P.R. Laws tit. 24, § 6161c
Every institution that provides services with greater autonomy shall have a services manual, which shall contain, as a minimum, the following:
(a) The admission criteria to be met by minors 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.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to private offices of mental health professionals. However, said professionals shall advise the minor, his/her father, mother with patria potestas or custody, legal guardian or person with provisional custody on the treatment options for his/her condition, the ones they recommend and which ones they can provide according to his/her symptoms and signs, and to the diagnostic impression at the time of the initial evaluation.
History —Oct. 2, 2000, No. 408, § 10.04, eff. 90 days after Oct. 2, 2000.