P.R. Laws tit. 24, § 3213
The Department of Health shall establish through regulations, the norms for the implementation of this chapter, including the design and distribution of the document or form to be completed and signed by any non-emancipated pregnant minor stating her consent to receive pre- and postnatal health care and services. In the case of mentally-incompetent pregnant women, in the absence of the person legally called upon to give consent, the aforementioned form shall be signed by the person accompanying the woman seeking said services. In the case of mentally-incompetent pregnant women, the form shall be signed by her guardian or court-appointed attorney. In the absence of a guardian or court-appointed attorney, the health or professional of a health services institution, be it public or private, shall fill out the document required by this chapter, which shall state the fact of her mental incompetence, the circumstances surrounding the pregnancy and her need for treatment, so that the document may be remitted to the District Attorney, who should he deem it necessary shall authorize the treatment after learning of and corroborating, the information supplied by the health official. This procedure shall be completed in a term not to exceed five (5) days.
The Secretary of Health shall provide said forms to public and private health services institutions and professionals. In the case of private health services institutions and professionals a fee may be charged that shall not exceed the cost of producing the forms.
History —July 22, 1992, No. 27, § 3.