P.R. Laws tit. 24, § 6153a
The criteria that shall be considered for severe mental disorders in children and adolescents shall be the following:
(a) That he/she is less than eighteen (18) year old.
(b) That at the present time or during the past year, he/she has been diagnosed with a mental, emotional or behavioral disorder.
(c) That he/she complies with the criteria specified for treatment, pursuant to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders — Fourth Revision (DSM IV), the ICD-10, or the manuals in effect at the time.
(d) That said disorder resulted from a functional disability that interferes or limits the child or minor’s ability [to] function with his/her family, in school or in the community.
History —Oct. 2, 2000, No. 408, § 2.02; Aug. 6, 2008, No. 183, § 4.