P.R. Laws tit. 20, § 2461
The Board may deny, deny the renewal, suspend or revoke a license motu proprio or by request of a party, after the interested party has been given due notice of the charges, an administrative hearing is held and he/she has been given the opportunity to be heard, pursuant to the provisions of §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Uniform Administrative Procedures Act of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico”, to every doctor [of] naturopathy who:
(a) Does not meet the requirements to obtain a license as established in this chapter.
(b) Has practiced the profession of doctor [of] naturopathy illegally in Puerto Rico.
(c) Has obtained, or tried to obtain a license to practice any profession that is regulated by law through deceit or fraud.
(d) Has incurred manifest incompetence in the practice of the profession in prejudice of a third party.
(e) Is addicted to narcotic drugs or is a habitual drunkard; Provided, That the license may be granted as soon as the person shows he/she is qualified, if he/she meets all the other requirements established in this chapter.
(f) Has been convicted of a felony, or a misdemeanor which implies moral turpitude under the laws of Puerto Rico or of any state of the United States or any other jurisdiction in which due process of law has been complied with. The Board may revoke or suspend, temporarily or permanently, any license issued under the provisions of this chapter, after a forum with due competence has determined that the party in question has performed any action barred by any pertinent statute, rule, or regulation.
(g) Has offered false testimony in behalf of an applicant to the examination before the Board or any Board of Examiners, or in any investigation of complaints filed before said bodies for violations of the provisions of the laws or regulations in effect.
(h) Has incurred any conduct barred by this chapter, or been sanctioned by any Board of Examiners for acts substantially similar to those that could be subject to disciplinary sanctions by the Board.
(i) Has been declared incapable by a competent court; Provided, That the license may be granted as soon as a competent court declares said person is capable anew, if he/she meets the other requirements established in this chapter.
(j) Has been convicted of illegally practicing any profession regulated by law in Puerto Rico or any other jurisdiction.
(k) Has had his/her license to practice in any of the health branches revoked.
(l) Has altered, forged or submitted false or incorrect information in any document or material with the malicious intent of deceiving the members of the Board or of any Board of Examiners, in the performance of their functions.
History —Dec. 30, 1997, No. 208, § 12, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.