P.R. Laws tit. 24, § 3326r
In the exercise of its duty to watch over the health of the people of Puerto Rico, the Department shall develop and enforce a continuous evaluation and follow-up system that shall allow it to examine the quality of the services rendered in all health facilities subject of the contract, as provided in §§ 3326—3326s of this title, of the contracting entities or those private interests that have obtained ownership prior to the approval of this act.
Likewise, the Department shall require and supervise the implementation of an information and data bank system that allows for the compilation of vital statistic data and registers required by law. The Secretary shall have full power to require, audit and compile statistical information regarding those health facilities that are alienated, leased or subleased to contracting entities, and any sublessee who operates and/or administers, in whole or in part, said health facilities. The Department, through its Secretary, shall also have full authority to require this information to those private interests that pursuant to Act No. 190 of September 5, 1996, as amended, had acquired health facilities of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
History —Jan. 1, 2003, No. 3, § 21.