P.R. Laws tit. 24, § 10055

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§ 10055. Duties

(a) To adopt and implement a Code of Ethics for Psychoactive Substance Use Prevention Specialists.

(b) To manage, through its Ethics Committee, the complaints brought by the public being served.

(c) To certify applicants who meet the established requirements.

(d) To revoke the certification of specialists who breach the Code of Ethics and/or incur inappropriate behavior as set forth in the law.

(e) To adopt the Bylaws of the Evaluating Commission for Psychoactive Substance Use Prevention Specialist Certification.

(f) To assume the responsibility of enforcing the Act for Psychoactive Substance Use Prevention Specialist Certification.

(g) To see that the Psychoactive Substance Use Prevention Specialist Register be kept within the parameters established through regulations adopted to that effect.

(h) To provide the list of the newly certified psychoactive substance use prevention specialists within a term not greater than sixty (60) work days from the date of issue of the certification.

(i) To guide and educate the general population on the quality of the services offered by psychoactive substance use prevention programs and to promote the same.

(j) Perform any other task in addition to those consigned when pertinent to comply with the provisions of this chapter.

(k) The Commission shall help identify the human and financial resources necessary in order for the employees of duly accredited nonprofit organizations that render these services at present to be able to obtain the education and basic knowledge as listed in §§ 10060 and 10061 of this title so that they may obtain the certifications and competencies required.

History —Sept. 16, 2004, No. 369, § 6, eff. 90 days after Sept. 16, 2004.