchapter II - Interagency Committee (§§ 3551-3558 — 3558) › §§ 3551–3558 - Repealed. Act Sept. 4, 2012, No. 220, ... | History —Dec. 28, 2003, No. 318, § 2; July 19, 2006, No. 122, § 1; Repealed. Act. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149/subchapter-ii/3552/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149 - Autism (§§ 3541-3545 — 3558)›Subchapter II - Interagency Committee (§§ 3551-3558 — 3558)›§ 3552 ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149 - Autism (§§ 3541-3545 — 3558) › Subchapter II - Interagency Committee (§§ 3551-3558 — 3558) › § 3552 - Creation [Repealed] | History —Dec. 28, 2003, No. 318, § 3; July 19, 2006, No. 122, § 2; Repealed. Act. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149/subchapter-ii/3553/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149 - Autism (§§ 3541-3545 — 3558)›Subchapter II - Interagency Committee (§§ 3551-3558 — 3558)›§ 3553 ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149 - Autism (§§ 3541-3545 — 3558) › Subchapter II - Interagency Committee (§§ 3551-3558 — 3558) › § 3553 - Public policy [Repealed] | History —Dec. 28, 2003, No. 318, § 4; July 19, 2006, No. 122, § 3; Repealed. Act. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149/subchapter-ii/3554/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149 - Autism (§§ 3541-3545 — 3558)›Subchapter II - Interagency Committee (§§ 3551-3558 — 3558)›§ 3554 ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149 - Autism (§§ 3541-3545 — 3558) › Subchapter II - Interagency Committee (§§ 3551-3558 — 3558) › § 3554 - Functions and duties [Repealed] | History —Dec. 28, 2003, No. 318, § 5; July 19, 2006, No. 122, § 4; Repealed. Act. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149/subchapter-ii/3555/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149 - Autism (§§ 3541-3545 — 3558)›Subchapter II - Interagency Committee (§§ 3551-3558 — 3558)›§ 3555 ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149 - Autism (§§ 3541-3545 — 3558) › Subchapter II - Interagency Committee (§§ 3551-3558 — 3558) › § 3555 - Meetings and quorum [Repealed] | History —Dec. 28, 2003, No. 318, § 6; July 19, 2006, No. 122, § 5; Repealed. Act. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149/subchapter-ii/3556/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149 - Autism (§§ 3541-3545 — 3558)›Subchapter II - Interagency Committee (§§ 3551-3558 — 3558)›§ 3556 ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149 - Autism (§§ 3541-3545 — 3558) › Subchapter II - Interagency Committee (§§ 3551-3558 — 3558) › § 3556 - Advisory Group of the Interagency Committee ... | History —Dec. 28, 2003, No. 318, § 7; July 19, 2006, No. 122, § 6; Repealed. Act. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149/subchapter-ii/3557/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149 - Autism (§§ 3541-3545 — 3558)›Subchapter II - Interagency Committee (§§ 3551-3558 — 3558)›§ 3557 ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149 - Autism (§§ 3541-3545 — 3558) › Subchapter II - Interagency Committee (§§ 3551-3558 — 3558) › § 3557 - Collaboration [Repealed] | History —Dec. 28, 2003, No. 318, § 8; Repealed. Act. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149/subchapter-ii/3558/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149 - Autism (§§ 3541-3545 — 3558)›Subchapter II - Interagency Committee (§§ 3551-3558 — 3558)›§ 3558 ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149 - Autism (§§ 3541-3545 — 3558) › Subchapter II - Interagency Committee (§§ 3551-3558 — 3558) › § 3558 - Budget [Repealed] | History —Dec. 28, 2003, No. 318, § 9; July 19, 2006, No. 122, § 7; Repealed. Act. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3561/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3561 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3561 - Definitions | For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning stated below:
(a) Autism.— Neurodevelopmental disorder, as defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fourth Edition) TR or current edition, with a typical onset in the first three (3) years of life. Persons with autism ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3562/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3562 - Department of Health—Responsibilities | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3562 - Department of Health—Responsibilities | (a) Through its pediatric centers, which provide services to children and youth with special needs under the age of 21 years, within the early intervention service system, the Department shall be responsible for the identification, diagnostic, intervention, and treatment of minors with an autism spectrum disorder, sinc... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3563/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3563 - Early detection and diagnosis | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3563 - Early detection and diagnosis | Every healthcare provider that offers services to the pediatrics population, in general, shall use the Guidelines of the American Academy of Pediatrics to identify potential cases that may eventually be confirmed as autism spectrum disorder. In the case of professionals who offer psychological and psychiatric- related ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3564/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3564 - Types of intervention | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3564 - Types of intervention | Interventions with the population of persons with autism spectrum disorders shall be made by providers certified through the Registry of Healthcare Professionals and/or Healthcare Professionals, and shall integrate the following strategies:
(a) Behavior.— Functional behavioral assessment (FBA) is a scientific procedure... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3565/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3565 - Education | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3565 - Education | It is hereby declared as public policy that the Government of Puerto Rico is responsible for developing and implementing, directly or in conjunction with other public or private entities, all the mechanisms available to ensure that:
(a) Families, communities, care and development programs, and public schools are able t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3566/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3566 - Transition process | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3566 - Transition process | Persons with an autism spectrum disorder are hereby guaranteed that the Department of Health, in conjunction with the Case Manager, through the Programa Avanzando Juntos (Moving Forward Together Program) or a similar program, shall devise along with their families a transition plan for infants and toddlers: from birth ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3567/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3567 - Adult and community life | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3567 - Adult and community life | The following programs or services shall be offered to adults with autism spectrum disorder:
(a) Housing.— The Department of Housing of Puerto Rico shall take steps as are necessary, observing state and federal laws and regulations that govern the availability of housing, so that persons with autism spectrum disorder, ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3568/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3568 - Family support program | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3568 - Family support program | The Administration for Children and Families of the Department of the Family shall create a program to be known as the “Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder Family Support Program” that shall include:
(a) Orientation.
(b) Follow-up.
(c) Intervention.
(d) Empowerment.
(e) Relief Programs.
(f) Long-term Care Programs (P... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3569/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3569 - Professional development | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3569 - Professional development | The development of professionals and service providers for the autism spectrum disorder population shall serve to support the design and implementation of quality and evidence-based services. Autism-related training shall be a requirement for all service providers who interact with the autism spectrum disorder populati... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3570/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3570 - Academic education | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3570 - Academic education | Universities and postsecondary institutions that award bachelor’s and master’s degrees in psychology, education, and social work shall offer their students at least nine (9) credit-hours related to autism spectrum disorder. Universities offering said education shall issue a certificate attesting to the preparation of s... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3571/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3571 - Continuing education | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3571 - Continuing education | The University of Puerto Rico, in conjunction with the Department of Education, as well as private entities and institutions that regulate the professionals who render services to the autism population shall have to structure and develop courses and seminars about autism spectrum disorder, the best practices to render ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3572/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3572 - Healthcare service coverage | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3572 - Healthcare service coverage | Autism spectrum disorder is hereby recognized as a health disorder. Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder that, in addition to social interaction and communication impairments caused by neurological problems, entails metabolic, immunological, and gastrointestinal conditions. Moreover, it requires sp... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3573/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3573 - Private health insurance plans | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3573 - Private health insurance plans | Health insurance plans, whether through individual or group coverage, insurance company, contract or agreement to provide healthcare services in Puerto Rico entered into with companies, individuals or local or foreign entities, shall be required to offer coverage for Autism treatment. Said coverage shall include, but n... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3574/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3574 - Safety | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3574 - Safety | Safety comprises the safeguards and efforts made to guarantee that persons with autism spectrum disorder have the opportunities they need to achieve their full physical, mental, and emotional development thus protecting their interests and wellfare.
It is hereby declared as public policy that the Government of Puerto R... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3575/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3575 - Research | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3575 - Research | The Government of Puerto Rico shall promote autism spectrum disorder research. This initiatives shall include research development to support the identification of persons with Autism and the proper diagnosis to enable evidence- based interventions. Action shall be taken, according to research findings, regarding the e... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3576/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3576 - Wage subsidy | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3576 - Wage subsidy | The Department of Labor and Human Resources shall create a wage subsidy program for any employer who hires a person with an autism spectrum disorder. The Department of Labor and Human Resources shall promulgate regulations within one hundred twenty (120) days from the approval of this act whereby the protocol for the i... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3577/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3577 - Responsibilities of municipal governments and Commonwealth a... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3577 - Responsibilities of municipal governments and Commonwealth agencies | In accordance with the public policy set forth herein, it is hereby declared that the agencies, bodies, and instrumentalities of the Government of Puerto Rico shall be responsible for soliciting, supporting, protecting, facilitating, coordinating, and appropriating funds for the implementation of the public policy in a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3578/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3578 - Coordination between organizations that offer services to th... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3578 - Coordination between organizations that offer services to the autism spectrum disorder population [in Puerto... | Community organizations, whether for profit, nonprofit, or faith-based, and other community institutions that receive public funds shall provide direct services and support to the services rendered by the Commonwealth or municipal governments, to the extent their resources allow. These community organizations, whether ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3579/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3579 - Coordination between agencies of the Government of Puerto Ri... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3579 - Coordination between agencies of the Government of Puerto Rico and nongovernmental organizations | Nongovernmental organizations that offer services to the autism spectrum disorder population shall be required to notify the same to enable integrated care coordination for the benefit of the population.
History Sept. 4, 2012, No. 220, —Sep. 4, 2012, No. 220, § 21. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3580/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3580 - Steering Committee | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3580 - Steering Committee | The Secretary shall chair the Steering Committee composed of one (1) representative designated by the Secretary of Education, one (1) social worker of the Department of the Family, one (1) representative designated by the Administrator of the Vocational Rehabilitation Administration, one (1) representative designated b... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3581/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3581 - Disclosure of information | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3581 - Disclosure of information | The Puerto Rico Public Broadcasting Corporation shall design and broadcast a quarterly television program to inform the autism spectrum disorder population about the services offered by the Government of Puerto Rico. Municipal governments and agencies of the Government of Puerto Rico shall be required to offer the nece... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3582/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3582 - Fund appropriation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3582 - Fund appropriation | For purposes of achieving the objectives of this chapter, the Department of Health, the Department of Education, the Department of the Family, the Department of Housing, the Sports and Recreation Department, the Department of Labor and Human Resources, the Health Insurance Administration, the Puerto Rico Public Broadca... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3583/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3583 - Causes of civil and criminal actions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3583 - Causes of civil and criminal actions | Any violation of the obligations established in this chapter by any agency or official of the Government of Puerto Rico, as well as any private person or entity, shall constitute cause of action for damages. Any person adversely affected by any noncompliance with this chapter shall have legal standing to file a writ of... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3584/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3584 - Rulemaking authority | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3584 - Rulemaking authority | Any agency, instrumentality, or municipal government of the Government of Puerto Rico that provides services to the autism spectrum disorder population shall adjust its rules and regulations to the public policy set forth herein within ninety (90) days after the effective date of this act.
History —Sep. 4, 2012, No. 22... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3585/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3585 - Superseding clause | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3585 - Superseding clause | Any act, or part thereof, Joint Resolution, or administrative provision that is inconsistent with any provision of this chapter shall be superseded by this chapter. Any case law or legal rules not specifically repealed herein or which are not inconsistent with this chapter shall continue in effect.
History —Sep. 4, 201... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620 - Definitions | The following terms shall have the meaning stated hereinbelow:
(a) Eye Bank.— Means the Eye Bank of the Puerto Rican Lion’s Club or any other similar entity that could exist in the future in Puerto Rico.
(b) Blood Bank.— Means any center that collects, processes, and preserves blood collected from humans in order to ma... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620a - Board—Creation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620a - Board—Creation | The Human Bodies, Organs and Tissues Disposition Board is hereby created, attached to the University of Puerto Rico Medical Science Campus in order to obtain cadavers for the use of the School of Medicine and Dentistry and to contribute to the advancement of medicine and surgery in Puerto Rico; and to regulate the dona... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620b - Board—Members | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620b - Board—Members | The members of the Board, appointed by the Chancellor of the University of Puerto Rico Medical Science Campus, shall be one (1) surgeon specialized in organ and tissue transplant, one (1) pathologist, one (1) neurosurgeon, one (1) member of the faculty of the Anatomy Department of all the schools of medicine in Puerto ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620c/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620c - Board—Transfer; duties; regulations; ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620c - Board—Transfer; duties; regulations; registries | The Board shall have the following duties:
(a) Opt those rules and regulations needed for its internal operation and for the processing of donations received pursuant to the provisions of §§ 3620—3620y of this title.
(b) Regulate the storage, use and disposition of the cadavers or parts thereof. Such rules and regulati... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620d/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620d - Donors | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620d - Donors | (a) Any person eighteen (18) years of age or older and in full use of his mental faculties may donate his entire body or any part thereof to the persons, institutions, or entities included in §§ 3620-3620y of this title for purposes of clinical autopsies, anatomical research, or to be used to assist in the progress of ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620e/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620e - Donees | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620e - Donees | A donation pursuant to §§ 3620-3620y of this title may be made in favor of any of the following donees, but only for the ends and purposes of §§ 3620-3620y of this title.
(a) Any hospital, clinic, bank, or medical institution enabled and certified to recover and manage cadavers or human body parts, or any physician or ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620f/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620f - Procedure; release from liability | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620f - Procedure; release from liability | (a) Any person authorized to make an anatomical gift under § 3620d of this title shall make the donation by signing an organ, eye, and tissue donor card that meets the requirements hereinafter provided; registering electronically in the organ, eye, and tissue Donor Registry, in accordance with the provisions of § 3620w... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620g/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620g - Compensation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620g - Compensation | The donations in whole or in part of a body or of organs for a living transplant shall not be subject to compensation or remuneration whatsoever. It shall not be construed as a violation to this section that the donee or other person pay the expenses incurred in the donation.
History —Dec. 25, 2002, No. 296, § 9. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620h/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620h - Cadavers—Medical examination; organs | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620h - Cadavers—Medical examination; organs | The donation in whole or in part of a cadaver or an organ for a living transplant entails the authorization of a medical physician to determine if said body or the donated part thereof meets the conditions needed for the purpose it is to be used.
The rights of the donee arising from the donation shall prevail over thos... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620i/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620i - Notice of death; conservation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620i - Notice of death; conservation | The hospitals shall notify the Organs Recovery Organization of all deaths or imminent deaths. Furthermore, the hospitals in which persons die whose bodies or parts thereof have been bequeathed or donated for the ends and purposes of §§ 3620—3620y of this title, and that [are] aware of these circumstances, shall immedia... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620j/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620j - Autopsies | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620j - Autopsies | The autopsy of those persons whose body and part thereof have been bequeathed or donated for the ends and purposes of §§ 3620—3620y of this title to a particular donee shall be performed in the hospital where the death has occurred. The autopsy expenses shall be defrayed by the donee. However, if the hospital lacks the... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620k/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620k - Acceptance | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620k - Acceptance | The donee may accept the donation or bequest of a cadaver in its totality, accept only those parts of the deceased body deemed useful, or refuse said donation or bequest in its totality. In the case of partial acceptance or total refusal, he/she shall notify the Board within the twenty-four (24) hours following the dea... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620l/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620l - Unclaimed | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620l - Unclaimed | When the death of a person occurs in a hospital, psychiatric hospital, public asylum, or any other charitable or public or private health institution or penitentiary, and the institution does not know the family or persons in charge of the deceased; and in those cases in which a death occurs and the cadaver is not clai... |
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