P.R. Laws tit. 24, § 333g
The Department of Health, after due notice and opportunity for hearing to the applicant or licensee, is authorized to deny, substitute, suspend or revoke a license in any case in which it is found that there has been a substantial noncompliance with the requirements established in the applicable regulations promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. The provisional licenses granted pursuant to this chapter may be revoked by the Secretary of Health when, in the Secretary’s judgment, the health and safety of the persons within the facilities which operate with said licenses are in jeopardy. The decision revoking, suspending, substituting or denying the license or application shall become final thirty (30) days after it is served, unless the applicant or licensee appeals to the Court of First Instance of Puerto Rico pursuant to § 333m of this title.
The procedure governing hearings authorized by this section shall be in accordance with the rules promulgated by the Department of Health. A full and complete record shall be kept of all proceedings, and all testimony shall be reported but need not be transcribed unless the decision is appealed pursuant to § 332m of this title. A copy or copies of the transcript may be obtained by any person or interested party upon payment of the cost of preparing such copy or copies. Witnesses may be summoned by either party.
History —June 26, 1965, No. 101, p. 250, § 26; June 13, 1968, No. 80, p. 137, § 2; July 20, 1979, No. 150, p. 368, § 2.