In short
Act 76-2006 regulates the profession of Diagnostic Imaging Radiologic Technologists and Radiotherapy Technologists in Puerto Rico. Its Article 13 provides that the Board shall issue a licence to anyone who satisfactorily passes the theoretical and practical parts of the exam it offers, pays the fees the law stipulates and meets the other requirements imposed by regulation. Act 100 of 2026 added a provisional route: the Board shall issue a provisional licence to practise, under the direction of a Radiologist or a Radiation Oncologist and/or Physicist as the case may be, to anyone who applies for and is admitted to sit the board exam. The purpose of that supervision, the law says, is to ensure the functions these professionals perform stay within safe and appropriate parameters. The provisional licence is granted for twelve months and may be extended by twelve additional months on request, with strict conditions about sitting the exam. The law also recalls that, once a licence is issued, every professional must post it visibly at their clinical workplace and a copy wherever they offer professional services.
What is it?
It is a temporary licence to practise as a radiologic or radiotherapy technologist while completing the board exam process, always under the direction of a Radiologist or a Radiation Oncologist and/or Physicist, as the case may be. It has its own clock and conditions that revoke it if you stop sitting the exam.
Who can do it?
Anyone who applies for and is admitted to sit the board exam. The law also sets two time limits: when requesting the provisional licence you must show you applied for the nearest exam to be offered, and there is no right to a provisional licence once three years have passed since completing the degree the law requires.
Requirements
- Having applied for and been admitted to sit the board exam.Verified against the official source
- Showing, when requesting the provisional licence, that you applied for the nearest exam to be offered.Verified against the official source
- Practising under the direction of a Radiologist or a Radiation Oncologist and/or Physicist, as the case may be and as provided in Article 3 of Act 76-2006.Verified against the official source
- Not having let three years pass since completing the degree the law requires: after that term there is no right to a provisional licence.Verified against the official source
Documents you need
Cost
Step by step
Step 1: Apply for the exam before requesting the provisional licence
Order matters. The provisional licence is issued to someone who applies for and is admitted to sit the board exam, and to be entitled to it you must show you applied for the nearest exam to be offered at the time you request the licence. It is not an alternative to sitting the exam: it is a permit while you do.
Step 2: Count twelve months, plus twelve if you ask
The provisional licence shall be granted for a term of twelve months and may be extended by twelve additional months, on request. The extension is not automatic: the law says "on request".
Step 3: Sit the exam consecutively while it is in force
The law imposes a continuing duty: the candidate is obliged to sit the exam consecutively while their provisional licence is in force. Applying for the first one is not enough.
Step 4: Do not miss an exam you were admitted to
This is the condition that can cost you the licence fastest: if the exam is offered and the candidate does not appear for the exam they were admitted to, the provisional licence is automatically revoked, unless the Board grants a waiver for just cause. Revocation is automatic; the waiver is discretionary and must be requested.
Step 5: Once you receive the licence, post it where it can be seen
The same article provides that, once a licence is issued, every professional has the obligation and responsibility to post it in a visible place at their clinical workplace, and a copy wherever they offer professional services.
Where to do it
With the Examining Board that regulates the profession under Act 76-2006, which issues both the ordinary and the provisional licence and which may grant the just-cause waiver.
How long it takes
What to do if something goes wrong
This guide describes Article 13 of Act 76-2006 as Act 100-2026 left it, which is what we read. We did not read the rest of Act 76-2006 — including Article 3, which the amended text cross-references for who may supervise — so we do not describe the ordinary licence route, the exam itself, renewal or discipline. The law does not publish the cost: Article 13 itself speaks of "the fees stipulated in this Act" without naming the amount. Nor does it publish a processing time. Mind the three-year term from completing the degree: past that point, the law says there is no right to a provisional licence. PRFácil does not process licences.
Common mistakes
- Requesting the provisional licence without having applied for the exam: you must show you applied for the nearest one to be offered.
- Taking the extension for granted: the twelve additional months are granted on request.
- Missing the exam you were admitted to: the licence is automatically revoked, unless the Board grants a just-cause waiver.
- Believing sitting the exam once is enough: the duty is to sit consecutively while the provisional licence is in force.
- Letting three years pass since the degree: the law says after that term there is no right to a provisional licence.
- Forgetting to post the licence visibly at the clinical workplace and a copy wherever you offer services.
Frequently asked questions
How long does the provisional licence last?
Twelve months, and it may be extended by twelve additional months on request. The law contemplates no extensions beyond that.
Can I work alone with the provisional licence?
No. You practise under the direction of a Radiologist or a Radiation Oncologist and/or Physicist, as the case may be and as provided in Article 3 of Act 76-2006. The law says the purpose of that supervision is to ensure the functions stay within safe and appropriate parameters.
I could not attend the exam. Do I lose the licence?
The law says that if the exam is offered and the candidate does not appear for the exam they were admitted to, the provisional licence is automatically revoked, unless the Board grants a waiver for just cause. If you had a valid reason, the waiver must be requested from the Board.
I graduated four years ago. Do I still qualify?
The law says the candidate shall have no right to the provisional licence once three years have passed since completing the degree that law requires.
Official sources
These are the government pages this guide is based on.
- Departamento de Estado de Puerto Rico
Departamento de Estado
bvirtualogp.pr.gov
Last verified
August 27, 2026
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