[1] This law states that:The Dominican College of Psychologists is invested with legal personality and its own assets for an undefined period of time.

[2] The law also covers the requirements for the legal practice of Psychology in the Dominican Republic, the ethics and disciplinary guidelines for psychologists, and the sanctions in case of infringement.

[2] The first president of the CODOPSI was the psychologist Rolando Tabar Manzur who highlighted the connection of the College with the ADOPSI.

The main requirement to practice psychology in the Dominican Republic is obtaining an Exequatur (from Latin, meaning 'to let (referring to an individual 'act').

To obtain the Exequatur, the person applying must have a valid bachelor's degree, needs to be a member of the CODOPSI and needs to present a series of required documents (such as copies of the university degree, certifications of studies at the bachelor's degree level [in original format and in format legalized by the MESCyT], birth certificate, copies of the Identity and Electoral Card [Dominican National Identity Card], a letter addressed to the President of the Dominican Republic, and a certificate of absence of criminal records issued by the Attorney General's Office of the Dominican Republic) before the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance of the Dominican Republic.