P.R. Laws tit. 3, § 179
The following procedure shall be followed to enable the Secretary of Health to prescribe, repeal or amend regulations, as expressly authorized to do so by §§ 171—190 of this title:
(1) The Secretary of Health shall draft the proposed regulations.
(2) The Secretary of Health or his representative shall call for a public hearing on the proposed regulations.
(3) After the public hearing is held, the Secretary of Health shall prepare the proposed regulations, which shall be approved and promulgated, subject to the provisions of Act No. 112 of June 30, 1957.
(4) After the regulations have been approved and signed by the Governor of Puerto Rico, the same shall have the force of law and shall be promulgated by the Secretary of State of Puerto Rico; Provided, That the Secretary of Health shall serve notice on the public that the said regulations have been promulgated and shall publish for general knowledge in at least two newspapers of general circulation in Puerto Rico a general description of the provisions of the regulations more likely to affect the public; Provided, also, That any interested party may obtain from the Secretary of Health a copy of the regulations in toto as promulgated; Provided, That copies of such regulations shall be forwarded to the members of the Legislature of Puerto Rico, to labor unions, to municipalities, to the courts, to the departments affected by said regulations and to other organizations of a civic-social nature; and Provided, further, That any citizen desiring to obtain a copy of such regulations shall obtain the same free of charge.
History —Mar. 14, 1912, No. 81, p. 122, § 13; May 10, 1945, No. 156, p. 528, § 1; July 1, 1947, No. 23, p. 108, § 1; June 23, 1976, No. 13, p. 717, § 5; June 29, 1977, No. 126, p. 360.