Hospitals, dialysis and elder housing: generator, cistern and 20 days
Act 88-2018 requires hospitals, dialysis centers, gas stations and elder homes to keep power, water and supplies after a disaster. Fine: $5,000 daily.
August 23, 2026
Agency
Departamento de Seguridad Pública de Puerto Rico (DSP)
Created by Act 20-2017, it groups the Police, Fire, Medical Emergencies, Emergency Management and Forensic Sciences bureaus. Among other things, it regulates how health facilities, dialysis centers, airports, gas stations, nursing homes, elderly housing and children’s and adults’ homes must prepare to keep operating during an emergency caused by a natural disaster.
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