P.R. Laws tit. 24, § 3030
Every regulation adopted by virtue of this chapter, which is not a bylaw, must be approved according to the following procedure, in addition to complying with Act June 30, 1957, No. 112.
Before recommending that the Secretary of Health give his/her final approval, the Council or the corresponding examining board shall hold public hearings. At least twenty-one (21) days before holding a hearing, a public notice with the date, place and nature of said hearing, as well as the place and manner of obtaining additional information concerning the matter to be heard, shall be published in two newspapers of general circulation.
Any interested party may request copies of the proposed regulations and/or the proposed amendments and shall have a reasonable opportunity to submit, verbally or in writing, data, opinions or comments on said proposed regulations or amendments.
The Council or the corresponding examining board shall request groups, entities or knowledgeable individuals in the community or in the sectors affected by the regulations or the amendments to participate in the hearings.
History —June 23, 1976, No. 11, p. 672, added as § 32 on July 11, 1978, No. 32, p. 459, § 2; renumbered as § 35 and amended on June 12, 1980, No. 124, p. 449, § 6; renumbered as § 36 on Dec. 28, 1995, No. 257, § 8; Sept. 3, 2004, No. 247, § 7.05(f).