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https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-v/chapter-111/subchapter-v/2514/ | 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 V - Controlled Substances (§§ 2101 — 2608)›Chapter 111 - Controlled Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2101 — 2608)›Subchapter V - Administrative and Other Provisions (§§ 2501 — ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART V - Controlled Substances (§§ 2101 — 2608) › Chapter 111 - Controlled Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2101 — 2608) › Subchapter V - Administrative and Other Provisions (§§ 2501 — 2523) › § 2514 - Burden of proof, liabilities | (a)
(1) It shall not be necessary for the Commonwealth to negative any exemption or exception set forth in this chapter in any complaint, arraignment, or other pleading or in any trial, hearing or other judicial proceeding, in conformity with this chapter and the burden of the proof of such exemption or exception shall... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-v/chapter-111/subchapter-v/2515/ | 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 V - Controlled Substances (§§ 2101 — 2608)›Chapter 111 - Controlled Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2101 — 2608)›Subchapter V - Administrative and Other Provisions (§§ 2501 — ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART V - Controlled Substances (§§ 2101 — 2608) › Chapter 111 - Controlled Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2101 — 2608) › Subchapter V - Administrative and Other Provisions (§§ 2501 — 2523) › § 2515 - Convicts; operation of public e... | [No] person convicted of a felony for a violation of this chapter or any law of the United States, commonwealth or of any foreign country in connection with narcotic drugs, marihuana, depressant and stimulant substances, or who has been declared addicted to narcotic drugs, may operate or administer an establishment whe... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-v/chapter-111/subchapter-v/2516/ | 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 V - Controlled Substances (§§ 2101 — 2608)›Chapter 111 - Controlled Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2101 — 2608)›Subchapter V - Administrative and Other Provisions (§§ 2501 — ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART V - Controlled Substances (§§ 2101 — 2608) › Chapter 111 - Controlled Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2101 — 2608) › Subchapter V - Administrative and Other Provisions (§§ 2501 — 2523) › § 2516 - Suspension or revocation of lic... | No person who has been convicted of a crime under this chapter or of any law of the United States or of any state, in connection with narcotic drugs, marijuana, depressant or stimulant substances, as well as that of any foreign country and no person who has been declared addicted to narcotic drugs, may obtain a license... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-v/chapter-111/subchapter-v/2517/ | 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 V - Controlled Substances (§§ 2101 — 2608)›Chapter 111 - Controlled Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2101 — 2608)›Subchapter V - Administrative and Other Provisions (§§ 2501 — ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART V - Controlled Substances (§§ 2101 — 2608) › Chapter 111 - Controlled Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2101 — 2608) › Subchapter V - Administrative and Other Provisions (§§ 2501 — 2523) › § 2517 - Fingerprints and photographs | The Superintendent of Police or his authorized agent must fingerprint and photograph any person who violates any provision of this chapter which is punishable as a felony, or who is declared addicted to narcotic drugs, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and any such person comprised in this section who fails o... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-v/chapter-111/subchapter-v/2518/ | 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 V - Controlled Substances (§§ 2101 — 2608)›Chapter 111 - Controlled Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2101 — 2608)›Subchapter V - Administrative and Other Provisions (§§ 2501 — ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART V - Controlled Substances (§§ 2101 — 2608) › Chapter 111 - Controlled Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2101 — 2608) › Subchapter V - Administrative and Other Provisions (§§ 2501 — 2523) › § 2518 - Courts shall send copies of sen... | The court clerk where a person is found guilty or exonerated for violation of the provisions of this chapter shall send to the Secretary of Health and to the Police Superintendent a certified copy of the sentence.
History —June 23, 1971, No. 4, p. 526, § 518, eff. 180 days after June 23, 1971. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-v/chapter-111/subchapter-v/2522/ | 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 V - Controlled Substances (§§ 2101 — 2608)›Chapter 111 - Controlled Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2101 — 2608)›Subchapter V - Administrative and Other Provisions (§§ 2501 — ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART V - Controlled Substances (§§ 2101 — 2608) › Chapter 111 - Controlled Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2101 — 2608) › Subchapter V - Administrative and Other Provisions (§§ 2501 — 2523) › § 2522 - Jurisdiction of Parole Board | (a) Persons convicted of selling, possessing, using and holding drugs, who being drug addicts, have been certified as rehabilitated in agreement with the procedure stipulated in § 521 of Act June 23, 1971, No. 4, may request the proper authorities that their case be referred for consideration to the Parole Board. The p... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-v/chapter-111/subchapter-v/2523/ | 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 V - Controlled Substances (§§ 2101 — 2608)›Chapter 111 - Controlled Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2101 — 2608)›Subchapter V - Administrative and Other Provisions (§§ 2501 — ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART V - Controlled Substances (§§ 2101 — 2608) › Chapter 111 - Controlled Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2101 — 2608) › Subchapter V - Administrative and Other Provisions (§§ 2501 — 2523) › § 2523 - Undercover agent, sworn declara... | Any investigation personnel intervening or participating as undercover men in drug and controlled substances transaction sale under the provisions of this chapter must give before a prosecuting attorney, within the term of not more than 120 hours after the transaction sale has been made, a sworn declaration of his part... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-v/chapter-111/subchapter-vi/2601/ | 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 V - Controlled Substances (§§ 2101 — 2608)›Chapter 111 - Controlled Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2101 — 2608)›Subchapter VI - Repealing and Miscellaneous Clauses (§§ 2601 —... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART V - Controlled Substances (§§ 2101 — 2608) › Chapter 111 - Controlled Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2101 — 2608) › Subchapter VI - Repealing and Miscellaneous Clauses (§§ 2601 — 2608) › § 2601 - Repealing clause | Act No. 48 of June 18, 1959, as amended, known as the “Narcotics Act of Puerto Rico”, §§ 973—976m, of this title, with the exception of § 21 of said act, § 974r of this title, which shall retain its effectiveness, is hereby repealed.
Act No. 126 of July 13, 1960, as amended, known as the “Barbiturates and other Dangero... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-v/chapter-111/subchapter-vi/2602/ | 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 V - Controlled Substances (§§ 2101 — 2608)›Chapter 111 - Controlled Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2101 — 2608)›Subchapter VI - Repealing and Miscellaneous Clauses (§§ 2601 —... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART V - Controlled Substances (§§ 2101 — 2608) › Chapter 111 - Controlled Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2101 — 2608) › Subchapter VI - Repealing and Miscellaneous Clauses (§§ 2601 — 2608) › § 2602 - Pending proceedings | (a) Pending prosecutions for any violation of law or parts of laws repealed by this chapter occurring prior to the effective date of this act shall continue to be prosecuted under the law in force at the time of the occurrence of said violation. If the violation for which said person has been accused is similar to thos... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-v/chapter-111/subchapter-vi/2603/ | 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 V - Controlled Substances (§§ 2101 — 2608)›Chapter 111 - Controlled Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2101 — 2608)›Subchapter VI - Repealing and Miscellaneous Clauses (§§ 2601 —... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART V - Controlled Substances (§§ 2101 — 2608) › Chapter 111 - Controlled Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2101 — 2608) › Subchapter VI - Repealing and Miscellaneous Clauses (§§ 2601 — 2608) › § 2603 - Provisional registration | (a)
(1) Any person who:
(A) Is engaged in manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing any controlled substance prior to the effective date of this act, and
(B) is registered or licensed prior to the effective date of this act in accordance with the laws then in force, shall be deemed to have a provisional registration u... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-v/chapter-111/subchapter-vi/2604/ | 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 V - Controlled Substances (§§ 2101 — 2608)›Chapter 111 - Controlled Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2101 — 2608)›Subchapter VI - Repealing and Miscellaneous Clauses (§§ 2601 —... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART V - Controlled Substances (§§ 2101 — 2608) › Chapter 111 - Controlled Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2101 — 2608) › Subchapter VI - Repealing and Miscellaneous Clauses (§§ 2601 — 2608) › § 2604 - Effective date of regulations | Any orders, rules or regulations which have been promulgated under any law affected by this chapter, and which are in effect prior to the approval of this act, shall continue in effect provided they do not conflict with this chapter and until modified, superseded, or repealed.
History —June 23, 1971, No. 4, p. 526, § 6... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-v/chapter-111/subchapter-vi/2605/ | 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 V - Controlled Substances (§§ 2101 — 2608)›Chapter 111 - Controlled Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2101 — 2608)›Subchapter VI - Repealing and Miscellaneous Clauses (§§ 2601 —... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART V - Controlled Substances (§§ 2101 — 2608) › Chapter 111 - Controlled Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2101 — 2608) › Subchapter VI - Repealing and Miscellaneous Clauses (§§ 2601 — 2608) › § 2605 - Severability | If a provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, its invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or applications of the chapter which may remain in effect without resorting to the invalidated provision or application, and for this purpose the provisions of the chapte... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-v/chapter-111/subchapter-vi/2606/ | 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 V - Controlled Substances (§§ 2101 — 2608)›Chapter 111 - Controlled Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2101 — 2608)›Subchapter VI - Repealing and Miscellaneous Clauses (§§ 2601 —... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART V - Controlled Substances (§§ 2101 — 2608) › Chapter 111 - Controlled Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2101 — 2608) › Subchapter VI - Repealing and Miscellaneous Clauses (§§ 2601 — 2608) › § 2606 - Transfers | There is hereby transferred to the Department of Health the personnel, equipment, files, papers, records, unexpended balances of appropriations and other available funds, or which may be available, of the Department of the Treasury, devoted to and in connection with the fulfillment of the legal and administrative phase... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-v/chapter-111/subchapter-vi/2607/ | 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 V - Controlled Substances (§§ 2101 — 2608)›Chapter 111 - Controlled Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2101 — 2608)›Subchapter VI - Repealing and Miscellaneous Clauses (§§ 2601 —... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART V - Controlled Substances (§§ 2101 — 2608) › Chapter 111 - Controlled Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2101 — 2608) › Subchapter VI - Repealing and Miscellaneous Clauses (§§ 2601 — 2608) › § 2607 - Appropriation of funds | The funds to be appropriated to the Department of Health to carry out the provisions of this chapter, shall be set aside in the General Budget of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for the year 1971-72.
History —June 23, 1971, No. 4, p. 526, § 607, eff. 180 days after June 23, 1971. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-v/chapter-111/subchapter-vi/2608/ | 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 V - Controlled Substances (§§ 2101 — 2608)›Chapter 111 - Controlled Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2101 — 2608)›Subchapter VI - Repealing and Miscellaneous Clauses (§§ 2601 —... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART V - Controlled Substances (§§ 2101 — 2608) › Chapter 111 - Controlled Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2101 — 2608) › Subchapter VI - Repealing and Miscellaneous Clauses (§§ 2601 — 2608) › § 2608 - Exclusions | The provisions of § 2411b and 2405 of this title shall not apply to:
(1) The Department of Health.
(2) Non-profit entities duly authorized by the Department of Health that, with the purpose of preventing the transmission of contagious diseases, or as part of an educational or prevention program, distribute hypodermic n... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vi/chapter-121/2701/ | 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 VI - Dangerous Substances (§§ 2701 — 2716)›Chapter 121 - Dangerous Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2701 — 2710)›§ 2701 - Title | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VI - Dangerous Substances (§§ 2701 — 2716) › Chapter 121 - Dangerous Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2701 — 2710) › § 2701 - Title | This chapter may be cited as the Dangerous Substances Act of Puerto Rico.
History —July 23, 1974, No. 233, Part 2, p. 207, § 1, eff. 60 days after July 23, 1974. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vi/chapter-121/2702/ | 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 VI - Dangerous Substances (§§ 2701 — 2716)›Chapter 121 - Dangerous Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2701 — 2710)›§ 2702 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VI - Dangerous Substances (§§ 2701 — 2716) › Chapter 121 - Dangerous Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2701 — 2710) › § 2702 - Definitions | For the purposes of this chapter, the words and phrases defined in this section, shall have the following meanings:
(a) Dangerous substance. —
(1) Any substance or mixture of substances having one (1) or more of the following characteristics: toxic, potent sensitizer, corrosive, irritant, combustible, inflammable, or w... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vi/chapter-121/2703/ | 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 VI - Dangerous Substances (§§ 2701 — 2716)›Chapter 121 - Dangerous Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2701 — 2710)›§ 2703 - Declaration of dangerous substance; variations and exe... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VI - Dangerous Substances (§§ 2701 — 2716) › Chapter 121 - Dangerous Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2701 — 2710) › § 2703 - Declaration of dangerous substance; variations and exemptions | (a) The Secretary may declare by regulation that any substance or mixture of substances is a dangerous substance meeting the requirements of § 2702(a) of this title, when said action encourages the objectives of this chapter.
(b) When any dangerous substance in particular bears some specific danger and the Secretary de... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vi/chapter-121/2704/ | 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 VI - Dangerous Substances (§§ 2701 — 2716)›Chapter 121 - Dangerous Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2701 — 2710)›§ 2704 - Prohibitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VI - Dangerous Substances (§§ 2701 — 2716) › Chapter 121 - Dangerous Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2701 — 2710) › § 2704 - Prohibitions | (1) The following activities are prohibited:
(a) The distribution, sale, transportation or possession of any unduly labeled dangerous substance or any prohibited dangerous substance; Provided, That the responsibility for the sale of an unduly labeled dangerous substance with respect to the ingredients or other technica... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vi/chapter-121/2705/ | 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 VI - Dangerous Substances (§§ 2701 — 2716)›Chapter 121 - Dangerous Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2701 — 2710)›§ 2705 - Penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VI - Dangerous Substances (§§ 2701 — 2716) › Chapter 121 - Dangerous Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2701 — 2710) › § 2705 - Penalties | Any person violating the provisions of this chapter or the regulations promulgated hereunder shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisonment in jail for not more than six (6) months or both penalties, in the discretion ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vi/chapter-121/2706/ | 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 VI - Dangerous Substances (§§ 2701 — 2716)›Chapter 121 - Dangerous Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2701 — 2710)›§ 2706 - Detention or embargo | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VI - Dangerous Substances (§§ 2701 — 2716) › Chapter 121 - Dangerous Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2701 — 2710) › § 2706 - Detention or embargo | (a) When the Secretary or his duly authorized representative should have reasonable motives to believe that any dangerous substance, unduly labeled dangerous substance or prohibited substance is possessed, manufactured, sold, distributed or handled in violation of the provisions of this chapter, or the regulations prom... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vi/chapter-121/2707/ | 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 VI - Dangerous Substances (§§ 2701 — 2716)›Chapter 121 - Dangerous Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2701 — 2710)›§ 2707 - Injunctions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VI - Dangerous Substances (§§ 2701 — 2716) › Chapter 121 - Dangerous Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2701 — 2710) › § 2707 - Injunctions | The Court of First Instance shall have jurisdiction to issue injunctions to hinder violations of this chapter, or to hinder obstruction of compliance with this chapter, according to the established procedure in the Rules of Civil Procedure, upon request of the Secretary of Health.
History —July 23, 1974, No. 233, Part ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vi/chapter-121/2708/ | 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 VI - Dangerous Substances (§§ 2701 — 2716)›Chapter 121 - Dangerous Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2701 — 2710)›§ 2708 - Regulations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VI - Dangerous Substances (§§ 2701 — 2716) › Chapter 121 - Dangerous Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2701 — 2710) › § 2708 - Regulations | The Secretary is empowered to promulgate the rules and regulations he deems necessary to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
The regulations issued by the Secretary shall be approved after the holding of a public hearing, to take place ten (10) days after the publication of a digest of the proposed regulations in a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vi/chapter-121/2709/ | 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 VI - Dangerous Substances (§§ 2701 — 2716)›Chapter 121 - Dangerous Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2701 — 2710)›§ 2709 - Examinations, investigations or inspections | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VI - Dangerous Substances (§§ 2701 — 2716) › Chapter 121 - Dangerous Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2701 — 2710) › § 2709 - Examinations, investigations or inspections | The Secretary or his authorized representative is hereby empowered to carry out any examination, investigation or inspection in order to [ensure] the compliance of this chapter.
The employees and officials authorized by the Secretary are hereby empowered to enter any factory, warehouse, vehicle or establishment which m... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vi/chapter-121/2710/ | 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 VI - Dangerous Substances (§§ 2701 — 2716)›Chapter 121 - Dangerous Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2701 — 2710)›§ 2710 - Administrative hearings | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VI - Dangerous Substances (§§ 2701 — 2716) › Chapter 121 - Dangerous Substances Act of Puerto Rico (§§ 2701 — 2710) › § 2710 - Administrative hearings | The Secretary of Health is hereby authorized to hold administrative hearings when requested according to the provisions of this chapter.
History —July 23, 1974, No. 233, Part 2, p. 207, § 10, eff. 60 days after July 23, 1974. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vi/chapter-121a/2711/ | 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 VI - Dangerous Substances (§§ 2701 — 2716)›Chapter 121A - Officers Authorized to Investigate and Seize Dangerous Substances (§§ 2711 — 2716)›§ 2711 - Investigation and seizure b... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VI - Dangerous Substances (§§ 2701 — 2716) › Chapter 121A - Officers Authorized to Investigate and Seize Dangerous Substances (§§ 2711 — 2716) › § 2711 - Investigation and seizure by various officers | Agents of the Police Corps, Municipal Police Corps, Rangers of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, Penal Guards, Firefighters Corps, and other duly authorized representatives and officers of the public order are hereby authorized to investigate and seize dangerous substances, as they are defined in §... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vi/chapter-121a/2712/ | 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 VI - Dangerous Substances (§§ 2701 — 2716)›Chapter 121A - Officers Authorized to Investigate and Seize Dangerous Substances (§§ 2711 — 2716)›§ 2712 - Samples of dangerous substa... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VI - Dangerous Substances (§§ 2701 — 2716) › Chapter 121A - Officers Authorized to Investigate and Seize Dangerous Substances (§§ 2711 — 2716) › § 2712 - Samples of dangerous substances; custody, disposition, destruction | With the approval of the corresponding part of the court, all agents of the Police Corps, Municipal Police Corps, Rangers of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, Penal Guards, Firefighters Corps, and other duly authorized representatives and officers of the public order are hereby authorized to invest... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vi/chapter-121a/2713/ | 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 VI - Dangerous Substances (§§ 2701 — 2716)›Chapter 121A - Officers Authorized to Investigate and Seize Dangerous Substances (§§ 2711 — 2716)›§ 2713 - Evidence in judicial procee... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VI - Dangerous Substances (§§ 2701 — 2716) › Chapter 121A - Officers Authorized to Investigate and Seize Dangerous Substances (§§ 2711 — 2716) › § 2713 - Evidence in judicial proceedings | In every judicial proceeding, the representative samples of the dangerous substances, as well as pictures, videotapes, laboratory testing reports, or any other evidence as to the quantity or weight of substance, shall be considered adequate evidence of the presence of the substance that was found at the time of the int... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vi/chapter-121a/2714/ | 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 VI - Dangerous Substances (§§ 2701 — 2716)›Chapter 121A - Officers Authorized to Investigate and Seize Dangerous Substances (§§ 2711 — 2716)›§ 2714 - Evidence in judicial proced... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VI - Dangerous Substances (§§ 2701 — 2716) › Chapter 121A - Officers Authorized to Investigate and Seize Dangerous Substances (§§ 2711 — 2716) › § 2714 - Evidence in judicial procedings—Destruction of excess | In every judicial proceeding in which the quantity of the corresponding substance is the element of crime, or in which the weight or quantity is necessary to prove the element of crime, the samples and pictures, videotapes, laboratory testing reports and any other evidence as to the quantity or weight of the substance,... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vi/chapter-121a/2715/ | 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 VI - Dangerous Substances (§§ 2701 — 2716)›Chapter 121A - Officers Authorized to Investigate and Seize Dangerous Substances (§§ 2711 — 2716)›§ 2715 - Custody | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VI - Dangerous Substances (§§ 2701 — 2716) › Chapter 121A - Officers Authorized to Investigate and Seize Dangerous Substances (§§ 2711 — 2716) › § 2715 - Custody | After an agent of Police Corps, Municipal Police Corps, Rangers of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, Penal Guards, Firefighters Corps, and other duly authorized representatives and officers of the public order has obtained the sample and the pictures, videotapes, laboratory testing reports or any o... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vi/chapter-121a/2716/ | 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 VI - Dangerous Substances (§§ 2701 — 2716)›Chapter 121A - Officers Authorized to Investigate and Seize Dangerous Substances (§§ 2711 — 2716)›§ 2716 - Penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VI - Dangerous Substances (§§ 2701 — 2716) › Chapter 121A - Officers Authorized to Investigate and Seize Dangerous Substances (§§ 2711 — 2716) › § 2716 - Penalties | Any person who incurs in the following acts thus obstructing the work of the defense or of the prosecutor shall incur a crime pursuant to the provisions of this chapter:
(a) Alter, destroy, suppress or conceal any registry, document or object with the purpose of causing detriment to its credibility, legality or availab... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-131/3001/ | 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 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030)›§ 3001 - Short title | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030) › § 3001 - Short title | This chapter shall be known as “Health Services Integral Reform Act of Puerto Rico.”
History —June 23, 1976, No. 11, p. 672, § 1. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-131/3002/ | 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 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030)›§ 3002 - Statement of public policy and legisla... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030) › § 3002 - Statement of public policy and legislative purpose | Health problems have always been a cause of deep concern for the people, the health professionals and the Government of Puerto Rico. Because of that concern, a high priority has been given and substantial resources have been devoted to the solution of those problems [throughout the years]. This is evinced by the achiev... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-131/3003/ | 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 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030)›§ 3003 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030) › § 3003 - Definitions | The following terms and phrases, where used or referred to in this chapter, shall have the meanings stated below, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a) Administration. — Means the Health, Services and Facilities Administration created by Act No. 26 of November 13, 1975.
(b) Council. — Means the Coordinati... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-131/3004/ | 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 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030)›§ 3004 - General Health Council—Creation and co... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030) › § 3004 - General Health Council—Creation and composition | The General Health Council is hereby created as an advisory body for the planning, coordination, revision and evaluation of the health services in Puerto Rico within the public as well as the private sectors, to advise the Secretary of Health in matters concerning the public policy of that Department; draft recommendat... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-131/3005/ | 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 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030)›§ 3005 - Coordinating Health Council—Organizati... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030) › § 3005 - Coordinating Health Council—Organization | The Council may create any special committees it deems necessary to carry out its functions.
The Council, as well as any of its committees may seek outside professional or technical counsel with the purpose of fulfilling its functions or duties. Government agencies related to the field of health shall be bound to furni... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-131/3006/ | 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 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030)›§ 3006 - Coordinating Health Council—Functions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030) › § 3006 - Coordinating Health Council—Functions | The Council shall be an advisory body for the planning, coordination, revision and evaluation of all matters concerning the area of health in Puerto Rico. It shall be organized internally and function so as to constitute an effective mechanism to achieve the positive interaction of the main components of the health sys... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-131/3007/ | 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 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030)›§ 3007 - Coordinating Health Council—Powers | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030) › § 3007 - Coordinating Health Council—Powers | The Council shall have, without being limited to, the following powers:
(a) To formulate, adopt, amend and repeal rules and bylaws to govern its internal activities in general, and to exercise and discharge the powers, faculties and duties imposed by this chapter or entrusted to it by the Secretary.
(b) To contract suc... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-131/3008/ | 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 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030)›§ 3008 - Priorities | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030) › § 3008 - Priorities | For the purpose of giving immediate effectiveness to the public policy declared in this chapter, the Council is hereby authorized and directed to give priority to the following areas within the framework of its responsibilities and functions:
(1) Preventive health; availability, accessibility, acceptance, visibility an... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-131/3009/ | 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 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030)›§ 3009 - Transfers | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030) › § 3009 - Transfers | All the functions of the Secretary of State and of the Department of State related to the following bodies, and to any other to be created in the future and which are related to health professionals, are hereby transferred to the Department of Health:
(a) Board of Medical Examiners.
(b) Board of Dental Examiners.
(c) B... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-131/3010/ | 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 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030)›§ 3010 - Regulation and evaluation of professio... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030) › § 3010 - Regulation and evaluation of professionals | The Council shall recommend the regulation it deems necessary in connection with the rendering of professional health services and the evaluation of such services, subject to the provisions stated hereinafter. The corresponding Examining Board shall be in charge of the public hearings for the regulations in connection ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-131/3011/ | 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 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030)›§ 3011 - Professional regulation and evaluation... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030) › § 3011 - Professional regulation and evaluation organizations | (a) For each health profession, the Department shall designate a professional organization which meets the requirements indicated below and shall delegate to each one of them the power to draft all the regulations applicable to their respective professions, as to the quality of the service rendered by the health profes... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-131/3012/ | 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 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030)›§ 3012 - Professional regulation and evaluation... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030) › § 3012 - Professional regulation and evaluation organizations—Approval procedures and standards | (a) The regulations prepared by each professional regulation and evaluation organization shall be submitted to the Council. The Council shall study the proposed regulations, shall discuss them with the pertinent organization, shall hold public hearings pursuant to § 3030 of this title and shall recommend the necessary ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-131/3013/ | 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 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030)›§ 3013 - Professional regulation and evaluation... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030) › § 3013 - Professional regulation and evaluation organizations—Other functions | The professional regulation and evaluation organizations shall perform the following additional functions:
(a) They shall establish and maintain a close relationship with the examining boards corresponding to the professions they represent, and shall collaborate mutually to see that first-rate health services be offere... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-131/3014/ | 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 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030)›§ 3014 - Professional regulation and evaluation... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030) › § 3014 - Professional regulation and evaluation organizations—Contracting and remuneration of p... | The Secretary of Health, in consultation with the professionals concerned, shall establish the criteria and standards for the hiring and remuneration of health professionals who are interested in rendering services to the public sector. Furthermore, it shall set the pay mechanisms, which may be any of the following:
(1... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-131/3015/ | 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 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030)›§ 3015 - Professional regulation and evaluation... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030) › § 3015 - Professional regulation and evaluation organizations—Terms and conditions | The Department shall set, in agreement with the different professional regulation organizations, the terms and conditions under which they shall discharge their mission and it shall provide them with the funds necessary to carry out their work.
History —June 23, 1976, No. 11, p. 672, § 22, renumbered as § 15 on June 29... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-131/3016/ | 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 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030)›§ 3016 - Health Institutions and Facilities Acc... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030) › § 3016 - Health Institutions and Facilities Accreditation and Certification Advisory Board—Crea... | (a) A Health Institutions and Facilities Accreditation and Certification Advisory Board is hereby created, composed of nine (9) members to be appointed by the Secretary of Health as follows:
(1) One physician authorized to practice his profession in Puerto Rico, in consultation with representative organizations represe... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-131/3017/ | 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 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030)›§ 3017 - Health Institutions and Facilities Acc... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030) › § 3017 - Health Institutions and Facilities Accreditation and Certification Advisory Board—Powe... | The Consulting Board for the Accreditation of Institutions and Health Facilities shall have the following powers and functions:
(a) It shall revise and recommend to the Secretary the necessary regulation for the licensing of health facilities in Puerto Rico. These regulations shall include the organizational, administr... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-131/3018/ | 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 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030)›§ 3018 - Health Institutions and Facilities Acc... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030) › § 3018 - Health Institutions and Facilities Accreditation and Certification Advisory Board—Term... | The Department shall determine, in consultation with this Board, the terms and conditions under which it shall discharge its mission and shall provide the resources it needs to carry out its work.
History —June 23, 1976, No. 11, p. 672, § 27, renumbered as § 18 on June 29, 1977, No. 124, p. 338, § 23. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-131/3020/ | 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 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030)›§ 3020 - Health Institutions and Facilities Acc... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030) › § 3020 - Health Institutions and Facilities Accreditation and Certification Advisory Board—Regu... | The Council shall advise the Secretary and the Accreditation and Certification Consulting Board on the proposed regulations, after public hearings and consultations are held with the professional groups concerned.
The regulations promulgated by the Secretary for these purposes shall provide, among other things, the cri... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-131/3024a/ | 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 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030)›§ 3024a - Fixing of prices of medication | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030) › § 3024a - Fixing of prices of medication | The Department of Consumer Affairs shall fix reasonable maximum prices and/or profit margins for medications pursuant to the criteria recommended by the Secretary.
The Secretary of the Department of Consumer Affairs shall draft, approve and promulgate the rules and regulations that are necessary and convenient to imple... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-131/3026/ | 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 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030)›§ 3026 - Reports | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030) › § 3026 - Reports | The Council shall submit complete and detailed reports on its operations and financial status for each fiscal year to the Secretary and the Legislature within forty-five (45) days following the close of the corresponding fiscal year. In addition, the Council shall submit to the Secretary duly documented quarterly repor... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-131/3027/ | 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 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030)›§ 3027 - Reports to House and Senate Health Com... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030) › § 3027 - Reports to House and Senate Health Committees | The Senate and House Health Committees shall receive and evaluate the annual reports submitted to them by the Council and by the Secretary, and shall take such action as they deem pertinent to insure that the act which created said Council is being duly enforced.
Each Committee shall render at least one report to the L... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-131/3028/ | 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 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030)›§ 3028 - Authorization of funds | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030) › § 3028 - Authorization of funds | The sum of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) is hereby appropriated to the Secretary of Health from the General Fund of the Government for the purpose of facilitating the organization and operation of the Council hereunder, during fiscal year 1976-77. For subsequent years, the operating expenses of the Council ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-131/3029/ | 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 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030)›§ 3029 - Penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030) › § 3029 - Penalties | (a) Any person who, for the purpose of obtaining payment for services rendered, presents false information or documents to the Administration, to the Department of Health or to the Council, or who assists other persons in achieving such purposes, shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be punished by a fi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-131/3030/ | 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 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030)›§ 3030 - Rules and regulations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 131 - Health Services Integral Reform (§§ 3001 — 3030) › § 3030 - Rules and regulations | Every regulation adopted by virtue of this chapter, which is not a bylaw, must be approved according to the following procedure, in addition to complying with Act June 30, 1957, No. 112.
Before recommending that the Secretary of Health give his/her final approval, the Council or the corresponding examining board shall ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-132/3041/ | 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 132 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the Patient (§§ 3041 — 3058)›§ 3041 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 132 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the Patient (§§ 3041 — 3058) › § 3041 - Definitions | For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning indicated below:
(a) Insurer.— Means any person or entity authorized by the Insurance Commissioner to conduct insurance business as such in Puerto Rico that assumes a contractual risk in consideration of or exchange for the payment of a premiu... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-132/3042/ | 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 132 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the Patient (§§ 3041 — 3058)›§ 3042 - Rights—High quality... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 132 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the Patient (§§ 3041 — 3058) › § 3042 - Rights—High quality health services | Any patient shall be entitled to receive health services of the highest quality, consistent with generally accepted medical practice principles.
History —Aug. 25, 2000, No. 194, § 4. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-132/3043/ | 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 132 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the Patient (§§ 3041 — 3058)›§ 3043 - Rights— Acquisition... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 132 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the Patient (§§ 3041 — 3058) › § 3043 - Rights— Acquisition and disclosure of information | Concerning the acquisition or disclosure of information, any patient, guardian, user or consumer of medical and hospital health services and facilities in Puerto Rico shall be entitled to:
(a) Receive true, reliable, timely, sufficient, and easily understood information fitting to his/her needs concerning those health ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-132/3044/ | 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 132 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the Patient (§§ 3041 — 3058)›§ 3044 - Rights—Plan and pro... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 132 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the Patient (§§ 3041 — 3058) › § 3044 - Rights—Plan and provider selection | Concerning the selection of health care plans and medical and hospital health care service providers, all patients, guardians, consumers, or users of such plans and services in Puerto Rico are entitled to:
(a) An adequate and sufficient selection of healthcare plans and medical and hospital healthcare service providers... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-132/3045/ | 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 132 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the Patient (§§ 3041 — 3058)›§ 3045 - Rights—Continuation... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 132 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the Patient (§§ 3041 — 3058) › § 3045 - Rights—Continuation of healthcare services | All patients, consumers or users of medical and hospital health care services in Puerto Rico are entitled to:
(a) Health care plans that include in their contract or policy a provision stating that such healthcare plans may not be rescinded or amended, once the beneficiaries are covered under such plans or coverage, un... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-132/3046/ | 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 132 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the Patient (§§ 3041 — 3058)›§ 3046 - Rights— Access to e... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 132 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the Patient (§§ 3041 — 3058) › § 3046 - Rights— Access to emergency services and facilities | All patients, consumers, and users of medical and hospital health care services in Puerto Rico are entitled to:
(a) Have free, direct and unrestricted access to emergency services and facilities whenever and wherever the need may arise for such services and facilities, regardless of the social or financial status or th... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-132/3047/ | 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 132 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the Patient (§§ 3041 — 3058)›§ 3047 - Rights— Participati... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 132 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the Patient (§§ 3041 — 3058) › § 3047 - Rights— Participation in decisions on treatment | All patients, guardians, consumers, or users of medical and hospital health care services in Puerto Rico are entitled to:
(a) Participate fully in all decisions concerning their medical and health care, including the right to choose and demand that their foot conditions be treated by a podiatrist. In the case of patien... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-132/3048/ | 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 132 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the Patient (§§ 3041 — 3058)›§ 3048 - Rights—Respect and ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 132 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the Patient (§§ 3041 — 3058) › § 3048 - Rights—Respect and equal treatment | All patients, consumers, or users of medical and hospital health services in Puerto Rico are entitled to be treated equally, courteously, and with respect by all members of the health care industry, including but not limited to health care professionals, health care plans, and health care facility operators and provide... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-132/3049/ | 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 132 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the Patient (§§ 3041 — 3058)›§ 3049 - Rights—Confidential... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 132 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the Patient (§§ 3041 — 3058) › § 3049 - Rights—Confidentiality of medical records and information | All patients, guardians, consumers and users of medical and hospital healthcare services in Puerto Rico are entitled to:
(a) Communicate freely, at ease, and in strict confidentiality with their medical and hospital services health care providers.
(b) Feel fully confident that their medical and health information will ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-132/3050/ | 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 132 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the Patient (§§ 3041 — 3058)›§ 3050 - Rights— Complaints ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 132 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the Patient (§§ 3041 — 3058) › § 3050 - Rights— Complaints and grievances | All patients, consumers and users of medical and hospital health care services in Puerto Rico are entitled to:
(a) Be afforded simple, fair, and effective mechanisms or procedures to settle any differences with their health care plans, health care professionals, and medical and hospital facilities and services health c... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-132/3051/ | 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 132 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the Patient (§§ 3041 — 3058)›§ 3051 - Responsibilities of... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 132 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the Patient (§§ 3041 — 3058) › § 3051 - Responsibilities of patients, consumers, or users of medical and ho... | The vital nature of health care services calls for patients, consumers, or users of medical and hospital health care facilities, and their guardians and relatives, to participate in their care. However, patient satisfaction and health care effectiveness is partially contingent upon the patients’ adequate fulfillment of... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-132/3052/ | 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 132 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the Patient (§§ 3041 — 3058)›§ 3052 - Powers and responsi... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 132 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the Patient (§§ 3041 — 3058) › § 3052 - Powers and responsibilities for implementing this chapter | The Department of Health shall be responsible for implementing the provisions of this chapter. The Department shall therefore adopt and promulgate the regulations necessary to meet these purposes, including but not limited to the mechanisms for filing, processing, and settlement of complaints and grievances.
History —A... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-132/3053/ | 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 132 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the Patient (§§ 3041 — 3058)›§ 3053 - Informative sign re... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 132 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the Patient (§§ 3041 — 3058) › § 3053 - Informative sign required | The Secretary of Health shall prepare and distribute sufficiently in advance to the effective date of this act, and in sufficient amounts to be distributed among the persons and entities indicated below, chargeable to the regular expenses budget of the Department, an official sign, announcement, or notice, in Spanish a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-132/3054/ | 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 132 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the Patient (§§ 3041 — 3058)›§ 3054 - Statement by user o... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 132 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the Patient (§§ 3041 — 3058) › § 3054 - Statement by user or consumer required | All insurers, health care plans, health care professionals, and medical and hospital health care services providers authorized to conduct business as such in Puerto Rico shall require and demand from all their patients, insured parties, or service users or consumers, or in the case of disabled or underage persons from ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-132/3055/ | 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 132 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the Patient (§§ 3041 — 3058)›§ 3055 - Complaints and rela... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 132 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the Patient (§§ 3041 — 3058) › § 3055 - Complaints and related procedures | (a) Any patients, guardians, insured parties, consumers, or users of medical and hospital health care services and facilities who deem that their rights or those of their wards have been violated under this chapter may file an administrative complaint against the provider or insurer in question with the Department, con... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-132/3056/ | 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 132 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the Patient (§§ 3041 — 3058)›§ 3056 - Effect on other law... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 132 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the Patient (§§ 3041 — 3058) › § 3056 - Effect on other laws and regulations | None of the provisions of this chapter shall be construed to be excluding, curtailing, limiting, undermining, or otherwise impairing the rights of any natural or juridical person concerning the filing or claiming of any rights, remedies, causes of action, or proceedings as granted, recognized, or allowed under other la... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-132/3057/ | 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 132 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the Patient (§§ 3041 — 3058)›§ 3057 - Penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 132 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the Patient (§§ 3041 — 3058) › § 3057 - Penalties | Any insurer, healthcare plan, healthcare professional, or medical-hospital healthcare service provider or any person or entity that fails to comply with any of its responsibilities or obligations imposed by this Act, shall be guilty of a civil penalty and punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-132/3058/ | 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 132 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the Patient (§§ 3041 — 3058)›§ 3058 - Appointed guardian | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 132 - Bill of Rights and Responsibilities of the Patient (§§ 3041 — 3058) › § 3058 - Appointed guardian | The parents, children of legal age, custodians, persons in charge, spouses, relatives, legal representatives, proxies, or any other person appointed by court or by patients themselves, shall be able to exercise these rights if patients are not capable of making decisions, are declared legally incompetent, or are undera... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-132a/3071/ | 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 132A - Cancer Patients and Survivors’ Bill of Rights (§§ 3071 — 3080)›§ 3071 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 132A - Cancer Patients and Survivors’ Bill of Rights (§§ 3071 — 3080) › § 3071 - Definitions | For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning stated below:
(a) Insurer.— Means any entity engaged in the business of entering into insurance contracts, as defined in the Puerto Rico Insurance Code.
(b) Early detection.— Means preventive cancer screening in a determined and asymptomatic popul... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-132a/3072/ | 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 132A - Cancer Patients and Survivors’ Bill of Rights (§§ 3071 — 3080)›§ 3072 - Rights | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 132A - Cancer Patients and Survivors’ Bill of Rights (§§ 3071 — 3080) › § 3072 - Rights | Cancer patients and survivors shall have the following rights:
(1) General rights.—
(a) Any person with a suspicious tissue growth that has a reasonable probability of being malignant shall have the right of immediate referral to specialists certified in cancer diagnosis (surgeons, pathologists, among others), and unde... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-132a/3073/ | 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 132A - Cancer Patients and Survivors’ Bill of Rights (§§ 3071 — 3080)›§ 3073 - Responsibilities of pub... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 132A - Cancer Patients and Survivors’ Bill of Rights (§§ 3071 — 3080) › § 3073 - Responsibilities of public and private cancer patient service providers | (a) At the time the patient is diagnosed, the healthcare provider shall notify the Puerto Rico Central Cancer Registry if the case in order to keep real statistics on this population and prevent any penalties provided in §§ 390 et seq. of this title, better known as the “Puerto Rico Central Cancer Registry Act.”
(b) He... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-132a/3074/ | 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 132A - Cancer Patients and Survivors’ Bill of Rights (§§ 3071 — 3080)›§ 3074 - Faculties of the Office... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 132A - Cancer Patients and Survivors’ Bill of Rights (§§ 3071 — 3080) › § 3074 - Faculties of the Office of the Healthcare Advocate and the Insurance Co... | The Office of the Healthcare Advocate and the Insurance Commissioner are hereby empowered to:
(a) Act on complaints related to noncompliance with the provisions of this chapter.
(b) Carry out detailed investigations on the grounds and circumstances resulting in, without it being limited to, services that agencies are n... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-132a/3075/ | 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 132A - Cancer Patients and Survivors’ Bill of Rights (§§ 3071 — 3080)›§ 3075 - Advisory Board | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 132A - Cancer Patients and Survivors’ Bill of Rights (§§ 3071 — 3080) › § 3075 - Advisory Board | (a) The Cancer Patient and Survivor Care and Treatment Advisory Board is hereby created to advise the Governor of Puerto Rico with regard to devising and implementing the public policy on cancer control and the rights of cancer patients, survivors, and their families. The Board shall be composed of individuals and publ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-132a/3076/ | 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 132A - Cancer Patients and Survivors’ Bill of Rights (§§ 3071 — 3080)›§ 3076 - Penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 132A - Cancer Patients and Survivors’ Bill of Rights (§§ 3071 — 3080) › § 3076 - Penalties | Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000). If the violation to the provisions of this chapter affects a pediatric or geriatric cancer patient, the same shall be deemed to be aggravating... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-132a/3077/ | 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 132A - Cancer Patients and Survivors’ Bill of Rights (§§ 3071 — 3080)›§ 3077 - Funds | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 132A - Cancer Patients and Survivors’ Bill of Rights (§§ 3071 — 3080) › § 3077 - Funds | The funds that may be necessary for the administration or implementation of any of these provisions shall be consigned in the Joint Resolution of the General Expense Budget of the Department of Health of Puerto Rico and may be matched with state, municipal, federal, or private funds. The revenues on account of fines pa... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-132a/3078/ | 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 132A - Cancer Patients and Survivors’ Bill of Rights (§§ 3071 — 3080)›§ 3078 - Construction | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 132A - Cancer Patients and Survivors’ Bill of Rights (§§ 3071 — 3080) › § 3078 - Construction | This chapter shall be construed in the broadest and most beneficial manner for cancer patients, survivors, and their families. Furthermore, it shall be understood that every right granted under this chapter shall be in addition to any other right already granted. In the event that the provisions of this chapter are in ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-132a/3079/ | 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 132A - Cancer Patients and Survivors’ Bill of Rights (§§ 3071 — 3080)›§ 3079 - Signs | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 132A - Cancer Patients and Survivors’ Bill of Rights (§§ 3071 — 3080) › § 3079 - Signs | The various agencies, instrumentalities, public or quasi public corporations of the state and municipal governments, as well as private businesses, shall post conspicuous signs bearing the provisions of this chapter to ensure that all citizens are aware of the same.
History —Sep. 27, 2012, No. 275, § 10, eff. 180 days ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-132a/3080/ | 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 132A - Cancer Patients and Survivors’ Bill of Rights (§§ 3071 — 3080)›§ 3080 - Written report | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 132A - Cancer Patients and Survivors’ Bill of Rights (§§ 3071 — 3080) › § 3080 - Written report | Six (6) months after this act takes effect, the Department of Health, the Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Office of the Healthcare Advocate or equivalent juridical entity, the Office of the Ombudsman, the Department of Labor, the Office of the Insurance Commissioner, and the Department of Education shall f... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-133a/3111/ | 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 133A - Medical Assistance in Hospitals for Cases of Medical Emergencies (§§ 3111 — 3117)›§ 3111 - Defi... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 133A - Medical Assistance in Hospitals for Cases of Medical Emergencies (§§ 3111 — 3117) › § 3111 - Definitions | The following terms, as used in this chapter, shall have the meaning stated hereinbelow:
(a) Medical emergency. — Shall mean that health condition in which immediate medical assistance or first aid is unexpectedly required in order to preserve the health or reduce the damage or disability which could arise from a car a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-133a/3112/ | 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 133A - Medical Assistance in Hospitals for Cases of Medical Emergencies (§§ 3111 — 3117)›§ 3112 - Dete... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 133A - Medical Assistance in Hospitals for Cases of Medical Emergencies (§§ 3111 — 3117) › § 3112 - Determination of medical emergency condition | Any hospital, whether public or private, to whose emergency room a patient goes and requests medical treatment, shall perform the pertinent medical evaluation in order to determine whether there is a medical emergency condition or, in the case of a woman with apparent symptoms of labor, to determine if she is, indeed, ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-133a/3113/ | 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 133A - Medical Assistance in Hospitals for Cases of Medical Emergencies (§§ 3111 — 3117)›§ 3113 - Tran... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 133A - Medical Assistance in Hospitals for Cases of Medical Emergencies (§§ 3111 — 3117) › § 3113 - Transfers | If the patient has a medical emergency condition which cannot be stabilized, or the woman is in labor, the hospital shall not transfer him/her to another medical institution unless the patient, or the person legally responsible for him/her and acting on his/her behalf, insists on the transfer. Furthermore, the transfer... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-133a/3114/ | 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 133A - Medical Assistance in Hospitals for Cases of Medical Emergencies (§§ 3111 — 3117)›§ 3114 - Adeq... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 133A - Medical Assistance in Hospitals for Cases of Medical Emergencies (§§ 3111 — 3117) › § 3114 - Adequate inter-hospital transfer | An inter-hospital transfer is deemed to be adequate:
(a) When the medical institution that receives the patient has available space and qualified personnel to provide treatment, accepts the transfer, and agrees to provide adequate medical treatment;
(b) when the hospital transferring the patient provides the receiving ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-133a/3115/ | 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 133A - Medical Assistance in Hospitals for Cases of Medical Emergencies (§§ 3111 — 3117)›§ 3115 - File... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 133A - Medical Assistance in Hospitals for Cases of Medical Emergencies (§§ 3111 — 3117) › § 3115 - File of complaint | Any patient whose condition constitutes a medical emergency and any woman who is in labor, who goes to an emergency room of a hospital and is denied medical assistance for being unable to pay for medical services, or is transferred to another hospital in violation of the provisions of this chapter, may file a complaint... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-133a/3116/ | 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 133A - Medical Assistance in Hospitals for Cases of Medical Emergencies (§§ 3111 — 3117)›§ 3116 - Info... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 133A - Medical Assistance in Hospitals for Cases of Medical Emergencies (§§ 3111 — 3117) › § 3116 - Information to the public | All hospitals, whether public or private, shall have the obligation to post a sign in their emergency, first aid and stabilization rooms to make the people aware of their rights and guarantees with regard to this chapter.
History —June 28, 1994, No. 35, § 6, eff. 60 days after June 28, 1994. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-133a/3117/ | 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 133A - Medical Assistance in Hospitals for Cases of Medical Emergencies (§§ 3111 — 3117)›§ 3117 - Pena... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 133A - Medical Assistance in Hospitals for Cases of Medical Emergencies (§§ 3111 — 3117) › § 3117 - Penalties | Any natural or juridical person who knowingly violates the provisions of this chapter shall incur a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished with a fine to range from five thousand dollars ($5,000) to a maximum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), to be determined at the discretion of the court... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-134/3121/ | 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 134 - Children’s Trust Act (§§ 3121 — 3139a)›§ 3121 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 134 - Children’s Trust Act (§§ 3121 — 3139a) › § 3121 - Definitions | The following terms, whenever used or mentioned in this chapter, shall have the meaning stated below, except when the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a) Settlement Agreement. — Shall mean the Global Settlement Agreement signed on November 23, 1998, by the tobacco companies previously mentioned in the statement of... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-134/3122/ | 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 134 - Children’s Trust Act (§§ 3121 — 3139a)›§ 3122 - Creation of the Trust | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 134 - Children’s Trust Act (§§ 3121 — 3139a) › § 3122 - Creation of the Trust | A public trust fund is hereby created, attached to the Bank, which shall maintain said fund as fiduciary, apart from other public funds under its custody. Said trust constitutes a nonprofit, irrevocable and in perpetuity body corporate with an independent legal capacity. The trust, which shall be known as the “Children... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-134/3123/ | 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 134 - Children’s Trust Act (§§ 3121 — 3139a)›§ 3123 - Board of Directors of the Trust | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 134 - Children’s Trust Act (§§ 3121 — 3139a) › § 3123 - Board of Directors of the Trust | The powers of the Trust shall be exercised by a Board of Directors which shall be constituted by seven (7) members. Four (4) of the members of the Board of Directors shall be ex officio members: the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the President of the Bank, the Director of the Office of Management and Budg... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-134/3124/ | 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 134 - Children’s Trust Act (§§ 3121 — 3139a)›§ 3124 - Quorum | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 134 - Children’s Trust Act (§§ 3121 — 3139a) › § 3124 - Quorum | Four (4) members of the Board shall constitute quorum and the affirmative vote of at least four (4) of the members present shall be necessary for the Board to take any action, except to bring the session to a close. No absence or vacancy of the members of the Board shall hinder the latter, once there is quorum, from ex... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-134/3125/ | 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 134 - Children’s Trust Act (§§ 3121 — 3139a)›§ 3125 - Rights, powers, faculties and functions of the B... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 134 - Children’s Trust Act (§§ 3121 — 3139a) › § 3125 - Rights, powers, faculties and functions of the Board | In addition to any other provisions of this chapter, the Board of Directors shall have the following rights, powers, faculties and functions with regard to the Trust created by virtue of this chapter:
(a) Act as governing body of the Trust.
(b) Draft, adopt, amend and repeal rules and regulations to govern its activiti... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-134/3126/ | 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 134 - Children’s Trust Act (§§ 3121 — 3139a)›§ 3126 - Executive Director and employees | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 134 - Children’s Trust Act (§§ 3121 — 3139a) › § 3126 - Executive Director and employees | The Bank shall provide the Trust’s personnel, and shall be compensated by the Trust for those expenses incurred for personnel contracted to comply with the provisions of this chapter.
The Executive Vice President of the Bank, in charge of the finance area, shall be the Executive Director of the Trust and its Chief Exec... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-134/3127/ | 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 134 - Children’s Trust Act (§§ 3121 — 3139a)›§ 3127 - Civil liability | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 134 - Children’s Trust Act (§§ 3121 — 3139a) › § 3127 - Civil liability | The Board and its members in their individual capacity, as well as the officials, agents and employees of the Trust, shall not incur civil liability for any action taken in good faith in the performance of their duties and responsibilities, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and they shall be compensated for a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-134/3128/ | 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 134 - Children’s Trust Act (§§ 3121 — 3139a)›§ 3128 - General powers of the Trust | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 134 - Children’s Trust Act (§§ 3121 — 3139a) › § 3128 - General powers of the Trust | The Trust shall have and be able to exercise all rights and powers that are necessary or convenient to achieve the purposes mentioned, including, but without limiting the general nature of the above, the following:
(a) Adopt an official stamp and alter the same at its convenience.
(b) Adopt regulations for the administ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-134/3129/ | 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 134 - Children’s Trust Act (§§ 3121 — 3139a)›§ 3129 - Trust projects | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 134 - Children’s Trust Act (§§ 3121 — 3139a) › § 3129 - Trust projects | The Trust, in undertaking any project under the provisions of this chapter, shall be guided by and observe the criteria and requirements established by the Board of Directors. Provided, however, That every benefited entity shall comply with all operational, administrative and budgetary requirements and those that conce... |
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