P.R. Laws tit. 1, § 512g
Nonprofit institutions that render direct and specialized services to persons with disabilities may be authorized in writing or in any other irrefutable manner by said persons to claim the benefits set forth in this chapter on behalf of the persons with disabilities they assist. Those nonprofit institutions that render direct and specialized services shall be entitled to compete under equal conditions for the public funds available for proposals. Upon selecting one institution over another, the decisive factors shall be the need and demand for the service they offer, as well as the wellbeing of the population of persons with disabilities.
Nonprofit institutions rendering direct and specialized services to persons with disabilities shall be entitled to expedited administrative procedures to address their request for public services, as well as to have their proposals attended promptly.
The proposals shall be addressed within a period of not more than three (3) months from the moment in which the department, agency, instrumentality, public corporation, municipality or any other entity of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico certifies that all the required documents have been submitted for the evaluation of such proposals. The payments shall be made based on §§ 2301—2305 of Title 3, better known as the “Act to Establish a Down Payment System for Government Purveyors of Goods and Services”, unless there is a written agreement indicating otherwise.
History —Aug. 31, 2004, No. 238, § 10.