P.R. Laws tit. 24, § 3620u
Each hospital shall develop a hospital protocol of the donor to identify body, organs and tissue donors. It shall be the duty of the hospital administrator or his authorized representative upon notifying the death of a patient to inquire [of] his/her closest relative whether the deceased was an organ donor or if the latter had expressed the desire to be an organ donor before his/her death. If the deceased had not expressed his/her will to be an organ donor, the closest relative shall be informed of his/her option to donate all or part of the deceased’s body, which shall be used to extend or improve the quality of life of other persons.
The hospital protocol of the donor shall be completed in a discreet manner taking into consideration the circumstances of the family at the time.
The hospital administrator or his/her authorized representative shall refrain from requesting a donation when he/she is aware of the manifest will of the deceased not to be an organ donor or when aware of the opposition to donation of the next-of-kin.
When a hospital protocol of donor is completed pursuant [to] §§ 3620—3620y of this title, it shall be stated in the medical record and in the death certificate of the deceased.
The Board shall establish through regulations the content of the hospital protocol of the donor, the norms germane to the training of the hospital personnel that could be designated to request the donation and the procedures to be used for said request and completion of the hospital protocol of donor.
History —Dec. 25, 2002, No. 296, § 24.