Lifetime Citizen Portal Access — AI Briefings, Alerts & Unlimited Follows
House receives partial report on Santa Isabel diagnostic center; lawmakers urge $600,000 allocation
Loading...
Summary
The House received the first partial report on the Santa Isabel diagnostic and treatment center (CDT) and members on the floor recommended allocating $600,000 to keep the facility operating; the report was referred to the relevant agencies for follow-up.
The House received the first partial report related to Resolution 136, an inquiry into the listing, management and use of state and federal funds assigned to the diagnostic and treatment center (CDT) and emergency room in the municipality of Santa Isabel. The reception of the partial report and referral to the appropriate agencies was recorded on May 15, 2025.
Floor speakers described operational and fiscal problems at the CDT and urged a targeted allocation to maintain services. Representative Domingo Torres and Representative Sanabria Colf3n discussed funding figures cited in the partial report and proposed actions. On the floor, Torres noted recommendations in the partial report suggesting an allocation of $600,000 to keep the CDT operating; he also cited an OGP (Office of Management and Budget) confirmation of an available balance of approximately $4,430,000 that could be used to support CDT operations but said the Department of Health had not requested those funds.
Representative Sanabria Colf3n described prior requests and disagreements about the true operating need; he said prior requests for $1,000,000 were excessive and supported a new, narrower request of $600,000. Sanabria also said the Committee would keep the investigation open to seek additional adjustments and to coordinate with the Committee on Finance (Comisif3n de Hacienda) to identify an appropriation path.
Members noted an outstanding request from Representative Estrella Martednez, dated Jan. 31, 2025, asking for $1,000,000 for the Santa Isabel CDT; the floor discussion suggested reconciling that request with the partial report's recommended $600,000.
Action taken on the floor: the House received the partial report of Resolution 136 and referred it to the relevant agencies for further processing. Lawmakers did not adopt a specific appropriation on the floor during the session; instead they recommended and discussed a $600,000 allocation as a likely target and signaled further coordination with budget and health agencies.
