P.R. Laws tit. 24, § 333k
Information received by the Department of Health through reports, inspections or as otherwise authorized under this chapter, shall not be disclosed publicly in such manner as to identify individuals or institutions, except in a proceeding involving the question of license; Provided, That nothing heretofore stated in this section shall be construed to mean that the Department of Health may not give such information to any division or dependency of the government of the United States or of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to be used in the performance of fulfillment of the purposes and functions for which said divisions or dependencies were created. Any such body requesting information of a confidential nature shall set forth in writing the purpose for which such information is requested; and the same shall be used solely and exclusively for the purpose for which it is requested, and the said agency shall be responsible for maintaining the confidential nature of the information so obtained.
History —June 26, 1965, No. 101, p. 250, § 30.