P.R. Laws tit. 26, § 10373
(a) Abuse-related medical condition.— Means a medical condition sustained by a victim of abuse which arises in whole or in part out of an act or pattern of abuse.
(b) Confidential abuse information.— Means information about acts of abuse against a person or abuse status of such person; information about a person's medical condition that the issuer knows or has reason to know is abuse-related, the address and telephone number (home and work) of a victim of abuse, or the status of a current or potential covered person or enrollee as a family member or employer of a victim of abuse.
(c) Abuse.— Means the occurrence of one (1) or more of the following acts by a current or former family member, household member, intimate partner or caretaker:
(1) Attempting to cause or intentionally or recklessly causing another person bodily injury, physical harm, severe emotional distress, psychological trauma, rape, sexual assault, or involuntary sexual intercourse;
(2) knowingly engaging in an unwanted pursuit behavior towards the victim, including following the person without proper authority, under circumstances that place the victim in reasonable fear of harm to his/her bodily integrity;
(3) subjecting another person to false imprisonment, or
(4) cause knowingly or recklessly damage to property so as to intimidate or control the behavior of the victim.
(d) Health plan or plan.— Means a policy, contract, certificate or agreement offered by a health insurance organization or issuer or insurance professional to provide, deliver, arrange for, pay for or reimburse any of the costs of healthcare services. For purposes of this chapter, health plan includes accident only, credit health, dental, vision, Medicare supplement or long-term care insurance, coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance, short-term and catastrophic health insurance policies, and a policy that pays on a cost-incurred basis. “Health plan” does not include workers' compensation or similar insurance.
(e) Insurance professional.— Means a producer, broker, or adjuster as such terms are defined in §§ 949–953i of this title, as well as third-party administrators, as such terms are defined in Chapter 38 of this Code[sic].
(f) Abuse status.— Means the fact or perception that a person is or has been a victim of abuse, irrespective of whether the person has sustained abuse- related medical conditions.
(g) Victim of abuse.— Means a person against whom an act of abuse has been directed; who has current or prior injuries, illnesses, or disorders that resulted from abuse; or who seeks, may have sought, or had reason to seek medical or psychological treatment for abuse; or protection, court-ordered protection, or shelter from abuse.
History —Aug. 29, 2011, No. 194, added as § 72.030 on Aug. 23, 2012, No. 203, § 9, eff. 90 days after Aug. 23, 2012.