NY Educ L § 6502 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 8 - The Professions Article 130* - General Provisions Sub Art. 1 - Introductory Summary. 6502 - Duration and Registration of a License.

§ 6502. Duration and registration of a license.  1. A license shall be   valid  during  the  life  of  the  holder  unless  revoked,  annulled or   suspended by the  board  of  regents  or  in  the  case  of  physicians,   physicians  practicing  under  a limited permit, physician's assistants,   specialist's assistants and medical residents, the licensee is  stricken   from  the  roster of such licensees by the board of regents on the order   of the state board for professional medical conduct in the department of   health. A licensee must  register  with  the  department  and  meet  the   requirements  prescribed in section 3-503 of the general obligations law   to practice in this state.2.  The  department  shall  establish  the  beginning  dates  of   the   registration  periods  for  each  profession and mail an application for   registration conforming to the requirements  of  section  3-503  of  the   general  obligations law to every licensee currently registered at least   four months prior to the beginning of the registration  period  for  the   respective profession.3.  An  application for registration and the required registration fee   shall be submitted together with or as a part of the application  for  a   license.    A  person initially licensed or a licensee resuming practice   after a lapse of registration during the last two years of  a  triennial   registration  period shall receive a prorated refund of one-third of the   total registration fee for each full year of the triennial  period  that   has  elapsed  prior  to the date of registration.  Except as provided in   subdivision three-a of this section,  the  department  shall  renew  the   registration of each licensee upon receipt of a proper application, on a   form  prescribed by the department and conforming to the requirements of   section 3-503 of the general obligations law, and the registration  fee.   Any  licensee  who fails to register by the beginning of the appropriate   registration period shall be required to pay an additional fee for  late   filing of ten dollars for each month that registration has been delayed.   No  licensee  resuming  practice  after a lapse of registration shall be   permitted to practice without  actual  possession  of  the  registration   certificate.3-a.  Prior  to  issuing any registration pursuant to this section and   section sixty-five hundred twenty-four of this chapter,  the  department   shall  request and review any information relating to an applicant which   reasonably appears to relate to professional misconduct in  his  or  her   professional practice in this and any other jurisdiction. The department   shall  advise the director of the office of professional medical conduct   in the department of health of any information about an applicant  which   reasonably  appears to be professional misconduct as defined in sections   sixty-five hundred thirty and  sixty-five  hundred  thirty-one  of  this   chapter,  within  seven  days  of  its  discovery.  The  registration or   re-registration of such applicant shall not  be  delayed  for  a  period   exceeding thirty days unless the director finds a basis for recommending   summary  action  pursuant  to  subdivision twelve of section two hundred   thirty of the public health law after consultation with a  committee  on   professional  conduct  of  the  state  board  for  professional  medical   conduct,  if  warranted.    Re-registration  shall  be  issued  if   the   commissioner  of  health  fails  to  issue  a  summary order pursuant to   subdivision twelve of section two hundred thirty of  the  public  health   law  within  ninety  days  of  notice by the department pursuant to this   subdivision.  Re-registration shall be denied  if  the  commissioner  of   health  issues a summary order pursuant to subdivision twelve of section   two hundred thirty of the public health law.4. Any licensee who is not engaging in the practice of his  profession   in  this  state  and  does  not  desire  to register shall so advise the    department. Such licensee shall not be required to pay an additional fee   for failure to register at the beginning of the registration period.5.  Licensees  shall  notify  the  department of any change of name or   mailing address within thirty days of such change.  Failure to  register   or  provide  such  notice  within one hundred eighty days of such change   shall be willful failure under section sixty-five hundred thirty of this   chapter.6. The fee for replacement  of  a  lost  registration  certificate  or   license  or  for  registration  of  an  additional  office  shall be ten   dollars.7. An additional fee of twenty-five dollars shall be charged  for  the   licensure  or  registration  of any applicant who submits a bad check to   the department.