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Puerto Rico Act 111-2005

Act 111-2005 on the Privacy of Medical Information

Puerto Rico's medical information privacy law with breach notification requirement 'as expeditiously as possible' - stricter than federal standards.

Jurisdiction

Puerto Rico

PR

Enacted

Oct 25, 2005

Effective

Jan 1, 2006

Enforcement

Puerto Rico Department of Health

US territory - complementary to federal HIPAA

Who Must Comply

This law applies to:

  • • Healthcare providers in Puerto Rico
  • • Entities processing medical information
  • • Mental health service providers

Capability triggers:

● medicalDataProcessing (required)
● Required ◐ Increases applicability

Who bears obligations:

Data Controller

Safety Provisions

  • • Medical information privacy protections
  • • Breach notification 'as expeditiously as possible'
  • • Patient consent requirements
  • • Security safeguards for medical data

Enforcement

Enforced by

Puerto Rico Department of Health

Penalties

Civil penalties for violations

Quick Facts

Binding
Yes
Mental Health Focus
Yes
Child Safety Focus
No
Algorithmic Scope
No

Why It Matters

Puerto Rico's 'as expeditiously as possible' breach notification for medical info creates potentially stricter timeline than HIPAA for mental health chatbots processing Puerto Rican users' data.

Cite This

APA

Puerto Rico. (2005). Act 111-2005 on the Privacy of Medical Information. Retrieved from https://nope.net/regs/pr-act-111-2005

BibTeX

@misc{pr_act_111_2005,
  title = {Act 111-2005 on the Privacy of Medical Information},
  author = {Puerto Rico},
  year = {2005},
  url = {https://nope.net/regs/pr-act-111-2005}
}

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