P.R. Laws tit. 20, § 409e
(a) Granting the license. — The Board shall grant a pharmacist license to any person who meets the requirements established in §§ 409a—409d of this title, as the case may be, after having paid the license fees fixed in subsection (a) of § 409n of this title.
The pharmacist license shall have the form, registration, characteristics, information, numbering, series or identification as established by regulations. The Board shall register said license in the Register of Pharmacists of the Health Professionals Regulations and Certifications Office.
The pharmacist license, once it has been issued and registered pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, except if suspended, cancelled, or revoked, authorizes the person to whom it is issued to exercise the functions and prerogatives of the pharmacy profession, as established in this chapter.
(b) Recertification. — Any pharmacist who wishes to continue practicing the pharmacy profession in Puerto Rico shall apply to the Board for his/her recertification every three (3) years, as required by §§ 3001 et seq. of Title 24, and by the regulations adopted thereunder. The recertification application shall be made using the form provided by the Board to that effect and be submitted together with the following documents:
(1) Evidence attesting that the applicant has met the continuing education requirement, as required under the aforecited §§ 3001 et seq. of Title 24 and its regulations.
(2) A certification from the College of Pharmacists of Puerto Rico, attesting that the applicant is an active member of said entity.
(3) The payment of pharmacist recertification fees as provided in § 409n of this title.
The Board shall issue the recertification not later than thirty (30) days after the date of having submitted the application, and shall order the corresponding registration into the Register of Pharmacists of the Health Professionals Regulations and Certifications Office.
History —Sept. 3, 2004, No. 247, § 4.06.