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https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-85/2655/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 85 - Board of Examiners of Rehabilitation Counselors (§§ 2651 — 2661)›§ 2655 - Granting of licenses | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 85 - Board of Examiners of Rehabilitation Counselors (§§ 2651 — 2661) › § 2655 - Granting of licenses | The Board shall grant a license of rehabilitation counselor to any person who passes an examination in accordance with the standards adopted by it through regulation and who also meets the other requirements established in § 2656 of this title. Candidates shall file with the Board an application for license. This appli... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-85/2656/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 85 - Board of Examiners of Rehabilitation Counselors (§§ 2651 — 2661)›§ 2656 - Requirements for granting of licenses | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 85 - Board of Examiners of Rehabilitation Counselors (§§ 2651 — 2661) › § 2656 - Requirements for granting of licenses | The Board shall grant a rehabilitation counselor license to any candidate who meets the following requirements:
(a) Is of legal age.
(b) Files with the Board affidavits of two (2) members of the community accrediting his good conduct.
(c) Presents to the Board a diploma or its equivalent from a college or university re... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-85/2656a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 85 - Board of Examiners of Rehabilitation Counselors (§§ 2651 — 2661)›§ 2656a - Provisional licenses | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 85 - Board of Examiners of Rehabilitation Counselors (§§ 2651 — 2661) › § 2656a - Provisional licenses | The Board shall grant a provisional license to all those persons who are at present practicing as rehabilitation counselors for a period not to exceed two (2) years. Said license shall be renewable every two (2) years, up to a maximum of six (6) years, upon production of evidence of the courses approved leading to a ma... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-85/2657/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 85 - Board of Examiners of Rehabilitation Counselors (§§ 2651 — 2661)›§ 2657 - Examinations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 85 - Board of Examiners of Rehabilitation Counselors (§§ 2651 — 2661) › § 2657 - Examinations | The Board shall determine by regulation the examination proceedings that it may consider necessary for the purpose of weighing the capacity of the candidate to practice the profession of rehabilitation counselor.
History —May 27, 1976, No. 58, p. 167, § 7, eff. 90 days after May 27, 1976. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-85/2657a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 85 - Board of Examiners of Rehabilitation Counselors (§§ 2651 — 2661)›§ 2657a - Continuing education | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 85 - Board of Examiners of Rehabilitation Counselors (§§ 2651 — 2661) › § 2657a - Continuing education | It is hereby established that all licensed, certified and recertified rehabilitation counselors shall update their knowledge through workshops, conferences, seminars and trainings as part of their continuing education which shall result in the rendering of excellent services for the persons requiring their services. Th... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-85/2658/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 85 - Board of Examiners of Rehabilitation Counselors (§§ 2651 — 2661)›§ 2658 - Denial, suspension or revocation of license | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 85 - Board of Examiners of Rehabilitation Counselors (§§ 2651 — 2661) › § 2658 - Denial, suspension or revocation of license | The Board may deny, suspend, or revoke a license upon notice and hearing, if it finds that the candidate or licensee has indulged in any of the following practices:
(a) It may deny a license when the candidate:
(1) Tries to obtain the license by fraud or deceit;
(2) does not meet the requirements established herein;
(3... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-85/2659/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 85 - Board of Examiners of Rehabilitation Counselors (§§ 2651 — 2661)›§ 2659 - Reciprocity | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 85 - Board of Examiners of Rehabilitation Counselors (§§ 2651 — 2661) › § 2659 - Reciprocity | The Board shall issue a license to any person who presents satisfactory evidence of his having been duly authorized to practice the profession of rehabilitation counselor before any board of a state, possession or territory of the United States where the candidate to practice said profession is required to meet qualifi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-85/2660/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 85 - Board of Examiners of Rehabilitation Counselors (§§ 2651 — 2661)›§ 2660 - Penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 85 - Board of Examiners of Rehabilitation Counselors (§§ 2651 — 2661) › § 2660 - Penalties | (a) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) or more than two hundred and fifty dollars ($250), or by imprisonment in jail for a period of not less than thirty (30) days or more than ninety (90) d... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-85/2661/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 85 - Board of Examiners of Rehabilitation Counselors (§§ 2651 — 2661)›§ 2661 - Granting of license without examination | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 85 - Board of Examiners of Rehabilitation Counselors (§§ 2651 — 2661) › § 2661 - Granting of license without examination | (a) The Board shall grant a rehabilitation counselor’s license without examination, to any person who files an application for the license before September 1, 1977, provided said candidate proves that he meets the requirements set forth in subsections (a), (b) and (c) of § 2656 of this title.
(b) The Board shall grant ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-85a/2671/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 85A - Professional Rehabilitation Counselors Association (§§ 2671 — 2684)›§ 2671 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 85A - Professional Rehabilitation Counselors Association (§§ 2671 — 2684) › § 2671 - Definitions | For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning indicated hereinbelow:
(a) Association. — Means the Puerto Rico Professional Rehabilitation Counselors Association.
(b) Rehabilitation counselor. — Means the duly licensed, certified or re-certified rehabilitation counseling professional, who ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-85a/2672/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 85A - Professional Rehabilitation Counselors Association (§§ 2671 — 2684)›§ 2672 - Authorization of a consultation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 85A - Professional Rehabilitation Counselors Association (§§ 2671 — 2684) › § 2672 - Authorization of a consultation | Rehabilitation counselors with [a] license to practice as professionals in Puerto Rico, and with certification or re-certification, as applicable pursuant to the requirements established in §§ 2651—2661 of this title that may apply, and the regulations of the Board, are hereby authorized to hold a consultation, as prov... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-85a/2673/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 85A - Professional Rehabilitation Counselors Association (§§ 2671 — 2684)›§ 2673 - Main office | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 85A - Professional Rehabilitation Counselors Association (§§ 2671 — 2684) › § 2673 - Main office | The main office of the “Puerto Rico Professional Rehabilitation Counselors Association” shall be located where its members so decide through their Board of Directors.
History —Aug. 16, 2006, No. 160, § 4; Dec. 26, 2007, No. 214, § 2. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-85a/2674/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 85A - Professional Rehabilitation Counselors Association (§§ 2671 — 2684)›§ 2674 - Purpose | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 85A - Professional Rehabilitation Counselors Association (§§ 2671 — 2684) › § 2674 - Purpose | The Puerto Rico Rehabilitation Counselors Association shall have the following purposes and objectives:
(a) To protect the interests of its members and promote their professional development through training and continuing education courses in accordance with their needs and the requirements established by the Board. T... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-85a/2675/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 85A - Professional Rehabilitation Counselors Association (§§ 2671 — 2684)›§ 2675 - Powers | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 85A - Professional Rehabilitation Counselors Association (§§ 2671 — 2684) › § 2675 - Powers | The Association shall have the following powers:
(a) To subsist and operate under its name.
(b) To adopt and use an official seal, which it may [change] as provided in its bylaws.
(c) To adopt bylaws as provided in a General Assembly, which shall be compulsory for all its members, and submit them to any amendments nece... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-85a/2676/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 85A - Professional Rehabilitation Counselors Association (§§ 2671 — 2684)›§ 2676 - Power of special investigation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 85A - Professional Rehabilitation Counselors Association (§§ 2671 — 2684) › § 2676 - Power of special investigation | The Association shall be empowered, as specified in its bylaws, to investigate any action in the practice of the profession of any of its members that may implicate a violation of the principles of ethics and the laws by which it is governed upon request of a party through the presentation of a written claim under oath... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-85a/2677/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 85A - Professional Rehabilitation Counselors Association (§§ 2671 — 2684)›§ 2677 - Membership requirements | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 85A - Professional Rehabilitation Counselors Association (§§ 2671 — 2684) › § 2677 - Membership requirements | Any person holding a license issued by the Board, authorizing the former to practice the rehabilitation counseling profession in Puerto Rico, pursuant to the provisions established in §§ 2651—2661 of this title, shall be a member of the Association. Every rehabilitation counseling professional shall have a license in e... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-85a/2678/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 85A - Professional Rehabilitation Counselors Association (§§ 2671 — 2684)›§ 2678 - Compulsory membership | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 85A - Professional Rehabilitation Counselors Association (§§ 2671 — 2684) › § 2678 - Compulsory membership | (a) Twelve (12) months after the constitution of the Association, as provided in § 2684 of this title, a person who is not a member thereof or who is completing the process to become or to be admitted as a member may not practice as a rehabilitation counselor. Once the Association is constituted, the Association shall ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-85a/2679/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 85A - Professional Rehabilitation Counselors Association (§§ 2671 — 2684)›§ 2679 - Organization and government; bylaws | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 85A - Professional Rehabilitation Counselors Association (§§ 2671 — 2684) › § 2679 - Organization and government; bylaws | (a) The destiny and decisions of the Association shall be governed, first by the resolutions and valid agreements of its General Assembly, and second by the determinations and valid agreements of the governing bodies of the institution.
(b) The first Board of Directors of the Association shall be elected in a Constitut... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-85a/2680/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 85A - Professional Rehabilitation Counselors Association (§§ 2671 — 2684)›§ 2680 - Membership fees | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 85A - Professional Rehabilitation Counselors Association (§§ 2671 — 2684) › § 2680 - Membership fees | (a) The annual membership fees of the Association shall be fixed in the Constitutional Convention provided in § 2684 of this title, by majority vote, which shall not be less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the total number of professionals with [a] license, certification and [recertification] to practice rehabilitati... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-85a/2681/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 85A - Professional Rehabilitation Counselors Association (§§ 2671 — 2684)›§ 2681 - Membership fee—Objections | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 85A - Professional Rehabilitation Counselors Association (§§ 2671 — 2684) › § 2681 - Membership fee—Objections | Rehabilitation counseling professionals shall have the right to object [to] the use of the membership fees by the Association to hold activities in which ideological, sectarian, labor union, religious, sexist, racist or class interests exist. For such purposes, the Association shall establish a simple and easily implem... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-85a/2682/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 85A - Professional Rehabilitation Counselors Association (§§ 2671 — 2684)›§ 2682 - Membership fee—Suspension | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 85A - Professional Rehabilitation Counselors Association (§§ 2671 — 2684) › § 2682 - Membership fee—Suspension | The failure to pay the annual membership fee by any member as of the deadline for such payment established in the bylaws shall entail the suspension of membership in the Association and the suspension of the license to practice rehabilitation counseling, which shall be decreed by the Board upon request by the Associati... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-85a/2683/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 85A - Professional Rehabilitation Counselors Association (§§ 2671 — 2684)›§ 2683 - Penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 85A - Professional Rehabilitation Counselors Association (§§ 2671 — 2684) › § 2683 - Penalties | The practice of rehabilitation counseling in violation of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a misdemeanor and upon conviction, the person shall be sanctioned with a penalty that shall not exceed six (6) months or a fine which shall not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) or both penalties.
History —Aug.... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-85a/2684/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 85A - Professional Rehabilitation Counselors Association (§§ 2671 — 2684)›§ 2684 - Transitional provisions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 85A - Professional Rehabilitation Counselors Association (§§ 2671 — 2684) › § 2684 - Transitional provisions | Within ninety (90) days after the effective date of this act, and for the purpose established in § 2672 of this title, the Puerto Rico Rehabilitation Counselors Association, Inc. (ACER, Spanish acronym) shall appoint a Consultation Committee composed of twelve (12) members, all of whom shall be licensed, certified and ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-87/2701/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722)›§ 2701 - Creation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722) › § 2701 - Creation | There is hereby created the Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians, hereinafter designated the Board, attached to the Division of Examining Boards of the State Department, with the duties and powers hereinafter prescribed.
History —June 2, 1976, No. 115, p. 334, § 1, eff. 60 days after June 2, 1976. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-87/2702/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722)›§ 2702 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722) › § 2702 - Definitions | For purposes of this chapter, the terms and phrases set forth below shall be given the meaning and scope stated for each of them:
(a) Board. — The Examining Board of Expert Electricians.
(b) Expert electrician. — A person authorized by the Examining Board of Expert Electricians to practice the profession, work on elect... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-87/2703/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722)›§ 2703 - Organization | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722) › § 2703 - Organization | The Board shall be duly composed of nine (9) expert electricians duly authorized by law to practice the profession, who must be members of the College of Expert Electricians of Puerto Rico. The Governor of Puerto Rico shall appoint said members with the advice and consent of the Senate. The term of the Board members sh... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-87/2704/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722)›§ 2704 - Removal and vacancies | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722) › § 2704 - Removal and vacancies | The Governor of Puerto Rico may remove any member of the Board upon the filing of charges, due notice and hearing, for immorality, negligence, having been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, and incompetence.
The Governor shall fill the vacancies on the Board by appointment with the advice... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-87/2705/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722)›§ 2705 - Duties and powers | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722) › § 2705 - Duties and powers | The Board shall have the following duties and powers:
(a) It shall authorize the practice of the profession[s] of expert electrician, expert electrician’s assistant and apprentice expert electrician by granting a license to those persons who meet the requirements and conditions fixed in this chapter.
(b) It shall keep ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-87/2706/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722)›§ 2706 - Quorum | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722) › § 2706 - Quorum | Five (5) members of the Board shall constitute a quorum and the decisions shall be adopted by a majority of the members present.
History —June 2, 1976, No. 115, p. 334, § 6; June 12, 1980, No. 123, p. 443, § 5. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-87/2706a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722)›§ 2706a - Per diems and mileage | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722) › § 2706a - Per diems and mileage | Each member of the Board, including public officials or employees, shall receive per diems at a rate of fifty dollars ($50) for each day or portion thereof on which they attend meetings or sessions of the Board, as well as the reimbursement of travel expenses in accordance with the applicable regulations of the Departm... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-87/2707/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722)›§ 2707 - Licenses and requirements | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722) › § 2707 - Licenses and requirements | Any person who hopes for a license as an apprentice expert electrician shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Fill out and submit an application before the Board, which shall provide the proper forms pursuant to the requirements of the regulations of the Board.
(2) Have attained the age of sixteen (16) years at the... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-87/2708/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722)›§ 2708 - Expert electrician’s examination | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722) › § 2708 - Expert electrician’s examination | (a) The examinations shall be offered by the Board three (3) times a year, every four (4) months.
(b) The examinations shall consist of two (2) parts, one practical and the other theoretical. Each part shall have the value of points that the Board determines pursuant to its regulations and the minimum number of points ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-87/2709/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722)›§ 2709 - Capability or aptitude of applicants | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722) › § 2709 - Capability or aptitude of applicants | The Board shall be the only one authorized to determine the sufficiency of the examinations and the capacity or fitness of the candidates.
History —June 2, 1976, No. 115, p. 334, § 9, renumbered as § 10 on Mar. 7, 1983, No. 4, p. 9, § 2, eff. July 1, 1983. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-87/2710/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722)›§ 2710 - Reciprocity on granting of license | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722) › § 2710 - Reciprocity on granting of license | The Board shall be authorized to establish, on such conditions and requirements as it may deem necessary, reciprocity relations with respect to the granting of licenses without examination directly with the corresponding organizations of any state of the United States where qualifications similar to those established h... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-87/2711/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722)›§ 2711 - Maximum number of apprentices and assistants | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722) › § 2711 - Maximum number of apprentices and assistants | No collegiated [sic] expert electrician may have under his/her immediate supervision more than nine (9) apprentices or authorized assistant expert electricians.
History —June 2, 1976, No. 115, p. 334, § 11; June 12, 1980, No. 123, p. 443, § 8; renumbered as § 12 on Mar. 7, 1983, No. 4, p. 9, § 2; June 1, 1984, No. 46, ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-87/2712/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722)›§ 2712 - Persons exempted | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722) › § 2712 - Persons exempted | The following natural or artificial persons are exempted from the provisions of this chapter:
(a) The apprentices and assistants duly authorized by this chapter provided they perform their work under the personal and immediate supervision of a collegiated [sic] expert electrician.
(b) Collegiated [sic] electrical engin... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-87/2713/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722)›§ 2713 - Complaints, investigation; procedure | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722) › § 2713 - Complaints, investigation; procedure | The Board shall receive and investigate the complaints filed with respect to persons who have been authorized by this chapter to practice as apprentices, assistants or expert electricians. In the event that good cause is found, the corresponding procedure for suspension or revocation of the license may be instituted, w... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-87/2714/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722)›§ 2714 - Denial of granting of license | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722) › § 2714 - Denial of granting of license | The Board may deny the granting of a license upon prior notice and hearing to any person who:
(a) Tries to obtain a license by fraud or deceit.
(b) Does not meet the requirements to obtain a license pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(c) Has been declared mentally incapacitated by a competent court; or his inc... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-87/2715/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722)›§ 2715 - Suspension, revocation or denial of licenses | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722) › § 2715 - Suspension, revocation or denial of licenses | The Board may suspend, revoke or deny the granting of a license issued pursuant to this chapter, upon filing of charges, notice and hearing, to any person who: When the suspension of the license is in order by virtue of subsections (g) and (h) of this section, a prior filing of charges and hearing shall not be required... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-87/2716/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722)›§ 2716 - Subpoenas | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722) › § 2716 - Subpoenas | The Board or any member thereof may issue subpoenas to compel the appearance of witnesses and the production of documents, administer oaths and take testimony, introduce evidence and receive authentic documents in evidence in connection with or at the hearing. In case of disobedience to a subpoena, the Board may invoke... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-87/2717/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722)›§ 2717 - Compliance with provisions, persons responsible | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722) › § 2717 - Compliance with provisions, persons responsible | The members of the Board created herein, the Secretary of Labor and Human Resources and the employees or officers authorized by the latter, the members of the Police and the Firefighters Corps of Puerto Rico, the College of Expert Electricians, and the expert electricians duly authorized to practice their profession sh... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-87/2718/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722)›§ 2718 - Entrance into establishments authorized | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722) › § 2718 - Entrance into establishments authorized | Any member of the Examining Board, the inspectors of the College of Expert Electricians of Puerto Rico licensed by the Board, the Firefighters Corps, the Commonwealth Police, the Secretary of Labor and Human Resources and his employees or officials authorized by him, are hereby authorized to enter construction projects... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-87/2719/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722)›§ 2719 - License required | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722) › § 2719 - License required | No person shall advertise, assume or use the title of expert electrician, nor practice said profession in Puerto Rico unless he/she holds a license as such, issued under the provisions of this chapter, and which has not been revoked or suspended.
History —June 2, 1976, No. 115, p. 334, § 19; June 12, 1980, No. 123, p. ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-87/2720/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722)›§ 2720 - Transfer of property, files, etc | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722) › § 2720 - Transfer of property, files, etc | All property, files, records and personal documents relating to expert electricians which are in possession of the Board of Examiners of Cinematograph Machine Operators and Expert Electricians shall be transferred to the Examining Board of Expert Electricians created under this chapter.
History —June 2, 1976, No. 115, ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-87/2721/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722)›§ 2721 - Prosecution of actions or proceedings | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722) › § 2721 - Prosecution of actions or proceedings | The Secretary of Justice shall institute and prosecute any action or proceeding before the courts of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
History —June 2, 1976, No. 115, p. 334, § 21; June 12, 1980, No. 123, p. 443, § 11; renumbered as § 22 on Mar. 7, 1983, No. 4, p. 9, § ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-87/2722/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722)›§ 2722 - Authorized electrical installations; penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 87 - Board of Examiners of Expert Electricians (§§ 2701 — 2722) › § 2722 - Authorized electrical installations; penalties | Every public or private service company:
(a) Shall only approve and supply electric power service to electric installations made or supervised by a collegiated electrical engineer or expert electrician, duly authorized by law, and which comply with the National Electric Code in effect, the Puerto Rican Electric Code an... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-89/2751/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 89 - Board of Examiners of Opticians (§§ 2751 — 2760)›§ 2751 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 89 - Board of Examiners of Opticians (§§ 2751 — 2760) › § 2751 - Definitions | For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning set forth below:
(a) Optician. — A person engaged in the preparation of focused or unfocused ophthalmic lenses, eyeglasses, spectacles or accessories thereof, by means of a written prescription issued by ophthalmologists or optometrists duly autho... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-89/2752/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 89 - Board of Examiners of Opticians (§§ 2751 — 2760)›§ 2752 - Creation; members; bylaws; per diems and mileage | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 89 - Board of Examiners of Opticians (§§ 2751 — 2760) › § 2752 - Creation; members; bylaws; per diems and mileage | There is hereby created the Board of Examiners of Opticians attached to the Office of Regulations and Certifications of Health Professionals of the Department of Health of Puerto Rico, which shall consist of five members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate of Puerto Rico. The members of ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-89/2753/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 89 - Board of Examiners of Opticians (§§ 2751 — 2760)›§ 2753 - Powers and duties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 89 - Board of Examiners of Opticians (§§ 2751 — 2760) › § 2753 - Powers and duties | (a) The Board of Examiners of Opticians shall authorize the practice of the optical profession in Puerto Rico, it being empowered to issue the corresponding license to any person who shall meet the qualifications specified in this chapter.
(b) The Board shall keep a minute book of all its proceedings and shall organize... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-89/2754/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 89 - Board of Examiners of Opticians (§§ 2751 — 2760)›§ 2754 - Licenses—Requirements | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 89 - Board of Examiners of Opticians (§§ 2751 — 2760) › § 2754 - Licenses—Requirements | (a) Applicants for licenses to be obtained by means of an examination shall meet the following minimum requirements:
(1) Be of legal age and have resided in Puerto Rico for a term of six (6) months immediately before filing the application, excluding sporadic departures from the country for medical, business, or study ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-89/2755/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 89 - Board of Examiners of Opticians (§§ 2751 — 2760)›§ 2755 - Licenses—Persons eligible | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 89 - Board of Examiners of Opticians (§§ 2751 — 2760) › § 2755 - Licenses—Persons eligible | The Board of Examiners shall issue an optician’s license to any person who having applied therefor, prior to December 31, 1969, paid the corresponding fees, passed the practical test and submitted to the Board evidence under oath, establishing that he is over twenty-one (21) years and is a citizen of the United States,... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-89/2756/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 89 - Board of Examiners of Opticians (§§ 2751 — 2760)›§ 2756 - Licenses—Fees | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 89 - Board of Examiners of Opticians (§§ 2751 — 2760) › § 2756 - Licenses—Fees | The Board shall collect the following fees:
$ 25 for each examination.
$ 75 for each original license issued.
$ 15 for a duplicate of a misplaced or lost license.
$75 for recertification.
$ 75 for a license issued to opticians from any state of the United States having an agreement of reciprocity with the Board of Opti... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-89/2756a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 89 - Board of Examiners of Opticians (§§ 2751 — 2760)›§ 2756a - Licenses—Failure to pass examination | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 89 - Board of Examiners of Opticians (§§ 2751 — 2760) › § 2756a - Licenses—Failure to pass examination | Any person who fails any part of the revalidation examination on three (3) occasions may not take to a new examination until he/she presents evidence to the Board attesting that he/she has taken and approved the remedial course or courses recognized or accredited by the Board. After these courses, the person shall have... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-89/2757/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 89 - Board of Examiners of Opticians (§§ 2751 — 2760)›§ 2757 - Licenses—Cancellation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 89 - Board of Examiners of Opticians (§§ 2751 — 2760) › § 2757 - Licenses—Cancellation | (a) The Board may revoke and cancel the license of any optician in the following cases:
(1) For fraud or deceit committed during the practice of his profession.
(2) For conviction of a felony under the laws of Puerto Rico or of any state or of the United States.
(3) For being an habitual drunkard or addicted to the use... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-89/2758/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 89 - Board of Examiners of Opticians (§§ 2751 — 2760)›§ 2758 - Reciprocity agreements | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 89 - Board of Examiners of Opticians (§§ 2751 — 2760) › § 2758 - Reciprocity agreements | The Board of Examiners of Opticians of Puerto Rico may establish reciprocity relations or agreements for the granting of a license without an examination, with those entities of the United States of America which grant licenses through examination, but which have requirements equivalent to those established in this tit... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-89/2759/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 89 - Board of Examiners of Opticians (§§ 2751 — 2760)›§ 2759 - Duly authorized optometrists | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 89 - Board of Examiners of Opticians (§§ 2751 — 2760) › § 2759 - Duly authorized optometrists | The provisions of this chapter shall not affect optometrists duly authorized to practice their profession in Puerto Rico.
History —June 3, 1976, No. 152, p. 448, § 9, renumbered as § 10 on Sept. 1, 1990, No. 82, p. 484, § 9. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-89/2760/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 89 - Board of Examiners of Opticians (§§ 2751 — 2760)›§ 2760 - Penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 89 - Board of Examiners of Opticians (§§ 2751 — 2760) › § 2760 - Penalties | Any person who directly or indirectly engages himself in the practice of the optical profession without holding the corresponding license shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by imprisonment in jail for a term of not more than one (1) month or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or both pen... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-91/2801/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823)›§ 2801 - Short title | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823) › § 2801 - Short title | This chapter shall be known as Act for the Certification of Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water, and may be cited as such.
History —July 13, 1978, No. 53, p. 528, § 1; Jan. 16, 2002, No. 29, § 1. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-91/2802/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823)›§ 2802 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823) › § 2802 - Definitions | For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings stated below:
(a) Puerto Rican waters. — Shall mean the coastal waters, and the surface and underground bodies of water.
(b) Drinking water. — Shall mean water fit for human consumption which fulfills the requirements established in §§ 405 et... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-91/2803/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823)›§ 2803 - Creation; composition | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823) › § 2803 - Creation; composition | A Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants and/or Systems for Drinking Water and Used Water of Puerto Rico is hereby created, attached to the Department of State, which shall be composed of seven (7) members. Four of them shall be ex officio members: the Secretary of Health or his/her authorized representat... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-91/2804/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823)›§ 2804 - Members, appointment, term of office, per... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823) › § 2804 - Members, appointment, term of office, per diems | The Governor of Puerto Rico shall appoint non-ex officio members with the advice and consent of the Senate. One of the appointments for office shall be for a term of two (2) years, another for a term of four (4) years, and another for a term of six (6) years. They shall perform their duties until their successors are a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-91/2805/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823)›§ 2805 - Powers and duties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823) › § 2805 - Powers and duties | The Board shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) To determine the skills, knowledge, and experience that the operators of the treatment plants and/or systems should have in order to operate and maintain the same, so that the public health is safeguarded and contamination is prevented, and to issue licenses acc... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-91/2806/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823)›§ 2806 - Meetings; quorum | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823) › § 2806 - Meetings; quorum | The Board shall hold meetings at least twice a year for the consideration and resolution of its affairs, but may meet as many times as needed for the prompt transaction of its affairs and duties.
Four (4) members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. Any agreement of the Board shall be taken with the affirmative vote... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-91/2807/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823)›§ 2807 - Certified operator—License requirements | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823) › § 2807 - Certified operator—License requirements | All treatment plants and/or systems for drinking water and used water, whether public or private, must operate under the direct supervision of one (1) operator certified through a license for the corresponding class and category or higher.
The Environmental Quality Board or the Department of Health, as the case may be,... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-91/2808/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823)›§ 2808 - Licenses—Application and issuance fees | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823) › § 2808 - Licenses—Application and issuance fees | Any aspirant to obtaining a license as an operator of a treatment plant and/or system of any class and category who meets the requirements established in § 2808a of this title may apply to the Board for an examination for the issue thereof.
The application for examination shall be made on the form and have the document... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-91/2808a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823)›§ 2808a - License—Requirements | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823) › § 2808a - License—Requirements | Any person who aspires to obtain a license to practice as an operator of treatment plants and/or systems in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Be of legal age.
(2) Be literate.
(3) Hold a high school diploma or its equivalent.
(4) Be a person of good reputation, credited as such ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-91/2809/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823)›§ 2809 - Classification | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823) › § 2809 - Classification | The systems plants and/or systems shall be classified, according to installation, equipment and kind of treatment conducted thereon, into at least two (2) basic groups or classes: Treatment Plants and/or Systems for Drinking Water; and Treatment Plants and/or Systems for Used Water. Provided, That any plant and/or syst... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-91/2811/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823)›§ 2811 - Licenses—Examinations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823) › § 2811 - Licenses—Examinations | (a) The Board shall offer theoretical examinations for each classification and category of treatment plants and/or systems for drinking water and used water at least twice (2x) a year to assess the capability, knowledge and skills of all applicants for a license as a certified operator. Such examinations shall be proct... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-91/2812/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823)›§ 2812 - Licenses—Provisional | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823) › § 2812 - Licenses—Provisional | The Board may issue provisional licenses to practice as operator for the term of one year to any aspirant to obtaining a permanent license as operator who has applied for the corresponding examination and who, at the date of effectiveness of this act, is practicing the occupation of operator and has been practicing the... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-91/2813/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823)›§ 2813 - Licenses—Permanent | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823) › § 2813 - Licenses—Permanent | The Board shall issue permanent licenses to those persons who have passed the practical or theoretical examination and meet all other requirements of probity and suitability as provided by the Board.
The license shall bear the name and all other descriptive data of the person to whom said license identification is issu... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-91/2814/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823)›§ 2814 - Licenses—Permanent; effectiveness | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823) › § 2814 - Licenses—Permanent; effectiveness | Permanent licenses shall be effective for a term of three (3) years, unless the same is suspended or revoked by the Board pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
History —July 13, 1978, No. 53, p. 528, § 13; Jan. 16, 2002, No. 29, § 15. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-91/2815/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823)›§ 2815 - Licenses—Denial | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823) › § 2815 - Licenses—Denial | The Board is hereby empowered to deny a license to any person who:
(a) Does not fulfill the requirements established in this chapter and its regulations.
(b) Has attempted to obtain or helped someone else to obtain a license through fraud or deceit.
(c) Has been found to be mentally unfit by a competent court.
(d) Is a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-91/2816/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823)›§ 2816 - Licenses—Renewal | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823) › § 2816 - Licenses—Renewal | Any person who holds a permanent license may apply for the renewal of the same at least thirty (30) days before its expiration date to the Board by paying the corresponding fees as established in the Service Fee Retulations of the Examining Boards. Said application shall be made by using the form and by enclosing the d... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-91/2817/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823)›§ 2817 - Licenses—Suspension | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823) › § 2817 - Licenses—Suspension | The Board may suspend a license for a term it deems pertinent, after having given written notice of the violations incurred and a hearing to any operator who:
(a) Has attempted to help someone else to obtain a license through fraud or deceit.
(b) For fraud, deceit or negligence in the performance of his duties.
(c) Has... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-91/2818/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823)›§ 2818 - Licenses—Revocation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823) › § 2818 - Licenses—Revocation | The Board may revoke a license, after having given written notice of the violations incurred and hearing, when:
(a) The operator is mentally or physically unfit and his/her incapability is proven before the Board by a medical expert.
(b) The operator has incurred violations of this chapter.
(c) The operator has incurre... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-91/2819/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823)›§ 2819 - Reconsideration of orders or decisions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823) › § 2819 - Reconsideration of orders or decisions | Any person affected adversely by any order or final decision of the Board may request a reconsideration thereof within the term of fifteen (15) days after receiving a copy of said order or decision. The reconsideration shall be a requirement before proceeding with an appeal for judicial review.
The filing of the petiti... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-91/2820/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823)›§ 2820 - Judicial review | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823) › § 2820 - Judicial review | Any party adversely affected by an order or decision of the Board, after complying with the reconsideration requirement, may petition the Court of First Instance of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, San Juan Part, for review of said order or decision. The petition for review must be filed with the Court of First Instanc... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-91/2821/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823)›§ 2821 - Reciprocity | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823) › § 2821 - Reciprocity | The Board shall be authorized to establish, by means of the conditions and requirements it deems necessary, reciprocity for the granting of licenses with or without examination directly with the states of the United States or any other country in which similar requirements are established in each law to obtain an opera... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-91/2822/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823)›§ 2822 - Penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823) › § 2822 - Penalties | After one (1) year from the effective date of this act, any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or engages in the practice as operator without having previously obtained a license to do so, or who continues practicing as an operator after his license has been suspended or revoked, or who employs or allow... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-91/2823/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823)›§ 2823 - Rules and regulations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 91 - Board of Examiners for Operators of Treatment Plants for Drinking Water and Used Water (§§ 2801 — 2823) › § 2823 - Rules and regulations | The Board is hereby authorized to issue the necessary regulations to implement the purposes of this chapter. Said regulations shall be adopted after public hearings are held, and according to the provisions of Act No. 112 of June 30, 1957.
History —July 13, 1978, No. 53, p. 528, § 23. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-93/2851/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870)›§ 2851 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870) › § 2851 - Definitions | For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall govern:
(a) Podiatric medicine. — A branch of medicine that refers to the diagnosis, treatment and study of the conditions that affect the human foot, and the related structures that govern it, including the manifestations of systemic conditions, through... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-93/2852/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870)›§ 2852 - Creation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870) › § 2852 - Creation | The Examining Board of Podiatric Doctors, attached to the Examining Board Division of the Department of Health, that shall be composed of three (3) members, podiatrist doctors licensed to practice podiatric medicine in Puerto Rico, appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The bonafide associ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-93/2853/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870)›§ 2853 - Powers and obligations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870) › § 2853 - Powers and obligations | The Board shall have the following powers and obligations:
(a) Authorize the practice of the profession of podiatric medicine according to the provisions of this chapter.
(b) To establish the necessary requirements and mechanisms for the recertification of professionals every three (3) years, based on continuing educat... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-93/2854/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870)›§ 2854 - Meetings | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870) › § 2854 - Meetings | The Board shall hold at least six (6) meetings a year to attend to its official business, and any additional meetings that are needed for the faithful performance of its functions.
History —July 20, 1979, No. 170, p. 433, § 4; Dec. 20, 1991, No. 111, § 4; Apr. 11, 2000, No. 61, § 4. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-93/2855/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870)›§ 2855 - Quorum | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870) › § 2855 - Quorum | Two (2) members of the Board shall constitute a quorum and the decisions shall be made by a majority of the members present.
The Board shall determine, through regulations, those situations in which the vote of the three (3) members of the Board shall be needed to make a decision.
History —July 20, 1979, No. 170, p. 43... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-93/2856/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870)›§ 2856 - Duties of Secretary | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870) › § 2856 - Duties of Secretary | The Secretary of the Board shall have the following duties:
(a) To sign all official documents arising from the Board singly, or in conjunction with the Chairman.
(b) To keep a book of the minutes of all the proceedings of the Board.
(c) To certify the Board members’ attendance per session.
(d) To safeguard the officia... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-93/2857/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870)›§ 2857 - Per diems | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870) › § 2857 - Per diems | The members of the Board shall be entitled to per diems of fifty dollars ($50) for each day or fraction thereof that they devote to their official duties as members of the Board. They shall also be entitled to reimbursement of travelling expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, pursuant to applicable regul... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-93/2858/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870)›§ 2858 - Examinations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870) › § 2858 - Examinations | The Board shall offer revalidation examinations in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico at least twice (2 times) a year on the subjects stipulated by the regulations and according to the standards established in coordination with the Department of Health. The examinations on subject matter shall be given in writing and shal... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-93/2859/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870)›§ 2859 - License—Fees | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870) › § 2859 - License—Fees | Every person who is interested in being admitted to an examination, re-examination, granting of license, re-certification and registration, duplicate license, shall submit a duly-completed form that is furnished to such effects by the Board, along with an internal revenue receipt for the corresponding amount, as indica... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-93/2860/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870)›§ 2860 - License—Requirements | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870) › § 2860 - License—Requirements | Every person who aspires to obtain a license to practice the profession as doctor of podiatric medicine in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, shall meet the following requirements:
(a) Hold a diploma or title of Doctor of Podiatric Medicine, issued by a school or college of podiatric medicine, approved and recognized by ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-93/2861/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870)›§ 2861 - License—special | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870) › § 2861 - License—special | Podiatric doctors of the Armed Forces of the United States and the Public Health Service, shall be exempted from the examinations established in § 2858 of this title, and may practice podiatric medicine in Puerto Rico while in the active exercise of their official functions, for which the Board shall issue a special li... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-93/2862/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870)›§ 2862 - License—Reciprocity | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870) › § 2862 - License—Reciprocity | The Podiatric Doctors Examining Board shall establish, in the best possible manner, reciprocity relationships with similar bodies in the states, possessions and the District of Columbia of the United States, in order to issue a license without an examination to those Doctors of Podiatry that have obtained a license thr... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-93/2863/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870)›§ 2863 - Illegal practice of podiatric medicine | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870) › § 2863 - Illegal practice of podiatric medicine | Any person who does not hold a license issued by the Board, shall be deemed to be practicing podiatric medicine illegally, who:
(a) Writes, drafts or publishes a notice or advertisement purporting to be legally qualified to practice podiatric medicine.
(b) Offers podiatric medical services by means of any notice, annou... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-93/2864/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870)›§ 2864 - Penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870) › § 2864 - Penalties | For the purposes of this chapter, any person who:
(a) Practices podiatric medicine in Puerto Rico, illegally.
(b) Employs a person without a license of doctor in podiatry, in order for that person to provide said services.
(c) Uses the title of “Doctor in Podiatry”, “Doctor in Podiatric Medicine” or any abbreviation th... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-93/2865/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870)›§ 2865 - Denial of license | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870) › § 2865 - Denial of license | The Board may deny a license to a candidate for any of the following reasons:
(a) Trying to obtain a license by fraud or deceit.
(b) Does not meet the requirements established in § 2860 of this title.
(c) Has been declared mentally disabled by a court of competent jurisdiction.
(d) Is addicted to drugs or is a habitual... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-93/2866/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870)›§ 2866 - Suspension, cancellation or revocation of license | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870) › § 2866 - Suspension, cancellation or revocation of license | The Board may suspend, cancel or revoke a license as follows:
(a) Suspension of license. — The Board may suspend a license for the term it deems convenient, depending on the facts in each case, for the following reasons:
(1) Noncompliance with the requirements for the renewal of licenses at the expiration of the term f... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-93/2867/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870)›§ 2867 - Transfer of records | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870) › § 2867 - Transfer of records | The Secretary shall be responsible for the transfer of records from the Board of Medical Examiners to the Board.
History —July 20, 1979, No. 170, p. 433, § 17, eff. 3 months after July 20, 1979. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-93/2868/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870)›§ 2868 - Summoning of witnesses or interested parties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870) › § 2868 - Summoning of witnesses or interested parties | The summons issued by the Board for the appearance of witnesses or interested parties, pursuant to the provisions of subsection (m) of § 2853 of this title, shall bear its official seal and shall be sent by certified mail.
If any individual who is summoned to appear before the Board, or any of its members, refuses to o... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-93/2869/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870)›§ 2869 - Compensation of witnesses | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870) › § 2869 - Compensation of witnesses | Any witness required to appear before the Board or before any of its members shall be paid for the expenses incurred, in the same way that he would be compensated by the General Court of Justice.
History —July 20, 1979, No. 170, p. 433, § 19, eff. 3 months after July 20, 1979. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty/chapter-93/2870/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033)›Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870)›§ 2870 - Funds | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 93 - Board of Examiners of Podiatrists (§§ 2851 — 2870) › § 2870 - Funds | The expenses originated pursuant to this chapter shall be paid from the funds received from the payment of fees or other legal sources and any other uncommitted funds in the General Fund of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
History —July 20, 1979, No. 170, p. 433, § 20, eff. 3 months after July 20, 197... |
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