P.R. Laws tit. 24, § 333f
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 333i of this title, upon receipt of an application for a license and of the proper license fee, if any, the Department of Health shall issue a license if the applicant and the facilities in question meet the requirements established under this chapter. A license, unless previously suspended or revoked, shall be renewable every two (2) years. The renewal shall be effective upon the payment of the proper fee, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and upon the filing of a report by its holder and the approval thereof by the Department of Health, which shall include the information prescribed by the Department of Health through regulations. In the event it is confirmed, through subsequent visits, that a facility that holds a license does not meet all the requirements therefor in the judgment of the Secretary of Health, and after due hearing or audience, said license shall be substituted by a provisional one. This provisional license shall be granted for a period of one (1) year to allow the facility to comply with the requirements, and shall subsequently be granted the license again. The provisional license may be renewed for a subsequent one (1)-year period and shall be subject to the same provisions on the payment of license fees, except that the amount to be paid for the provisional license shall be reduced to one-half.
Each license shall be issued only for the physical premises and the “person” or “government unit” mentioned in the application and shall not be transferable or reassignable, except upon written approval of the Department of Health. Every establishment shall post its license in a conspicuous place on the premises.
History —June 26, 1965, No. 101, p. 250, § 25; June 13, 1968, No. 80, p. 137, § 2; July 20, 1979, No. 150, p. 368, § 2.