P.R. Laws tit. 24, § 3694

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§ 3694. Rights of parents

The father and mother of a child born in a risk situation shall have the following rights:

(a) To obtain sufficient and continuous easy to understand information in an adequate environment about the process or evolution of the health of their child, including diagnosis, prognosis and treatment.

(b) To have continued access to their child while the clinical situation allows, as well as participate in the care and decision-making with respect to the [newborn’s] care.

(c) To obtain specific information about the examinations or interventions to which the newborn may be submitted for research or teaching purposes, so that they may give their express consent in writing.

(d) To enable the newborn to be breastfed, provided there is no urgent condition to prevent it.

(e) To receive advice and information about the special care of the child if so required.

History —Aug. 10, 2006, No. 156, § 5, eff. 6 months after Aug. 10, 2006.