P.R. Laws tit. 24, § 6157d
Every institutional provider of greater-autonomy services shall issue a service manual, which shall contain, at the least, the following:
(a) The admission criteria to be met by adults who request the services.
(b) The age, sex, disorder, diagnosis and level of functionality.
(c) An individualized treatment, recovery and rehabilitation plan prepared by an inter- or multidisciplinary team.
(d) The staffing pattern that the institution shall have, as well as the qualifications thereof.
(e) The program’s philosophy and a description of the institution’s environment.
(f) The corresponding therapeutic modality or activity program.
(g) The evaluation protocol for suicide risks with its corresponding contingency provisions.
(h) The procedure for filing and processing claims and complaints describing in simple words the steps adults and their families shall take if they need to use these mechanisms.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to mental healthcare professionals in the private practice. However, said professionals shall advise patients on the treatment options for their condition, the ones they recommend, which ones they can provide according to the patients’ symptoms and signs, and the diagnostic impression at the time of the initial evaluation.
History —Oct. 2, 2000, No. 408, § 6.03; Aug. 6, 2008, No. 183, § 35.