Para enmendar el inciso (b) de la Sección 2023.02 del Subcapítulo C del Capítulo 2 del Subtítulo B de la Ley 60-2019, según enmendada, mejor conocida como “Código de Incentivos de Puerto Rico”; a los fines de añadir a la Corporación del Fondo del Seguro del Estado, a la Administración de Compensaciones por Accidentes de Automóviles, a la Administración de Servicios de Salud Mental y Contra la Adicción y al Programa de Salud Correccional del Departamento de Corrección y Rehabilitación como entidades elegibles para que un Médico Cualificado pueda cumplir con el requisito de ciento ochenta (180) horas anuales de servicios comunitarios con remuneración.

2025-2028 Session

Bill PC 1087 designates four state health and insurance agencies as eligible recipients of physicians' mandatory 180-hour annual community service requirement under Puerto Rico's tax incentive program for doctors.

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Legislative bill overview

Bill PC 1087 amends Puerto Rico's Incentives Code (Law 60-2019) to add four government entities—the State Insurance Fund Corporation, the Auto Accident Compensation Administration, the Mental Health and Addiction Services Administration, and the Correctional Health Program—as eligible organizations where qualified physicians can fulfill their required 180 annual hours of compensated community service.

Why is this important

This change expands where physicians can satisfy their community service obligations under Puerto Rico's tax incentive program for medical professionals. By including state health and insurance agencies, the bill directs physician labor toward government healthcare systems, potentially improving service capacity in public health insurance, accident compensation, mental health, and correctional healthcare while allowing doctors to meet their incentive requirements through these placements.

Potential points of contention

Public vs. private sector balance: The expansion of eligible entities toward government agencies may disproportionately direct incentivized physician labor away from private practices, potentially creating competitive disadvantages or workforce imbalances

Compensation structure clarity: The bill specifies "compensated" community service, but fiscal details about who pays these physicians and whether compensation rates are competitive remain unclear

Existing entity capacity: Adding four new eligible entities assumes these government organizations have infrastructure and supervision capacity to effectively utilize additional physicians without clarifying implementation mechanisms or oversight