P.R. Laws tit. 8, § 356
The Department, through its duly authorized representative, shall visit and inspect, whenever it deems it necessary, but at least once every three (3) months, any establishment for the care of the elderly operating in Puerto Rico, to ascertain whether they are operating in accordance with the provisions in this chapter and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. These inspections shall be carried out at the instance of the Department itself, or at the request of the elderly residents of the establishments, or their family members. If the requested investigation is not carried out within the next thirty (30) days after being requested before the Department, the elderly resident or a family member, by means of a form provided and designed by the Department of the Family for such purposes, may appear before the Adjudication Board set forth by means of regulation, to compel the Department to perform the requested inspection. The cause for the submittal of such request shall be stated in said form. It shall be the obligation of the owners, operators, and/or administrators of such establishments to give orientation to the elderly persons and/or their family member in charge of same, regarding the rights of the elderly, pursuant to the dispositions set forth herein. In addition to said orientation, the owners, operators, and/or administrators shall give a copy of the text of this section to the elderly person, or the person in charge of same, on the same day in which the elderly person is moved into the establishment, and the receipt of the orientation and referenced documentation shall be so ratified in writing in a statement by the elderly person and/or the person in charge of same.
History —June 22, 1977, No. 94, p. 209, § 6; July 11, 1988, No. 70, p. 315, § 2; Sept. 2, 2000, No. 331, § 4; June 27, 2003, No. 152, § 1, eff. 30 days after June 27, 2003.