P.R. Laws tit. 20, § 711s-1
The Board may issue special licenses to non-domiciled specialized professionals who hold a license from the territory or country of origin, provided they meet the following requirements:
(1) Be a partner in a professional corporation whose designated managing partner practices in Puerto Rico, belongs to the same professional corporation, holds due membership in a college and practices the same specialized profession as the applicant for the special license.
(2) That the designated managing partner in the professional corporation issues a sworn statement to the effect that he/she made the necessary arrangements and efforts for recruitment and faced difficulties in contracting a specialist in said specialty in Puerto Rico.
(3) The professional specialist shall submit before the Board a sworn statement certifying that he/she is accredited in his/her place of origin, that he/she enjoys a good reputation, and has not violated the laws or code of ethics which regulate the profession, that he/she is not being investigated for these or other similar reasons and that he/she shall obey the laws and regulations of the profession and the laws of Puerto Rico.
(4) The designated managing partner shall be compelled to inform the Board as to the termination of the work or project for which it was required to issue the special license.
(5) The special license shall be issued for the term of one year from its date of issue. Should the project or work be prolonged, the professional specialist shall be compelled to apply for a new special license for an additional term of one year.
History —Aug. 12, 1988, No. 173, p. 797, added as § 27 on Dec. 26, 1997, No. 185, § 28.