P.R. Laws tit. 20, § 2864
For the purposes of this chapter, any person who:
(a) Practices podiatric medicine in Puerto Rico, illegally.
(b) Employs a person without a license of doctor in podiatry, in order for that person to provide said services.
(c) Uses the title of “Doctor in Podiatry”, “Doctor in Podiatric Medicine” or any abbreviation thereof, alone, or associated to other terms, with the purpose of offering services or soliciting patients, without being legally authorized to practice as a doctor of podiatry in Puerto Rico.
(d) Uses the terms “chiropodist”, “podologist”, or “podiatrist” or any other term used to identify a doctor in podiatry, or with the purpose of offering services or soliciting patients as a doctor in podiatry without being duly authorized by the Board.
(e) Advertises, offers or renders services or uses any term related to a specialty of podiatric medicine without being duly certified as such by the Board; and upon conviction thereof, shall be sanctioned with a penalty of imprisonment for a fixed term of three (3) years or of a fine that shall not exceed fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000).
If there were aggravating circumstances, the fixed penalty established may be increased to a maximum of five (5) years; if there were extenuating circumstances, if could be reduced to a minimum of one (1) year.
History —July 20, 1979, No. 170, p. 433, § 14; Apr. 11, 2000, No. 61, § 10.