P.R. Laws tit. 24, § 393
(a) Every entity, person, physician, or institution that fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter or the regulations promulgated thereunder shall be sanctioned by the Registry, for the first violation, by an administrative fine of three thousand dollars ($3,000) per unreported case and, for subsequent violations, by an administrative fine of five thousand dollars ($5,000) per unreported case.
(b) The Registry shall request the suspension of any license issued by the Department of Health, for a term of not less than six (6) months, to any physician, health professional, or institution that fails to comply with subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Any entity, person, physician, or institution that fails to submit complete, accurate, and timely reports for two consecutive quarters, regardless of the reason, and has not shown progress in terms of compliance, shall allow the Registry to immediately access medical records and other documents. The Registry shall collect the data and demand the reimbursement of expenses incurred in obtaining such data, up to $100 per collected case, in addition to the corresponding fines.
(d) Any entity, person, physician, or institution that, while rendering services under §§ 7001 et seq. of this title, which creates the Puerto Rico Health Insurance Administration, fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter, shall have any payments for services rendered withheld and any future contract negotiation with the Administration shall be stayed until the data is reported to the Registry and any fines or administrative expenses imposed by the same are paid. The Registry may arrange with the Health Insurance Administration for the collection of debts on account of fines and administrative expenses set forth herein to be paid from the income that such entities, persons, physicians, or institutions would earn for services rendered.
(e) Sums collected on account of administrative fines and reimbursement of expenses incurred in gathering the data of unreported cases, as set forth in this section, shall be covered into the Special Fund of the Registry, to be used exclusively by the Registry. This Fund shall be administered by the Registry and governed by the regulations promulgated by the Registry under § 404 of this title.
(f) Any person who provides false information to the Registry shall be guilty of fourth-degree felony.
History —July 30, 2010, No. 113, art. 6, §§ 1–6.