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2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 79 - Board of Examiners and College of Electronics Technicians (§§ 2401 — 2442) › § 2414 - Examinations—Failures

The person who fails in an examination may again take the examination six (6) months after such failure.
The Board is empowered to retain the papers that the applicants who have failed may have submitted and to prepare the necessary blanks in case a new examination is requested.
History —June 30, 1975, No. 99, p. 295, § 14, retroactive to Jan. 1, 1975.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 79 - Board of Examiners and College of Electronics Technicians (§§ 2401 — 2442) › § 2415 - Denial of license

The Board shall deny the granting of a license of electronics technician, after notice and hearing, to any person who:
(a) Tries to obtain a license by fraud or deceit;
(b) does not meet the requirements hereby established to obtain the license, and
(c) is mentally disabled, or alcoholic or drug addict, pursuant to official and confidential information obtained by the Board.
History —June 30, 1975, No. 99, p. 295, § 15, retroactive to Jan. 1, 1975; Aug. 11, 2000, No. 152, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 79 - Board of Examiners and College of Electronics Technicians (§§ 2401 — 2442) › § 2416 - Registries

The Board shall keep up to date the following registries which shall be available for public inspection:
(a) Registry of Licenses Issued.
(b) Registry of Licenses Denied.
(c) Registry of Licenses Temporarily Suspended or Permanently Revoked.
(d) Registry of Renewal of Licenses Denied.
(e) Registry of Temporary Licenses.
Each registry shall contain succinctly the data that the Board deems necessary for public information, but in cases of denial to renew a license and of temporary suspension or permanent revocation of a license there shall be stated the reasons that gave rise to the Board’s action.
History —June 30, 1975, No. 99, p. 295, § 16, retroactive to Jan. 1, 1975.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 79 - Board of Examiners and College of Electronics Technicians (§§ 2401 — 2442) › § 2417 - Investigations—Confidentiality

When the Board investigates a person who requests a license for the first time such investigation, whether or not the license is granted, shall be of confidential nature and may not be disclosed.
If the license is granted and is later suspended temporarily or revoked permanently or its renewal is denied, the investigations which gave rise to the action of the Board shall not be confidential.
History —June 30, 1975, No. 99, p. 295, § 17, retroactive to Jan. 1, 1975.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 79 - Board of Examiners and College of Electronics Technicians (§§ 2401 — 2442) › § 2418 - Suspension, revocation, denial of license

The Board, following the procedure hereinafter provided, shall temporarily suspend, permanently revoke or temporarily or permanently deny the renewal, as the case may be, of the license of the electronic technician who:
(a) After having obtained the license, it is found that he obtained it by fraud or deceit.
(b) Has been declared mentally disabled by a competent court.
(c) Is publicly known to be an alcoholic or drug addict.
(d) Has been convicted of a felony or of an offense implying moral turpitude.
(e) Does not display his electronic technician license in his working place visibly to the public after having been warned in writing of this fault.
(f) Has been guilty, in the judgment of the Board, of incompetence or gross negligence or dishonest practices in the practice of electronics technique.
(g) Permits a person with a temporary license of electronics technique who works under his responsibility and supervision to act with incompetence or gross negligence or indulge in dishonest practices in the practice of electronics technique.
(h) Permits any of his employees who is not an electronics technician to act as such or perform work for which he is not capable.
History —June 30, 1975, No. 99, p. 295, § 18, retroactive to Jan. 1, 1975; Aug. 11, 2000, No. 152.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 79 - Board of Examiners and College of Electronics Technicians (§§ 2401 — 2442) › § 2419 - Administrative hearings

The Board or any member thereof may issue subpoenas to compel the appearance of witnesses and the production of documents, administer oaths, take testimony, present evidence and receive authentic documents in evidence relating to the hearing or at the holding thereof. In case of disobedience of a subpoena, the Board may invoke the aid of any court of Puerto Rico to require the appearance of witnesses and the production of documentary evidence.
History —June 30, 1975, No. 99, p. 295, § 19, retroactive to Jan. 1, 1975.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 79 - Board of Examiners and College of Electronics Technicians (§§ 2401 — 2442) › § 2420 - Administrative and judicial procedures

The administrative and judicial proceedings carried out pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall comply with the provisions of §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Uniform Administrative Procedures Act”.
History —June 30, 1975, No. 99, p. 295, § 20; Aug. 11, 2000, No. 152, § 11.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 79 - Board of Examiners and College of Electronics Technicians (§§ 2401 — 2442) › § 2421 - Rehabilitation

One (1) year after the denial, revocation or denial of renewal of a license has elapsed, the interested party may request the Board to grant him a new opportunity to prove that he has rehabilitated himself and that the cause or causes which gave rise to the denial, revocation or denial of renewal of the license has or have disappeared. The Board, within thirty (30) days following the petition, shall make a determination which it shall notify in writing by registered mail with return receipt requested to the interested party. Should the determination of the Board be adverse, the interested party may avail himself of the administrative and judicial proceedings established in § 2420 of this title.
History —June 30, 1975, No. 99, p. 295, § 21, retroactive to Jan. 1, 1975.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 79 - Board of Examiners and College of Electronics Technicians (§§ 2401 — 2442) › § 2422 - Reciprocity

The Board is hereby authorized to establish, on conditions and requirements that it may deem necessary and advisable, reciprocity relations for the granting of licenses without examination directly with the states or territories of the United States or with any foreign country having requirements similar to those established herein for the obtainment of a electronics technician license and a similar concession is provided for those licensed by this Board.
History —June 30, 1975, No. 99, p. 295, § 24, renumbered as § 22 on Aug. 11, 2000, No. 152, § 12.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 79 - Board of Examiners and College of Electronics Technicians (§§ 2401 — 2442) › § 2423 - Special license to a non-resident of Puerto Rico

The Board may issue, at its discretion, a special license for the practice of electronics technique without it being necessary to meet the requirements of subsection (d) of § 2410 of this title, provided that the interested person meets the following requirements:
(a) To be considered a nonresident person of Puerto Rico, pursuant to the definition of §§ 8006 et seq. of Title 13, known as the Internal Revenue Code of Puerto Rico.
(b) To substantially meet, as so determined by the Board, the requirements stated in subsections (a), (b) and (c) of § 2410 of this title. Said requirements shall be considered to be met if the interested person presents a license or permit in force to practice the profession of electronics technician, or a substantially equivalent position, issued by the federal government or any competent authority in any state of the United States of America, its political subdivisions, dependent territories or possessions.
(c) To be contracted or invited by an electronics technician to collaborate with said technician in a specific job or project.
(d) To have filled out the petition for special license so determined by the Board.
In those cases where the Board issues a special license, the Board shall send to the Secretary of the Treasury, in a term not greater than fifteen (15) days, copy of said special license, which shall contain the name and address of the hiring electronics technician. In addition, in the case of hired nonresidents, the Board shall warn the hiring electronics technician of the existence of possible obligations under the Internal Revenue Code of Puerto Rico. Said warnings, however, shall not create any responsibility from the Board to the hiring electronics technician.
The special licenses granted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall be in effect for a period of six (6) months, which may be extendable to six (6) additional months upon the petition filed by the interested person.
Any person who obtains a special license pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall, at all times, practice the electronic equipment repair and maintenance technique under the responsibility and supervision under a duly authorized electronics technician in Puerto Rico.
The special license shall be displayed in the working place of the person in whose name it is issued.
History —June 30, 1975, No. 99, p. 295, § 25, renumbered as § 23 by § 12 and amended by § 13 on Aug. 11, 2000, No. 152.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 79 - Board of Examiners and College of Electronics Technicians (§§ 2401 — 2442) › § 2424 - Provisional license—Revocation

The Board may at its full discretion revoke any provisional license. The decision of the Board shall be final.
History —June 30, 1975, No. 99, p. 295, § 26, renumbered as § 24 on Aug. 11, 2000, No. 152, § 12.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 79 - Board of Examiners and College of Electronics Technicians (§§ 2401 — 2442) › § 2425 - Exemption from application of this chapter

Electrical engineers authorized to practice in Puerto Rico and electronic technicians who work for the United States Government or federal agencies are exempt from the provisions of this chapter.
History —June 30, 1975, No. 99, p. 295, § 27, renumbered as § 25 on Aug. 11, 2000, No. 152, § 12.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 79 - Board of Examiners and College of Electronics Technicians (§§ 2401 — 2442) › § 2426 - Renewal of license

The electronics technician license required by this chapter shall be renewed four (4) years after its issue date. The license may be renewed upon payment of the fees imposed in § 2427 of this title.
History —June 30, 1975, No. 99, p. 295, § 28; July 9, 1986, No. 82, p. 265, § 2; July 30, 1999, No. 189, § 1; renumbered as § 26 by § 12 and amended by § 14 on Aug. 11, 2000, No. 152.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 79 - Board of Examiners and College of Electronics Technicians (§§ 2401 — 2442) › § 2427 - Fees

The Board shall charge the following fees as so determined by the Department of State by virtue of §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3:
(a) For each examination;
(b) for the first license of electronics technician;
(c) for renewal of the license of electronics technician:
(d) for duplicate of any license;
(e) for provisional license;
(f) for special license;
The Board shall charge a surcharge of one hundred percent (100%) of the renewal fee to any person who applies for the renewal of said license ninety (90) days after its expiration date, the surcharge shall increase to two hundred percent (200%) after an analogous period of one hundred and eighty-eight days (180). After twelve (12) months have elapsed after the expiration date of the license without it being renewed, the Board shall deny its renewal. In such case, the person interested in obtaining an electronics technician license shall comply with all the requirements provided for in § 2410 of this title; Provided, in addition, That any person who holds a license for radio and television technician, or for electronics technician, may benefit from the provisions of § 2410 of this title.
History —June 30, 1975, No. 99, p. 295, § 29, renumbered as § 27 by § 12 and amended by § 15 on Aug. 11, 2000, No. 152.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 79 - Board of Examiners and College of Electronics Technicians (§§ 2401 — 2442) › § 2427a - Amnesty—Requirements

Any person who, within the term in force of this amnesty, so requests it in the way the Board shall specify through regulation and subject to final approval, shall be exempted from the provisions of § 2441 of this title and the requirements provided in subsection (c) of § 2410 of this title, provided that the person complies with the following minimum requirements:
(a) Present an official certification of the courses and/or seminars taken in electronics whose contents is substantially similar to those described in subsection (c) of § 2410 of this title, and
(b) present documentation that evidences that he/she has practiced the electronic equipment repair and maintenance technique for a minimum term of three (3) years. Only to those purposes, the following documents shall be considered as evidence of having practiced the electronic equipment repair and maintenance technique:
(1) Sworn statements given by employers who have hired the person with the purpose of practicing the electronic equipment repair and maintenance technique.
(2) Sworn statements by clients that evidence, seen as a whole, that the person has provided services in the electronic equipment repair and maintenance technique during a specific period. If not, the person may present a sworn statement along with certified income tax returns that shows that the person’s main industry or business was practicing the electronic equipment repair and maintenance technique.
(3) Comply with the payment of amnesty fees, which shall be equivalent to the exam.
History —June 30, 1975, No. 99, p. 295, added as § 28 on Aug. 11, 2000, No. 152, § 23.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 79 - Board of Examiners and College of Electronics Technicians (§§ 2401 — 2442) › § 2427b - Amnesty—Duration

The provisions of § 2427a of this title, which refer to the amnesty, shall not be in effect and force with respect to those persons who have not duly initiated its amnesty process, immediately after the first anniversary of the approval date of said section.
History —June 30, 1975, No. 99, p. 295, added as § 29 on Aug. 11, 2000, No. 152, § 24.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 79 - Board of Examiners and College of Electronics Technicians (§§ 2401 — 2442) › § 2441 - Penalties

Any person who practices the electronic equipment repair and maintenance technique, or who announces or pretends to be an electronics technician without holding a license in force and issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall be quilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction, punished with a fine of no less that one hundred dollars ($100) no greater than five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisonment in jail for a term of no less than one (1) month nor greater than six (6) months, or both, at the discretion of the court.
History —June 30, 1975, No. 99, p. 295, § 43, renumbered as § 30 by § 12 and amended by § 22 on Aug. 11, 2000, No. 152.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 80 - Board of Examiners of Doctors of Naturopathy (§§ 2451 — 2466) › § 2451 - Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning indicated below:
(a) Board. — Means the Puerto Rico Board of Examiners of Doctors [of] Naturopathy.
(b) License. — Means any document duly issued by the Board, in which it is certified that the person in whose name the license has been issued is authorized to practice naturopathic medicine in Puerto Rico according to the provisions of this chapter.
(c) Doctor [of] Naturopathy. — Means the person who is duly authorized to practice naturopathic medicine in Puerto Rico, and who meets the requirements of this chapter.
(d) Naturopathic medicine. — Means the care system practiced by a doctor [of] naturopathy for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of human health conditions through the use of natural medicine, therapy and patient education in order to maintain and stimulate the intrinsic self-healing system of every individual.
(e) Naturopathy. — Means the natural probiotic practice, separate from medicine, which sees the human body as a whole and promotes integral nutrition and a lifestyle as the main factors in the prevention of disease, whose healing can be achieved by triggering the regenerative and recuperative powers of the body, without the use of drugs or other controlled substances used in medicine, and without surgical or invasive procedures, where only substances of a natural origin are used. Naturopathy involves a practice to complement health and is not a substitute for medicine.
History —Dec. 30, 1997, No. 208, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 80 - Board of Examiners of Doctors of Naturopathy (§§ 2451 — 2466) › § 2452 - Board—Creation

The Puerto Rico Board of Examiners of Doctors [of] Naturopathy, attached to the Department of Health, is hereby created.
History —Dec. 30, 1997, No. 208, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 80 - Board of Examiners of Doctors of Naturopathy (§§ 2451 — 2466) › § 2453 - Board—Members

The Board shall be constituted by five (5) members appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The members of the Board shall be persons of recognized moral integrity, good repute, who have not been convicted of any felony, or a misdemeanor implying moral turpitude, over twenty-one (21) years of age, and residents of Puerto Rico for at least one (1) year prior to their appointment. Two (2) of the members of the Board shall be duly licensed doctors [of] naturopathy, of recognized professional competence, who have practiced naturopathic medicine for a term of not less than three (3) years. One (1) of the members shall be a duly licensed and of recognized professional competence doctor [of] naturopathy who has practiced the profession of naturopathic medicine for a term of not less than one (1) year. Of the remaining members one (1) shall be a physician authorized to practice his/her profession in Puerto Rico and the other member shall be a representative of the public interest.
History —Dec. 30, 1997, No. 208, § 4; July 24, 2006, No. 133, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 80 - Board of Examiners of Doctors of Naturopathy (§§ 2451 — 2466) › § 2454 - Board—Term of appointment

The members of the Board shall hold office for a term of four (4) years or until their successors have been appointed and qualify, except for the first members appointed to the Board, who shall hold office: two (2) for one (1) year, two (2) for two (2) years, and one (1) for three (3) years, in the order they were designated by the Governor. No person may be a member of the Board for more than two (2) consecutive terms.
History —Dec. 30, 1997, No. 208, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 80 - Board of Examiners of Doctors of Naturopathy (§§ 2451 — 2466) › § 2455 - Board—Vacancies and removal

Vacancies shall be filled through appointments extended for the remainder of the term of the member who causes the vacancy. The Governor may remove any member of the Board for immoral conduct, inefficiency, negligence in the performance of his/her duties, lack of professional ethics, conviction of a felony or conviction of a misdemeanor which implies moral turpitude, whose license to practice his/her profession has been suspended, revoked or canceled, or for any other just cause, after charges are brought, notice of a hearing is served and a hearing is held.
History —Dec. 30, 1997, No. 208, § 6, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 80 - Board of Examiners of Doctors of Naturopathy (§§ 2451 — 2466) › § 2456 - Board—Quorum, bylaws, meetings

Three (3) members of the Board shall constitute quorum. The agreements of the Board shall be approved by the majority vote of those present. The Board shall adopt bylaws for its operations and shall hold at least one (1) meeting each trimester of the calendar year for the consideration and resolution of its affairs. It may also hold any other meetings that are needed for the prompt achievement of its duties and affairs. The Board shall elect a chairperson from among its members, who shall preside during his/her term of office and who shall be a doctor [of] naturopathy.
History —Dec. 30, 1997, No. 208, § 7, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 80 - Board of Examiners of Doctors of Naturopathy (§§ 2451 — 2466) › § 2457 - Board—Per diems

The members of the Board, including those who are public officials or employees, shall be entitled to per diems for each day or fraction thereof for each meeting they attend, equal to the minimum per diems established for the members of the Legislature, except for the Chairperson of the Board who shall receive per diems equal to one hundred and thirty-three percent (133%) of the per diems received by the other members of the Board.
History —Dec. 30, 1997, No. 208, § 8, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 80 - Board of Examiners of Doctors of Naturopathy (§§ 2451 — 2466) › § 2459 - License—Requirements

Any person who aspires to practice the profession of doctor [of] naturopathy in Puerto Rico shall meet the following requirements:
(a) File a duly sworn application before the Board, on the form provided by the Board to such effects.
(b) Present a negative criminal record certificate issued by the Puerto Rico Police and by the competent authorities in the jurisdictions where the applicant has resided.
(c) Be over eighteen (18) years of age.
(d) Have obtained a doctor’s degree in naturopathic medicine from an institution accredited by the Council of Naturopathic Medical Education (CNME), or by the Council on Higher Education of Puerto Rico, of from any other accrediting institution recognized by the Council on Higher Education, whose course of studies is accepted and registered by the Board.
(e) Take and pass the revalidation examination given by the Naturopathic Physician Licensing Examination (NPLEX), or its equivalent.
(f) Have resided in Puerto Rico for a term of not less than one (1) year prior to the application for a license.
(g) [Pay the] fees imposed by this chapter by certified check or postal money order to the order of the Secretary of the Treasury.
(h) Present evidence that a professional malpractice insurance policy has been obtained and/or maintained in effect with a limit of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) per incident and an aggregate of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) per year. This policy must be issued by an insurer duly authorized to contract business in Puerto Rico.
The Board shall issue the doctor [of] naturopathy license to the persons who comply with all the requirements established in this chapter. The license shall be displayed in a public place in the place of business of the doctor [of] naturopathy.
History —Dec. 30, 1997, No. 208, § 10, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 80 - Board of Examiners of Doctors of Naturopathy (§§ 2451 — 2466) › § 2460 - License—Renewal

The doctor [of] naturopathy license shall expire after three (3) years of being issued. Every applicant for renewal who has filed his/her application together with the corresponding complementary documents included or requested before thirty (30) days from the expiration of his/her license, shall automatically have the license extended until the Board considers his/her application. The license renewal application shall be filed before the Board. Said application shall be submitted in writing, shall be duly sworn before a notary, and shall include the following:
(a) The name of the applicant and the address of his/her main office.
(b) A negative criminal record certificate issued by the Puerto Rico Police and by the competent authorities in the jurisdictions where the applicant has resided.
(c) A certified check or postal money order with the fees imposed by this chapter, drawn to the order of the Secretary of the Treasury.
(d) A certificate of approval of thirty-six (36) continuing education credits.
(e) If the application for renewal is filed after ninety (90) days have passed from its date of expiration, the applicant shall submit a sworn statement stating the he/she has not practiced as a doctor of naturopathy during said period, as defined in this chapter. If he/she has practiced as such, the license shall not be granted until one (1) year has elapsed from the date of the application, without impairing any liability that may be imposed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. After one (1) year has passed from the expiration of the license without it being renewed, the doctor [of] naturopathy shall be notified by certified mail with receipt requested, and, after thirty (30) days have elapsed from the receipt of the notice, without the doctor [of] naturopathy having initiated the renewal efforts, the latter shall be canceled and the doctor [of] naturopathy in question shall again have to meet all of the requirements established in this chapter.
(f) Evidence that the professional malpractice policy has been obtained and maintained as provided in § 2459(h) of this title.
History —Dec. 30, 1997, No. 208, § 11, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 80 - Board of Examiners of Doctors of Naturopathy (§§ 2451 — 2466) › § 2461 - License—Denial, suspension, revocation

The Board may deny, deny the renewal, suspend or revoke a license motu proprio or by request of a party, after the interested party has been given due notice of the charges, an administrative hearing is held and he/she has been given the opportunity to be heard, pursuant to the provisions of §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Uniform Administrative Procedures Act of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico”, to every doctor [of] naturopathy who:
(a) Does not meet the requirements to obtain a license as established in this chapter.
(b) Has practiced the profession of doctor [of] naturopathy illegally in Puerto Rico.
(c) Has obtained, or tried to obtain a license to practice any profession that is regulated by law through deceit or fraud.
(d) Has incurred manifest incompetence in the practice of the profession in prejudice of a third party.
(e) Is addicted to narcotic drugs or is a habitual drunkard; Provided, That the license may be granted as soon as the person shows he/she is qualified, if he/she meets all the other requirements established in this chapter.
(f) Has been convicted of a felony, or a misdemeanor which implies moral turpitude under the laws of Puerto Rico or of any state of the United States or any other jurisdiction in which due process of law has been complied with. The Board may revoke or suspend, temporarily or permanently, any license issued under the provisions of this chapter, after a forum with due competence has determined that the party in question has performed any action barred by any pertinent statute, rule, or regulation.
(g) Has offered false testimony in behalf of an applicant to the examination before the Board or any Board of Examiners, or in any investigation of complaints filed before said bodies for violations of the provisions of the laws or regulations in effect.
(h) Has incurred any conduct barred by this chapter, or been sanctioned by any Board of Examiners for acts substantially similar to those that could be subject to disciplinary sanctions by the Board.
(i) Has been declared incapable by a competent court; Provided, That the license may be granted as soon as a competent court declares said person is capable anew, if he/she meets the other requirements established in this chapter.
(j) Has been convicted of illegally practicing any profession regulated by law in Puerto Rico or any other jurisdiction.
(k) Has had his/her license to practice in any of the health branches revoked.
(l) Has altered, forged or submitted false or incorrect information in any document or material with the malicious intent of deceiving the members of the Board or of any Board of Examiners, in the performance of their functions.
History —Dec. 30, 1997, No. 208, § 12, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 80 - Board of Examiners of Doctors of Naturopathy (§§ 2451 — 2466) › § 2462 - Registry

Every doctor [of] naturopathy shall complete the application for registration provided by the Office of Regulation and Certification of Health Professionals, as provided in §§ 3001 et seq. of Title 24, known as the “Puerto Rico Health Services Integral Reform Act”, and include with the application a certified check or a postal or bank money order in the amount stipulated by regulation, drawn to the order of the Secretary of the Treasury.
For the purposes of §§ 3001 et seq. of Title 24, only the administrative provisions shall apply to this Board, it being understood that the Board shall be autonomous in all other aspects.
History —Dec. 30, 1997, No. 208, § 13, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 80 - Board of Examiners of Doctors of Naturopathy (§§ 2451 — 2466) › § 2463 - Fees

The Board may charge the following fees:
(a) $ 200 for each revalidation examination.
(b) $ 250 for each original license issued.
(c) $ 20 for a duplicate of a lost or misplaced license.
(d) $ 250 for the triennial renewal of the doctor [of] naturopathy license.
The fees provided herein shall not be reimbursed and may be altered by a resolution of the Board. The applicant shall deliver to an official of the Board a certified check or postal money order drawn to the order of the Secretary of the Treasury in the amount of the fee to be paid. The money collected on account of these fees shall be used to finance the operating expenses of the Board.
History —Dec. 30, 1997, No. 208, § 14, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 80 - Board of Examiners of Doctors of Naturopathy (§§ 2451 — 2466) › § 2464 - Permitted activities or practices

Those persons licensed to practice as doctors [of] naturopathy may:
(a) Recommend or prescribe natural products that do not require a medical prescription. These products may not be distributed or sold in their own office.
(b) Make evaluations or diagnoses, and provide treatments and therapies proper to naturopathic medicine.
(c) Practice the following therapeutic methods:
(1) Aromatherapy. — Therapy based on the use of aromatic and medicinal plants.
(2) Batherapy (thermal water vapor, hydrotherapy). — Includes a variety of baths with therapeutic purposes conducted with water. It also refers to air, sun, and other baths.
(3) Chromotherapy. — Refers to the therapeutic use of color.
(4) Digipressure or acupressure. — A technique which uses digital pressure on points in the meridians that are to be stimulated.
(5) Phytotherapy (medicinal plants, syrups, poultices, compresses). — Is defined as botanical medicine.
(6) Homeopathy. — Refers to the treatment system based on the use of highly diluted and dynamized natural substances.
(7) Kinesics (energy of touch). — A technique to achieve muscular balance for therapeutic purposes. It does not use any type of substance or artifact since only the body’s source of energy is used.
(8) Lavages and douches. — Refers to the use of enemas or colonics and vaginal douches with therapeutic purposes to restore the homeostasis of the system, and/or remove toxins. These shall not be administered by the doctor [of] naturopathy, nor in his/her office. The same shall be administered by the person him/herself.
(9) Therapeutic massage. — Refers to the use of massage for therapeutic purposes.
(10) Musical therapy. — Refers to the use of music for therapeutic purposes.
(11) Reflexology. — Refers to therapy that is similar to “digipressure or acupressure,” limited to the area of the feet or hands, which establishes that any organ of the body can be stimulated from that zone.
(12) Biomagnetics. — Refers to the use of magnets for the treatment of illnesses.
The therapeutic methods of homeopathy and phytotherapy (excluding poultices and compresses) shall be used exclusively by naturopaths and doctors [of] naturopathy authorized by law to exercise said practices in Puerto Rico.
(d) Refer to the following tests for the diagnosis of physical conditions: x-rays, electrocardiograms, ultrasound, phlebotomy, clinical laboratory tests, physiological function, and other diagnostic procedures commonly used by physicians, which will provide more ample clinical information and contribute to an accurate diagnosis.
History —Dec. 30, 1997, No. 208, § 15; Aug. 28, 1998, No. 259, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 80 - Board of Examiners of Doctors of Naturopathy (§§ 2451 — 2466) › § 2465 - Use of title

Any person who holds a license issued by the Board of Examiners of Doctors [of] Naturopathy is authorized to use the title of “Doctor [of] Naturopathy”, or the initials “N.D.”, after his/her name in any document, announcement, and notice related to his/her profession.
History —Dec. 30, 1997, No. 208, § 16, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 80 - Board of Examiners of Doctors of Naturopathy (§§ 2451 — 2466) › § 2466 - Penalties

Any person who engages in the practice of the profession of doctor [of] naturopathy in Puerto Rico without the corresponding license shall incur a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be punished with a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100), nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisonment for a term of not less than one (1) month, nor more than six (6) months, or both penalties, at the discretion of the court. In case the offense is repeated, it shall bring about a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor greater than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or imprisonment for a term of not less than six (6) months, nor more than three (3) years, or both penalties, at the discretion of the court.
History —Dec. 30, 1997, No. 208, § 17, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 80A - Board of Examiners of Naturopaths (§§ 2501 — 2520) › § 2501 - Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning indicated below:
(a) Board. — Means the Puerto Rico Board of Examiners of Naturopaths.
(b) License. — Means every document duly issued by the Board in which it is certified that the person [o]n behalf of whom it has been issued is authorized to practice naturopathy in Puerto Rico, pursuant to the requirements established in this chapter.
(c) Naturopath. — Means the person who meets the requirements established in this chapter, engaged in the prevention of diseases and to the restoration and maintenance of the human body.
(d) Naturopathy. — Means the natural probiotic practice, independent from conventional medicine, that sees the body as a whole and promotes an integral nutrition and lifestyle as the main factors in the prevention of diseases, where healing may be achieve by triggering the natural recovery and regenerative resources of the body without the use of pharmaceutical products or other controlled substances used in medicine and without invasive or surgical procedures, where only substances of a natural origin are used. Naturopathy is a practice to complement health and is not a substitute for conventional medicine.
History —Dec. 30, 1997, No. 211, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 80A - Board of Examiners of Naturopaths (§§ 2501 — 2520) › § 2502 - Board—Creation

The Puerto Rico Board of Examiners of Naturopaths of Puerto Rico is hereby created, attached to the Department of Health.
History —Dec. 30, 1997, No. 211, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 80A - Board of Examiners of Naturopaths (§§ 2501 — 2520) › § 2503 - Board—Members

The Board shall be composed of seven (7) members, appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The members of the Board shall be persons of recognized moral probity and good repute, who have not been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor which implies moral turpitude, over twenty-one (21) years of age who have been residents of Puerto Rico for not less than five (5) years prior to their appointment.
Five (5) of the members of the Board shall be duly licensed naturopaths of recognized professional competence, who have practiced naturopathy for a term not less than three (3) years, The remaining two (2) shall represent the public interest, one of which shall be a physician authorized to practice the profession in Puerto Rico. No member of the Board shall hold an office or academic or teaching position, nor have a pecuniary interest, be the owner of, stockholder, administrator or belong to the board of trustees or of directors of an institution that offers courses or studies in naturopathy.
In those cases in which a person appointed to the Board is holding office or an academic or teaching position, he/she may take leave without pay granted by the academic institution for the term of the appointment to meet this requirement.
Nevertheless, the five (5) naturopaths that initially compose the Board shall have been practicing naturopathy with an authorization issued pursuant to Act No. 239 of September 19, 1996. The Secretary of Health shall grant the license to these members initially appointed to compose the Board. The members appointed subsequently shall hold a license issued by the Board.
History —Dec. 30, 1997, No. 211, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 80A - Board of Examiners of Naturopaths (§§ 2501 — 2520) › § 2504 - Board—Term of appointments

The members of the Board shall hold office for a term of four (4) years or until their successors are appointed and qualify, with the exception of the first members who are appointed to the Board, who shall hold office; two (2) for one (1) year, two (2) for two (2) years and three (3) for three (3) years, in the order they are designated by the Governor. No person shall be a member of the Board for more than two (2) consecutive terms.
History —Dec. 30, 1997, No. 211, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 80A - Board of Examiners of Naturopaths (§§ 2501 — 2520) › § 2505 - Board—Vacancies and removal

Vacancies shall be filled with appointments issued for the remainder of the term of the member who causes the vacancy. The Governor may remove any member of the Board for immoral conduct, inefficiency or negligence in the performance of his/her duties, for lack of professional ethics, conviction of a felony or conviction for a misdemeanor that implies moral turpitude, for the suspension. Revoking or canceling of the license which authorized him/her to practice his/her profession, or for any other justified cause, upon bringing charges, notice of and the holding of a hearing.
History —Dec. 30, 1997, No. 211, § 6, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 80A - Board of Examiners of Naturopaths (§§ 2501 — 2520) › § 2506 - Board—Quorum, bylaws, meetings

Four (4) members of the Board shall constitute [a] quorum. The agreements of the Board shall be made by the majority vote of those present. The Board shall adopt regulations for its internal operation and shall hold at least one (1) meeting each trimester of the calendar year for the consideration and resolution of its affairs. It shall also hold all other meetings needed for the prompt achievement of its duties and affairs. The Board shall elect a chairperson from among its members, who shall act as such for the term of his/her appointment, and who shall be a naturopath.
History —Dec. 30, 1997, No. 211, § 7, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 80A - Board of Examiners of Naturopaths (§§ 2501 — 2520) › § 2507 - Board—Per diems

The members of the Board, including those who are public officials or employees, shall be entitled to per diems for each day or fraction thereof for each meeting they attend, equal to the minimum per diems established for the members of the Legislature, except for the Chairperson of the Board who shall receive per diems equal to one hundred thirty-three percent (133%) of the per diems received by the other members of the Board.
History —Dec. 30, 1997, No. 211, § 8, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 80A - Board of Examiners of Naturopaths (§§ 2501 — 2520) › § 2509 - License—Requirements

Any person who aspires to practice naturopathy in Puerto Rico shall meet the following requirements:
(a) File a duly sworn application before the Board, on the form provided by the Board to such effects.
(b) Present a negative criminal record certificate issued by the Police of Puerto Rico and by the competent authorities in the jurisdictions where the applicant has resided.
(c) Be over eighteen (18) years of age.
(d) Have approved ninety (90) credits of academic studies in general studies and basic natural science or a bachelor’s degree in natural science from a university institution of higher learning accredited by the Council on Higher Education of Puerto Rico or by ant accrediting institution recognized by the Council on Higher Education. This training shall include the following subjects: general biology, general chemistry and general physics.
(e) Have approved a postgraduate studies program which confers a professional academic degree in naturopathic science in a university institution of higher learning, college or school authorized by the Council on Higher Education or by any other accrediting institution recognized by the Council on Higher Education which enables him/her to adequately practice naturopathy, as provided by this chapter. This training shall include the following subjects, among others: human anatomy and physiology, organic chemistry, biochemistry and nutrition.
(f) Take and pass the revalidation examination given by the Board.
(g) Have resided in Puerto Rico for a term of not less than one (1) year prior to the application for a license.
(h) The fees imposed by this chapter by a certified check or postal money order to the order of the Secretary of the Treasury.
(i) Present evidence that a professional malpractice insurance policy has been obtained and/or maintained in effect with a limit of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) per incident and an aggregate of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) a year. This policy must be issued by an insurer duly authorized to contract business in Puerto Rico.
The Board shall issue a naturopath license to the persons who comply with all the requirements established in this chapter. The license shall be displayed in a public place in the place of business of the naturopath.
History —Dec. 30, 1997, No. 211, § 10, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 80A - Board of Examiners of Naturopaths (§§ 2501 — 2520) › § 2510 - License—Examination subjects

The examinations shall be given in English or Spanish by petition of the applicant and shall include, but without limitation, to those subjects on basic natural science and naturopathic sciences which will allow the evaluation of the candidate’s knowledge to perform the activities or practices allowed to naturopaths.
History —Dec. 30, 1997, No. 211, § 11, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 80A - Board of Examiners of Naturopaths (§§ 2501 — 2520) › § 2511 - License—Renewal

The naturopath license shall expire after three (3) years of being issued. Every applicant for renewal who has filed his/her application together with the corresponding complementary documents included or requested, before thirty (30) days from the expiration of his/her license, shall automatically have the license extended until the Board considers his/her application. The license renewal application shall be filed before the Board. Said application shall be submitted in writing, shall be duly sworn before a notary, and shall include the following:
(a) The applicant’s name and the address of his/her main office.
(b) A negative criminal record certificate issued by the Police of Puerto Rico and by the competent authorities in the jurisdictions where the applicant has resided.
(c) A certified check or postal money order with the fees imposed by this chapter, drawn to the order of the Secretary of the Treasury.
(d) A certificate of approval of thirty-six (36) continuing education credits.
(e) If the application for renewal is filed after ninety (90) days from its date of expiration, the applicant shall submit a sworn statement stating the he/she has not practiced as naturopath during said period, as defined in this chapter. If he/she has practiced as such, the license shall not be granted until one (1) year has elapsed from the date of the application, without impairing any liability that could be imposed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. After one (1) year has passed from the expiration of the license without it being renewed, the naturopath shall be notified by certified mail with receipt requested, and, after thirty (30) days have elapsed from the receipt of the notice, without the naturopath having initiated renewal efforts, it shall be canceled and the naturopath in question shall again have to meet all of the requirements established in this chapter.
(f) Evidence that the professional malpractice policy has been obtained and maintained as provided in § 2509(i) of this title.
History —Dec. 30, 1997, No. 211, § 12, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.