P.R. Laws tit. 20, § 281f
In addition to any other faculties and duties provided in §§ 281—281p of this title, the Board shall have the following faculties and duties:
(a) Authorize the practice of the profession of medical technologist in Puerto Rico in accordance with the provisions of §§ 281—281p of this title.
(b) Prepare, evaluate, and administer revalidation examinations at least twice a year. These revalidation examinations must be prepared under these two (2) concepts:
(1) That they be designed for the purpose for which they shall be used, and
(2) that they use a passing grade related to the quality that the examination intends to measure, that is, that it have a rational nexus with the minimum knowledge learned in its preparation and knowledge.
Notwithstanding the above, the Board may delegate the preparation and evaluation of said examinations to national examining agencies of acknowledged prestige and experience, provided all the concepts indicated above are complied with.
The Board shall grant a term of ninety (90) days from and after the date of the notice of the results of the examination to any person who has taken the examination in which to file any claim in his behalf as to the rating of said examinations. All examination papers of those who have passed may be destroyed after the abovementioned ninety (90) days have elapsed. The Board shall save the examination papers of the examinees who have failed on three (3) occasions, for the purpose of facilitating the procedure provided in § 281h of this title.
(c) Issue, deny, suspend and revoke licenses to practice the profession of medical technologist in Puerto Rico and admonish or censure its members for violating §§ 281—281p of this title.
(d) Keep a current record of all licenses it issues, in which the full name and personal data of the medical technologist to whom the license is issued shall be consigned along with the date of issue, number and term of effectiveness of the license, as well as a corresponding marginal note of the recertified, suspended, revoked or cancelled licenses.
(e) Keep a list of the license applications submitted to the Board, and of those it denies.
(f) Establish by regulations the requirements and procedures for the recertification of medical technologists every three (3) years based on continuing education, as required in §§ 3001 et seq. of Title 24.
(g) Evaluate and approve continuing education courses and programs for medical technologists.
(h) Evaluate the continuing education accrediting evidence submitted by medical technologists for their recertification as such.
(i) Implement an orientation program directed to all persons who wish to take medical technology courses on the academic requirements to take the revalidation examination and obtain the license required in §§ 281—281p of this title to practice the profession of medical technologist in Puerto Rico, and of the limitations and consequences of studying in educational institutions that are not recognized.
(j) Develop an information system that establishes a statistical ratio between the results of the revalidation examinations and the candidate’s characteristics, such as age, sex, school of origin and their academic index, by educational institution in which they have studied.
(k) Adopt an official seal which shall be affixed on all licenses it issues and on any other official documents of the Board.
(l) Handle and resolve complaints that are filed for violations of the provisions of §§ 281—281p of this title and the regulations adopted by virtue thereof.
(m) Hold administrative hearings, solve controversies in matters under its jurisdiction, issue orders in harmony with its resolutions and agreements, issue summons requiring the appearance of witnesses and interested parties, require the introduction of documentary evidence, take statements or oaths, and receive the evidence submitted in any matter under its jurisdiction.
(n) Adopt, no later than the six (6) months following the effective date of this act, and after the holding of public hearings, the regulations needed for the implementation of the provisions of §§ 281—281p of this title, which, without it being construed as a limitation, shall establish the requirements and procedures for the application for licenses and recertifications, as well as the procedures for the holding of administrative hearings or audiences before the Board. Such regulations shall not take effect until they are ratified by the Secretary and the procedure for their adoption established in Act No. 112 of June 30, 1957, amended, known as “Regulations Act of 1958”, is complied with.
(o) Request the Secretary of Justice to promote such civil and criminal proceedings as are needed to enforce the provisions of §§ 281—281p of this title.
History —Aug. 11, 1988, No. 167, p. 764, § 8.