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PUERTO RICO

STATUTORY SUMMARY:

State agencies may issue licenses by endorsement to military spouses

licensed in good standing in a state with substantially equivalent licensure

requirements. The military spouse must have practiced in the profession for

at least 1 of the last 4 years prior to the date of application. If the military

spouse comes from a state that does not regulate the profession, but Puerto

Rico does, the military spouse must have practiced in the profession for 4

uninterrupted years. Further, the applicant must submit to a criminal record

check, and must provide a valid child

support certificate, a tax debt

certificate, and a 5-year income tax return filing certificate. Said license is

valid for a maximum of 6 years from the date of issuance, after which time,

if the applicant is domiciled in Puerto Rico, they may apply for a permanent

license. Once a military spouse submits an application for license by

endorsement, the state agency shall grant the military spouse a temporary

license so long as the military spouse is licensed in good standing in a state

with substantially equivalent licensure requirements. All applications for

licensure by endorsement are processed within 180 days, and applications

for temporary licenses are processed within 60 days.

RELEVANT LAW:

20 L.P.R.A. § 6041. Definition of terms.

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning stated herein

below:

(1) Applicant.

(a) A person legally married, in accordance with the code of laws of Puerto Rico, to a

United States Armed Forces service member, which person has temporarily relocated

to Puerto Rico as a result of their service member spouse being on active duty and

stationed for a period not to exceed six (6) years. The permanent domicile of this

person shall be another state or territory of the United States other than Puerto Rico.

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(b) A person legally married, in accordance with the code of laws of Puerto Rico, to a

federal employee who works for any of the federal government agencies below, who

has been temporarily relocated to Puerto Rico, as a result of their spouse being on

active duty and stationed for a period not to exceed six (6) years, and whose permanent

domicile shall be another state or territory of the United States other than Puerto Rico:

(i) Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau;

(ii) Central Intelligence Agency;

(iii) Customs and Border Protection Agency;

(iv) Department of Defense, including the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and

Navy;

(v) Department of Homeland Security;

(vi) Department of Justice;

(vii) Drug Enforcement Administration;

(viii) Federal Bureau of Investigations;

(ix) Federal Bureau of Prisons;

(x) Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency;

(xi) Marshals Service;

(xii) Secret Service;

(xiii) Transportation Security Administration;

(xiv) U.S. Coast Guard;

(xv) Veterans Affairs Department;

(xvi) and any other agency of the federal government, whether existing or to be

created in the future by mandate of the Congress or the President of the United

States of America, concerned with ensuring public security in the United

States or that has a division or department devoted to such purpose. In the

event that a particular agency of the federal government only has one division

or department devoted to public security, then the benefits and duties provided

for in this chapter shall only be extended to the members or employees of the

concerned division or department.

(c) For purposes of this chapter, any person legally married, in accordance with the code

of laws of Puerto Rico, to a United States Armed Forces service member or an

employee, both on active duty, of a federal government agency listed in clause (b) of

this subsection, shall not be deemed to be an applicant, if:

(i) Such person’s domicile is Puerto Rico and he has chosen Puerto Rico as his

principal place of residence where he actually is and intends to be. This shall

not prevent the person from being a Puerto Rico resident;

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(ii) The spouse who is either a service member or a federal employee is not on

active duty; or

(iii) Such person remains residing in Puerto Rico for more than six (6) years.

(2) Departments. The Puerto Rico Department of State, the Puerto Rico Department of Health,

and any other agency, instrumentality, or public corporation of the Government of Puerto

Rico that is empowered to issue or deny professional licenses or certificates in Puerto Rico.

The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Federal District Court for the District of Puerto

Rico, and the regulatory entity of the legal and notarial profession in Puerto Rico are expressly

excluded from this chapter.

(3) Domicile. A person’s true and permanent home. A domicile entails the intent to remain, in

accordance with the inhabitancy.

(4) State. Any state or territory of the United States of America.

(5) Endorsing state. The Government of Puerto Rico, represented by the Office of the Assistant

Secretary of Examining Boards of the Department of State, the Health Professionals

Regulation and Certification Office of the Department of Health, and the division, office, or

department of any other agency, instrumentality, or public corporation of the Government of

Puerto Rico that is empowered to issue or deny professional licenses or certificates in Puerto

Rico. The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto

Rico, and the regulatory entity of the legal and notarial profession in Puerto Rico are expressly

excluded from this chapter.

(6) Licensing state. The state or territory of the United States that issued the original professional

license or certificate for which an endorsement is being requested.

(7) Armed Forces. Members of the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.

(8) Professional license or certificate by endorsement. Any license issued by the Office of the

Assistant Secretary of Examining Boards of the Department of State, the Health Professionals

Regulation and Certification Office of the Department of Health, or the division, office, or

department of any other agency, instrumentality, or public corporation of the Government of

Puerto Rico that is empowered to issue or deny professional licenses or certificates in Puerto

Rico, when an applicant has fulfilled all the requirements established in this chapter and has

duly evidenced that he is licensed or certified in a licensing state to practice the profession

for which a license or certificate by endorsement is being requested.

This license shall be valid for a maximum period of six (6) years. The effectiveness period of

a professional license or certificate by endorsement shall be computed from the date the

Department approves the application for professional license or certificate by endorsement of

an applicant, up to the date on which the applicant completes six (6) years of uninterrupted

residency in Puerto Rico.

(9) Original professional license or certificate. Any professional license or certificate issued by

the licensing state, which constitutes grounds for issuing a professional license or certificate

by endorsement in Puerto Rico.

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(10) Temporary professional license or certificate. Any professional license or certificate issued

for a period not to exceed six (6) months, or until an application for professional license or

certificate by endorsement is approved or denied by the appropriate Department, whichever

is latest, that authorizes an applicant to practice his profession until the professional license

or certificate by endorsement is approved or denied. A temporary professional license or

certificate shall not be issued unless the applicant files with the appropriate Department, a

duly completed application for professional license or certificate by endorsement enclosed

with the documents required in § 6042 of this title.

(11) Residence. The place where a person lives, during more or less time, accidentally or

incidentally, without the intention to be domiciled therein. It is hereby defined by merely

being in a specific place.

(12) Assistant Secretaries Offices. The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Examining Boards of

the Department of State, the Health Professionals Regulation and Certification Office of the

Department of Health, and the division, office, or department of any other agency,

instrumentality, or public corporation of the Government of Puerto Rico that is empowered

to issue or deny professional licenses or certificates in Puerto Rico. The Supreme Court of

Puerto Rico, the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and the regulatory entity

of the legal and notarial profession in Puerto Rico are expressly excluded from this chapter.

(13) Secretaries. The Secretaries of the Department of State and the Department of Health of the

Government of Puerto Rico, and the Secretary or Executive Director of the division, office,

or department of any other agency, instrumentality, or public corporation of the Government

of Puerto Rico that is empowered to issue or deny professional licenses or certifications in

Puerto Rico.

(14) Active duty. Includes the services rendered by a member of the military, a law enforcement

officer, or an employee with civil duties or responsibilities who is a member of the Armed

Forces or an employee of a federal government agency covered in subsection (1)(b) of this

section.

(15) Application for professional license by endorsement. Any application upon which filing the

Assistant Secretaries Offices of the Departments begin an adjudication process on whether

an applicant is entitled to be issued a professional license or certificate by endorsement. The

contents of such application, as well as any documents attached thereto, shall be established

under this Act and the Regulations adopted by each Department.

(16) Application for temporary professional license for military and federal spouses. Any

application upon which filing the Assistant Secretaries Offices of the Departments begin an

adjudication process on whether an applicant is entitled to be granted a temporary

professional license or certificate to practice the profession that he was licensed or certified

to practice by the licensing state. The contents of such application, as well as any documents

to be attached thereto, shall be established under this chapter and the regulations adopted by

each Department.

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20 L.P.R.A. § 6042. Issuance of a license or certificate by endorsement.

(a) The Secretaries, in conjunction with the Examination Boards and through the Assistant

Secretaries Offices of the Departments, may issue professional licenses or certificates by

endorsement to any applicant who holds an original professional license or certificate

authorizing such applicant to practice in a licensing state the professions as regulated by the

concerned Department.

A professional license or certificate by endorsement shall be valid for a maximum period of

six (6) uninterrupted years. The effectiveness period of a professional license or certificate

by endorsement shall be computed from the date on which the Department approves the

application for professional license or certificate by endorsement of an applicant to the date

on which the applicant completes six (6) years of uninterrupted residence in Puerto Rico.

Upon completion of such six (6)-year period, the applicant shall surrender his professional

license or certificate by endorsement to the issuing Department within ten (10) business days

from the expiration date of said professional license or certificate. If, upon completion of said

six (6)-year period, the applicant wishes to be domiciled in Puerto Rico, the applicant shall

meet all standard requirements established by the Departments and the Examining Boards

for the issuance of a professional license or certificate, including passing a licensure or

revalidation examination.

No applicant who has previously resided in Puerto Rico for over six (6) years may qualify

for a professional license or certificate by endorsement. In the case of applicants who already

reside in Puerto Rico prior to the effectiveness of this act, the six (6)-year period of

uninterrupted residence granted to an applicant to qualify for a professional license or

certificate by endorsement shall begin to elapse upon the effectiveness of this chapter.

Prior to issuing a license or certificate by endorsement for any of the professions they

regulate, the Secretaries shall ascertain the following:

(1) That the requirements established by the licensing state that issues the original

professional license or certificate are substantially similar in nature to those

established in Puerto Rico in order to be issued a similar professional license or

certificate. The Assistant Secretaries Offices, in conjunction with the Examining

Boards, shall conduct this assessment in accordance with the regulations to be

adopted to such effects for the professions regulated by them.

(2) That the applicant shows by submitting a duly authenticated Certificate of Good

Standing or its equivalent issued by the regulatory authority of the licensing state

that he has not engaged in professional misconduct for which he was or shall be

subject to disciplinary actions in the Licensing State or in Puerto Rico.

(3) That the applicant shows that he has practiced the profession for which he holds a

license or certificate in the licensing state for at least one (1) of the last four (4) years

prior to the filing of an application for professional license or certificate by

endorsement. This requirement shall not apply in the event that:

(A) The applicant obtained an original professional license or certificate within

a period equal to or less than one (1) year prior to the filing date of his

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application for professional license by endorsement with the Assistant

Secretaries Offices of the Departments; or

(B) The applicant substitutes the years of professional experience required under

clause (3) of this subsection for a certificate issued by the Departments in

conjunction with the Examining Boards, attesting to the fact that the applicant

has completed credit hours of continuing professional education courses in

Puerto Rico institutions as both the Assistant Secretaries Offices and the

Examining Boards establish by regulations. The Examining Boards shall

ensure that continuing education courses are offered in English and Spanish

for each one of the professions they regulate.

(b) In addition to providing that the requirements of subsection (a) of this section were met, any

applicant seeking to obtain a professional license or certificate by endorsement shall prove

the following to the satisfaction of the Assistant Secretaries Offices of the Department and

the Examining Boards:

(1) That an application for professional license or certificate by endorsement was duly

completed and filed with the Assistant Secretaries Offices of the Departments,

whether in person or through the Internet, when said service is available. The

Assistant Secretaries Offices of the Departments shall furnish said application. The

applicant shall submit the application enclosed with an internal revenue stamp in the

amount determined by the Secretaries through regulations or any other method of

payment established by the Secretaries.

(2) That a valid and duly authenticated certificate of criminal records issued by the state,

territory, or country where the applicant resided six (6) months prior to the filing of

the application for professional license by endorsement with the Assistant Secretaries

Offices of the Departments was submitted. The applicant shall also submit a valid

certificate of criminal record issued by the Puerto Rico Police Department.

(3) That a valid child support certification issued by the Puerto Rico Child Support

Administration Agency was filed.

(4) That both a valid tax debt certificate and a valid five (5)-year income tax return filing

certificate issued by the Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury are issued,

regardless of the fact that the applicant resided or was domiciled outside of Puerto

Rico during those previous five (5) years. If no income tax returns were filed in the

last five (5) years, a sworn statement issued by a notary public authorized to practice

in Puerto Rico shall be submitted attesting to the reason for which no income tax

returns were filed during the covered period.

(5) That a sworn statement is issued by a notary public authorized to practice in Puerto

Rico whereby the applicant declares to the following under penalty of perjury:

(A) That the applicant holds a professional license issued by the licensing state. In

the sworn statement, the applicant shall state the profession for which the

applicant holds a license or certificate as well as the licensing state that issued

the original professional license or certificate.

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(B) The date on which the licensing state issued the original license or certificate

and the period during which the applicant has practiced his profession.

(C) That the applicant has not engaged in any professional misconduct for which

the applicant has or shall be subject to disciplinary actions.

(D) That the applicant is currently legally married, in accordance with the legal

code of Puerto Rico, to a servicemember who is on active duty or is an

employee of a federal government agency listed in § 6041(1)(b) of this title

and that, as a result of the spouse’s temporary relocation to Puerto Rico for a

period of not more than six (6) years, and that Puerto Rico has become the

applicant’s place of residence.

(6) Any other official document required by the Assistant Secretaries Offices by virtue

of the regulations adopted independently, which shall assist in ascertaining that the

applicant actually holds an original professional license or certificate issued by the

licensing state.

(c) When an applicant comes from a state that does not regulate the profession that said

applicant practices, but a license or certificate for said profession is required in Puerto Rico,

the applicant shall only show to the satisfaction of the Assistant Secretaries Offices and the

Examining Boards that he has practiced the profession uninterruptedly for four (4) years. In

addition, the applicant shall submit the documents required in subsection (b) of this section.

As an exception, the sworn statement submitted pursuant to subsection (b) of this section

shall only state the following:

(1) That the applicant has practiced the profession uninterruptedly for four (4) years; and

(2) That the applicant is legally married, in accordance with the code of laws of Puerto

Rico, to a service member on active duty or an employee of a federal government

agency listed in § 6041(1)(b) of this title and that, due to the spouse’s temporary

relocation to Puerto Rico for a period of not more than six (6) years, Puerto Rico has

become the applicant’s place of residence.

The Secretaries, in conjunction with the Examining Boards, shall provide for these

particular cases in the regulations to be adopted in order to enforce this chapter.

(d) Once the Department issues a professional license or certificate by endorsement to an

applicant, said applicant shall have from the date on which the Department approved the

application for professional license by endorsement to the end of the uninterrupted six (6)-

year period of residence in Puerto Rico to meet all of the statutory and regulatory

requirements imposed on the members of the same profession, as well as such requirements

imposed by the Examining Boards or regulatory organizations related to the profession. If

the profession for which the professional license or certificate was issued to an applicant

requires to be renewed within a term shorter that the term during which the professional

license or certificate by endorsement is valid, the applicant shall only need to comply with

any renewal fee payment established by law or regulations for the concerned profession, and

shall not be subject to any licensure or revalidation. Once the professional license or

certificate by endorsement expires, if the applicant wishes to be domiciled in Puerto Rico,

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the applicant shall meet all the regular requirements imposed by the Departments and the

Examining Boards for professional licensing or certification in Puerto Rico, including any

licensure or revalidation exam.

(e) The Secretary of the Department of State, through the Office of the Assistant Secretary of

Examining Boards of the Department of State, shall adopt regulations to enforce the

provisions of this chapter for the following professions or trades:

(1) Theater Actor;

(2) Agronomist;

(3) Barbers and Hair Stylist;

(4) Public Accountant;

(5) Interior Designer or Decorator;

(6) Draftsman;

(7) Cosmetologist;

(8) Professional Real Estate Appraiser;

(9) Engineer and Land Surveyor;

(10) Architect and Landscape Architect;

(11) Plumber;

(12) Geologist;

(13) Drinking Water, Waste Water, and Treatment Plant Operator;

(14) Master Electrician and Journeyman;

(15) Chemist;

(16) Auto Repair Technician;

(17) Electronics Technician;

(18) Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technician;

(19) Social Worker;

(20) Real Estate Broker, Salesperson, and Company;

(21) Professional Planner;

(22) Roof Sealing and Repair Contractor; and

(23) Public Relations Specialist.

(f) The Secretary of the Department of Health, through the Health Professionals Regulation and

Certification Office of the Department of Health, shall adopt regulations to enforce the

provisions of this chapter for the following professions or trades:

(1) Rehabilitation Counseling;

(2) Dentistry;

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(3) Health Services Administration;

(4) Health Education;

(5) Embalmers;

(6) Nursing;

(7) Pharmacy;

(8) Veterinary Medicine;

(9) Dietitian and Nutritionists;

(10) Optical Shop;

(11) Optometry;

(12) Speech-language Pathology and Audiology, and Speech-language Therapy;

(13) Podiatry;

(14) Psychology;

(15) Chiropractic;

(16) Respiratory Care Technicians;

(17) Dental Technicians;

(18) Diagnostic and Treatment Imaging and Radiology Technicians;

(19) Hemodialysis Technicians;

(20) Medical Technologists;

(21) Nuclear Medicine Technicians;

(22) Physical Therapy;

(23) Occupational Therapy;

(24) Medicine;

(25) Doctor of Naturopathy;

(26) Histotechnicians and Histotechnologists;

(27) Veterinary Technicians;

(28) Professional Counselors;

(29) Emergency Medical Technicians; and

(30) Massage Therapists.

(g) This chapter shall apply to the professions and trades included in subsections (e) and (f) of

this section, regardless of any future legislation attaching them to another agency of the

Government of Puerto Rico, and any other profession assigned or created in the future by a

law or executive order under the supervision of the Secretary of State and the Secretary of

Health of the Government of Puerto Rico.

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Furthermore, this chapter shall apply to any profession regulated by any other agency,

instrumentality, office, or public corporation of Puerto Rico and any other profession or

trade regulated in the future by virtue of legislation or regulations. This chapter shall not

apply to the legal and notarial profession in Puerto Rico. An applicant who wishes to practice

law or become a notary in Puerto Rico shall satisfy the requirements established by the

Supreme Court of Puerto Rico and the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.

20 L.P.R.A. § 6043. Issuance of temporary professional license or certificate.

(a) Once the applicant has filed an application for professional license or certificate by

endorsement with the Department responsible for the regulation of his profession enclosed

with an internal revenue stamp in the amount established by the Secretaries through

regulations in addition to all the documents required in § 6042 of this title, every Assistant

Secretary Office, in conjunction with the Examining Boards, shall issue a temporary

professional license or certificate to the applicant for the practice of the profession for which

a license or certificate was issued by a Licensing State, provided, that:

(1) Upon preliminary analysis, it is ascertained that the requirements established by the

licensing state to issue an original professional license or certificate are substantially

similar in nature to the requirements for the professional license or certificate

established in Puerto Rico.

(2) The applicant files an application for temporary professional license or certificate for

military and federal spouses enclosed with the appropriate internal revenue stamp in

the amount established by the Secretaries through regulations, or any other payment

method established by the Secretaries.

(3) The Certificate of Good Standing submitted pursuant to § 6042 of this title attests to

the fact that the applicant did not engage in present, past, or future professional

misconduct that would have constituted grounds for disciplinary actions, and

(4) Any valid certificate submitted pursuant to clauses (2), (3) and (4) of subsection (b)

of § 6042 of this title, attests to the fact that the applicant has no prior criminal

records in any jurisdiction, and has no outstanding child support or tax debts. In the

event of an outstanding child support or tax debt, the applicant may be issued a

temporary professional license to practice the profession in Puerto Rico, provided,

that said applicant furnishes evidence to the satisfaction of the Secretaries that he has

availed himself of a payment plan approved by the concerned government agencies.

(b) When the applicant practices a profession that is not regulated in his State of origin, but

requires a license or certificate to be practiced in Puerto Rico, each Assistant Secretary

Office, in conjunction with the Examining Boards, shall issue a temporary professional

license or certificate in order for the applicant to practice the profession that he has

continually practiced in another state for the last four (4) years, upon ascertaining that the

applicant has filed an application for professional license by endorsement enclosed with the

corresponding internal revenue stamp as established by the Secretaries through regulations

in addition to all the documents required in § 6042(c) of this title, and that the applicant has

complied with clauses (2) and (4) of subsection (a) of this section.

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(c) Every temporary professional license or certificate issued pursuant to this section shall be

valid for six (6) months as of its approval, or until the application for professional license by

endorsement filed by the applicant is adjudicated by the appropriate Department, whichever

of these two terms is the latest. In case that an application for professional license by

endorsement filed by the applicant is approved or denied prior to the expiration of the six

(6)-month term granted upon the approval of every temporary professional license of

certificate, the temporary professional license or certificate shall be also rendered invalid and

the applicant shall return said license or certificate to the Department that issued it within a

term of ten (10) business days as of the date that the decision of the Secretary becomes final

and binding with respect to the approval or denial of the application for the professional

license by endorsement.

20 L.P.R.A. § 6044. Expedited processing.

(a) Every application for professional license by endorsement shall be approved or denied by

the Secretaries, in conjunction with the Examining Boards of each profession, within one

hundred and eighty (180) days from the filing date with the appropriate Department.

However, if the one hundred and eighty (180)-day period established above elapses and the

Assistant Secretaries Offices in conjunction with the Examining Boards have not approved

or denied the application for professional license by endorsement filed by the applicant, then

the application shall be deemed to be approved and the Secretaries and the Examining

Boards shall immediately issue a professional license or certificate by endorsement to the

applicant, pursuant to the procedure adopted therefor by regulations.

However, if the application for professional license by endorsement could not be approved

within the aforementioned one hundred and eighty (180)-day period due to reasons

attributable to the applicant then the Assistant Secretaries Offices and the Examining Boards

shall not be required to issue a professional license or certificate by endorsement to the

applicant.

(b) Any application for temporary professional license for military and federal spouses shall be

adjudicated by the Secretaries, in conjunction with the Examining Boards, within sixty (60)

days upon the filing thereof with the appropriate Department.

However, if the aforementioned sixty (60)-day period elapses and the Assistant Secretaries

Offices in conjunction with the Examining Boards have not approved or denied the

application for temporary professional licenses for military and federal spouses submitted

by the applicant, then such application shall be deemed to be approved and the Secretaries

and the Examining Boards shall be required to issue a temporary license or certificate

immediately to the applicant, pursuant to the procedures established therefor by regulations.

Moreover, if the application for temporary professional licenses for military and federal

spouses could not be approved within the aforementioned sixty (60)-day period due to

reasons attributable to the applicant, then the Assistant Secretaries Offices and the

Examining Boards shall not be required to issue a temporary professional license to the

applicant.

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