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https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3572/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3572 - Healthcare service coverage | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3572 - Healthcare service coverage | Autism spectrum disorder is hereby recognized as a health disorder. Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder that, in addition to social interaction and communication impairments caused by neurological problems, entails metabolic, immunological, and gastrointestinal conditions. Moreover, it requires sp... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3573/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3573 - Private health insurance plans | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3573 - Private health insurance plans | Health insurance plans, whether through individual or group coverage, insurance company, contract or agreement to provide healthcare services in Puerto Rico entered into with companies, individuals or local or foreign entities, shall be required to offer coverage for Autism treatment. Said coverage shall include, but n... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3574/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3574 - Safety | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3574 - Safety | Safety comprises the safeguards and efforts made to guarantee that persons with autism spectrum disorder have the opportunities they need to achieve their full physical, mental, and emotional development thus protecting their interests and wellfare.
It is hereby declared as public policy that the Government of Puerto R... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3575/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3575 - Research | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3575 - Research | The Government of Puerto Rico shall promote autism spectrum disorder research. This initiatives shall include research development to support the identification of persons with Autism and the proper diagnosis to enable evidence- based interventions. Action shall be taken, according to research findings, regarding the e... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3576/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3576 - Wage subsidy | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3576 - Wage subsidy | The Department of Labor and Human Resources shall create a wage subsidy program for any employer who hires a person with an autism spectrum disorder. The Department of Labor and Human Resources shall promulgate regulations within one hundred twenty (120) days from the approval of this act whereby the protocol for the i... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3577/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3577 - Responsibilities of municipal governments and Commonwealth a... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3577 - Responsibilities of municipal governments and Commonwealth agencies | In accordance with the public policy set forth herein, it is hereby declared that the agencies, bodies, and instrumentalities of the Government of Puerto Rico shall be responsible for soliciting, supporting, protecting, facilitating, coordinating, and appropriating funds for the implementation of the public policy in a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3578/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3578 - Coordination between organizations that offer services to th... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3578 - Coordination between organizations that offer services to the autism spectrum disorder population [in Puerto... | Community organizations, whether for profit, nonprofit, or faith-based, and other community institutions that receive public funds shall provide direct services and support to the services rendered by the Commonwealth or municipal governments, to the extent their resources allow. These community organizations, whether ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3579/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3579 - Coordination between agencies of the Government of Puerto Ri... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3579 - Coordination between agencies of the Government of Puerto Rico and nongovernmental organizations | Nongovernmental organizations that offer services to the autism spectrum disorder population shall be required to notify the same to enable integrated care coordination for the benefit of the population.
History Sept. 4, 2012, No. 220, —Sep. 4, 2012, No. 220, § 21. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3580/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3580 - Steering Committee | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3580 - Steering Committee | The Secretary shall chair the Steering Committee composed of one (1) representative designated by the Secretary of Education, one (1) social worker of the Department of the Family, one (1) representative designated by the Administrator of the Vocational Rehabilitation Administration, one (1) representative designated b... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3581/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3581 - Disclosure of information | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3581 - Disclosure of information | The Puerto Rico Public Broadcasting Corporation shall design and broadcast a quarterly television program to inform the autism spectrum disorder population about the services offered by the Government of Puerto Rico. Municipal governments and agencies of the Government of Puerto Rico shall be required to offer the nece... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3582/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3582 - Fund appropriation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3582 - Fund appropriation | For purposes of achieving the objectives of this chapter, the Department of Health, the Department of Education, the Department of the Family, the Department of Housing, the Sports and Recreation Department, the Department of Labor and Human Resources, the Health Insurance Administration, the Puerto Rico Public Broadca... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3583/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3583 - Causes of civil and criminal actions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3583 - Causes of civil and criminal actions | Any violation of the obligations established in this chapter by any agency or official of the Government of Puerto Rico, as well as any private person or entity, shall constitute cause of action for damages. Any person adversely affected by any noncompliance with this chapter shall have legal standing to file a writ of... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3584/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3584 - Rulemaking authority | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3584 - Rulemaking authority | Any agency, instrumentality, or municipal government of the Government of Puerto Rico that provides services to the autism spectrum disorder population shall adjust its rules and regulations to the public policy set forth herein within ninety (90) days after the effective date of this act.
History —Sep. 4, 2012, No. 22... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-149a/3585/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585)›§ 3585 - Superseding clause | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 149A - BIDA Act (§§ 3561 — 3585) › § 3585 - Superseding clause | Any act, or part thereof, Joint Resolution, or administrative provision that is inconsistent with any provision of this chapter shall be superseded by this chapter. Any case law or legal rules not specifically repealed herein or which are not inconsistent with this chapter shall continue in effect.
History —Sep. 4, 201... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620 - Definitions | The following terms shall have the meaning stated hereinbelow:
(a) Eye Bank.— Means the Eye Bank of the Puerto Rican Lion’s Club or any other similar entity that could exist in the future in Puerto Rico.
(b) Blood Bank.— Means any center that collects, processes, and preserves blood collected from humans in order to ma... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620a - Board—Creation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620a - Board—Creation | The Human Bodies, Organs and Tissues Disposition Board is hereby created, attached to the University of Puerto Rico Medical Science Campus in order to obtain cadavers for the use of the School of Medicine and Dentistry and to contribute to the advancement of medicine and surgery in Puerto Rico; and to regulate the dona... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620b - Board—Members | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620b - Board—Members | The members of the Board, appointed by the Chancellor of the University of Puerto Rico Medical Science Campus, shall be one (1) surgeon specialized in organ and tissue transplant, one (1) pathologist, one (1) neurosurgeon, one (1) member of the faculty of the Anatomy Department of all the schools of medicine in Puerto ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620c/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620c - Board—Transfer; duties; regulations; ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620c - Board—Transfer; duties; regulations; registries | The Board shall have the following duties:
(a) Opt those rules and regulations needed for its internal operation and for the processing of donations received pursuant to the provisions of §§ 3620—3620y of this title.
(b) Regulate the storage, use and disposition of the cadavers or parts thereof. Such rules and regulati... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620d/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620d - Donors | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620d - Donors | (a) Any person eighteen (18) years of age or older and in full use of his mental faculties may donate his entire body or any part thereof to the persons, institutions, or entities included in §§ 3620-3620y of this title for purposes of clinical autopsies, anatomical research, or to be used to assist in the progress of ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620e/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620e - Donees | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620e - Donees | A donation pursuant to §§ 3620-3620y of this title may be made in favor of any of the following donees, but only for the ends and purposes of §§ 3620-3620y of this title.
(a) Any hospital, clinic, bank, or medical institution enabled and certified to recover and manage cadavers or human body parts, or any physician or ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620f/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620f - Procedure; release from liability | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620f - Procedure; release from liability | (a) Any person authorized to make an anatomical gift under § 3620d of this title shall make the donation by signing an organ, eye, and tissue donor card that meets the requirements hereinafter provided; registering electronically in the organ, eye, and tissue Donor Registry, in accordance with the provisions of § 3620w... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620g/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620g - Compensation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620g - Compensation | The donations in whole or in part of a body or of organs for a living transplant shall not be subject to compensation or remuneration whatsoever. It shall not be construed as a violation to this section that the donee or other person pay the expenses incurred in the donation.
History —Dec. 25, 2002, No. 296, § 9. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620h/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620h - Cadavers—Medical examination; organs | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620h - Cadavers—Medical examination; organs | The donation in whole or in part of a cadaver or an organ for a living transplant entails the authorization of a medical physician to determine if said body or the donated part thereof meets the conditions needed for the purpose it is to be used.
The rights of the donee arising from the donation shall prevail over thos... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620i/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620i - Notice of death; conservation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620i - Notice of death; conservation | The hospitals shall notify the Organs Recovery Organization of all deaths or imminent deaths. Furthermore, the hospitals in which persons die whose bodies or parts thereof have been bequeathed or donated for the ends and purposes of §§ 3620—3620y of this title, and that [are] aware of these circumstances, shall immedia... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620j/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620j - Autopsies | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620j - Autopsies | The autopsy of those persons whose body and part thereof have been bequeathed or donated for the ends and purposes of §§ 3620—3620y of this title to a particular donee shall be performed in the hospital where the death has occurred. The autopsy expenses shall be defrayed by the donee. However, if the hospital lacks the... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620k/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620k - Acceptance | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620k - Acceptance | The donee may accept the donation or bequest of a cadaver in its totality, accept only those parts of the deceased body deemed useful, or refuse said donation or bequest in its totality. In the case of partial acceptance or total refusal, he/she shall notify the Board within the twenty-four (24) hours following the dea... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620l/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620l - Unclaimed | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620l - Unclaimed | When the death of a person occurs in a hospital, psychiatric hospital, public asylum, or any other charitable or public or private health institution or penitentiary, and the institution does not know the family or persons in charge of the deceased; and in those cases in which a death occurs and the cadaver is not clai... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620m/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620m - Transfer to the medical sciences camp... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620m - Transfer to the medical sciences campus; conservation | The Board shall provide all that is necessary for the immediate transfer of these cadavers to the entity designated by the Board for such purpose, and for their conservation for a term of five (5) days. During this term, the Board may not use them in the event that a family member from those previously listed in §§ 362... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620n/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620n - Notice to the Vital Statistics Regist... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620n - Notice to the Vital Statistics Registry | The Board shall have the obligation to notify the Vital Statistics Registry of the place from where the cadavers were removed as well as the transfer thereof to the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus.
History —Dec. 25, 2002, No. 296, § 16. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620o/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620o - Claim; notice | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620o - Claim; notice | The person or entity that requests the delivery of a cadaver that has been removed and preserved by the Board shall have the obligation of previously notifying the Vital Statistics Register of its claim of the cadaver. When the petitioners have sufficient financial resources, they shall pay the Board the expenses incur... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620p/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620p - Not used | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620p - Not used | In those cases in which the Board is not interested in using the cadaver, it shall notify the pertinent municipal authorities so that they may proceed with the burial thereof.
History —Dec. 25, 2002, No. 296, § 18. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620q/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620q - Use | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620q - Use | (a) The cadavers donated to the Board shall be used for the purposes established in the donation.
(b) Those unclaimed cadavers shall be used exclusively for the donation of tissues or for anatomical demonstrations, dissection and other similar purposes pertaining to teaching, health and the progress of medicine.
(c) Wh... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620r/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620r - Autopsy or removal of donated organs—... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620r - Autopsy or removal of donated organs—Term | The Board shall have up to seventy-two (72) hours counting from the time of death to perform the autopsy or to remove any organ, tissue or part of the body that is donated to it or to any donee in particular and shall not be civilly or criminally liable for the use of cadavers, clinical autopsy or removal of organs, ti... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620s/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620s - Medical supervision of coordinators i... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620s - Medical supervision of coordinators in the recovery of cadaveric tissues or organs | The organ recovery organizations, tissue banks and eye banks may use coordinators who are registered nurses, medical assistants or other personnel trained in the field of medicine who satisfy the pertinent standards of organ recovery organizations, tissue banks or eye banks, as adopted by the Secretary of Health to ass... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620t/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620t - Recovery of cadaveric organs for tran... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620t - Recovery of cadaveric organs for transplantation by physicians licensed in the United... | Any physician specialized in the practice of obtaining organs to be transplanted and who [has] their license to practice medicine and surgery in the United States up to date may recover cadaveric organs through surgical methods to be transplanted if:
(1) The organs have been recovered for a patient outside of Puerto Ri... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620u/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620u - Hospital protocol of the donor | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620u - Hospital protocol of the donor | Each hospital shall develop a hospital protocol of the donor to identify body, organs and tissue donors. It shall be the duty of the hospital administrator or his authorized representative upon notifying the death of a patient to inquire [of] his/her closest relative whether the deceased was an organ donor or if the la... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620v/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620v - Copy of the protocol | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620v - Copy of the protocol | In the case the autopsy is performed in the same hospital where the death occurred, a copy of the autopsy protocol shall be remitted to the Board for its filing therein.
History —Dec. 25, 2002, No. 296, § 25. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620w/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620w - Education program | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620w - Education program | The Department of Transportation and Public Works shall develop and implement, with the collaboration and advice of the Human Bodies, Organs and Tissues Disposal Board, an education program for the applicants of new licenses and renewal of motor vehicles driving licenses in Puerto Rico. Said program shall be establishe... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620w-1/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620w-1 - Donor registry | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620w-1 - Donor registry | (a) The Board will be responsible for creating, developing, and maintaining an online organ, eye, and tissue donor registry, in which all anatomical gifts made in Puerto Rico shall be electronically recorded, allowing organ, eye, and tissue donors to register, as well as all organ, tissue, and eye donations submitted t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620x/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620x - Penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620x - Penalties | Any person who violates the provisions of §§ 3620—3620y of this title or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder shall incur a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) months or with a penalty of not less than... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-150/3620y/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)›PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891)›Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y)›§ 3620y - Budget | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 150 - Donations and Transplants (§§ 3601-3619 — 3620y) › § 3620y - Budget | The sums needed for the implementation and operation of §§ 3620—3620y of this title shall be consigned in the corresponding item to the University of Puerto Rico Medical Science campus from the general budget for the University of Puerto Rico.
Likewise, and in order to provide the recurrent funds needed to implement §§... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-152/3651/ | 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 152 - Terminal Health Condition; Advanced Statement of Will Regarding Treatment (§§ 3651 — 3663)›§ 365... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 152 - Terminal Health Condition; Advanced Statement of Will Regarding Treatment (§§ 3651 — 3663) › § 3651 - Definitions | The following terms shall have the meaning set forth hereinbelow:
(a) Person of legal age. — Any person that is twenty-one (21) years of age.
(b) Medical treatment. — Any type of medical treatment, procedure or intervention administered to a patient to sustain, restore or establish vital functions of a patient with the... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-152/3652/ | 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 152 - Terminal Health Condition; Advanced Statement of Will Regarding Treatment (§§ 3651 — 3663)›§ 365... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 152 - Terminal Health Condition; Advanced Statement of Will Regarding Treatment (§§ 3651 — 3663) › § 3652 - Right to advanced statement of will | Any person of legal age and of sound mind may state, in advance and at any time, his/her will to be submitted or not to a specific medical treatment in the event of suffering a terminal health condition or a persistent vegetative state that would prevent him/her from expressing at the time [sic] said medical treatments... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-152/3653/ | 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 152 - Terminal Health Condition; Advanced Statement of Will Regarding Treatment (§§ 3651 — 3663)›§ 365... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 152 - Terminal Health Condition; Advanced Statement of Will Regarding Treatment (§§ 3651 — 3663) › § 3653 - Statement of will | The statement of will authorized herein shall meet the following requirements:
(a) It shall contain the express will of the declarant ordering the physician or health service institution that keeps him/her under its care and attend to his/her bodily needs while the declarant is suffering a terminal health condition or ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-152/3654/ | 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 152 - Terminal Health Condition; Advanced Statement of Will Regarding Treatment (§§ 3651 — 3663)›§ 365... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 152 - Terminal Health Condition; Advanced Statement of Will Regarding Treatment (§§ 3651 — 3663) › § 3654 - Notification | It shall be the duty of the declarant to notify the physician and the health services institution of the existence of his/her statement and deliver a copy thereof to each. If the declarant falls into a persistent vegetative state or is incapable of communicating on his/her own, one (1) of the witnesses referred to in s... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-152/3655/ | 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 152 - Terminal Health Condition; Advanced Statement of Will Regarding Treatment (§§ 3651 — 3663)›§ 365... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 152 - Terminal Health Condition; Advanced Statement of Will Regarding Treatment (§§ 3651 — 3663) › § 3655 - Execution | The statement of will prepared pursuant to § 3652 of this title shall be executable once the declarant is diagnosed with a terminal health condition or falls into a persistent vegetative state.
History —Nov. 17, 2001, No. 160, § 6. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-152/3656/ | 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 152 - Terminal Health Condition; Advanced Statement of Will Regarding Treatment (§§ 3651 — 3663)›§ 365... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 152 - Terminal Health Condition; Advanced Statement of Will Regarding Treatment (§§ 3651 — 3663) › § 3656 - Revocation | The statement of will recognized in § 3652 of this title may be revoked in its totality at any time by the declarant through a written or verbal statement for said purpose. When the revocation is made in writing, it shall contain the date of issue, the express will to revoke the provisions set forth in the statement of... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-152/3657/ | 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 152 - Terminal Health Condition; Advanced Statement of Will Regarding Treatment (§§ 3651 — 3663)›§ 365... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 152 - Terminal Health Condition; Advanced Statement of Will Regarding Treatment (§§ 3651 — 3663) › § 3657 - Modification | The modification of the statement of will recognized in § 3652 of this title shall only be done through the same means and with the same requirements established in § 3653 of this title for the modified statement of will to be valid.
History —Nov. 17, 2001, No. 160, § 8. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-152/3658/ | 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 152 - Terminal Health Condition; Advanced Statement of Will Regarding Treatment (§§ 3651 — 3663)›§ 365... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 152 - Terminal Health Condition; Advanced Statement of Will Regarding Treatment (§§ 3651 — 3663) › § 3658 - Pregnant woman | In the event that the declarant is a pregnant woman and as such suffers a terminal health condition, the statement of will authorized in § 3652 of this title shall remain ineffective until the pregnancy has ended.
History —Nov. 17, 2001, No. 160, § 9. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-152/3659/ | 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 152 - Terminal Health Condition; Advanced Statement of Will Regarding Treatment (§§ 3651 — 3663)›§ 365... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 152 - Terminal Health Condition; Advanced Statement of Will Regarding Treatment (§§ 3651 — 3663) › § 3659 - Civil or criminal liability | The physician and the health services institution that admits the patient shall faithfully comply with the stated will of the declarant, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. A violation of the provisions of this chapter by the physicians or health service institutions responsible for the care of the declarant sh... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-152/3660/ | 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 152 - Terminal Health Condition; Advanced Statement of Will Regarding Treatment (§§ 3651 — 3663)›§ 366... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 152 - Terminal Health Condition; Advanced Statement of Will Regarding Treatment (§§ 3651 — 3663) › § 3660 - Quality of basic health care | The exercise of the rights recognized in this chapter shall not in any manner affect the quality of basic health care, including but not limited to, hygiene, comfort and safety that shall be provided to ensure respect of human dignity and the quality of life until the moment of death.
History —Nov. 17, 2001, No. 160, §... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-152/3661/ | 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 152 - Terminal Health Condition; Advanced Statement of Will Regarding Treatment (§§ 3651 — 3663)›§ 366... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 152 - Terminal Health Condition; Advanced Statement of Will Regarding Treatment (§§ 3651 — 3663) › § 3661 - Insurance | The exercise of the rights recognized in this chapter shall not, in any manner, affect the procedures for the request, sale or adjudication of any life insurance or health insurance policy. No life insurance policy shall be cancelled, annulled or adversely affected in any manner that is prejudicial to the insured due t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-152/3662/ | 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 152 - Terminal Health Condition; Advanced Statement of Will Regarding Treatment (§§ 3651 — 3663)›§ 366... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 152 - Terminal Health Condition; Advanced Statement of Will Regarding Treatment (§§ 3651 — 3663) › § 3662 - Euthanasia—Prohibition | This chapter does not authorize the practice of euthanasia or mercy killing.
History —Nov. 17, 2001, No. 160, § 13. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-152/3663/ | 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 152 - Terminal Health Condition; Advanced Statement of Will Regarding Treatment (§§ 3651 — 3663)›§ 366... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 152 - Terminal Health Condition; Advanced Statement of Will Regarding Treatment (§§ 3651 — 3663) › § 3663 - Provisions of Civil Code | The provisions of the Civil Code of Puerto Rico on mandates shall constitute suppletory rights to the provisions of this chapter.
History —Nov. 17, 2001, No. 160, § 14. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-153/3671/ | 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 153 - Medical Emergency Corps (§§ 3671 — 3681)›§ 3671 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 153 - Medical Emergency Corps (§§ 3671 — 3681) › § 3671 - Definitions | The following words and terms, whenever used or referred to in this chapter, shall have the meaning set forth below unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Statements in the present tense also include the future, and those made in the masculine gender include the feminine gender, except in those cases in which ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-153/3672/ | 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 153 - Medical Emergency Corps (§§ 3671 — 3681)›§ 3672 - Creation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 153 - Medical Emergency Corps (§§ 3671 — 3681) › § 3672 - Creation | The “Medical Emergency Corps” of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is hereby created, to be attached to the Department of Health, to be fiscally and administratively independent. The Medical Emergency Corps of Puerto Rico shall be responsible for guaranteeing for citizens in general a top quality service when unforeseeab... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-153/3673/ | 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 153 - Medical Emergency Corps (§§ 3671 — 3681)›§ 3673 - Authorities and powers—Responsibilities | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 153 - Medical Emergency Corps (§§ 3671 — 3681) › § 3673 - Authorities and powers—Responsibilities | The Medical Emergency Corps shall have the powers that are necessary and convenient to meet the purposes and comply with the provisions of this chapter, including but not limited to the following:
(a) Adopt, alter and use the official seal of the Medical Emergency Corps of Puerto Rico.
(b) Lease or sublet personal and ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-153/3674/ | 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 153 - Medical Emergency Corps (§§ 3671 — 3681)›§ 3674 - Authorities and powers—Responsibilities of the... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 153 - Medical Emergency Corps (§§ 3671 — 3681) › § 3674 - Authorities and powers—Responsibilities of the Secretary | Under this chapter, the Secretary shall have the following functions and powers:
(a) To advise the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Legislature when formulating and implementing the public policy relative to a medical emergency system in Puerto Rico.
(b) To coordinate with the Executive Director in t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-153/3675/ | 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 153 - Medical Emergency Corps (§§ 3671 — 3681)›§ 3675 - Executive Director; Organization | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 153 - Medical Emergency Corps (§§ 3671 — 3681) › § 3675 - Executive Director; Organization | The Medical Emergency Corps of Puerto Rico shall be headed by an Executive Director, who shall be appointed by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Executive Director shall hold office until his successor is designated. Compensation for the office of Executive D... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-153/3676/ | 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 153 - Medical Emergency Corps (§§ 3671 — 3681)›§ 3676 - Bylaws | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 153 - Medical Emergency Corps (§§ 3671 — 3681) › § 3676 - Bylaws | The Executive Director is hereby directed to adopt bylaws as necessary for the internal operation of the Medical Emergency Corps and for the implementation of the provisions of this chapter.
Bylaws approved by the Executive Director under this chapter must comply with the provisions of §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3, known... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-153/3677/ | 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 153 - Medical Emergency Corps (§§ 3671 — 3681)›§ 3677 - Responsibilities | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 153 - Medical Emergency Corps (§§ 3671 — 3681) › § 3677 - Responsibilities | The Executive Director, his/her representatives, administrators, persons in charge o[f] occupying land plots, buildings or structures subject to the provisions of this chapter or the regulations or orders, resolutions or decisions issued thereunder, shall be responsible for enforcing and complying with the provisions o... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-153/3678/ | 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 153 - Medical Emergency Corps (§§ 3671 — 3681)›§ 3678 - Car fleet | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 153 - Medical Emergency Corps (§§ 3671 — 3681) › § 3678 - Car fleet | The Executive Director is hereby empowered to administer the car fleet of the agency. He/she shall be fully responsible for buying, maintaining and repairing the car fleet of the agency. He/she may also organize repair shops or contract with private shops for the maintenance and repair of the units in service and of al... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-153/3679/ | 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 153 - Medical Emergency Corps (§§ 3671 — 3681)›§ 3679 - Uniform and equipment | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 153 - Medical Emergency Corps (§§ 3671 — 3681) › § 3679 - Uniform and equipment | The Executive Director shall determine by regulation the clothing and insignias that are to constitute the official uniform of the Medical Emergency Corps of Puerto Rico. All articles of clothing and the uniform and equipment prescribed shall be supplied to the members of the Corps at the expense of the Government. Pro... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-153/3680/ | 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 153 - Medical Emergency Corps (§§ 3671 — 3681)›§ 3680 - Funds | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 153 - Medical Emergency Corps (§§ 3671 — 3681) › § 3680 - Funds | Funds received by the Medical Emergency Corps of Puerto Rico under this chapter shall be deposited in a special account to be known as the “Special Fund of the Medical Emergency Corps of Puerto Rico”. Said Fund shall be established by the Secretary of the Department of the Treasury of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, i... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-153/3681/ | 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 153 - Medical Emergency Corps (§§ 3671 — 3681)›§ 3681 - Effectiveness of agreements, compacts and othe... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 153 - Medical Emergency Corps (§§ 3671 — 3681) › § 3681 - Effectiveness of agreements, compacts and others | No provision of this chapter shall be construed to modify, alter or invalidate any agreement, compact or claim in effect as of the date of approval of this act and during the transfer period.
History —Sept. 30, 2004, No. 539, § 14. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-154/3691/ | 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 154 - Labor, Childbirth and Post-partum Partner Act (§§ 3691 — 3696)›§ 3691 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 154 - Labor, Childbirth and Post-partum Partner Act (§§ 3691 — 3696) › § 3691 - Definitions | For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings expressed below:
(a) Partners during the childbirth phases. — Person or persons freely chosen by the woman in labor to accompany or assist her during the various phases of childbirth, among which are: mothers, fathers, relatives, ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-154/3692/ | 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 154 - Labor, Childbirth and Post-partum Partner Act (§§ 3691 — 3696)›§ 3692 - Rights of pregnant women | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 154 - Labor, Childbirth and Post-partum Partner Act (§§ 3691 — 3696) › § 3692 - Rights of pregnant women | All pregnant women shall have the following rights at the time of labor, childbirth and post-partum:
(a) To be informed (by a certified health professional and a physician) about the different medical interventions that may be performed during the process, so that she may choose freely, when there are several alternati... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-154/3693/ | 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 154 - Labor, Childbirth and Post-partum Partner Act (§§ 3691 — 3696)›§ 3693 - Rights of newborns | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 154 - Labor, Childbirth and Post-partum Partner Act (§§ 3691 — 3696) › § 3693 - Rights of newborns | All newborns have the right to:
(a) Be treated in a respectful and dignified manner.
(b) Not to be submitted to any examination or intervention research or teaching purposes, unless express written consent is given by the child’s father and mother with patria potestas.
(c) To have accommodations together with the mothe... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-154/3694/ | 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 154 - Labor, Childbirth and Post-partum Partner Act (§§ 3691 — 3696)›§ 3694 - Rights of parents | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 154 - Labor, Childbirth and Post-partum Partner Act (§§ 3691 — 3696) › § 3694 - Rights of parents | The father and mother of a child born in a risk situation shall have the following rights:
(a) To obtain sufficient and continuous easy to understand information in an adequate environment about the process or evolution of the health of their child, including diagnosis, prognosis and treatment.
(b) To have continued ac... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-154/3695/ | 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 154 - Labor, Childbirth and Post-partum Partner Act (§§ 3691 — 3696)›§ 3695 - Responsibility of Depart... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 154 - Labor, Childbirth and Post-partum Partner Act (§§ 3691 — 3696) › § 3695 - Responsibility of Department of Health | The Department of Health of Puerto Rico shall be responsible for the disclosure of this chapter in all public or private hospitals, labor rooms, obstetrics preparation or recovery rooms or any place in which women are cared for during the process of gestation and childbirth.
History —Aug. 10, 2006, No. 156, § 6, eff. 6... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-154/3696/ | 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 154 - Labor, Childbirth and Post-partum Partner Act (§§ 3691 — 3696)›§ 3696 - Complaints; fines | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 154 - Labor, Childbirth and Post-partum Partner Act (§§ 3691 — 3696) › § 3696 - Complaints; fines | The Office of the Women’s Advocate is hereby empowered to receive, handle and settle complaints filed for violations of the rights established in this chapter. Any violation of the provisions of this chapter shall entail a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500), nor of more than five thousand dollars ($5,000... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-155/subchapter-i/3701/ | 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 155 - Act to Require Installation of Defibrillators (§§ 3701 — 3709)›Subchapter I - Government Entitie... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 155 - Act to Require Installation of Defibrillators (§§ 3701 — 3709) › Subchapter I - Government Entities (§§ 3701 — 3705) › § 3701 - Obligation | Every public agency, corporation or instrumentality, and the municipalities are hereby required to have a defibrillator in their facilities at all times while an activity is taking place or while rendering services to the public when there are more than two hundred (200) persons present. Furthermore, it shall be the re... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-155/subchapter-i/3702/ | 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 155 - Act to Require Installation of Defibrillators (§§ 3701 — 3709)›Subchapter I - Government Entitie... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 155 - Act to Require Installation of Defibrillators (§§ 3701 — 3709) › Subchapter I - Government Entities (§§ 3701 — 3705) › § 3702 - Definitions | For the purposes of this chapter, except where the context indicates otherwise, the following terms shall have the meaning stated below:
(1) Defibrillation. — Means the emergency treatment for the management of ventricular fibrillation or cardiac arrest.
(2) Automated external defibrillator. — Means the portable device... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-155/subchapter-i/3703/ | 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 155 - Act to Require Installation of Defibrillators (§§ 3701 — 3709)›Subchapter I - Government Entitie... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 155 - Act to Require Installation of Defibrillators (§§ 3701 — 3709) › Subchapter I - Government Entities (§§ 3701 — 3705) › § 3703 - Immediate use in c... | To allow the right referred to in § 3701 of this title, the immediate use of an automated external defibrillator is hereby required established in every cardiovascular emergency that occurs in any of the places established in this chapter.
History —July 30, 2007, No. 85, § 4. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-155/subchapter-i/3704/ | 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 155 - Act to Require Installation of Defibrillators (§§ 3701 — 3709)›Subchapter I - Government Entitie... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 155 - Act to Require Installation of Defibrillators (§§ 3701 — 3709) › Subchapter I - Government Entities (§§ 3701 — 3705) › § 3704 - Regulations | (a) The Secretary of Health is hereby empowered to adopt the necessary regulations to enforce the provisions of this chapter and to determine through regulations which public agencies, corporations and instrumentalities shall require the installation of automated external defibrillators and the location thereof. In the... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-155/subchapter-i/3705/ | 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 155 - Act to Require Installation of Defibrillators (§§ 3701 — 3709)›Subchapter I - Government Entitie... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 155 - Act to Require Installation of Defibrillators (§§ 3701 — 3709) › Subchapter I - Government Entities (§§ 3701 — 3705) › § 3705 - Funds | (a) To attain the purposes of this chapter, the Secretary of the Department of Health and the heads of the concerned agencies and instrumentalities, as well as the municipalities are hereby empowered to request, receive, match and administer Commonwealth, federal and municipal funds and receive donations from private a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-155/subchapter-ii/3706/ | 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 155 - Act to Require Installation of Defibrillators (§§ 3701 — 3709)›Subchapter II - Private Instituti... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 155 - Act to Require Installation of Defibrillators (§§ 3701 — 3709) › Subchapter II - Private Institutions (§§ 3706 — 3709) › § 3706 - Public policy | It is hereby established as the public policy of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to recognize the right of the citizenry to the enjoyment of life and to the improvement of their quality of life. Pursuant to said public policy, every private establishment engaged in receiving or rendering services to people shall have a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-155/subchapter-ii/3707/ | 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 155 - Act to Require Installation of Defibrillators (§§ 3701 — 3709)›Subchapter II - Private Instituti... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 155 - Act to Require Installation of Defibrillators (§§ 3701 — 3709) › Subchapter II - Private Institutions (§§ 3706 — 3709) › § 3707 - Definitions | For the purposes of this subchapter, except where the context indicates otherwise, the following terms shall have the meaning stated below:
(1) Defibrillation. — Means the emergency treatment for the management of ventricular fibrillation or cardiac arrest.
(2) Automated external defibrillator. — Means the portable dev... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-155/subchapter-ii/3708/ | 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 155 - Act to Require Installation of Defibrillators (§§ 3701 — 3709)›Subchapter II - Private Instituti... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 155 - Act to Require Installation of Defibrillators (§§ 3701 — 3709) › Subchapter II - Private Institutions (§§ 3706 — 3709) › § 3708 - Training of huma... | The Department of Health, in coordination with the personnel in charge of the private establishment, shall be responsible for the training of the human resources who shall administer the defibrillators, who shall be at least three (3) persons. The Department of Health, through regulations, may compel the use of the aut... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-155/subchapter-ii/3709/ | 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 155 - Act to Require Installation of Defibrillators (§§ 3701 — 3709)›Subchapter II - Private Instituti... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 155 - Act to Require Installation of Defibrillators (§§ 3701 — 3709) › Subchapter II - Private Institutions (§§ 3706 — 3709) › § 3709 - Regulations | The Secretary of the Department of Health shall draft and adopt regulations pursuant to the provisions of §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Uniform Administrative Procedures Act”, not later than one hundred and eighty (180) days after the approval of this act for the enforcement thereof, and shall establish pen... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-156/3711/ | 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 156 - Warning of Harmful Effects of Alcohol Consumption in Pregnant Women (§§ 3711 — 3713)›§ 3711 - Po... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 156 - Warning of Harmful Effects of Alcohol Consumption in Pregnant Women (§§ 3711 — 3713) › § 3711 - Posters | (a) Any business that serves, sells or in which alcoholic beverages are consumed, shall display in visibly prominent places, posters that warn about the harmful effects of alcohol consumption in women of reproductive age who are pregnant or plan to become pregnant and on the consequences of exposing the baby to suffer ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-156/3712/ | 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 156 - Warning of Harmful Effects of Alcohol Consumption in Pregnant Women (§§ 3711 — 3713)›§ 3712 - Po... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 156 - Warning of Harmful Effects of Alcohol Consumption in Pregnant Women (§§ 3711 — 3713) › § 3712 - Powers of Department and Bureau | The Department of Health and the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages of the Department of the Treasury shall be empowered to intervene, sanction and fine any business that does not display said posters in a visibly prominent place; Provided, That the Department of Health shall be empowered to issue an initial notice or warni... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-156/3713/ | 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 156 - Warning of Harmful Effects of Alcohol Consumption in Pregnant Women (§§ 3711 — 3713)›§ 3713 - Us... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 156 - Warning of Harmful Effects of Alcohol Consumption in Pregnant Women (§§ 3711 — 3713) › § 3713 - Use of revenues; regulations | The revenues proceeding from the fines imposed on merchants or business persons shall be destined to efforts for prevention and orientation on the effects of alcohol consumption on women and the fetus, and shall be in the custody of the Mental Health and Drug Addiction Services Administration. The Mental Health and Dru... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-157/3721/ | 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 157 - Act to Foster the Holding of Health Fairs in Government Agencies (§§ 3721 — 3726)›§ 3721 - Defin... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 157 - Act to Foster the Holding of Health Fairs in Government Agencies (§§ 3721 — 3726) › § 3721 - Definitions | For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning stated hereinbelow:
(a) Government agencies.— Shall mean any department, agency, instrumentality, office and any other entity of the Executive Branch of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, including public corporations, their subsidiaries or any ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-157/3722/ | 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 157 - Act to Foster the Holding of Health Fairs in Government Agencies (§§ 3721 — 3726)›§ 3722 - Publi... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 157 - Act to Foster the Holding of Health Fairs in Government Agencies (§§ 3721 — 3726) › § 3722 - Public policy | Provided, that it shall be the public policy of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to sponsor the holding of health fairs in all government agencies to provide information to public employees regarding the diseases and conditions that most affect the Island’s population, as well as their prevention and treatment.
History ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-157/3723/ | 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 157 - Act to Foster the Holding of Health Fairs in Government Agencies (§§ 3721 — 3726)›§ 3723 - Organ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 157 - Act to Foster the Holding of Health Fairs in Government Agencies (§§ 3721 — 3726) › § 3723 - Organization of health fairs | Health fairs shall be organized with the purpose of providing information about the following:
(a) Preventive health services for government agency employees, including tests, talks, and orientation.
(b) Orientation about preventing the spread of disease and virus in the public employees’ workplace.
(c) The integration... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-157/3724/ | 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 157 - Act to Foster the Holding of Health Fairs in Government Agencies (§§ 3721 — 3726)›§ 3724 - Compl... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 157 - Act to Foster the Holding of Health Fairs in Government Agencies (§§ 3721 — 3726) › § 3724 - Compliance with this public policy | It shall be the responsibility of the Secretary of the Department of Health to ensure compliance with this public policy and to promote compliance with the purposes of this chapter as well. The Secretary is hereby empowered and authorized to adopt the administrative rules and regulations necessary to comply with this c... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-157/3725/ | 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 157 - Act to Foster the Holding of Health Fairs in Government Agencies (§§ 3721 — 3726)›§ 3725 - Devel... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 157 - Act to Foster the Holding of Health Fairs in Government Agencies (§§ 3721 — 3726) › § 3725 - Development and execution | To develop and execute the public policy set forth herein, government agencies are hereby authorized to establish protocols for compliance. The goal is to hold health fairs at least once a year, either individually or in collaboration between two (2) or more government agencies.
History —Mar. 18, 2010, No. 29, § 6. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-157/3726/ | 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 157 - Act to Foster the Holding of Health Fairs in Government Agencies (§§ 3721 — 3726)›§ 3726 - Fundi... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 157 - Act to Foster the Holding of Health Fairs in Government Agencies (§§ 3721 — 3726) › § 3726 - Funding for health fairs | The necessary funding to comply with the purposes set forth in this chapter shall be consigned in the budgets of such government agencies. Public corporations are directed to allocate the necessary funding every year in their budgets in order to comply with the purposes of this chapter.
Furthermore, matching funds with... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-158/3731/ | 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 158 - Protocol Code for Emergency Care at Public and Private Health Facilities (§§ 3731 — 3733)›§ 3731... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 158 - Protocol Code for Emergency Care at Public and Private Health Facilities (§§ 3731 — 3733) › § 3731 - Establishment | For safety purposes, the following codes are herein established:
(1) RED.— Code RED shall be immediately activated when there is an actual indication or suspicion of fire, smoke, or unusual heat on walls or doors when detected by an electronic fire alarm upon the activation of smoke detection systems, or any indication... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-158/3732/ | 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 158 - Protocol Code for Emergency Care at Public and Private Health Facilities (§§ 3731 — 3733)›§ 3732... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 158 - Protocol Code for Emergency Care at Public and Private Health Facilities (§§ 3731 — 3733) › § 3732 - Obligation | It is hereby provided that all public or private healthcare facilities shall use said safety codes in their facilities.
History —Aug. 10, 2011, No. 170, § 3. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-158/3733/ | 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 158 - Protocol Code for Emergency Care at Public and Private Health Facilities (§§ 3731 — 3733)›§ 3733... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 158 - Protocol Code for Emergency Care at Public and Private Health Facilities (§§ 3731 — 3733) › § 3733 - Regulations | The Department of Health shall adopt said safety codes and establish regulations within sixty (60) days after the implementation of this act.
History —Aug. 10, 2011, No. 170, § 4. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-159/3741/ | 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 159 - Puerto Rico Health Information Network Act (§§ 3741 — 3752)›§ 3741 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 159 - Puerto Rico Health Information Network Act (§§ 3741 — 3752) › § 3741 - Definitions | For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning stated below:
(a) Coordinator.— Means the “State Health Information Technology Coordinator”, which office is created under this chapter.
(b) Network.— Means the “Puerto Rico Health Information Network” or PRHIN, a nonprofit corpora... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-159/3742/ | 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 159 - Puerto Rico Health Information Network Act (§§ 3741 — 3752)›§ 3742 - Creation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 159 - Puerto Rico Health Information Network Act (§§ 3741 — 3752) › § 3742 - Creation | The Puerto Rico Health Information Network is hereby created as a nonprofit corporation, independent and separate from any other agency or instrumentality of the Government of Puerto Rico.
The Network shall have administrative and fiscal autonomy, be independent from the Executive Branch, and be deemed to function with... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-159/3743/ | 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 159 - Puerto Rico Health Information Network Act (§§ 3741 — 3752)›§ 3743 - Powers and duties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 159 - Puerto Rico Health Information Network Act (§§ 3741 — 3752) › § 3743 - Powers and duties | The Network shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) To adopt and implement exchange, security, and interoperability standards for electronic systems and health information, pursuant to federal and Commonwealth requirements within and outside the jurisdiction of Puerto Rico.
(b) To create and manage the Master P... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-159/3744/ | 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 159 - Puerto Rico Health Information Network Act (§§ 3741 — 3752)›§ 3744 - Rights of the Network | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 159 - Puerto Rico Health Information Network Act (§§ 3741 — 3752) › § 3744 - Rights of the Network | The Network shall have rights over the following:
(a) HIE data ownership, which it may only share in compliance with the applicable laws and regulations of the Government of Puerto Rico and the United States Government.
(b) Copyrights and patents on information system applications designed for the Network, as well as a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-159/3745/ | 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 159 - Puerto Rico Health Information Network Act (§§ 3741 — 3752)›§ 3745 - Board of Directors | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 159 - Puerto Rico Health Information Network Act (§§ 3741 — 3752) › § 3745 - Board of Directors | The Network shall exercise its powers through a Board of Directors, which shall draft the administrative and operational policy of the Network. Board members must be residing and domiciled in Puerto Rico and have an upstanding reputation. The Board of Directors, as a governing body, shall have the authority to exercise... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-159/3746/ | 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 159 - Puerto Rico Health Information Network Act (§§ 3741 — 3752)›§ 3746 - Expert committees | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 159 - Puerto Rico Health Information Network Act (§§ 3741 — 3752) › § 3746 - Expert committees | The Board of Directors of the Network shall create an Expert Committee on Finance, an Expert Committee on Technological Infrastructure, an Expert Committee on Public/Clinical Health, an Expert Committee on Healthcare Payors, and any other Committees it may deem necessary.
Committee members shall not receive any financi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-159/3747/ | 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 159 - Puerto Rico Health Information Network Act (§§ 3741 — 3752)›§ 3747 - State Health Information Te... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 159 - Puerto Rico Health Information Network Act (§§ 3741 — 3752) › § 3747 - State Health Information Technology Coordinator | The office of State Health Information Technology Coordinator is hereby created, to be attached to the Department of Health of Puerto Rico for a term of seven (7) years. Initially, the salary of the Coordinator shall be paid for by the federal funding obtained. Thereafter, however, the Department of Health of Puerto Ri... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-four/part-vii/chapter-159/3748/ | 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 159 - Puerto Rico Health Information Network Act (§§ 3741 — 3752)›§ 3748 - Limitation of liability of ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 159 - Puerto Rico Health Information Network Act (§§ 3741 — 3752) › § 3748 - Limitation of liability of the board of directors, expert committees, and s... | Any person who, in good faith, relays information or data provided by the HIE or renders services to a patient who sustains damages as a result of such services due to information provided by the HIE shall not be held civilly or criminally liable, depending on the case. This provision does not apply in cases of gross n... |
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