P.R. Laws tit. 8, § 557
The Administration shall establish an Evaluation and Classification Division which shall be responsible for evaluating every minor placed in the custody of the Administration, to classify them in order to place them in the corresponding institution. It shall also determine a service plan suggested for each case in harmony with the individualized treatment of public safety principles outlined in the purposes of this Act, and any others that are applicable. Each institution shall have a multidisciplinary team that shall include professionals such as social workers, psychologists, physicians and others, preferably designated full-time in the institution, to give continuous treatment and implement the suggested service plans.
In order to fulfill this function, the Administration may also secure the services of officials and personnel from other public or private agencies through contracts or agreements executed to that effect in those cases where it is difficult to recruit full-time pesonnel.
History —Aug. 5, 1988, No. 154, p. 651, § 8; Aug. 12, 1995, No. 187, § 4.