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The Board may suspend or revoke a physical therapist or physiotherapist or physical therapist assistant license and refuse to grant it as well, upon notice and hearing, to any person who:(1) Practices physical therapy without the prescription therefor of a physician authorized to practice medicine in Puerto Rico.(2) Has used drugs or intoxicating liquors to the point where his professional ability is hampered.(3) Has been convicted of a felony or of any offense involving moral turpitude.(4) Has obtained or tried to obtain a license by fraud or deceit.(5) Has incurred in gross negligence in the practice of physical therapy.(6) Has been declared mentally deranged by a competent court.(7) Practices as a practical physical therapist or as a physical therapist assistant without being under the direction and direct supervision of a physiotherapist duly licensed by the Board.Any person whose license has been denied, suspended, revoked or cancelled by the Board may petition the Court of First Instance, San Juan Part, for a review, which may be granted if and when the Board has obviously erred in the evaluation of the test, and/or has committed errors of law in resolving the case.The

First Instance, San Juan Part, for a review, which may be granted if and when the Board has obviously erred in the evaluation of the test, and/or has committed errors of law in resolving the case.The applicant must first petition the Board for a reconsideration of its adverse resolution within a term of ten (10) days after notice thereof by the Board. Once reconsidered, if the decision is adverse, the applicant may appeal to the Court of First Instance within a term of fifteen (15) days after notification of the resolution. History —June 29, 1962, No. 114, p. 337, § 12; Apr. 10, 1963, No. 5, p. 9; May 28, 1970, No. 41, p. 97, § 1; May 30, 1976, No. 79, p. 245, § 1.