P.R. Laws tit. 24, § 613
(a) It shall be mandatory for all physicians who practice in Puerto Rico and diagnose a new case or provide treatment for Diabetes Mellitus to notify such cases to the Diabetes Registry of the Department of Health on a quarterly basis, after having obtained the patient's consent, pursuant to the “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) of 1996”, (Public Law 104-191).
(b) Every person in charge of a public or private laboratory, including any other facility where tests are performed to confirm the diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus shall notify the Diabetes Registry of the Department of Health after having obtained the patient's consent, pursuant to the “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) of 1996”, (Public Law 104-191), on a quarterly basis, counting from the date of the positive results of said tests, and make them available upon request.
(c) Case reports notified to the Diabetes Registry of the Department of Health, either electronically or manually, through reports that shall be designed and shall contain the information needed to study and follow-up on these cases.
(d) The case reports notified to the Diabetes Registry of the Department of Health by virtue of this chapter shall be “Confidential”. Provided, however, That the same may be used in epidemiological and statistical studies, scientific research, and for educational purposes, insofar as the identity of the patient is not disclosed.
History —Aug. 11, 2011, No. 175, §§ 3–6, eff. 90 days after Aug. 11, 2011.