P.R. Laws tit. 26, § 3101
The Government of Puerto Rico hereby states as a public policy, that, in contracts by and between providers and health services organizations, they shall be authorized to engage in collective bargaining. This public policy seeks to establish a balance in competitiveness when contracting for health services, for the benefit of consumers, providers, third-party administrators, and the health services organizations themselves.
The Government of Puerto Rico recognizes that there are health plans which dominate the market to such an extent that fair negotiations between providers or third-party administrators and health services organizations are virtually nonexistent and unattainable. In these cases, third-party administrators and health services organizations have, in essence, the power to unilaterally establish the terms on the adhesion contracts they offer to providers. Therefore, the Government of Puerto Rico finds it appropriate and necessary to authorize collective bargaining as to fees and other matters in which an unbalance as to contracting is found.
History —Ins. Code, added as § 31.010 on Aug. 8, 2008, No. 203, § 1, eff. 90 days after Aug. 8, 2008.