2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 130* - General Provisions › Sub Art. 1 - Introductory Summary. › 6501 - Admission to a Profession (Licensing).

§  6501.  Admission  to  a  profession  (licensing).  1.  Admission to
  practice of a profession in this state  is  accomplished  by  a  license
  being  issued  to  a qualified applicant by the education department. To
  qualify  for  a  license  an  applicant  shall  meet  the   requirements
  prescribed  in  the article for the particular profession and shall meet
  the requirements prescribed in section 3-503 of the general  obligations
  law.
2.  a.  Notwithstanding  any  provision  of  law  to the contrary, any
  applicant seeking to qualify for a license pursuant to this title who is
  the spouse of an active duty member of the armed forces  of  the  United
  States, national guard or reserves as defined in 10 U.S.C. sections 1209
  and  1211,  and such spouse is transferred by the military to this state
  shall be afforded an expedited review of  his  or  her  application  for
  licensure.  Such  application  shall  be  on  a  form  prescribed by the
  department and shall include an attestation  by  the  applicant  of  the
  military  status  of  his  or  her  spouse and any other such supporting
  documentation that the department  may  require.  Upon  review  of  such
  application,  the  department  shall issue a license to the applicant if
  the applicant holds a license in good standing in another state  and  in
  the  opinion  of  the department, the requirements for licensure of such
  other  state  are  substantially  equivalent  to  the  requirements  for
  licensure in this state.
b.  In addition to the expedited review granted in paragraph a of this
  subdivision, an applicant who provides satisfactory  documentation  that
  he  or  she  holds  a  license  in good standing from another state, may
  request the issuance of a temporary practice permit, which,  if  granted
  will  permit  the  applicant to work under the supervision of a New York
  state licensee in accordance with regulations of the  commissioner.  The
  department  may  grant  such  temporary  practice permit when it appears
  based on the application and supporting documentation received that  the
  applicant will meet the requirements for licensure in this state because
  he  or  she  holds  a  license  in good standing from another state with
  significantly comparable licensure requirements to those of this  state,
  except  the  department  has  not  been  able  to  secure  direct source
  verification of the applicant's underlying credentials (e.g., receipt of
  original transcript, experience  verification).  Such  permit  shall  be
  valid  for  six  months  or  until  ten days after notification that the
  applicant does not meet the qualifications for licensure. An  additional
  six  months  may  be granted upon a determination by the department that
  the applicant is expected to qualify for the full license  upon  receipt
  of  the  remaining direct source verification documents requested by the
  department in such time period and  that  the  delay  in  providing  the
  necessary  documentation  for  full  licensure  was  due  to extenuating
  circumstances which the military spouse could not avoid.
c. A temporary practice  permit  issued  under  paragraph  b  of  this
  subdivision  shall  be  subject  to the full disciplinary and regulatory
  authority of the board of regents and the department, pursuant  to  this
  title, as if such authorization were a professional license issued under
  this article.
d.  The  department shall reduce the initial licensure application fee
  by one-half for any application submitted by  a  military  spouse  under
  this subdivision.