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2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 145 - Health Installations’ Privatization Process (§§ 3301-3322 — 3326s) › § 3326e - Policy and bonds—Requirements

The entity shall post and keep in effect during the term of the contract, the following policies and bonds:
(a) Medical-hospital professional liability insurance.
(b) A commercial public liability policy that includes, but is not limited to concluded operations and contractual liability; liability of independent contractors and extensive property damage.
(c) Employer liability policy.
(d) In the case of lease or sublease of the health facilities, a lease bond or its equivalent for that amount or value to be determined by the Secretary, together with the bank and in consultation with the Insurance Commissioner of Puerto Rico.
(e) With the advice of the Insurance Commissioner, the Secretary and the Bank, any other insurance policy or bond that under the circumstances are deemed necessary to protect the interests of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Every policy or bond shall be underwritten by an insurance entity of known solvency and responsibility, duly authorized to do business in Puerto Rico by the Department of State and the Insurance Commissioner.
In the case of a lease, sublease or cession of operations and administration of the health facility, it shall be compulsory for all contracting entity to include the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Bank, the Department and any public entity with a proprietary interest in said health facilities as additional insured under the liability insurance policies required by §§ 3326—3326s of this title, or in the absence thereof, it shall be required to include in the same a release of responsibility issued by the contracting entity and its insurance company in favor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Bank, the Department and any public entity with a proprietary interest in said health facilities.
The Secretary and the Bank, upon consultation with the Insurance Commissioner of Puerto Rico, shall establish the minimum amounts that the contracting agencies shall be obligated to maintain in policies and bonds.
History —Jan. 1, 2003, No. 3, § 7.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 145 - Health Installations’ Privatization Process (§§ 3301-3322 — 3326s) › § 3326f - Contracts—Leases; initial term of duration

Pursuant to the provisions of §§ 3326—3326s of this title, the initial terms of all contracts through which one (1) or more government health facility is ceded by lease may not exceed thirty (30) years, and effectiveness and renewal thereof shall be subject to the faithful compliance of the provisions of §§ 3326—3326s of this title, of all other applicable laws and regulations, including those regarding the licensing and certification of health facilities, and the obligations contained in the contracted that formalizes the transaction and the proposal filed by the contracting agency and accepted by the Department.
History —Jan. 1, 2003, No. 3, § 8.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 145 - Health Installations’ Privatization Process (§§ 3301-3322 — 3326s) › § 3326g - Contracts—Prohibition to cede or sublease without consent

In the case a health facility is ceded by lease, the leasing contracting agency may not sublet or otherwise cede in whole or in part, the use of the health facilities subject of [sic] the contract to private entities, without the previous written consent of the Secretary, to whom the contracting entity shall furnish all the pertinent information in order for him/her to understand and fully evaluate the reasons, scope, terms and conditions of said sublease or cession, as well as the identity, moral and financial solvency, experience and administrative capacity of said sublessee or cessionary, before approving the same.
In case of denying consent, the Secretary shall state, in writing, the reasons for such denial and shall notify the decision to the contracting entity within sixty (60) days counting from the receipt of the request for consent remitted by the contracting entity.
History —Jan. 1, 2003, No. 3, § 9.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 145 - Health Installations’ Privatization Process (§§ 3301-3322 — 3326s) › § 3326h - Contracts—Compliance with additional requirements

Nothing of the stated in §§ 3326—3326s of this title shall be construed as to exclude the contracting entity from compliance with all the other requirements concerning documents and certifications required by the Department. The Department may carry out those audits and require the reports it deems pertinent to ensure compliance by part of the contracting entity of all its contractual obligations under §§ 3326—3326s of this title and any other laws and regulations in effect, as well as to obtain the information needed to follow-up or implement the programs of the Department.
History —Jan. 1, 2003, No. 3, § 10.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 145 - Health Installations’ Privatization Process (§§ 3301-3322 — 3326s) › § 3326i - Contracts—Responsibilities of the Department

The Secretary shall be responsible for ensuring compliance with the specifications of the contract entered with the contracting entity, executed by virtue of §§ 3326—3326s of this title or with any private interest that has acquired a health facility under Act No. 190 of September 5, 1996. The Secretary may conduct those audits and require the reports deemed pertinent and necessary to ensure compliance by the contracting entity of all its contractual obligations under this title, or compliance by a private interest that has acquired [a] health facility under Act No. 190 of September 5, 1996. The power to require information from the contract shall be construed liberally in favor of the Secretary.
History —Jan. 1, 2003, No. 3, § 11.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 145 - Health Installations’ Privatization Process (§§ 3301-3322 — 3326s) › § 3326j - Contracts—Specific provisions

No contract, transaction, or alienation of a health facility shall affect the rights of the employees of the Department with regard to the retirement or savings system.
The regular employees who do not become employees of the contracting entity and are relocated in another agency or dependency of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, shall not lose those rights and benefits that for merit, time and services rendered they have obtained as employees of the Department.
Those employees who are not relocated within ninety (90) days counting from the execution of the transfer contract pursuant to the provisions of §§ 3326—3326s of this title, shall be entitled to liquidation in money of the benefits accrued for sick and vacation leaves, savings and retirement.
The Secretary shall establish those terms and conditions needed to assure those employees of the Department who do not become employees of the contractor party, compliance with Act No. 5 of October 14, 1975, known as the “Puerto Rico Public Service Personnel Act”, as amended. Those regular employees of the Department that are working in the facilities at the time of the contracting, and who express an interest in rendering services for the contractor party as the new employer, shall have preferential right to be interviewed and considered to hold those positions they had held previously in said facilities.
The Office of the Management and Budget and the Central Personnel Administration Office shall participate, together with the Secretary in the coordination needed for the relocation and dismissal process. A special registry shall be created in said agencies to give preference to those employees who are not transferred to the contracting entities for relocation in the various government bodies.
To attain this purpose, the Secretary, together with the Office of the Management and Budget, shall appoint a Special Relocation Coordinator. This temporary official shall establish the norms for the referral and selection of the candidates to the different government bodies. The Department of Labor shall give priority to the employees whose names appear in said Registry in their employment programs.
The Central Human Resources Labor and Administrative Advisory Office (OCALARH, Spanish acronym) shall oversee compliance of the provisions of this section and of Act No. 5 of October 14, 1975, known as the “Puerto Rico Public Service Personnel Act”, as amended, and other applicable laws and regulations.
History —Jan. 1, 2003, No. 3, § 12.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 145 - Health Installations’ Privatization Process (§§ 3301-3322 — 3326s) › § 3326k - Contracts—Contracting entities

When establishing the terms of the contract and the minimum negotiated price, both contracting parties must be present: the contracting party and the contractor party. The minimum price shall not be less than the debt that could exist for the construction of said facility.
The Secretary, the Bank and any public entity with a proprietary interest in said facilities shall be the contractor party.
If the contract is with a municipality, public corporation or school of medicine, the mayor of the municipality shall be a contractor party, as well as any other municipal official designated by the mayor for said purpose, the representative of the public corporation or the president of the school of medicine, respectively.
History —Jan. 1, 2003, No. 3, § 13.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 145 - Health Installations’ Privatization Process (§§ 3301-3322 — 3326s) › § 3326l - Contracts—Municipality

The sale, cession, exchange, lease, sublease or any other type of contracting for the acquisition, operation or administration of health facilities, pursuant to the provisions of §§ 3326—3326s of this title in favor of any municipality of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, shall entail the modification of the contribution that said municipality makes to the health welfare system provided in §§ 1001 et seq. of this title. The contribution that said contracting municipality makes shall be the adequate one, negotiated with the Secretary, the Bank and ASES, in accordance with the fiscal situation of the municipality and the population of said region.
History —Jan. 1, 2003, No. 3, § 14.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 145 - Health Installations’ Privatization Process (§§ 3301-3322 — 3326s) › § 3326m - Contracts—Alienation

The contracting entity that acquires any health facility by virtue of the provisions of §§ 3326—3326s of this title shall receive its just title. However, the following subsections shall be included in the public deed or contract through which a health facility is transferred:
(a) Any health facilities that are subsequently alienated shall be subject to a conventional retraction in favor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, which may be exercised at any time counting from the effectiveness of the contract between the parties. The right to retract in favor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be permanent and will not expire.
(b) The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall have the right of first refusal in the event the contracting entity expresses its intention to alienate health facility(ies). Said right of first refusal shall be understood to have been waived by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico if within ninety (90) [days] after having been notified in writing, the Secretary does not communicate his/her intention to reacquire said health facilities.
The reacquisition price of the health facilities for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be that for which the contracting entity acquired the facility or the appraisal price established by the Bank at the time of the reacquisition, whichever of the two is less. The rights stated above shall be observed in the event the contracting entity ceases or substantially reduces its operations in the health facilities.
History —Jan. 1, 2003, No. 3, § 15.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 145 - Health Installations’ Privatization Process (§§ 3301-3322 — 3326s) › § 3326n - Prohibition

The sale of health facilities property of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, public entities or municipalities to private interests in contravention with the provisions of §§ 3326—3326s of this title, is hereby prohibited.
History —Jan. 1, 2003, No. 3, § 16.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 145 - Health Installations’ Privatization Process (§§ 3301-3322 — 3326s) › § 3326o - Existing contracts; sale of facilities

The contracts in effect and in harmony with the laws that permitted their creation and executed prior to the effectiveness of this act, shall be subject hereafter to the provisions of §§ 3326—3326s of this title that are not in conflict with said contracts.
Those private interests that acquired health facilities pursuant to Act No. 190 of September 5, 1996, and that due to financial insolvency, bankruptcy, breach of contract, operational reduction, or other reason that causes the closing or a reduction in the operation of the facility, may sell said facilities to the Department at a deferred price, through the fixing of a rate by agreement of the Department, the Bank and the private entity, and which rate shall be credited as payment to the price fixed in favor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for the purchase and transfer of said facility to the government.
History —Jan. 1, 2003, No. 3, § 17.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 145 - Health Installations’ Privatization Process (§§ 3301-3322 — 3326s) › § 3326p - Applicability

Those natural or juridical persons who have been awarded a bid or are in the process of negotiating a sale, cession, exchange or the alienation of health facilities in favor of private interests prior to the promulgation of this act, may complete said transaction according to the terms and conditions negotiated with the Secretary and the Bank and pursuant to the provisions of §§ 3326—3326s of this title. Sections 3326—3326s of this title shall be applicable to future transactions as well as to the renewal of those contracts that are in effect at the time of the approval of this act.
History —Jan. 1, 2003, No. 3, § 18.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 145 - Health Installations’ Privatization Process (§§ 3301-3322 — 3326s) › § 3326q - Nullification of contracts

Every agreement, contract or part thereof that is in contravention with the public policy set forth in §§ 3326—3326s of this title shall be null and ineffective.
History —Jan. 1, 2003, No. 3, § 19.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 145 - Health Installations’ Privatization Process (§§ 3301-3322 — 3326s) › § 3326r - Evaluation

In the exercise of its duty to watch over the health of the people of Puerto Rico, the Department shall develop and enforce a continuous evaluation and follow-up system that shall allow it to examine the quality of the services rendered in all health facilities subject of the contract, as provided in §§ 3326—3326s of this title, of the contracting entities or those private interests that have obtained ownership prior to the approval of this act.
Likewise, the Department shall require and supervise the implementation of an information and data bank system that allows for the compilation of vital statistic data and registers required by law. The Secretary shall have full power to require, audit and compile statistical information regarding those health facilities that are alienated, leased or subleased to contracting entities, and any sublessee who operates and/or administers, in whole or in part, said health facilities. The Department, through its Secretary, shall also have full authority to require this information to those private interests that pursuant to Act No. 190 of September 5, 1996, as amended, had acquired health facilities of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
History —Jan. 1, 2003, No. 3, § 21.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 145 - Health Installations’ Privatization Process (§§ 3301-3322 — 3326s) › § 3326s - Annual reports

No later than July 31 of each year, the Secretary shall render [an] annual report to the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and to the Legislature containing, among others, a list of the contracts executed pursuant to the provisions of §§ 3326—3326s of this title in the immediately preceding fiscal year and the state of progress of the health system, regarding the transfer of the administration and operation, under §§ 3326—3326s of this title, of government health facilities as well as any other pertinent information deemed necessary to be notified to the Governor and the Legislature.
History —Jan. 1, 2003, No. 3, § 22.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146 - Children’s Medical Emergencies Prevention and Vigilance Program (§§ 3331 — 3341) › § 3331 - Creation

The Children’s Medical Emergencies Prevention and Vigilance Program, henceforth the “Program”, is hereby created and attached to the Department of Health to promote the development of quality emergency services for the children in the community, the establishment of a data registration and vigilance system and the creation of prevention programs, all geared to improve the chances for survival of the children in emergency situations.
History —Aug. 31, 2000, No. 259, § 1, retroactive to July 1, 2000.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146 - Children’s Medical Emergencies Prevention and Vigilance Program (§§ 3331 — 3341) › § 3332 - Evaluation protocols and guidelines

The Program, which shall operate under the direct supervision of the School of Medicine of the University of Puerto Rico, shall be the main entity responsible for the development and supervision of evaluation protocols and guidelines for managing pediatric medical emergencies.
History —Aug. 31, 2000, No. 259, § 2, retroactive to July 1, 2000.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146 - Children’s Medical Emergencies Prevention and Vigilance Program (§§ 3331 — 3341) › § 3333 - Objectives

In order to achieve the purposes of this chapter and make the best use of the resources to be invested, the Program shall meet the following objectives:
(a) Offer workshops and counseling services for the development [of] continu[ing] education programs for the personnel in charge of managing pediatric medical emergencies.
(b) Review and make recommendations concerning the educational requirements related to pediatric medical emergency programs involving the various disciplines.
(c) Develop and promote the adoption of regulations related to the medical equipment needed to handle pediatric medical emergencies in ambulances, hospitals, medical offices, and other dependencies that provide children’s services.
(d) Develop guidelines for the management of pediatric medical emergencies wherever they arise related to the stabilization and transportation of the sick or injured patient taking into account the requirements of those children with special needs.
(e) Serve as a medical educational information resource for the personnel working in the pediatric medical emergencies area.
(f) Promote the communication and interconnection among providers of medical emergency services for children.
(g) Provide information to the community concerning the prevention of injuries and emergency care.
(h) Promote programs for the establishment and development of pediatric rehabilitation centers that guarantee the return of their patients to the community.
(i) Develop guidelines for the proper selection of the personnel that will operate said centers to ensure that the children get the maximum opportunity for their physical, emotional and cognitive recovery after having suffered a severe illness or injury.
(j) Promote the establishment of a compulsory data register in cases of pediatric medical emergencies to be accessible to the various health services providers and public institutions or agencies that require said information, which shall be used exclusively for the purposes set forth in this chapter. The confidentiality of the information regarding said children shall be thoroughly guaranteed.
(k) Promote the creation of injury prevention and medical emergency services programs for children in the private sector.
(l) Promote the establishment of equal opportunities for access to, and the proper management of, the medical emergency services for children with special needs.
(m) Collaborate in the creation of a register of those children with special needs to be made available to the medical emergency services providers for the sole purpose of ensuring that they acquire the equipment and training needed for helping such children. The confidentiality of the information regarding said children shall be thoroughly guaranteed.
History —Aug. 31, 2000, No. 259, § 3, retroactive to July 1, 2000.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146 - Children’s Medical Emergencies Prevention and Vigilance Program (§§ 3331 — 3341) › § 3334 - Commission—Composition

The Program shall operate with the advice of an Interagency Commission for Children’s Medical Emergencies, henceforth the “Commission”, constituted by five ex officio members who shall be the Secretary of Health, as Chairperson, the Dean of the Medical Sciences Campus, the Medical Director of the University Pediatric Hospital, the Executive Director of the 9-1-1 Emergency Service, the Executive Director of the Commonwealth Medical Emergencies or their representatives and by four (4) members who shall be directly appointed by the Governor as representatives of those sectors responsible for all health matters, to wit: one (1) pediatrician, one (1) nursing professional, one (1) health educator and one (1) representative of the community.
(a) All members of the Interagency Commission appointed by the Governor shall exercise their office for a term of four (4) years and until their successors themselves take office. Said members may not be appointed for more than two (2) consecutive terms.
(b) The Governor, on his or her own initiative or at the request of the Commission may dismiss any member of the Commission in cases of desertion or negligence in the performance of his or her duties or because of unjustified failure to attend the Commission’s meetings on more than three (3) consecutive occasions or for any other justified cause, after charges have been brought and the member has been given the opportunity to be heard.
(c) The members of the Commission, with the exception of the Government officials, shall receive a per diem of sixty dollars ($60) for each day they attend the meetings or conduct official business of the Commission. They shall also be entitled to payment for the miles traveled while in the performance of their duties as provided in the regulations of the Department of the Treasury of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(d) Should the office of the Chairperson fall vacant, or during the latter’s absence, the senior member shall perform the duties of the Chairperson until the vacancy is filled or the temporary absence has ceased. Should there be more than one member with equal seniority, the Commission members shall select the temporary Chairperson.
(e) Should a vacancy arise among the members of the Commission, the Governor shall fill said vacancy within a term of sixty (60) days as of the date the vacancy occurred for the remaining the term of the member who gave rise to said vacancy.
History —Aug. 31, 2000, No. 259, § 4, retroactive to July 1, 2000.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146 - Children’s Medical Emergencies Prevention and Vigilance Program (§§ 3331 — 3341) › § 3335 - Commission—Duties

The Commission shall be an advisory body to the Program and shall make recommendations concerning modifications in the services rendered in cases of medical emergencies involving children and shall coordinate the efforts of the various government agencies and private entities related to this type of health services in order to achieve the objectives of this chapter.
The Commission shall meet as often as deemed necessary but not less than once every three (3) months.
History —Aug. 31, 2000, No. 259, § 5, retroactive to July 1, 2000.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146 - Children’s Medical Emergencies Prevention and Vigilance Program (§§ 3331 — 3341) › § 3336 - Commission—Reports

The Commission shall periodically evaluate the effectiveness of the Program and submit the corresponding reports to the Governor of Puerto Rico.
History —Aug. 31, 2000, No. 259, § 6, retroactive to July 1, 2000.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146 - Children’s Medical Emergencies Prevention and Vigilance Program (§§ 3331 — 3341) › § 3337 - Executive Director

The Program shall have an Executive Director appointed by the Secretary of the Department of Health with the recommendation of the Dean of the Medical Sciences Campus. The person in question must be of recognized competence and widely experienced in the field of pediatric medical emergencies and shall hold office at the will of the Secretary and until his or her successor is appointed. The salary of the Director shall be fixed by the Secretary with the approval of the Governor of Puerto Rico.
History —Aug. 31, 2000, No. 259, § 7, retroactive to July 1, 2000.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146 - Children’s Medical Emergencies Prevention and Vigilance Program (§§ 3331 — 3341) › § 3338 - Personnel and materials

The Director shall appoint and contract qualified personnel and may request and obtain from the Secretary the necessary facilities and materials to allow the Program to conduct its operations.
History —Aug. 31, 2000, No. 259, § 8, retroactive to July 1, 2000.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146 - Children’s Medical Emergencies Prevention and Vigilance Program (§§ 3331 — 3341) › § 3339 - Reports

The Program shall submit to the Secretary of the Department of Health and to the Legislature full and detailed reports on its operations and the financial statements for every fiscal year, within forty-five (45) days of the closing of the corresponding fiscal year.
History —Aug. 31, 2000, No. 259, § 9, retroactive to July 1, 2000.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146 - Children’s Medical Emergencies Prevention and Vigilance Program (§§ 3331 — 3341) › § 3340 - Regulations

The Program shall be excluded from the provisions of Act No. 5 of October 14, 1975. The Secretary of the Department of Health shall provide through regulations that must be adopted within the six (6) months following the date of effectiveness of this act, the personnel norms and any other norms that shall govern the operation of the Program.
History —Aug. 31, 2000, No. 259, § 10, retroactive to July 1, 2000.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146 - Children’s Medical Emergencies Prevention and Vigilance Program (§§ 3331 — 3341) › § 3341 - Donations

The Secretary may accept donations from any natural or juridical person and from any department, agency, instrumentality, public corporation of subsidiary thereof and municipalities of the Government of Puerto Rico or from the United States of America. The monies thus obtained and any other monies received from the disbursement of consulting services and other related services that may be provided, shall be covered into the Children’s Health Fund created by §§ 339 et seq. of this title and shall be used exclusively to meet the objectives of the Program in proportion to the needs of each of its functions.
History —Aug. 31, 2000, No. 259, § 11, retroactive to July 1, 2000.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146A - Center for Diabetes Research, Education and Medical Services (§§ 3351 — 3360) › § 3351 - Creation

A public corporation to be known as the “Center for Diabetes Research, Education and Medical Services”, henceforth “Center”, is hereby created by this chapter. This Center, to be directed by a Board of Directors, shall function as an independent entity separate from any other agency or instrumentality of the Government of Puerto Rico.
History —Aug. 12, 2000, No. 166, § 2, retroactive to July 1, 2000.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146A - Center for Diabetes Research, Education and Medical Services (§§ 3351 — 3360) › § 3354 - Executive Director

In addition to the powers and faculties conferred on the Executive Director by this chapter, the latter shall have all the powers, faculties, attributes and prerogatives that may be delegated by the Board of Directors, among which the following may be included, without this constituting a limitation:
(a) Appoint a Deputy Director. — In case of absence, or temporary disability of the Executive Director, the Deputy Director shall substitute the former and exercise all functions and attributes of the Executive Director during said absence or disability. In case of the death, resignation or separation from office of the Executive Director, the Deputy Director shall exercise all the functions of the former until the Board appoints the successor.
(b) Plan, direct and supervise the operations of the Centers and its programs.
(c) Delegate on subordinate officials any function or power assigned by this chapter or any other law.
History —Aug. 12, 2000, No. 166, § 5, retroactive to July 1, 2000.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146A - Center for Diabetes Research, Education and Medical Services (§§ 3351 — 3360) › § 3355 - Exemptions

The Center shall be exempted from any kind of taxes, fees, surtaxes, excise taxes or charges, including those for licenses or income or those that may be imposed by the Government of Puerto Rico or any of its political subdivisions, including all its operations, personal or real property, capital, income and surplus.
The Center is also exempted from the payment of any type of fee or tax required by law to execute judicial proceedings, to issue certificates in the offices and dependencies of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and its political subdivisions and to execute and register public documents in any public registry in Puerto Rico.
History —Aug. 12, 2000, No. 166, § 6, retroactive to July 1, 2000.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146A - Center for Diabetes Research, Education and Medical Services (§§ 3351 — 3360) › § 3356 - Budget

The Board of Directors of the Center for Diabetes Research, Education and Medical Services shall annually submit to the Legislature, through the Office of the Governor, an operational expenses and capital investments budget that shall indicate the probable income and a disbursements program based on a plan for the work to be done and the services to be rendered by the Center during the next fiscal year.
The Board of Directors of the Center shall establish the fiscal, budgetary and costs controls needed to keep the budget within the limits of the anticipated revenues so as not to incur any deficiency.
History —Aug. 12, 2000, No. 166, § 7, retroactive to July 1, 2000.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146A - Center for Diabetes Research, Education and Medical Services (§§ 3351 — 3360) › § 3357 - Reports

The Executive Director of the Center for Diabetes Research, Education and Medical Services shall submit a quarterly report on the work performed by the Center to the Board of Directors who shall then remit a copy to the Governor or to the official on whom the latter shall delegate.
History —Aug. 12, 2000, No. 166, § 8, retroactive to July 1, 2000.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146A - Center for Diabetes Research, Education and Medical Services (§§ 3351 — 3360) › § 3358 - Regulations

The Center shall be excluded from the provisions of Act No. 5 of October 14, 1975, known as the “Puerto Rico Public Service Personnel Act”, from the provisions of §§ 931 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “General Services Administration Act”, from all Commonwealth of Puerto Rico procurement laws and from all regulations promulgated by virtue of said laws.
However, the Center must approve a set of general regulations to implement the provisions of this chapter within ninety (90) days following the approval of this act. It must also approve personnel regulations and procurement regulations within the same term.
History —Aug. 12, 2000, No. 166, § 9, retroactive to July 1, 2000.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146A - Center for Diabetes Research, Education and Medical Services (§§ 3351 — 3360) › § 3360 - Funds

The funds needed to establish and operate the outpatient surgery rooms shall proceed from the budget appropriated to the Center for Diabetes Research, Education and Medical Services.
The Center for Diabetes Research, Education and Medical Services is hereby authorized to collect the funds needed so the Outpatient Surgery Center may be self-sufficient.
History —Aug. 12, 2000, No. 166, added as § 12 on Sept. 22, 2004, No. 438, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146B - Cancer Center (§§ 3365 — 3379) › § 3365 - Creation

A public corporation to be called the “Cancer Center of the University of Puerto Rico”, is hereby created. This Center shall be located in San Juan, Puerto Rico and shall operate as an independent entity separate from any other agency or instrumentality of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; Provided, however, That during its existence it shall be affiliated, through agreements, to the University of Puerto Rico so as to achieve the purposes of this chapter.
The Center shall be directed by a Board of Directors which shall exercise all corporate powers, faculties, rights, attributions, prerogatives and duties, as provided in this chapter.
History —Aug. 26, 2004, No. 230, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146B - Cancer Center (§§ 3365 — 3379) › § 3366 - Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter, all terms used to refer to a person or an office refers to both genders; the phrases and terms used shall have the following meaning:
(a) Legislature. — Means the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(b) Center. — Means the Cancer Center of the University of Puerto Rico.
(c) Executive Director. — Means the Executive Director of the Cancer Center of the University of Puerto Rico.
(d) Governor. — Means the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(e) Board. — Means the Board of Directors of the Cancer Center of the University of Puerto Rico.
(f) Act. — Means the law that created the Cancer Center of the University of Puerto Rico.
(g) Memorandum of understanding. — Means the agreement of affiliation between the Center and the Dr. I. González Martínez Oncological Hospital.
History —Aug. 26, 2004, No. 230, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146B - Cancer Center (§§ 3365 — 3379) › § 3367 - Purposes

The Cancer Center of the University of Puerto Rico shall be the entity mainly responsible for executing the public policy in relation to the prevention, orientation, research and rendering of clinical services and related cancer treatments in Puerto Rico. In order to achieve these purposes, and through its Board of Directors, the Center shall coordinate and subscribe the necessary agreements with the Department of Health of Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rico Medical Services Administration (ASEM, Spanish acronym), the federal agencies and institutions that sponsor cancer research and treatment, the Dr. I. González Martínez Oncological Hospital and any other public and private entities interested in contributing and attending to the incidence of cancer in Puerto Rico.
History —Aug. 26, 2004, No. 230, § 4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146B - Cancer Center (§§ 3365 — 3379) › § 3370 - Executive Director

(a) The Executive Director shall be the chief executive officer of the Center and shall answer to the Board of Directors for the direction and administration of the Center according to the purposes established in this chapter.
(b) Duties. — The Executive Director shall be responsible for all matters detailed below and for all those that shall be delegated by the Board of Directors according to the purposes established in this chapter.
(1) Perform executive duties in the Center.
(2) Plan, coordinate, direct and supervise the operations of the Center and its programs.
(3) Ensure that the funds appropriated or collected for the Center are used according to the purposes provided in this chapter.
(4) Administer the annual budget of the Center.
(5) Submit the reports required by this chapter as well as any others required by the Board of Directors.
(c) Powers and faculties. — The Executive Director shall have the powers and faculties listed below, without this constituting an exhaustive listing:
(1) Appoint an Assistant Director. In the case of the temporary absence or disability of the Executive Director, the Assistant Director shall substitute [for] him/her and exercise all functions and attributions of the Executive Director during said absence or disability. In case of death, resignation or separation from office as Executive Director, the Assistant Director shall exercise, as acting Director, all functions of the latter until the Board appoints a new Executive Director.
(2) Delegate on subordinate officers any function or power assigned by this or any other law.
(3) Appear and subscribe, on behalf of the Center, contracts, agreements, or other public or private documents needed for the regular operations of the Center.
In addition to the powers and faculties listed above, the Executive Director shall have all the powers, faculties, attributions and prerogatives expressly delegated by the Board.
History —Aug. 26, 2004, No. 230, § 7.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146B - Cancer Center (§§ 3365 — 3379) › § 3370a - Conflict of interests

No member of the Board who has any personal or financial interest, as said terms are defined hereinbelow, shall participate in any decision or have access to any information germane to any matter or matters in which he/she has a personal or financial interest. For purposes of this section, “financial interest” means the direct or indirect ownership, be it legal or equity, of an individual or member of his/her family unit that is not de minimis. “Personal interest” means any personal, family, or business relationship that could be construed to affect the objectivity of a Board member. The term “family member” means the spouse, children, dependents, those that share a person’s legal residence, or whose financial affairs are under the control, de jure or de facto, of said person. The Board may implement a public policy on conflict of interests to enforce the provisions of this section.
History —Aug. 26, 2004, No. 230, added as § 8 on July 13, 2011, No. 141, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146B - Cancer Center (§§ 3365 — 3379) › § 3371 - Exemptions

The Center shall be exempt from the payment of all types of taxes, fees, excise taxes or charges imposed by the Government of Puerto Rico or by municipal governments, including license fees or any others imposed by the Government of Puerto Rico or any of its political subdivisions. The Center is also exempt from the payment of any type of fees or taxes required by law for the execution of judicial proceedings, the issue of certifications by the offices and dependencies of the Government of the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions and the issue of public documents and their registration in any public register of Puerto Rico.
History —Aug. 26, 2004, No. 230, § 8; renumbered as § 9 on July 13, 2011, No. 141, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146B - Cancer Center (§§ 3365 — 3379) › § 3372 - Budget

The Board shall annually submit to the Legislature, through the Office of the Governor, a budget of the operating expenses and capital investments showing a relation of probable revenues and a program of disbursements based on a plan of the work to be done and the services to be rendered by the Center for the following fiscal year. Provided, That said budget shall not be entered as part of the calculations for the general budget of the University of Puerto Rico.
The Board shall establish the fiscal, budgetary and cost controls necessary to maintain the budget within the limits of the anticipated revenues so as not to incur any deficiencies.
History —Aug. 26, 2004, No. 230, § 9; renumbered as § 10 on July 13, 2011, No. 141, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146B - Cancer Center (§§ 3365 — 3379) › § 3373 - Annual report

The Executive Director of the Cancer Center of Puerto Rico shall submit an annual report to the Board of Directors about the work done and the use of the economic resources appropriated in this chapter, as well as other contributions received, within sixty (60) days following the end of the fiscal year.
The Board of Directors shall, in turn, review said report and remit the same to the Legislature of Puerto Rico within one hundred and twenty (120) days following the end of the fiscal year.
History —Aug. 26, 2004, No. 230, § 10; renumbered as § 11 on July 13, 2011, No. 141, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146B - Cancer Center (§§ 3365 — 3379) › § 3374 - Regulations

The Center is hereby excluded from the provisions of Act No. 5 of October 14, 1975, as amended, known as the “Puerto Rico Public Service Personnel Act”, as well as from the provisions of §§ 931 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “General Services Administration Act”, and from the laws related to the procurement and supply procedures of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and from all regulations promulgated by virtue of said laws.
The Board, with the prior recommendation of the Executive Director, shall approve general regulations, personnel regulations and procurement regulations within one hundred and twenty (120) days following the first meeting of the Board.
History —Aug. 26, 2004, No. 230, § 11; renumbered as § 12 on July 13, 2011, No. 141, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FOUR - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010) › PART VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs (§§ 3001 — 3891) › Chapter 146B - Cancer Center (§§ 3365 — 3379) › § 3375 - Administrative and fiscal autonomy

The Center shall have full administrative and fiscal autonomy and shall be excluded from the provisions of §§ 283 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Government of Puerto Rico Accounting Act”.
History —Aug. 26, 2004, No. 230, § 12; renumbered as § 13 on July 13, 2011, No. 141, § 3.