P.R. Laws tit. 20, § 2459
Any person who aspires to practice the profession of doctor [of] naturopathy in Puerto Rico shall meet the following requirements:
(a) File a duly sworn application before the Board, on the form provided by the Board to such effects.
(b) Present a negative criminal record certificate issued by the Puerto Rico Police and by the competent authorities in the jurisdictions where the applicant has resided.
(c) Be over eighteen (18) years of age.
(d) Have obtained a doctor’s degree in naturopathic medicine from an institution accredited by the Council of Naturopathic Medical Education (CNME), or by the Council on Higher Education of Puerto Rico, of from any other accrediting institution recognized by the Council on Higher Education, whose course of studies is accepted and registered by the Board.
(e) Take and pass the revalidation examination given by the Naturopathic Physician Licensing Examination (NPLEX), or its equivalent.
(f) Have resided in Puerto Rico for a term of not less than one (1) year prior to the application for a license.
(g) [Pay the] fees imposed by this chapter by certified check or postal money order to the order of the Secretary of the Treasury.
(h) Present evidence that a professional malpractice insurance policy has been obtained and/or maintained in effect with a limit of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) per incident and an aggregate of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) per year. This policy must be issued by an insurer duly authorized to contract business in Puerto Rico.
The Board shall issue the doctor [of] naturopathy license to the persons who comply with all the requirements established in this chapter. The license shall be displayed in a public place in the place of business of the doctor [of] naturopathy.
History —Dec. 30, 1997, No. 208, § 10, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.