P.R. Laws tit. 4, § 1181
The provisions of §§ 1 et seq. of Title 11, known as the “Work Accident Compensation Act”, are hereby extended to occupational accidents and diseases which, pursuant to said sections, are compensable and are sustained by the employed member of the correctional populations, as authorized by this chapter.
Likewise, the Work Accident Compensation Act, shall cover all the members of the correctional population, assigned to work or projects carried out under the Administration of the Work and Training Enterprises Corporation (C.E.A.T., Spanish acronym.)
The entity using the member of the correctional population shall prepare the accident report in duplicate within the term provided by law and shall remit a copy to the Administrator. In case of injuries requiring any type of specialized treatment, which cannot be offered conveniently at the institution, the Administrator shall authorize the confinement of the injured person in a hospital designated by the Administrator of the State Insurance Fund, or in the one elected by mutual agreement between the Administrator of the State Insurance Fund.
The responsibility of the custody of the member of the correctional population while he/she receives treatment shall correspond to the Administration.
No compensation for temporary disability (per diems) shall be paid to the member of the correctional population during the time he/she is in prison. These per diems may only be received by those who are released before their disability has ceased and while they are discharged. Payments for compensation for permanent, partial, or total disability shall be made in behalf of the member of the correctional population, but shall be remitted for the corresponding legal purposes to the Administrator, during imprisonment.
History —July 22, 1974, No. 116, Part 1, p. 501, § 21; July 18, 2001, No. 60, § 13.