P.R. Laws tit. 26, § 9243

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§ 9243. Unauthorized collection, use or disclosure of protected health information

An unauthorized collection, use, or disclosure of protected health information by a health insurance organization or issuer is hereby prohibited. Such collection, use, or disclosure shall be subject to the penalties set forth in § 9245 of this title. An unauthorized collection, use, or disclosure shall include:

(a) Unauthorized publication of protected health information;

(b) unauthorized collection, use or disclosure of protected health information for personal or professional gain, including unauthorized research that does not meet the requirements of this chapter;

(c) unauthorized sale of protected health information;

(d) unauthorized manipulation of encrypted health information that reveals protected health information, and

(e) use of deception, fraud, or threat to procure authorization to collect, use or disclose protected health information.

History —Aug. 29, 2011, No. 194, added as § 14.130 on Aug. 23, 2012, No. 203, § 1, eff. 90 days after Aug. 23, 2012.