P.R. Laws tit. 20, § 1035
Every occupational therapist or assistant in occupational therapy interested in obtaining a license as such to practice his profession in Puerto Rico shall fill in the form provided for such purposes by the Board.
Any applicant for an occupational therapist or assistant in occupational therapy license shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Be of legal age if applying for an occupational therapist license, or be eighteen (18) years of age or older in the case of an assistant in occupational therapy.
(2) Have resided in Puerto Rico for the six (6) months prior to the examination application, except for sporadic trips out of the country.
(3) All occupational therapists shall present before the Board a diploma or graduation certificate, as well as an official academic record transcription, attesting that the applicant has passed or satisfactorily completed a program of studies in an educational institution recognized by the Council on Higher Education of Puerto Rico, or in an educational institution of the United States or abroad that is recognized or accredited by the corresponding authority and that meets, to the satisfaction of the Council on Higher Education, the minimum requirements of an occupational therapy study program.
(4) All assistants in occupational therapy shall present before the Board a diploma or graduation certificate, as well as an official academic record transcription, attesting that the applicant has passed or satisfactorily completed an assistant in occupational therapy study program in an educational institution recognized by the Council on Higher Education of Puerto Rico, or in an educational institution of the United States or abroad recognized or accredited by the corresponding authority and that meets, to the satisfaction of the Council on Higher Education, the minimum requirements of an assistant in occupational therapy study program.
History —June 26, 1968, No. 137, p. 325, § 5; June 24, 1971, No. 89, p. 304, § 1; Dec. 20, 1991, No. 113, § 4.