In the case a health facility is ceded by lease, the leasing contracting agency may not sublet or otherwise cede in whole or in part, the use of the health facilities subject of [sic] the contract to private entities, without the previous written consent of the Secretary, to whom the contracting entity shall furnish all the pertinent information in order for him/her to understand and fully evaluate the reasons, scope, terms and conditions of said sublease or cession, as well as the identity, moral and financial solvency, experience and administrative capacity of said sublessee or cessionary, before approving the same.
In case of denying consent, the Secretary shall state, in writing, the reasons for such denial and shall notify the decision to the contracting entity within sixty (60) days counting from the receipt of the request for consent remitted by the contracting entity.
History —Jan. 1, 2003, No. 3, § 9.