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2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 80A - Board of Examiners of Naturopaths (§§ 2501 — 2520) › § 2512 - 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 charge, and an administrative hearing is held, having given him/her 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 naturopath who:
(a) Does not meet the requirements to obtain a license as established in this chapter.
(b) Has practiced 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 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 on 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 force.
(h) Has incurred any conduct barred by this chapter, or has 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. 211, § 13, 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) › § 2513 - Registry

Every naturopath 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 regulations, drawn to the order of the Secretary of the Treasury.
For the purposes of the provisions 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. 211, § 14, 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) › § 2514 - 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 naturopath license.
The fees provided herein shall not be reimbursed and may be altered by a resolution of the Board. The applicant shall deliver a certified check or postal money order drawn to the order of the Secretary of the Treasury to an official of the Board in the amount of the fee to be paid. The money collected for these fees shall be used to finance the operating expenses of the Board.
History —Dec. 30, 1997, No. 211, § 15, 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) › § 2515 - Activities or practices permitted

Those persons licensed in naturopathy may:
(a) Educate and orient on the different aspects and modalities of naturopathy, techniques, lifestyles and natural therapies that are in harmony with this practice.
(b) Interact and participate with physicians and other health professionals in the interdisciplinary management of the patient’s health if the latter requests it, and if the institution and the health professional or professionals authorize it.
(c) Recommend or prescribe natural or integral feeding and other natural, non-toxic products that do not require a medical prescription.
(d) Perform 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. Doses greater than 20x cannot be recommended, unless the professional malpractice insurance covers it.
(7) Kinesics (energy of touch). — A technique to achieve muscular balance for therapeutic purposes in which no type of substance or artifact is used 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 naturopath, 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 licensed by law to use these practices in Puerto Rico.
(e) The naturopath may use evaluation methods germane to naturopathy.
History —Dec. 30, 1997, No. 211, § 16; Aug. 6, 1998, No. 185, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 80A - Board of Examiners of Naturopaths (§§ 2501 — 2520) › § 2516 - Prohibited activities

The persons licensed in naturopathy shall not:
(a) Practice, claim, or allege that they practice the medical profession or naturopathic medicine and/or in any way claim and/or advertise as a physician.
(b) Prescribe, dispense or administer medication and/or drugs that require medical prescription.
(c) Order, induce or suggest to any patient that he/she discontinue treatments prescribed by any physician.
(d) Conduct surgical procedures or any other invasive treatment.
(e) Conduct, refer, interpret or order laboratory tests.
(f) Attend medical emergencies in his/her office that require specialized equipment and personnel. However, he/she may attend an emergency, if he/she has taken and is up to date in first aid courses and training or paramedic science and no specialized equipment and personnel is required.
(g) Shall not sell or distribute naturopathic products in his/her office where services are rendered.
(h) Conduct physical examinations or that require undressing the patient in order to seek, touch, or manipulate his/her genitals and/or breasts and/or anal or rectal area.
(i) Use bodily fluids or exudates, or any other liquid or substance excretory by the excretion organs of the human body or of animals, for consumption, drinking or application with medicinal or therapeutic purposes.
History —Dec. 30, 1997, No. 211, § 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) › § 2517 - Obligation to inform

It shall be the obligation and responsibility of all licensed naturopaths to display in a visible place in his/her office and inform and to give a notice to every person who requests his/her services for them to read, that he/she is not a doctor in medicine and that he/she uses techniques, therapies and treatments that are different from those of conventional medicine.
History —Dec. 30, 1997, No. 211, § 18, 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) › § 2518 - Use of title

Any person who has a license issued by the Examining Board is authorized to use the prefix “Nat.” before his/her name, in documents, advertisements and notices related to his/her profession, or the letters N.L., after it, which means “Licensed Naturopath”. Provided, however, That neither the title “Doctor” nor the prefix “Dr.” shall be used, except in those cases that he/she has obtained a doctor’s degree from an institution accredited by the Council on Higher Education.
History —Dec. 30, 1997, No. 211, § 19, 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) › § 2519 - Seniority clause

Those naturopaths who on the effective date of this act have been practicing naturopathy under a provisional authorization validly issued by the Naturopathy Committee of Puerto Rico, as established by Act No. 239 of September 16, 1996, may continue to practice the same until the notification of the results of the revalidation examination. Nevertheless, these persons shall have two (2) opportunities to pass the examination given by the Board of Examiners, and should he/she fail the same, the provisional authorization shall be canceled. To qualify under this provision, the naturopath shall have taken the exam the first time the Board offers it and, if necessary, he/she shall have an additional opportunity the second time that it is offered. Those persons who hold conditioned authorizations issued pursuant to Section 6 of Act No. 239 of September 19, 1996, shall certify to the Examining Board the number of credits approved to meet the requirements of this chapter. The Board shall evaluate each case and shall issue conditioned authorization for the time it deems reasonable to meet said requirement, which shall not be greater that the equivalent to four academic semesters.
Likewise, those persons who on the date of approval of this act have practiced naturopathy for a term of twenty (20) years or more, shall have two (2) opportunities to take the revalidation examination. If they approve it, the license requested shall be issued to them. To qualify under this provision, the person must take the examination the first time it is offered, and if necessary, shall have an additional opportunity the second time it is offered.
The persons who qualify to take the revalidation examination under conditions of seniority, shall meet all the requirements established in this chapter, with the exception of the provisions of subsections (d) and (e) of § 2509 of this title.
History —Dec. 30, 1997, No. 211, § 20, 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) › § 2520 - Penalties

Any person who engages in the practice of naturopathy in Puerto Rico without the corresponding license, or who employs another unlicensed person to practice the same, 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. 211, § 21, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 81 - Board of Examiners of Health Educators (§§ 2550 — 2559) › § 2550 - Short title

This chapter shall be known as “Act to Regulate the Profession of Health Educators in Puerto Rico”.
History —July 3, 1975, No. 148, p. 455, added as § 1 on June 4, 1983, No. 85, p. 195, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 81 - Board of Examiners of Health Educators (§§ 2550 — 2559) › § 2551 - Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning indicated below:
(a) Health educator. — Shall mean any qualified professional who has taken graduate courses in health education which qualify him to analyze and interpret the existing data on health problems with regard to the deficiencies of an educational nature, as well as to plan, develop, evaluate and conduct the educational programs which, together with other activities of the health team, seek to correct the health problems which have been identified, administer health education programs, make investigations in the field and practice teaching at a university level.
(b) Board. — Shall mean the Board of Examiners of Health Educators of Puerto Rico created under this chapter.
(c) Community health educators. — Shall mean any qualified professional who has completed studies towards a bachelor’s degree in health education which would qualify him to develop educational programs in the community which, together with the rest of the activities of the health team, aim to correct the health problems which have already been identified and improve the quality of life.
(d) Revalidation examination. — Shall mean one of the requirements to obtain the health educator’s or community health educator’s license which will measure the level of cognitive competence, aptitude and skills to practice the profession of health educator and community health educator.
(e) Recertification. — Shall mean the procedure provided for health professions in §§ 3001 et seq. of Title 24.
History —July 3, 1975, No. 148, p. 455, § 1, renumbered as § 2 and amended on June 4, 1983, No. 85, p. 195, § 2; Dec. 20, 1991, No. 112, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 81 - Board of Examiners of Health Educators (§§ 2550 — 2559) › § 2553 - Meetings

The Board shall hold a session within thirty (30) days after its members are appointed and qualify. It shall hold at least eight (8) regular annual sessions to handle its official business; it may also hold such additional sessions as may be necessary for the best performance of its functions. In the first session and thereafter, whenever the office is vacant, the Board shall elect a chairman from among its members. The decisions of the Board shall be made by a majority. Three (3) members of the Board shall constitute a quorum.
History —July 3, 1975, No. 148, p. 455, § 3, renumbered as § 4 and amended on June 4, 1983, No. 85, p. 195, § 4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 81 - Board of Examiners of Health Educators (§§ 2550 — 2559) › § 2554a - Examinations

The Board shall offer revalidation examinations in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico at least twice a year on the subjects it stipulates through regulations, and according to the standards established in coordination with the Department of Health. The Board shall determine in its first Regular Session of the month of January of each year the dates on which the examinations shall be given, and shall publish them. The examinations on subject matter shall be in writing and shall be offered in English and Spanish as selected by the aspirant. The Board shall seek professional advice on examination preparation techniques, in order to ensure the validity thereof as adequate instruments to measure knowledge and skills.
The Board shall establish, through regulations, everything concerning the overall grade point average needed to pass the examinations, which shall be informed to the aspirants thirty (30) working days prior to the date on which the examinations will be administered.
Any person who has taken the examination shall be granted a term of ninety (90) days by the Board, starting from the date he/she received notice of the examination results, to file any allegation in his/her favor concerning the examination grade. The examination papers of those who have passed shall be destroyed after the aforementioned ninety (90) days have elapsed. The Board shall keep the papers of those persons who have failed the examination for the time needed to comply with the regulations adopted thereby on examination makeups.
The Board shall provide the applicant with guidance to acquaint him/her with the examination procedure, the norms that apply, the method for the evaluation thereof, and any other pertinent information. The Board shall prepare and publish a handbook to such effects containing all the information regarding the revalidation examination, a copy of which shall be made available to any person who requests admission to the examination. The aforementioned handbook shall be available with the revisions corresponding to the upcoming examination, ninety (90) days prior to the administration date thereof. Said handbook shall be handed to aspirants upon presentation of an internal revenue voucher in the amount of ten dollars ($10). The Board may review the price of this handbook from time to time, based on the expense of preparing and publishing the same; but the amount to be charged shall never exceed the real cost such expenses represents.
History —July 3, 1975, No. 148, p. 455, added as § 6 on Dec. 20, 1991, No. 112, § 4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 81 - Board of Examiners of Health Educators (§§ 2550 — 2559) › § 2556 - Licenses—Requirements

(a) To be of legal age and have resided in Puerto Rico for an uninterrupted term of six (6) months immediately prior to the date of application, except for sporadic trips out of the country for medical, business, or study purposes or pleasure.
(b) To hold a bachelor’s, master’s or doctor’s degree in health education from an accredited university or college as the case may be.
(c) To have approved the examination of the Board on the matters fixed in the regulations.
(d) To have completed the year of public service in a health facility where, in the opinion of the Secretary of Health, his services are most needed.
(e) To have filed a penal history certificate before the Board.
Any change adopted by the Board regarding the aforementioned requirements shall only apply to those students who begin their studies after the modification or extension thereof.
History —July 3, 1975, No. 148, p. 455, § 6, renumbered as § 7 and amended on June 4, 1983, No. 85, p. 195, § 7; renumbered again as § 8 and amended on Dec. 20, 1991, No. 112, § 6.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 81 - Board of Examiners of Health Educators (§§ 2550 — 2559) › § 2557 - Licenses—Compulsory for practice

On and after the effective date of this act, only persons who have a license issued by the Board shall have the right to practice the profession of health educator or community health educator in Puerto Rico, and to use the corresponding title.
History —July 3, 1975, No. 148, p. 455, § 7, renumbered as § 8 and amended on June 4, 1983, No. 85, p. 195, § 8; renumbered again as § 9 on Dec. 20, 1991, No. 112, § 7.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 81 - Board of Examiners of Health Educators (§§ 2550 — 2559) › § 2558 - Licenses—Reciprocity

The Board shall grant licenses without examination to practice as health educators or as community health educators in Puerto Rico to such persons who may have taken courses comparable to those required in Puerto Rico in an accredited college or university, and hold licenses to work as such, granted by those states with which the Board has established reciprocity relations.
History —July 3, 1975, No. 148, p. 455, § 8, renumbered as § 9 and amended on June 4, 1983, No. 85, p. 195, § 9; renumbered again as § 10 on Dec. 20, 1991, No. 112, § 7.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 81 - Board of Examiners of Health Educators (§§ 2550 — 2559) › § 2559 - Licenses—Penalties

(a) Any person who practices the profession of health educator or community health educator in Puerto Rico and advertises as such without having a license duly issued by the Board of Examiners created herein, or who during the suspension of his license practices as a person authorized therefor shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisonment for a term which shall not exceed six (6) months, or both penalties, [at] the discretion of the court.
(b) Any person who deliberately furnishes false information to obtain a license under this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and his conviction shall subject him to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisonment for a term which shall not exceed six (6) months, or both penalties, at the discretion of the court.
(c) Every natural or juridical person who puts into circulation, sells, buys, donates, transfers or negotiates with the contents of the questions or answers which constitute the revalidation examination for the health educator, or community health educator; or who helps or participates in putting into circulation, or the sale, purchase, donation, transfer or negotiation of the contents of the questions or answers which constitute a revalidation examination, whether by an original, copy, photocopy or any of the materials used in the preparation of the examination, shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be punished by a fixed imprisonment for three (3) years or a fine which shall not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) or be less than five hundred and one dollars ($501), or both penalties, in the discretion of the court. Under aggravating circumstances, the fixed penalty may be increased to a maximum of five (5) years, and if there are extenuating circumstances the established fixed penalty may be reduced to two (2) years.
History —July 3, 1975, No. 148, p. 455, § 9, renumbered as § 10 and amended on June 4, 1983, No. 85, p. 195, § 10; renumbered again as § 11 on Dec. 20, 1991, No. 112, § 7.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 83 - Board of Examiners and College of Draftspersons (§§ 2601 — 2641) › § 2601 - Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated below, unless from the context it clearly appears otherwise:
(a) Lineal drawing. — Is a drawing made by hand, with drawing instruments or by computer, in any branch of engineering, architecture or surveying, in which the shape, dimensions, kind of material, different finishings and other details of a figure and its parts are represented.
(b) Construction drawings. — Are scaled drawings of multiple views and subsets with the necessary details for the construction of projects, parts and sections made with drawing instruments or computer designing software; scaled blueprints with detailed outlines for the construction of buildings, monuments and other similar structures, according to verbal or written instructions, by means of sketches, notes, engineer or architect specifications, ink or pencil tracings, engineering and architectural work plans, and sketches of preliminary designs on ideas submitted by engineers or architects.
(c) Draftsman. — Means any person authorized to practice linear or construction drawing as a profession who complies with the requirements of this chapter and with all regulations approved pursuant to the same for the practice of the profession, and who holds a license issued by the Board of Examiners of Draftsmen which authorizes him/her to practice as such and to be registered as an active College member.
It shall not be understood that the practice of the profession of draftsmanship limits in any way the professional practice of architects, landscape architects, engineers or surveyors, with license or in training, and/or any other authorized professional who, in the discharge of his/her duties, prepares blueprints, drawings, sketches and other visual representations of their work, designs or projects.
(d) Board. — Means the Board of Examiners of Draftsmen created by this chapter.
(e) College. — Means the College of Draftsmen of Puerto Rico, the creation of which is authorized by this chapter.
(f) License. — Means a document issued by the Board which authorizes the practice as professional draftsman in Puerto Rico.
(g) Certification. — Means any document issued by the College of Draftsmen of Puerto Rico to certify that the person in whose name it is issued has filed an application for membership with the College after submitting a certificate of having passed the examination required by the Board.
History —May 21, 1976, No. 54, p. 140, § 1; Dec. 12, 1995, No. 233, § 1; Sept. 22, 2004, No. 425, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 83 - Board of Examiners and College of Draftspersons (§§ 2601 — 2641) › § 2602 - College—Creation

The draftsmen duly licensed by the Board of Examiners of Draftsmen of Puerto Rico are hereby authorized, provided the majority thereof so agree by referendum that shall be held to that effect as hereinafter provided, to be constituted in a legal entity or quasi-public corporation under the name of the Puerto Rico College of Draftsmen with official domicile in the metropolitan area of San Juan.
History —May 21, 1976, No. 54, p. 140, § 2, eff. 90 days after May 21, 1976.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 83 - Board of Examiners and College of Draftspersons (§§ 2601 — 2641) › § 2604 - College—Members

Members of the College shall be all draftsmen who are legally admitted to practice the profession in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and who comply with the duties imposed on them by this chapter and with the bylaws approved by the College.
History —May 21, 1976, No. 54, p. 140, § 4, eff. 90 days after May 21, 1976.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 83 - Board of Examiners and College of Draftspersons (§§ 2601 — 2641) › § 2605 - College—Organization

The College shall be governed, first, by its general assembly and second by its governing board.
History —May 21, 1976, No. 54, p. 140, § 5, eff. 90 days after May 21, 1976.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 83 - Board of Examiners and College of Draftspersons (§§ 2601 — 2641) › § 2606 - College—Officers

The officers of the College, who shall also be officers of the Board of Directors of the College, shall consist of a chairperson, a vice-chairperson, a Secretary, a Treasurer and five members. The College shall provide in its bylaws for a larger number of officers, as it deems necessary for the best operations of its Board of Directors.
History —May 21, 1976, No. 54, p. 140, § 6; Sept. 22, 2004, No. 425, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 83 - Board of Examiners and College of Draftspersons (§§ 2601 — 2641) › § 2607 - College—Local organizations

The bylaws shall establish district delegations or local organizations which shall be elected or designated, operate and fulfill their duties in the manner and under the conditions which the bylaws of the College may indicate; but the election or designation of those constituting them shall be made, except in the case of delegation of such power, by the members of the College who reside or have their office in the respective jurisdictions of the delegations or local organizations.
College members shall have the option to exercise their right to vote to elect their directors and officials at their convenience, in person or by mail, following the procedure provided by the College in its bylaws. The College may also provide its members in its bylaws, the additional option of casting their votes through other means found to ensure the privacy, reliability, secrecy and validity of said voting process. The scrutiny of the votes cast by mail or by other means shall be conducted during the General Assembly called for such purposes.
History —May 21, 1976, No. 54, p. 140, § 7; July 11, 1998, No. 115, § 1, eff. 60 days after July 11, 1998.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 83 - Board of Examiners and College of Draftspersons (§§ 2601 — 2641) › § 2608 - College—Bylaws

The bylaws adopted by the College of Draftsmen shall provide for whatever has not been provided in this chapter, including everything regarding the functions, duties and proceedings of all its entities and officers; regular and special calls, dates, quorums, form and requisites of the general assemblies and meetings of the governing board; elections of directors and officers; standing committees; budgets or investment funds and disposal of the College’s properties; terms of office, creation of vacancies and procedure to fill them.
History —May 21, 1976, No. 54, p. 140, § 8; Sept. 22, 2004, No. 425, § 4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 83 - Board of Examiners and College of Draftspersons (§§ 2601 — 2641) › § 2609 - College—Dues

The members of the College shall pay annual dues to be set by the general assembly of the members on the date and in the installments fixed by the bylaws of the College of Draftsmen.
History —May 21, 1976, No. 54, p. 140, § 9; Sept. 22, 2004, No. 425, § 5.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 83 - Board of Examiners and College of Draftspersons (§§ 2601 — 2641) › § 2610 - College—Suspension for failure to pay

Any member who fails to pay his/her annual dues and in other respects qualifies as a member of the College shall be required to pay and warned that upon failure to do so within the period of 30 days after notice, he/she shall be automatically suspended as member of the College, but may be reinstated after the payment of the dues and any other collection and admonishment expenses that the Board and the College may have incurred. After the thirty (30) days term granted for the payment has elapsed, the College shall notify the Board for it to proceed to immediately certify the cancellation of the license to the College and the member.
History —May 21, 1976, No. 54, p. 140, § 10; Sept. 22, 2004, No. 425, § 6.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 83 - Board of Examiners and College of Draftspersons (§§ 2601 — 2641) › § 2611 - College—Certificate of membership

When a draftsman has passed the examination, he/she shall apply to the College of Draftsmen of Puerto Rico for membership, which shall issue a membership certification to be submitted to the Board for the granting of the license. For subsequent years, it shall be provided in the bylaws that upon payment of the annual dues, a license renewal accrediting him/her as member of the College shall be issued.
History —May 21, 1976, No. 54, p. 140, § 11; Sept. 22, 2004, No. 425, § 7.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 83 - Board of Examiners and College of Draftspersons (§§ 2601 — 2641) › § 2612 - College—Duties

The Puerto Rico College of Draftsmen shall have the following duties and obligations:
(1) To contribute toward the improvement and development of the art of lineal drawing.
(2) To raise and maintain the dignity of the profession and its members.
(3) To establish relations with analogous associations of other countries within specific rules of solidarity and courtesy.
(4) To work for the establishment of adequate state and national laws which respond to a reasonable and fair spirit and are related to the profession of draftsman.
(5) To cooperate in all that is of mutual interest and beneficial to the general welfare.
(6) To promote bonds of fellowship among its members.
(7) To maintain a wholesome and strict morale among its members.
(8) To furnish such reports and advice as the Government may request.
History —May 21, 1976, No. 54, p. 140, § 12, eff. 90 days after May 21, 1976.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 83 - Board of Examiners and College of Draftspersons (§§ 2601 — 2641) › § 2613 - Persons authorized to exercise the profession of draftsmanship

Only persons holding a license issued by the Board who are active members of the College may practice the profession of draftsmanship in Puerto Rico. It shall not be understood that the practice of the profession of draftsmanship limits in any way the professional practice of architects, landscape architects, engineers or surveyors, with license or in training, and/or any other authorized professional who, in the discharge of his/her duties, prepares blueprints, drawings, sketches and other visual representations of their work, designs, or projects.
History —May 21, 1976, No. 54, p. 140, § 13; Sept. 22, 2004, No. 425, § 8.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 83 - Board of Examiners and College of Draftspersons (§§ 2601 — 2641) › § 2614 - Board—Creation

There is hereby created the Board of Examiners of Draftsmen attached to the Division of Boards of Examiners of the Department of State, with the powers and duties hereinafter provided.
History —May 21, 1976, No. 54, p. 140, § 14, eff. 90 days after May 21, 1976.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 83 - Board of Examiners and College of Draftspersons (§§ 2601 — 2641) › § 2615 - Board—Members; appointment

The Board of Examiners of Draftsmen shall be composed of five (5) members who shall be appointed by the Governor of Puerto Rico, with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall be draftsmen duly authorized by law to actively practice that profession, and members of the College of Draftsmen.
The Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico may request suggestions and recommendations from the College for the selection and appointment of the members of the Board. The College may also appear before the Senate of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to state its recommendations with respect to Board member appointments.
History —May 21, 1976, No. 54, p. 140, § 15; Sept. 22, 2004, No. 425, § 9.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 83 - Board of Examiners and College of Draftspersons (§§ 2601 — 2641) › § 2616 - Board—Members; requirements

The persons appointed to the Board of Examiners shall be of age, citizens of the United States of America and shall have resided in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for a period of at least five (5) years before their appointment. They shall have practiced the profession of draftsman at least six (6) years in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
History —May 21, 1976, No. 54, p. 140, § 16, eff. 90 days after May 21, 1976.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 83 - Board of Examiners and College of Draftspersons (§§ 2601 — 2641) › § 2617 - Board—Members; terms

Members of the first Board shall be appointed within the sixty (60) days following the effective date of this act. Members of the first Board shall be appointed as follows: one (1) for four (4) years, two (2) for three (3) years and two (2) for two (2) years. Upon expiration of the term of each, the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint a successor for a term of four (4) years, subject to the requirements prescribed herein. Each member shall hold office until his term expires and his successor has been duly appointed and qualifies, unless because of resignation or for other cause he has ceased before expiration of the term for which he was appointed, in which case the Governor shall appoint a person for the remainder of the term for which his predecessor was appointed. No member of the Board shall be appointed for more than two (2) consecutive terms. The Governor may remove any member of the Board upon preferment of charges, notice and hearing, for immoral conduct, negligence, incompetence or upon conviction of a felony or misdemeanor implying moral turpitude.
History —May 21, 1976, No. 54, p. 140, § 17, eff. 90 days after May 21, 1976.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 83 - Board of Examiners and College of Draftspersons (§§ 2601 — 2641) › § 2618 - Board—Chairman; secretary

The Board shall elect annually from among its members a chairman and its secretary shall be the Director of the Division of Boards of Examiners of the State Department of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
History —May 21, 1976, No. 54, p. 140, § 18, eff. 90 days after May 21, 1976.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 83 - Board of Examiners and College of Draftspersons (§§ 2601 — 2641) › § 2619 - Board—Meetings

The Board shall hold at least one (1) quarterly meeting whenever there are matters to be considered. It shall also hold as many special meetings as necessary for the prompt processing of all matters, with prior calls to its members issued at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance. Three (3) Board members shall constitute quorum to consider any matter within its jurisdiction, and its decisions shall be adopted by a majority vote of the members present.
History —May 21, 1976, No. 54, p. 140, § 19; Sept. 22, 2004, No. 425, § 10.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 83 - Board of Examiners and College of Draftspersons (§§ 2601 — 2641) › § 2620 - Board—Compensation

Each member of the Board, including public employees and officials, shall receive a compensation of fifty dollars ($50) for each day or part thereof that he/she attends a meeting or session, and shall be entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses incurred to attend such meetings, in accordance with the regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury that are applicable. Provided, That the payment for per diems and mileage to which each member of the Board is entitled, shall be limited to twelve (12) meetings per year. As of July 1, 1999, the members of the Board shall receive per diems equal to the minimum per diem established for members of the Legislature, 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 —May 21, 1976, No. 54, p. 140, § 20; Mar. 7, 1983, No. 9, p. 14; June 29, 1995, No. 60, § 1; Jan. 4, 2000, No. 7, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 83 - Board of Examiners and College of Draftspersons (§§ 2601 — 2641) › § 2621 - Board—Bylaws

The Board shall adopt bylaws which shall include all such measures as may be necessary to carry out its duties and functions and which do not contravene public order and law. Before the approval thereof public hearings shall be held. The bylaws shall take effect and shall have the force of law after having been published in two (2) newspapers of general circulation in the island for a period of three (3) consecutive days and after having been filed in the Department of State pursuant to the provisions of §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3.
History —May 21, 1976, No. 54, p. 140, § 21, eff. 90 days after May 21, 1976.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 83 - Board of Examiners and College of Draftspersons (§§ 2601 — 2641) › § 2622 - Board—Official seal

The Board shall adopt an official seal which shall be stamped on all the licenses and other documents it may issue.
History —May 21, 1976, No. 54, p. 140, § 22, eff. 90 days after May 21, 1976.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 83 - Board of Examiners and College of Draftspersons (§§ 2601 — 2641) › § 2623 - Board—Minute books; registries; reports

The Board shall keep a minute book of all its proceedings, a file and a full registry of all the draftsmen to whom a license or certificate has been issued. Not later that October 1 of each year the Board shall submit a report to the Governor covering its activities during the fiscal year ending the preceding June 30.
The minutes, the registry and any other official document issued by the Board shall be considered prima facie evidence; and, therefore, any copy certified by the Secretary with the seal of the Board shall have the same legal value as the original.
History —May 21, 1976, No. 54, p. 140, § 23, eff. 90 days after May 21, 1976.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 83 - Board of Examiners and College of Draftspersons (§§ 2601 — 2641) › § 2624 - Payment of fees

Fees for different concepts as established herein shall be paid by means of internal revenue vouchers of the Department of the Treasury for the equivalent of the fees.
History —May 21, 1976, No. 54, p. 140, § 24, eff. 90 days after May 21, 1976.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 83 - Board of Examiners and College of Draftspersons (§§ 2601 — 2641) › § 2625 - Reciprocity

The Board may issue a license without examination to practice draftsmanship to any person holding an analogous license issued by any state or territory of the United States of America where, in the opinion of the Board, similar requirements to those provided herein are required and where in turn the same rights have been granted to persons having a license issued by the Board created herein.
History —May 21, 1976, No. 54, p. 140, § 25; Sept. 22, 2004, No. 425, § 11.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 83 - Board of Examiners and College of Draftspersons (§§ 2601 — 2641) › § 2626 - Examinations—Rules for admission

The Examining Board shall prescribe the rules and conditions for the admission of candidates to examination, with the sole limitation that said rules shall be uniform.
The Board shall offer annually at least two (2) examinations to applicants for a draftsman’s license. It shall have discretion to hold more examinations if it deems it necessary and to [set] the date and place where such examinations shall be held.
The holding of such examinations shall be published in a prominent advertisement in two (2) newspapers of general circulation for two (2) consecutive days.
History —May 21, 1976, No. 54, p. 140, § 26, eff. 90 days after May 21, 1976.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 83 - Board of Examiners and College of Draftspersons (§§ 2601 — 2641) › § 2627 - Examinations—Application; fees

Any application for examination shall be made in a questionnaire prepared by the Board. The examination shall include all such subjects which in its opinion constitute a good formation for the practice of this profession.
The applicant shall be bound to pay ten dollars ($10) to the Board by means of an internal revenue voucher in order to be entitled to take it. The Board is not bound to return this amount if the applicant fails in the examination. Every applicant shall pay ten dollars ($10) in internal revenue vouchers as many times as he applies for examination.
History —May 21, 1976, No. 54, p. 140, § 27, eff. 90 days after May 21, 1976.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 83 - Board of Examiners and College of Draftspersons (§§ 2601 — 2641) › § 2628 - Licenses—Issuance and renewal; fees

The Board shall issue a license to any person who:
(1) Is over eighteen (18) years of age;
(2) is a citizen of the United States of America or resident of Puerto Rico during one (1) year prior to his/her application;
(3) has pursued studies equivalent to a high school diploma and [passed] any specialized technical course in linear drawing or construction drawing in a school of the Department of Education of Puerto Rico or a private school recognized by said Department; or in lieu thereof, has completed the training course prescribed or to be prescribed in the future by the Apprenticeship Council of Puerto Rico, created under the provisions of § 323 of Title 3 and §§ 11—18 of Title 29;
(4) enjoys good moral conduct, and
(5) passes the examination offered by the Board.
To be entitled to the license, the candidate shall pay twenty dollars ($20) in internal revenue vouchers before said license is delivered to him/her.
All draftsman licenses shall be in effect for a term of four (4) years and it shall be the duty of the holder to renew it thirty (30) days in advance of its date of expiration. An official certification issued by the College of Draftsmen of Puerto Rico to accredit that the person is an active member and his/her fees are up to date shall be required for all renewals. The license renewal application shall be accompanied by an internal revenue voucher in the amount established by the bylaws of the Board.
It shall be the prerogative of the Board to request additional documents and proof of continuing education by the member, as established by regulations, in addition to the application.
History —May 21, 1976, No. 54, p. 140, § 28; May 19, 1977, No. 27, p. 51; Sept. 22, 2004, No. 425, § 11.