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2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 109A - College of Professional Planners (§§ 3521 — 3536) › § 3532 - Organization and governance

(a) The endeavors and decisions of the College shall be governed, firstly, by valid resolutions and agreements of its General Assembly; and secondly, by the valid determinations and agreements of the entities governing the institution.
(b) The first Board of Directors of the College shall be elected in the Constitutive Assembly, by secret vote, to be cast by the persons present. Said Board of Directors shall be composed, at the least, of a chair, a vice-chair, a secretary, a deputy secretary, a treasurer, a deputy treasurer, and three vocals. Thereafter, the members of the Board of Directors shall be elected in General Assembly, pursuant to the proceedings that the College may establish in its bylaws.
(c) The bylaws of the College shall provide on all matters as necessary for the strict compliance with the purposes for which the College is established, including, among other things, all matters relative to the composition and names of the entities governing the College; the procedures for admission; the functions, duties and proceedings of all of its component entities and officers; calls to meeting, the date, the quorum, the form and the requirements for general or special assemblies and the sessions of the entities governing the College; the election of directors and officers; the committees; the terms of all offices; vacancies and the manner in which they shall be filled; the budget; the investment of funds and the property arrangements of the College. Furthermore, the bylaws shall provide for the College to hold at least one regular assembly each year. The terms for the Board of Directors, including for the Chair and Vice-Chair, shall not exceed two (2) terms of two (2) consecutive years.
History —Apr. 30, 2008, No. 51, § 13.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 109A - College of Professional Planners (§§ 3521 — 3536) › § 3533 - Fees

(a) The annual College membership fee shall be fixed in the Constitutive Assembly provided for in Section 18 of this Act, by majority vote, which may not be lesser than ten percent (10%) of the total number of professionals with licenses to practice professional planning in Puerto Rico. Said membership fee may be changed from time to time if so agreed by a majority of two-thirds (⅔) of the College members attending a General Assembly called for such a purpose. The minimum quorum at an assembly to change the membership fee shall be that which is provided for in the bylaws, but it may not be lesser than one-fourth (¼) of the total number of active College members.
(b) Any College member who ceases to actively practice professional planning in Puerto Rico in order to engage in other activities, to leave Puerto Rico or to retire from the professional practice, may either continue to be a College member or withdraw membership by submitting a sworn statement to the Board of Directors to that effect. The College member who avails him/herself of this last option shall not be under the obligation to pay membership fees during the period of voluntary inactivity, but shall neither be entitled to the benefits the College offers its members, nor be able to practice professional planning in Puerto Rico. The College member shall also notify the Examining Board, with a copy of his/her statement requesting membership withdrawal, for the purpose of having his/her license inactivated, except when such a license is required by the corresponding authorities for the practice of professional planning in another jurisdiction, which shall be duly justified. The College member may not resume his/her active professional practice in Puerto Rico until he/she reactivates his/her College membership and license. No request for membership withdrawal shall have any effect if not notified to the Examining Board.
History —Apr. 30, 2008, No. 51, § 14.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 109A - College of Professional Planners (§§ 3521 — 3536) › § 3534 - Suspension

Failure to pay the annual membership fee by any College member on the deadline for such payment as fixed in the bylaws shall entail suspension as a College member and suspension of the license to practice professional planning, which shall be decreed by the Examining Board at the request of the College. The procedure for these suspensions shall be established by Regulation by the Examining Board and its final decision may be judicially reviewed by request of the person thus adversely affected, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, §§ 3501—3515 of this title, and §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Uniform Administrative Procedures Act of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico”. For the duration of the suspension, the person thus suspended may not practice the planning profession, but the Examining Board shall restitute fully and immediately upon his/her payment of all amounts owed. Temporary suspensions or permanent revocations that are final and binding, decreed against a professional planner by the Examining Board and on the grounds set forth in the Code of Ethics shall also entail an automatic suspension of said person as a College member for the entire term of the suspension or revocation decreed by the Examining Board. To such effect, the Examining Board shall give the College official written notice of such suspensions or revocations within a term not greater than fifteen (15) working days.
History —Apr. 30, 2008, No. 51, § 15.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 109A - College of Professional Planners (§§ 3521 — 3536) › § 3535 - Objections to the use of contributions

Professional planners shall be entitled to object the use of their membership fees or other contributions by the College to conduct activities to further political-partisan, ideological, sectarian, unionist, religious, sexist, racist or classist interests. For such purposes, the College shall structure in its bylaws a procedure that is simple and easy to implement for any person who wishes to object, pursuant to the applicable constitutional parameters.
History —Apr. 30, 2008, No. 51, § 16.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 109A - College of Professional Planners (§§ 3521 — 3536) › § 3536 - Penalties

The practice of the planning profession in contravention of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, be sanctioned by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor greater than five thousand dollars ($5,000).
History —Apr. 30, 2008, No. 51, § 17.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 111 - Puerto Rico Board of Examiners of Geologists (§§ 3551 — 3565) › § 3551 - Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning set forth hereinafter:
(a) Board. — Means the Puerto Rico Board of Examiners of Geologists provided and created hereby.
(b) Register. — Means the Official Registry of the Board, as established in this chapter.
(c) Geology. — Means the science that studies the Earth in general; the study of the Earth, its processes; the investigation of the Earth’s core, rocks, minerals and all other component materials; and the applied science through which the knowledge of the processes, rocks, minerals, liquids, gases and other constituting materials serve for the benefit and practical use of mankind.
(d) Geologist trainee. — Means any person with a diploma or certificate accrediting the satisfactory completion of the requirements for this discipline at an accredited university whose curriculum is duly recognized by the Board, who has complied with the registration requirements in the Official Registry of the Board, and who has been issued the corresponding certificate.
(e) Licensed geologist. — Means any geologist trainee who has complied with the requirements of this chapter for the exercise of said profession, and who holds a license issued by the Board, authorizing him/her to practice as such, and who is registered as a geologist trainee n the Board’s Registry.
(f) Certificate. — Means every accrediting document issued by the Board stating that the person in whose behalf the document has been issued is a professional in geology who has complied with the established requirements, and who appears registered as geologist trainee in the Official Registry of the Board.
(g) License. — Means every document duly issued by the Board in which it is certified that the person in behalf of whom the same has been issued is a licensed professional who has met the requirements established in this chapter, and who is registered as a licensed geologist in the Official Registry of the Board.
History —Aug. 23, 1996, No. 163, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 111 - Puerto Rico Board of Examiners of Geologists (§§ 3551 — 3565) › § 3552 - Professional practice

The practice of geology comprises the rendering of professional work, or the execution of work of a creative nature, which requires education, knowledge, training and experience as a geologist.
The practice of geology includes, but is not limited to the description and evaluation of the natural processes that act on earth materials, gases and fluids; prediction of the probable existence of natural resources; prediction, evaluation and location of natural or man-induced phenomena, which may be useful or which may pose a risk to public safety or welfare; and recognize, determine and evaluate geological factors.
The term also includes the performance of geological work or services, consulting, research, evaluation, planning, preparation of geological maps, inspection and certification of geological works required by federal, state and/or municipal laws and/or regulations, and any of its corresponding ordinances, codes, rules and/or permits. This term does not include the practice of engineering, surveying or landscape architecture, for which another professional license is required.
History —Aug. 23, 1996, No. 163, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 111 - Puerto Rico Board of Examiners of Geologists (§§ 3551 — 3565) › § 3553 - Board—Creation

The Puerto Rico Board of Examiners of Geologists, attached to the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is hereby created for the purpose of ensuring that persons to whom the license to practice the profession of geology in Puerto Rico is granted, do possess the necessary knowledge and skills to perform the same with the highest sense of professional ability.
The Board shall be composed of five (5) members appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate of Puerto Rico. Three (3) of the members shall be geologists with at least five (5) years of professional practice in Puerto Rico. The members appointed initially shall be registered by the Secretary of State in terms of their training and experience, who shall then grant them their geologist’s license. The following appointments shall rest on geologists who hold a valid license issued by the Board. The two (2) remaining members shall be: one (1) civil engineer, licensed by the Board of Examiners of Engineers, Architects and Surveyors of Puerto Rico, and one (1) chemist licensed by the Board of Examiners of Chemists of Puerto Rico. All the members shall be over twenty-one (21) years of age, residents of Puerto Rico on the date of their appointment, and of recognized reputation.
The members of the Board shall hold office for a term of four (4) years or until their successors are appointed and take office. Those members of the Board that are initially appointed shall remain in office as follows: one (1) member for the term of one (1) year, two (2) members for the term of two (2) years, one (1) member for the terms of three (3) years, and one (1) member for the term of four (4) years.
No member of the Board may be appointed for more than two (2) consecutive terms. However, he/she shall be eligible for a new term after five years from his/her last tenure. Any member of the Board who decides to resign therefrom shall have to notify the Governor, the Department of State and the Board, by certified mail, thirty (30) days before the effective date of such resignation.
The Governor of Puerto Rico may dismiss any member of the Board for inefficiency or negligence in the performance of his/her duties, or for any other justified cause, upon prior pressing of charges, notice and hearing. Any resulting vacancy on the Board shall be filled by the Governor through an appointment for the unexpired term of the member who caused the vacancy.
The Board shall annually elect from among its members a chairperson, a vicepresident and a secretary, as well as any other officials that are necessary for its functioning.
History —Aug. 23, 1996, No. 163, § 4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 111 - Puerto Rico Board of Examiners of Geologists (§§ 3551 — 3565) › § 3554 - Board—Duties and powers

The Board shall have the following duties and powers.
(a) Prepare and offer licensing exams to candidates for the geologist license at least once a year.
(b) Authorize the practice of the profession of geology by granting a license to those persons who meet the requirements and conditions [set] in this chapter.
(c) Deny, suspend or revoke licenses for the reasons consigned in this chapter.
(d) Keep a register of geologists authorized to practice the profession.
(e) Keep a book of the minutes of all the events that occur in the meetings and procedures held.
(f) Adopt regulations that shall contain the provisions necessary for the performance its duties, as well as the procedure for the handling of its affairs. These regulations shall be approved within a term of three (3) months from the date the Board is constituted.
(g) Submit an annual report of its work to the Governor, informing the number of licenses issued, denied or renewed, as well as any other data requested by the Governor or deemed by the Board as pertinent to be included.
(h) Prepare and submit to the Secretary of State report of income and expenses for each fiscal year of the corresponding action, and
(i) Adopt an official seal for the processing of its affairs.
History —Aug. 23, 1996, No. 163, § 5.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 111 - Puerto Rico Board of Examiners of Geologists (§§ 3551 — 3565) › § 3555 - Board—Meetings; quorum

The Board shall hold its first meeting within thirty (30) days following the date that its members have been appointed and taken office. In said meeting, the members shall elect the officials of the Board, who shall exercise the duties established through regulations.
The Board shall hold as many meetings as it may deem necessary upon prior notice by the Chairperson to all its members, at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance. Three (3) members of the Board shall constitute quorum to hold any meeting and to address issues of its competence. The Chairperson of the Board, at the request of three (3) of its members, shall be under the obligation to call special meetings.
History —Aug. 23, 1996, No. 163, § 8.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 111 - Puerto Rico Board of Examiners of Geologists (§§ 3551 — 3565) › § 3556 - Board—Per diems

The members of the Board, including public employees and officials, shall receive per diems equal to the minimum per diems established for the members of the Legislature, for each day or portion thereof they attend to Board meetings or sessions up to a maximum of three thousand dollars ($3,000) per year, 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 remaining members of the Board.
History —Aug. 23, 1996, No. 163, § 7; Jan. 4, 2000, No. 7, § 18.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 111 - Puerto Rico Board of Examiners of Geologists (§§ 3551 — 3565) › § 3557 - Registry

The Registry of Geologists shall contain a list with a correlative numbering of the licenses granted authorizing the practice of the profession of geologist. The following information shall be included in said registry:
(a) Name, age, and postal and residential addresses of the professional registered in the same;
(b) date of application for registration;
(c) registration number of the application, and, subsequently, the license number;
(d) description of academic studies and professional experience of the applicant;
(e) date on which the Board took corresponding action on the application;
(f) signature of the person admitted to the practice of the profession, who shall consign the same when issued the license, and
(g) any other information determined by the Board through regulations.
History —Aug. 23, 1996, No. 163, § 8.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 111 - Puerto Rico Board of Examiners of Geologists (§§ 3551 — 3565) › § 3559 - Written examination

The scope of the examination and the methods and procedures observed shall be subject to regulation by the Board. Likewise, it shall be provided that, prior to taking the examination, the aspirant shall receive orientation in order to become familiar with the written examination, with the rules for administering the examination, the type of examination, the methods of evaluation, as well as with the regulations thereof. To such effects, the Board shall prepare and publish a handbook with information on the written examination, a copy of which shall be handed out to every applicant. The deadline to apply for the written examination shall be published for three (3) consecutive days in two (2) newspapers of general circulation, thirty (30) days prior to the deadline for application for admission to the written examination.
The Board shall adopt in its regulations certain standards that will ensure that applicants who have failed in one or more parts of the written examination shall be entitled to examine their answer sheet, receive a breakdown of the total points receive by question, and request a reconsideration of the grading of his/her examination. The Board may seek advice from professional experts in the techniques of preparing examinations for the purpose of ensuring the validity of thereof as instruments to measure knowledge and skills.
The application for the written examination shall be made using the form designed for such effects. The Board shall establish through regulations the sum to be paid by each applicant for examination fees. Said fees shall be paid by an internal revenue voucher when filing the application. The Board shall not reimburse any sum to an applicant who fails the examination.
History —Aug. 23, 1996, No. 163, § 10.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 111 - Puerto Rico Board of Examiners of Geologists (§§ 3551 — 3565) › § 3560 - Seal and professional identification

Every geologist who has been duly licensed by the Board shall obtain a seal to be stamped on each working document prepared or reviewed by him/her. The seal shall bear his/her full name, license number and the inscription “Licensed Geologist” and “Puerto Rico”. It shall be illegal to affix the stamp or seal on any document during the term or inactivity of a license and after the expiration date or permanent cancellation of the same.
Every person with a valid license issued by the Board may identify him/herself as a geologist and use the suffix P.G. (Professional Geologist) after his/her name in every official document related to the practice of the profession.
History —Aug. 23, 1996, No. 163, § 11.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 111 - Puerto Rico Board of Examiners of Geologists (§§ 3551 — 3565) › § 3561 - Reciprocity

The Board may, by petition of the interested party and upon payment of the fees provided through regulations, register and issue a geologist’s license to any person who holds a license issued by a competent authority of any state, possession or territory of the United States of America, or by any foreign country with requirements similar to those established herein, and which allows reciprocal registration and performance of the profession to geologists licensed in Puerto Rico. [To those effects, the applicant shall comply with the requirements established in this chapter, and the state, territory, or possession of the United States of America or foreign country of which the applicant is a citizen and possesses authorization.] The clauses and conditions of the reciprocity agreements, as well as the standards and procedures for the application of this section, shall be subject to regulation by the Board.
History —Aug. 23, 1996, No. 163, § 12.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 111 - Puerto Rico Board of Examiners of Geologists (§§ 3551 — 3565) › § 3562 - Inactivation and reactivation

Any person holding a geologist’s license may request the inactivation of his/her license whenever he/she retires from the active practice of the profession. The petition for the inactivation of license shall be made by filing a sworn statement before the Secretary of the Board, consigning the cause on which his/her petition is based.
After the term of inactivation has elapsed, the holder thereof may request the reactivation of the license through a written petition filed before the Secretary of the Board.
It shall be illegal and shall constitute sufficient cause for the cancellation of a license for a licensed geologist to practice the profession during its term of inactivation.
History —Aug. 23, 1996, No. 163, § 13.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 111 - Puerto Rico Board of Examiners of Geologists (§§ 3551 — 3565) › § 3563 - Denial, suspension or revocation

The Board may, with the affirmative vote of three (3) of its members, deny, suspend, revoke or cancel a license, upon prior notice and after holding a hearing to such effects, to any person who:
(a) Tries to obtain a license through fraud or misrepresentation;
(b) does not meet the requirements established in this chapter to obtain the license;
(c) illegally practices the profession of geologist in Puerto Rico;
(d) commits plagiarism in any document in which his/her seal has been stamped;
(e) has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor involving moral depravation;
(f) has been declared mentally disabled by a competent court, and
(g) has incurred gross negligence in the discharge of his/her professional duties.
When the Board determines that the denial, suspension or revocation of a license is in order, written notice shall be served to the geologist concerned, by certified mail with acknowledgment of receipt. [If the geologist is not satisfied with the Board’s determination, the Board shall be obligated to grant a hearing in accordance with § 3564 of this title.]
No certificate and/or license number issued by the Board shall be transferable and/or exchangeable.
History —Aug. 23, 1996, No. 163, § 14.2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 111 - Puerto Rico Board of Examiners of Geologists (§§ 3551 — 3565) › § 3564 - Hearings

The Board may initiate an investigation motu proprio or through a sworn complaint filed by a natural or juridical person before the Secretary of the Board. The Board shall notify the geologist concerned of the nature of the charges against him/her within a term of twenty (20) working days following the date the complaint was filed, or of the determination of the Board to investigate motu proprio, as the case may be.
The notice shall be served in writing and sent by certified mail with receipt requested. It shall state the date, time and place that the Board shall hold the administrative hearing to judge said charges.
The geologist thus affected shall be entitled to appear in person at the hearing, to be represented by counsel, to question witnesses testifying against him/her and examine the evidence against him/her. He/she shall also be entitled to file an explanatory motion including his/her version of the facts within a term of twenty (20) calendar days counting from the date the notice was served.
If sufficient cause is found, or if the geologist concerned does not appear without just cause, his/her license shall be suspended by a resolution of the Board, as established by law.
The Board shall make its decision in a term which shall not exceed twenty (20) days from the date the case is filed. The Board’s decision shall be served to the geologist concerned by certified mail with receipt requested within ten (10) days following the date of issue. The decision of the Board shall state the reasons on which the same based in a clear and precise manner.
The geologist affected by a determination of the Board shall be entitled to file a motion for reconsideration within the term of twenty (20) calendar days from the date the resolution issued by the Board is served. The Board shall consider the motion and make a decision within thirty (30) calendar days after such motion was filed before it.
Should the reconsideration be adverse to the person affected, he/she may file a petition for a judicial review with the Court of First Instance of Puerto Rico, San Juan Part, within the term of thirty (30) calendar days after being duly served.
History —Aug. 23, 1996, No. 163, § 15.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 111 - Puerto Rico Board of Examiners of Geologists (§§ 3551 — 3565) › § 3565 - Penalties

Any person who practices the profession of geologist in Puerto Rico without being duly authorized, as provided herein, or who uses or tries to use the license or seal of a licensed geologist as if it were his/her own, or who files before the Board or before any of its members, false or evidence which is altered in any way in order to obtain a license or certificate, or for its renovation or reactivation; or who represents to be a registered professional or advertises as such without having complied with the provisions of this chapter; or who violates any of the provisions of this chapter and its regulations, shall incur a felony, and upon conviction shall be punished with a fine which shall not be less than three hundred dollars ($300) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisonment that shall not exceed six (6) months, or both penalties at the discretion of the court. If the person convicted is a professional of geology, the court shall notify such conviction to the Board along with a copy of the judgment.
The Board may recur to the courts of Puerto Rico or to the courts of the United States of America represented by the Secretary of Justice or by the legal counsel of the Board, or by a private attorney contracted to such effects to request execution of an order issued by the Board or to request any remedy requested by the Board through any civil action.
History —Aug. 23, 1996, No. 163, § 16.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 113 - Board of Examiners of Nuclear Medicine Technologists (§§ 4001 — 4015) › § 4003 - Requirements for the members of the Board

(a) The members of the Board shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Be citizens of the United States and bona fide residents of Puerto Rico at the time of their appointment;
(2) be of good conduct;
(3) have the necessary educational background or experience of over ten (10) years;
(4) have practiced the profession for a minimum term of five (5) years, and
(5) [passed] the certification examination of their profession.
(b) No member of the Board shall be prohibited from practicing his/her profession merely for being a member of the Board.
History —Aug. 8, 1998, No. 205, § 4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 113 - Board of Examiners of Nuclear Medicine Technologists (§§ 4001 — 4015) › § 4004 - Powers and duties of the Board

The Board shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) Adopt regulations for its operation, compliance of its duties and procedures needed to transact its business as provided in §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Uniform Administrative Procedures Act”. These regulations shall be approved within the term of six (6) months as of the date the Board is constituted. The Board may also promulgate other regulations that are necessary for the implementation of this chapter;
(b) prepare and administer certification examinations to those who aspire to practice nuclear medicine technology. The examination shall be offered every six (6) months at the place and time determined by the Board;
(c) establish in its regulations the fees to be charged for taking the examinations, for the granting and renewal of the license and others;
(d) authorize the exercise of the practice of nuclear medicine technology in Puerto Rico by granting a license to those persons who meet the requirements and conditions established in this chapter;
(e) be able to certify as “Licensed Technologist in Nuclear Medicine” those persons who before the approval of this act had been certified by the “NMTCB” or any other foreign certification reasonably equivalent to the requirements set forth in this chapter. The Board has the authority to establish the parameters to be followed in the certification examinations administered by the same;
(f) issue, renew, suspend, revoke or deny licenses on the grounds consigned in this chapter;
(g) investigate the violations of this chapter, on its own initiative, or by a complaint filed before said body by [an] injured person or by a duly licensed professional in the field of nuclear medicine technology;
(h) maintain a public register with a true and exact list of those persons authorized to practice nuclear medicine technology, their license number, work and residential address and telephone number. The Board shall also maintain a file of the licenses granted, denied, temporarily suspended or permanently revoked [as] well as the temporary licenses;
(i) submit to the Governor through the Secretary of Health, an annual report of its achievements, including the number of licenses issued, denied or renewed as well as any other information requested by the Governor;
(j) prepare and submit to the Secretary of Health, a report of income and expenses for each fiscal year;
(k) hold those meetings and sessions needed to conduct its operations, upon a summons by the Chairperson or at the request of two (2) or more members of the Board;
(l) maintain a book of minutes of all proceedings and note in the pertinent books its resolutions and actions, and
(m) adopt an official seal for the transaction of its business.
History —Aug. 8, 1998, No. 205, § 5.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 113 - Board of Examiners of Nuclear Medicine Technologists (§§ 4001 — 4015) › § 4005 - Board meetings; quorum

The Board shall hold its first meeting within thirty (30) days following the date its members are appointed and take office. The Board may hold as many meetings as it may deem necessary, but not less than one per month for the prompt transaction of its functions and duties, after the Chairperson has summoned all members not less than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the same.
Three (3) members can constitute quorum to hold any meeting and deal with matters of their competence. The agreements of the Board shall be reached by a majority vote of the members present.
History —Aug. 8, 1998, No. 205, § 6.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 113 - Board of Examiners of Nuclear Medicine Technologists (§§ 4001 — 4015) › § 4006 - Per diems

The members of the Board shall receive no compensation whatsoever for performing their duties, but each member shall receive a per diem equal to the minimum per diem established in § 29 of Title 2, for the members of the Legislature.
History —Aug. 8, 1998, No. 205, § 7.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 113 - Board of Examiners of Nuclear Medicine Technologists (§§ 4001 — 4015) › § 4007 - License—Requirements

Any person who aspires to exercise the practice of nuclear medicine technology shall meet the following requirements:
(a) File a duly sworn application with the Board filled out in the printed form provided by said body.
(b) Be twenty-one (21) years of age or older.
(c) Be a resident of Puerto Rico at the time the application is filed.
(d) Hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Nuclear Medicine Technology from an institution approved by an accrediting agency recognized in Puerto Rico or from an equivalent foreign university or school duly accredited and recognized by the Board.
(e) Present a copy of the graduation diploma and the certification issued by the school or university indicating that all graduation requirements were satisfactorily met.
(f) Present a health certificate evincing that the person enjoys good health.
(g) Present a certificate of good conduct issued by the Puerto Rico Police.
(h) [Present] evidence of having passed the examination offered by the Board or an equivalent examination, as provided in this chapter or the regulations of the Board.
(i) Pay the fees provided in the regulations of the Board.
History —Aug. 8, 1998, No. 205, § 8.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 113 - Board of Examiners of Nuclear Medicine Technologists (§§ 4001 — 4015) › § 4008 - License—Temporary

A temporary license shall be issued to:
(a) Any student who has graduated from a bachelor’s degree program in nuclear medicine technology approved by an accrediting agency recognized in Puerto Rico or from an equivalent foreign school or university duly accredited and recognized by the Board, and who has shown to have initiated the application process to take the certification examination of the “NMTCB,” before the approval of this act or the certification examination offered by the Board after the approval of this act. Said person must also comply with the provisions of subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (i) of § 4007 of this title.
(b) Any person with an Associate Degree in Nuclear Medicine Technology or any other who has been trained in this field and is practicing as [a] nuclear medicine technologist, before the approval of this act and after the year 1978. Furthermore, said person must comply with the provisions of subsections (a), (c), (e), (f), (g) and (i) of § 4007 of this title.
History —Aug. 8, 1998, No. 205, § 9.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 113 - Board of Examiners of Nuclear Medicine Technologists (§§ 4001 — 4015) › § 4009 - License—Issuance

A license shall be issued to:
(a) Any person who at the time of approval of this act, is able to prove and document having passed the certification examination to obtain the corresponding certification from the “NMTCB.” Said person must also comply with the provisions of subsections (a), (b), (c), (f), (g) and (i) of § 4007 of this title.
(b) Any person who complies with the provisions of subsections (a), (b), (c), (f), (g) and (i) of § 4007 of this title and is able to prove and document having practiced as [a] nuclear medicine technologist before the year 1978, the year in which the first Bachelor’s Degree in Nuclear Medicine Technology was granted.
(c) The license must be publicly posted at the workplace of the person to whom it has been issued.
History —Aug. 8, 1998, No. 205, § 10.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 113 - Board of Examiners of Nuclear Medicine Technologists (§§ 4001 — 4015) › § 4010 - License—Renewal

(a) Every license issued by the Board shall expire two (2) years after being issued. The application for renewal must be submitted to the Secretary of the Board not later than thirty (30) days before the expiration date of the license. The Secretary of the Board shall then remit the application for renewal to the licensed nuclear medicine technologist, who must comply with all requirement for renewal. The renewed license shall be in effect for two (2) years.
(b) The Board shall renew a license without the need for an additional examination provided the licensed nuclear medicine technologist complies with the following requirements:
(1) File with the Board a duly sworn application on the printed form provided by the Board for such a purpose;
(2) pay the fees provided in the regulations of the Board, and
(3) present evidence of having taken continuing education courses as established in the regulations of the Board.
(c) Should the licensed nuclear medicine technologist fail to meet the above mentioned continuing education requirement for renewing the license, he/she must again comply with the provisions of subsections (a), (h) and (i) of § 4007 of this title. After complying with these requirements the Board may issue the renewal of his/her license.
(d) Any licensed nuclear medicine technologist who fails to pay the license renewal fees shall lose his/her license. In order to again obtain his/her license, he/she must comply with subsections (a), (f), (g), (h) and (i) of § 4007 of this title and with any other requirement deemed necessary by the Board, as established in its regulations.
(e) Any licensed nuclear medicine technologist who fails to renew his/her license for a period of more than five (5) years shall have to comply with subsections (a), (c), (f), (g), (h) and (i) of § 4007 of this title and with any other requirement deemed necessary by the Board, as established in its regulations.
History —Aug. 8, 1998, No. 205, § 11.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 113 - Board of Examiners of Nuclear Medicine Technologists (§§ 4001 — 4015) › § 4011 - License—Denial

The Board may, with the affirmative vote of three (3) of its members, deny, suspend, revoke or cancel a license after notifying and giving the interested party an opportunity to be heard, when said party:
(a) Fails to meet the requirements established in this chapter to obtain a license;
(b) has illegally practiced the profession [of] nuclear medicine technologist in Puerto Rico;
(c) has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor substantially related to the qualifications, functions and duties of the profession regulated by this chapter;
(d) has obtained or tried to obtain the license through fraud or deception;
(e) has incurred manifest incompetence in the practice of the profession in prejudice of a third party;
(f) has failed to renew his/her license after it has been issued as provided in this chapter, and
(g) has been declared incompetent by a court of justice. If the person is subsequently declared competent, the Board may grant the license after the person has met the renewal requirements established in this chapter.
When the Board determines that denial, suspension or renewal of a license issued is in order, it shall so notify the technologist in writing, by certified mail with acknowledgement of receipt. Should the technologist be dissatisfied with the determination of the Board, the latter shall be compelled to grant a hearing, pursuant to the provisions of § 4012 of this title.
History —Aug. 8, 1998, No. 205, § 12.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 113 - Board of Examiners of Nuclear Medicine Technologists (§§ 4001 — 4015) › § 4012 - Hearings before the Board

The Board may initiate an investigation, on its own initiative or through a sworn complaint filed by a natural or juridical person before the Secretary of the Board. The latter shall notify the technologist in question of the nature of the charges filed against him/her within a term of twenty (20) working days, from the date the complaint was filed or of the determination of the Board to investigate, as the case may be. Said notice shall be in writing and sent by certified mail with acknowledgement of receipt. The notice shall indicate the date, hour and place that the Board is to hold the administrative hearing to pass judgment on the imputations made.
The affected technologist shall be entitled to appear personally at the hearing and be represented by an attorney, to interrogate the witnesses testifying against him/her and to examine the evidence introduced. The technologist is also entitled to file an explanatory motion stating his/her version of the facts within the term of twenty (20) calendar days from the date the notice was received.
Should sufficient cause be found, or should the affected technologist fail to appear without just cause, the license shall be suspended through a resolution issued by the Board, as established in this chapter.
The Board shall make its decision within a term not to exceed twenty (20) calendar days from the date in which the case was submitted. The Board shall notify its decisions to the affected technologist by certified mail with acknowledgement of receipt within ten (10) days following the date in which the latter is issued. The decision of the Board must clearly and precisely state the grounds on which said decision is based.
The technologist affected by a determination of the Board shall be entitled to file a motion for reconsideration within the term of twenty (20) calendar days as of the date of the notice of the resolution issued by the Board. The Board shall consider the motion and make its decision within thirty (30) calendar days after said motion is filed.
Should the reconsideration be adverse to the affected technologist, the latter may request a judicial review before the Court of First Instance of Puerto Rico within the term of thirty (30) calendar days after the notice thereof.
History —Aug. 8, 1998, No. 205, § 13.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 113 - Board of Examiners of Nuclear Medicine Technologists (§§ 4001 — 4015) › § 4013 - Reciprocity

The Board shall be authorized to establish, through the conditions and requirements it may deem necessary, direct reciprocity regarding the granting of licenses without an examination, with states or territories of the United States of America or with any foreign country whose requirements are similar to those established in this chapter, in order to obtain a temporary license to practice the profession of nuclear medicine technologist. Said temporary license shall be effective for one year and renewable for only one additional year. Should the technologist wish to continue practicing the profession of nuclear medicine technology in Puerto Rico, he/she must obtain the regular license according to the provisions of this chapter.
History —Aug. 8, 1998, No. 205, § 14.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 113 - Board of Examiners of Nuclear Medicine Technologists (§§ 4001 — 4015) › § 4014 - License required

(a) No person may practice, nor offer to practice as [a] nuclear medicine technologist unless he/she holds a license pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(b) Any person practicing the profession of nuclear medicine technologist without a license issued by the Board shall be deemed in violation of this chapter and shall be subject to the administrative sanctions provided by the Board in its regulations.
(c) Any natural or juridical person, or any government agency or corporation, as well as their agents or directors who violate any provision of this chapter or of the regulations approved by the Board, be it by acting independently, jointly or in conspiracy with others, shall be sanctioned as provided by this chapter, regardless of the provisions of any other applicable law or regulations.
History —Aug. 8, 1998, No. 205, § 15.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 113 - Board of Examiners of Nuclear Medicine Technologists (§§ 4001 — 4015) › § 4015 - Penalties

Any person who advertises as a licensed nuclear medical technologist in any advertising medium, or who undertakes the practice of nuclear medicine technology without the corresponding license, shall incur the illegal practice of nuclear medicine technology, which shall constitute a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or a term of imprisonment that shall not exceed six (6) months, or both penalties at the discretion of the court.
Any natural or juridical person who employs another person so that the latter may illegally practice the profession of nuclear medicine technology, shall incur a misdemeanor for each day in which he/she incurs said practice. Upon conviction, said person shall be punished with a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000). Furthermore; Provided, That if it [is] in a health services enterprise, the court shall order the revoking of the licenses or operating permits of its owners or the enterprise itself.
History —Aug. 8, 1998, No. 205, § 16.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 115 - Telemedicine Regulating Act (§§ 6001 — 6010) › § 6001 - Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning and scope stated for each, except when the text clearly indicates another meaning:
(a) License. — Means the license issued by the Board of Medical Examiners for the practice of medicine, surgery or osteology in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(b) Telemedicine. — Means any test, diagnosis, treatment, operation or prescription for any physical and/or mental illness, ailment, pain, lesion, deformity or condition performed on a patient by a physician who practices surgery or an osteologist who practices as such through advanced technologic telecommunication means in order to exchange information and provide the health services mentioned above in distant geographical areas.
(c) Board of Examiners. — Means the Board of Medical Examiners established by virtue of Act No. 22 of April 22, 1931.
History —Aug. 11, 1998, No. 227, § 2; Oct. 9, 2000, No. 413, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 115 - Telemedicine Regulating Act (§§ 6001 — 6010) › § 6002 - License

As of the effectiveness of this act, any physician who practices surgery or osteologist in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall request and obtain from the Board of Medical Examiners a license to practice medicine, surgery or osteology in compliance with the requirements established in §§ 31 et seq. of this title, as amended.
History —Aug. 11, 1998, No. 227, § 4; Oct. 9, 2000, No. 413, § 2.