P.R. Laws tit. 24, § 390
The Registry shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) To determine the annual incidence of cancer in Puerto Rico by age group, sex, ethnicity, anatomical location, histological type, and stage of the disease. Likewise, it shall provide case distribution statistics based on the aforementioned variables.
(2) To study trends over time, as well as the incidence and mortality of different types of tumors by geographic area in Puerto Rico.
(3) To identify population groups with a higher risk of suffering the disease, and help plan and evaluate control activities for this pathology.
(4) To advance and conduct epidemiologic research and facilitate basic and clinical cancer research.
(5) To guide planning and evaluation of cancer control programs, as well as promote the disclosure of relevant epidemiologic information for cancer prevention.
(6) To maintain a database of cancer incidence and mortality information.
(7) To maintain the physical and electronic security, as well as the confidentiality of the information gathered and stored in accordance with the applicable confidentiality standards and laws.
(8) To provide decision-making support in the development of early detection and prevention strategies for all types of cancer, and assist in setting priorities for allocating health resources.
(9) To publish cancer data in such format and groupings as necessary to prevent potential identification of a particular cancer case.
(10) To maintain the necessary agreements with federal and Commonwealth agencies that regulate cancer information and data, such as the National Program of Cancer Registries created under the Federal Public Health Service Act, the National Cancer Institute, and any other national cancer surveillance regulatory agency to ensure compliance with its responsibilities.
(11) To meet the appropriate national standards on completeness, timeliness, and quality of reporting established for population-based registries.
(12) To issue a certificate of compliance to those hospital institutions, clinics, laboratories, medical offices, diagnostic centers, and radiology centers that comply with the provisions of this chapter.
(13) To submit an annual report to the Legislative Assembly on the financial status and administrative operation of the Registry, on or before June 30 of each year.
History —July 30, 2010, No. 113, art. 3.