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6153j — Puerto Rico Law | CourtGPT
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  4. Title Twenty-four - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)/
  5. Part VIII - Mental Health/
  6. Chapter 201a - Mental Health Code of 2000 Sub/
  7. Subchapter II - General Responsibilities of Mental Health Service Providers and General Provisions for Adults and Minors § 6153a - Criteria for Severe Mental Disorders in Children and Adolescents/
  8. 6153j
Puerto Rico Legal Code
Any institutional provider of mental healthcare system services shall have a quality assurance system for the services rendered, which shall assess and oversee that the quality of said services is maintained, as well as the adequate use of the procedures administered to patients pursuant to the best practices in the mental healthcare field and to that which is established in this chapter. This system shall oversee, study and keep the medical director and the medical faculty of the institutions informed on all matters relative to the services and practices implemented therein. The Administration shall specify through regulations the scope of these quality systems, compatible with the federal regulations for these populations.It shall be the responsibility of the mental healthcare service providers to keep a compilation of basic statistical data that provide indicators of the incidence of mental disorders and substance abuse, according to the characteristics of the population. Said statistical data shall be informed to the Administration. History —Oct. 2, 2000, No. 408, § 2.11; Aug. 6, 2008, No. 183, § 9.

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