P.R. Laws tit. 24, § 6159c
A request for services for a minor may be lodged with an institutional provider or with a direct or an indirect mental healthcare service provider by:
(a) The minor him/herself, if fourteen (14) years of age or older, if he/she requests outpatient services as provided for in § 6161 of this title, and if, in the judgment of the mental healthcare professional, he/she is capable of understanding the effect of his/her request.
(b) The parent with patria potestas, the legal guardian, or the surrogate parent.
(c) Persons who have been professionally related to the minor and who, as a result of this relationship, have reasonable grounds to believe that the minor needs to receive mental healthcare services.
(d) Public or private agencies with custody over the minor, or the court.
The request shall be made in writing and obtain a clear and simple statement, with no technical terms, of the grounds for requesting such services.
History —Oct. 2, 2000, No. 408, § 8.04; Aug. 6, 2008, No. 183, § 40.