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2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 149 - Public Accountancy › 7402 - Practice of Public Accountancy and Use of Title "Certified Public Accountant" or "Public Accountant".

§ 7402. Practice  of  public  accountancy  and use of title "certified
  public accountant" or "public accountant". Only  a  person  licensed  or
  otherwise  authorized  to  practice  under  this  article shall practice
  public accountancy or use the title "certified public accountant" or the
  designation CPA or "public accountant" or  the  designation  PA  or  any
  other derivative or designation provided in section seventy-four hundred
  eight of this article.
2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 149 - Public Accountancy › 7403 - State Board for Public Accountancy.

§ 7403. State  board for public accountancy.  A state board for public
  accountancy shall be appointed by the board of regents on recommendation
  of the commissioner for the purpose of assisting the  board  of  regents
  and the department on matters of professional licensing and professional
  conduct  in  accordance  with  section  sixty-five hundred eight of this
  title.  The board shall be composed of not  less  than  twenty  licensed
  accountants,  not  less  than  fifteen  of  whom  shall  be  licensed as
  certified public accountants in this state, and the board should be kept
  in such proportion if it is ever increased.  An executive  secretary  to
  the  board  shall be appointed by the board of regents on recommendation
  of the commissioner and shall be a certified public accountant  licensed
  in this state.
2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 149 - Public Accountancy › 7404 - Requirements for a License as a Certified Public Accountant.

§ 7404. Requirements  for  a license as a certified public accountant.
1.   To qualify for a license  as  a  certified  public  accountant,  an
applicant shall fulfill the following requirements:
(1) Application: file an application with the department;
(2)  Education:  have received an education, including a bachelor's or
higher degree or a foreign equivalent based on a program in accountancy,
in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
(3) Experience: have experience satisfactory to the board  of  regents
and in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
(4)  Examination: pass a written examination satisfactory to the board
and  in  accordance  with  the  commissioner's   regulations   and   the
requirement with respect to such examination may not be waived;
(5) Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;
(6) Citizenship: meet no requirements as to United States citizenship;
(7)  Character:  be  of  good  moral  character  as  determined by the
department; and
(8) Fees: pay a fee of two hundred twenty dollars  to  the  department
for  admission  to a department conducted examination and for an initial
license, a fee of one hundred fifteen dollars for each reexamination,  a
fee  of  one  hundred  thirty-five  dollars  for  an initial license for
persons not requiring admission to a department  conducted  examination,
and  a  fee  of  two hundred ten dollars for each triennial registration
period.
2. In lieu of professional requirements specified  in  paragraphs  two
and  three  of  subdivision  one  of  this section, fifteen years in the
practice of public accountancy satisfactory to the board may be accepted
by the department.
2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 149 - Public Accountancy › 7405 - Requirements for a License as a Public Accountant.

§ 7405. Requirements for a license as a public accountant.  To qualify
for  a  license  as  a public accountant, an applicant shall fulfill the
following requirements:
(1) Application: file an application with the department;
(2) Declaration of intention: a. Have filed a declaration of intention
to practice as a public accountant with  the  department  on  or  before
October  first,  nineteen  hundred  fifty-nine, on the basis of evidence
that the applicant was engaged for a total of six years during  the  ten
years   immediately   preceding  April  twenty-third,  nineteen  hundred
fifty-nine, in the practice  of  public  accountancy  as  an  individual
practitioner  or as a partner of a partnership or as an employee of such
an individual practitioner or partnership engaged  in  the  practice  of
public  accountancy  or  as  an  employee  of  a  department,  agency or
instrumentality  of  the  United  States,  the  state,  or  a  political
subdivision  of  the  state  in which employment his duties entailed the
performance of all or some of the services which  would  constitute  the
practice  of  public  accountancy,  or  a  combination  of the foregoing
duties, or in the opinion of the board the equivalent thereof;
b. Establish by evidence satisfactory to the board that at the date of
the filing of said declaration of intention, the applicant had  complied
with  the  conditions established by law on April twenty-third, nineteen
hundred fifty-nine, has not violated the provisions relating to practice
in public accountancy, and is about to engage in the practice of  public
accountancy as his principal occupation as an individual practitioner or
as a partner of a partnership;
(3)  Character:  be  of  good  moral  character  as  determined by the
department; and
(4) Fees: pay a fee to the department for an initial  license  of  two
hundred  twenty  dollars,  and a fee of two hundred ten dollars for each
triennial registration period.
2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 151 - Shorthand Reporting › 7500 - Introduction.

§ 7500. Introduction.    This  article applies to the use of the title
  "certified  shorthand  reporter".    The  general  provisions  for   all
  professions  contained in article one hundred thirty of this title apply
  to this article.
2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 151 - Shorthand Reporting › 7501 - Definition of Practice as a Certified Shorthand Reporter.

§ 7501. Definition of practice as a certified shorthand reporter.  The
  practice as a certified shorthand reporter is defined as engaging, under
  such  title, in making by a written system of either manual shorthand or
  machine shorthand, a verbatim  record  of  any  oral  court  proceeding,
  disposition,  hearing  or  proceeding  before  any  grand jury, referee,
  commissioner,  or  arbitrator,  or  of  any   convention,   deliberative
  assembly, or meeting of like character.
2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 151 - Shorthand Reporting › 7502 - Use of Title "Certified Shorthand Reporter".

§ 7502. Use  of  title  "certified shorthand reporter".  Only a person
  licensed under this  article  shall  be  authorized  to  use  the  title
  "certified shorthand reporter".
2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 151 - Shorthand Reporting › 7503 - State Board for Certified Shorthand Reporting.

§ 7503. State  board for certified shorthand reporting.  A state board
  for certified shorthand reporting shall be appointed  by  the  board  of
  regents  on  recommendation  of  the  commissioner  for  the  purpose of
  assisting the  board  of  regents  and  the  department  on  matters  of
  professional  licensing  and  professional  conduct  in  accordance with
  section sixty-five hundred eight of this title.    The  board  shall  be
  composed  of  not  less  than  five shorthand reporters licensed in this
  state.  An executive secretary to the board shall be  appointed  by  the
  board of regents on recommendation of the commissioner.
2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 151 - Shorthand Reporting › 7504 - Requirements for a Professional License.

§ 7504. Requirements  for  a professional license. 1. To qualify for a
license as a certified shorthand reporter, an  applicant  shall  fulfill
the following requirements:
(1) Application: file an application with the department;
(2)  Education:  have  received  an  education,  including high school
graduation and completion  of  a  program  in  shorthand  reporting,  in
accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
(3)  Experience:  have  experience  satisfactory  to  the board and in
accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
(4) Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and  in
accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
(5) Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;
(6) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen or a
noncitizen  lawfully  admitted  for  permanent  residence  in the United
States;
(7) Character: be  of  good  moral  character  as  determined  by  the
department; and
(8)  Fees:  pay a fee of one hundred fifteen dollars to the department
for admission to a department conducted examination and for  an  initial
license,  a  fee  of forty-five dollars for each reexamination, a fee of
fifty dollars for an initial license for persons not requiring admission
to a department conducted examination, and a fee of  fifty  dollars  for
each triennial registration period.
2.  In  lieu of professional qualifications specified in subparagraphs
(2) and (3) of subdivision one of this section, five years of experience
in shorthand reporting satisfactory to the board may be accepted by  the
department.
2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 153 - Psychology › 7601 - Practice of Psychology and Use of the Title "Psychologist".

§  7601.  Practice  of psychology and use of the title "psychologist".
  Only a person licensed or otherwise authorized under this article  shall
  be  authorized to practice psychology or to use the title "psychologist"
  or to describe his or her services by use of the  words  "psychologist",
  "psychology" or "psychological" in connection with his or her practice.
2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 153 - Psychology › 7601-A - Definition of the Practice of Psychology.

§ 7601-a. Definition of the practice of psychology. 1. The practice of
  psychology  is the observation, description, evaluation, interpretation,
  and  modification  of  behavior  for  the  purpose  of   preventing   or
  eliminating  symptomatic,  maladaptive  or undesired behavior; enhancing
  interpersonal   relationships,   personal,   group   or   organizational
  effectiveness  and work and/or life adjustment; and improving behavioral
  health and/or mental health. The practice includes, but is  not  limited
  to  psychological (including neuropsychological) testing and counseling;
  psychoanalysis; psychotherapy; the diagnosis and  treatment  of  mental,
  nervous,  emotional,  cognitive  or  behavioral disorders, disabilities,
  ailments or illnesses, alcoholism, substance abuse, disorders  of  habit
  or  conduct,  the  psychological  aspects of physical illness, accident,
  injury or  disability,  psychological  aspects  of  learning  (including
  learning disorders); and the use of accepted classification systems.
2.   The   term   "diagnosis  and  treatment"  means  the  appropriate
  psychological diagnosis and  the  ordering  or  providing  of  treatment
  according to need. Treatment includes, but is not limited to counseling,
  psychotherapy,  marital  or  family  therapy,  psychoanalysis, and other
  psychological interventions,  including  verbal,  behavioral,  or  other
  appropriate   means   as  defined  in  regulations  promulgated  by  the
  commissioner.
2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 153 - Psychology › 7602 - State Board for Psychology.

§ 7602. State  board  for  psychology.    A state board for psychology
  shall be appointed by the board of  regents  on  recommendation  of  the
  commissioner  for  the purpose of assisting the board of regents and the
  department on matters of professional licensing and professional conduct
  in accordance with section sixty-five hundred eight of this title.   The
  board  shall  be composed of not less than eleven psychologists licensed
  in this state.  An executive secretary to the board shall  be  appointed
  by  the board of regents upon the recommendation of the commissioner and
  shall be a psychologist, licensed in this state.
2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 153 - Psychology › 7603 - Requirements for a Professional License.

§ 7603. Requirements  for  a  professional  license.  To qualify for a
license as a psychologist, an  applicant  shall  fulfill  the  following
requirements:
(1) Application: file an application with the department;
(2) Education: have received an education, including a doctoral degree
in  psychology,  granted  on  the  basis  of  completion of a program of
psychology registered with the department or the substantial  equivalent
thereof, in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
(3)  Experience: have two years of supervised employment or engagement
in appropriate psychology activities satisfactory to the  board  and  in
accordance  with the commissioner's regulations. Satisfactory experience
obtained in an entity operating pursuant  to  a  waiver  issued  by  the
department  pursuant to section sixty-five hundred three-a of this title
may be accepted by the department, notwithstanding that such  experience
may  have  been  obtained  prior  to  the effective date of such section
sixty-five hundred three-a and/or prior to the entity having obtained  a
waiver.  The  department  may, for good cause shown, accept satisfactory
experience that was obtained in a setting that would have been  eligible
for  a waiver but which has not obtained a waiver with the department or
experience that was obtained in good faith by the  applicant  under  the
belief   that  appropriate  authorization  had  been  obtained  for  the
experience, provided that such experience meets all  other  requirements
for acceptable experience;
(4)  Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in
accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
(5) Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;
(6) Citizenship: meet no requirement as to United States citizenship;
(7) Character: be  of  good  moral  character  as  determined  by  the
department; and
(8)  Fees:  pay a fee of one hundred seventy dollars to the department
for admission to a department conducted examination and for  an  initial
license,  a  fee of eighty-five dollars for each reexamination, a fee of
one hundred fifteen dollars for  an  initial  license  for  persons  not
requiring  admission to a department conducted examination, and a fee of
one hundred fifty-five dollars for each triennial registration period.
2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 153 - Psychology › 7604 - Limited Permits.

§ 7604. Limited  permits.  1.  On  recommendation  of  the  board, the
  department may issue a limited permit to practice as psychologist to  an
  applicant holding a certificate or license to practice psychology issued
  by another state or country, and whose qualifications have been approved
  for  admission  to the examination for a license as psychologist and who
  has resided in this state for a period of not more than six months prior
  to the filing of such application. The limited permit shall be valid for
  a period of not more  than  twelve  months,  or  until  ten  days  after
  notification  to  the applicant of failure of the professional licensing
  examination or until the results of a licensing  examination  for  which
  the  applicant  is  eligible  are  officially  released, whichever comes
  first.
1-a. On the recommendation of the board, the department  may  issue  a
  limited permit valid for an aggregate of three years to a person who has
  completed   the   doctoral   dissertation   and  other  doctoral  degree
  requirements and is gaining supervised experience to meet the experience
  requirements for licensure. This permit may be re-issued for  a  maximum
  period of one year for good cause, as determined by the department.
2. Fees. The fee for each limited permit shall be seventy dollars.
2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 153 - Psychology › 7606 - Prohibitions.

§  7606.  Prohibitions.  Any  individual whose license or authority to
  practice derives from the provisions of this article shall be prohibited
  from:
1. prescribing or administering drugs as defined in this chapter as  a
  treatment,  therapy,  or  professional service in the practice of his or
  her profession; or
2. using invasive procedures as a treatment, therapy, or  professional
  service  in  the practice of his or her profession. For purposes of this
  subdivision, "invasive procedure" means any  procedure  in  which  human
  tissue  is cut, altered, or otherwise infiltrated by mechanical or other
  means. Invasive procedure includes surgery, lasers, ionizing  radiation,
  therapeutic ultrasound, or electroconvulsive therapy.
2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 154 - Social Work › 7700 - Introduction.

§  7700.  Introduction.  This  article  applies  to the profession and
  practice of social work, the practice of licensed master social work and
  the practice of clinical social work, and  to  the  use  of  the  titles
  "licensed  master social worker", and "licensed clinical social worker".
  The general provisions for all  professions  contained  in  article  one
  hundred thirty of this title apply to this article.
2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 154 - Social Work › 7703 - State Board for Social Work.

§  7703.  State  board  for social work. A state board for social work
  shall be appointed by the board of  regents  on  recommendation  of  the
  commissioner  for  the purpose of assisting the board of regents and the
  department on matters of professional licensing, practice,  and  conduct
  in  accordance  with section sixty-five hundred eight of this title. The
  board shall be composed of not less than twelve members, of  which  five
  shall be licensed clinical social workers, five shall be licensed master
  social workers and two members of the public. Members of the first board
  need  not be licensed prior to their appointment to the board. The terms
  of the first appointed members shall  be  staggered  so  that  four  are
  appointed  for  three years, four are appointed for four years, and four
  are appointed for five years. An executive secretary to the board  shall
  be   appointed  by  the  board  of  regents  on  recommendation  of  the
  commissioner and shall be licensed pursuant to this article.
2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 154 - Social Work › 7705 - Limited Permits.

§  7705.  Limited  permits.  1.  On  recommendation  of the board, the
  department may issue a limited  permit  to  practice  licensed  clinical
  social  work  and  use  the title licensed clinical social worker, or to
  practice licensed master social work and use the title  licensed  master
  social worker to an applicant who has met all requirements for licensure
  as  a licensed master social worker or a licensed clinical social worker
  except  those  relating  to  the  examination  and  provided  that   the
  individual  is under the general supervision of a licensed master social
  worker or a licensed  clinical  social  worker,  as  determined  by  the
  department.  This limited permit shall be valid for a period of not more
  than twelve months.
2. The fee for each limited permit shall be seventy dollars.
2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 154 - Social Work › 7707 - Special Provisions.

§  7707.  Special  provisions.  1.  Any  person  who  is licensed as a
  certified social worker on the effective date of this article  shall  be
  licensed  as  a  licensed  master  social  worker  without  meeting  any
  additional requirements.
2. Any person who possesses a master's of social work  degree  on  the
  effective  date  of  this  section,  who has five years of post-graduate
  social work employment and meets the requirements for a license pursuant
  to this  article,  except  for  examination,  and  who  files  with  the
  department  within  one year of the effective date of this section shall
  be licensed as a licensed master social worker.
3. Any person who is licensed as a  certified  social  worker  on  the
  effective  date  of this section and who has been authorized pursuant to
  section three thousand two hundred twenty-one or section  four  thousand
  three hundred three of the insurance law shall be licensed as a licensed
  clinical social worker without meeting any additional requirements.
4.  Any  person  who  is  licensed as a certified social worker on the
  effective date of this section, but who has not  received  authorization
  pursuant  to  section  three  thousand  two  hundred  twenty-one or four
  thousand three hundred three of the insurance law, who  files  with  the
  department  within  one  year  of  the effective date of this section an
  application pursuant to subdivision two of section seventy-seven hundred
  four of this article,  who  demonstrates  to  the  satisfaction  of  the
  department  that they meet the experience requirements for authorization
  pursuant to section  three  thousand  two  hundred  twenty-one  or  four
  thousand  three hundred three of the insurance law, shall be licensed as
  a  licensed  clinical  social  worker  without   meeting   any   further
  requirements.
5. Licensed master social workers and licensed clinical social workers
  may  use  accepted  classifications of signs, symptoms, dysfunctions and
  disorders, including, but not limited to, classifications  used  in  the
  practice setting for the purpose of providing mental health services.
2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 154 - Social Work › 7708 - Boundaries of Professional Practice.

§  7708.  Boundaries  of  professional  practice. Any individual whose
  license or authority to practice derives from  the  provisions  of  this
  article shall be prohibited from:
1. Prescribing or administering drugs as defined in this chapter or as
  a  treatment, therapy, or professional service in the practice of his or
  her profession; or
2. Using invasive procedures as a treatment, therapy, or  professional
  service  in  the practice of his or her profession. For purposes of this
  subdivision, "invasive procedure" means any  procedure  in  which  human
  tissue  is cut, altered, or otherwise infiltrated by mechanical or other
  means. Invasive procedure includes surgery, lasers, ionizing  radiation,
  therapeutic ultrasound, or electroconvulsive therapy.
2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 155 - Massage Therapy › 7801 - Definition of Practice of Massage Therapy.

§ 7801. Definition of practice of massage therapy. The practice of the
  profession  of  massage  therapy  is  defined  as engaging in applying a
  scientific system of activity to the muscular  structure  of  the  human
  body  by  means  of  stroking,  kneading, tapping and vibrating with the
  hands or  vibrators  for  the  purpose  of  improving  muscle  tone  and
  circulation.
2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 155 - Massage Therapy › 7802 - Practice of Massage Therapy and Use of Title "Masseur", "Masseuse" or "Massage Therapist" or the Term "Massage" or "Massage Therapy".

§  7802.  Practice  of  massage  therapy  and  use of title "masseur",
  "masseuse" or "massage therapist" or  the  term  "massage"  or  "massage
  therapy".  Only a person licensed or authorized pursuant to this chapter
  shall practice massage therapy and only a  person  licensed  under  this
  article   shall   use   the  title  "masseur",  "masseuse"  or  "massage
  therapist". No person, firm, partnership or corporation claiming  to  be
  engaged  in  the  practice  of  massage  or massage therapy shall in any
  manner describe, advertise, or place any advertisement for  services  as
  defined in section seventy-eight hundred one of this article unless such
  services  are  performed  by a person licensed or authorized pursuant to
  this chapter.
2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 155 - Massage Therapy › 7803 - State Board for Massage Therapy.

§  7803.  State  board  for massage therapy. A state board for massage
  therapy shall be appointed by the board of regents on recommendation  of
  the  commissioner  for the purpose of assisting the board of regents and
  the department on matters of  professional  licensing  and  professional
  conduct  in  accordance  with  section  sixty-five hundred eight of this
  title. The board shall be composed of not less than seven persons,  four
  of  whom  shall have been engaged in the teaching, research, or practice
  of massage therapy for at  least  three  years.    The  remaining  three
  members  of  the  board  shall  be physicians licensed in this state. An
  executive secretary to the board shall be  appointed  by  the  board  of
  regents on recommendation of the commissioner.
2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 155 - Massage Therapy › 7804 - Requirements for a Professional License.

§  7804.  Requirements  for  a  professional license. To qualify for a
license as a massage therapist, masseur or masseuse, an applicant  shall
fulfill the following requirements:
(1) Application: file an application with the department;
(2)  Education:  have  received  an  education,  including high school
graduation and graduation from a school or institute of massage  therapy
with  a  program  registered  by  the  department,  or  its  substantial
equivalent in both subject matter and extent of training, provided  that
the  program  in  such  school  or  institute shall consist of classroom
instruction of a total of not less than five hundred hours  in  subjects
satisfactory to the department;
(3)  Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in
accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
(4) Age: be at least eighteen years of age;
(5) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen or a
noncitizen lawfully admitted  for  permanent  residence  in  the  United
States;
(6)  Character:  be  of  good  moral  character  as  determined by the
department; and
(7) Fees: pay a fee of one hundred fifteen dollars to  the  department
for  admission  to a department conducted examination and for an initial
license, a fee of forty-five dollars for each reexamination,  a  fee  of
fifty dollars for an initial license for persons not requiring admission
to  a  department  conducted examination, and a fee of fifty dollars for
each triennial registration period.
2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 155 - Massage Therapy › 7805 - Exempt Persons.

§  7805.  Exempt  persons.  Nothing contained in this article shall be
  construed to prohibit:
1. The practice of massage therapy by any person who is authorized  to
  practice  medicine, nursing, osteopathy, physiotherapy, chiropractic, or
  podiatry in accordance with the provisions of this title.
2. The practice of that massage which is customarily given  in  barber
  shops  or  beauty  parlors  for  the  purpose  of  beautification by any
  licensed barber or beauty culturist.
3. The practice of massage therapy by any person employed in a medical
  institution licensed or chartered by the state  of  New  York,  provided
  that  such  person is under the on-site supervision of a person licensed
  to practice massage therapy or authorized to practice massage therapy by
  subdivision one of this section, or by any person enrolled in a  program
  of   a  school  or  institute  of  massage  therapy  registered  by  the
  department, or enrolled in a program which satisfies the requirements of
  section seventy-eight hundred four of this article, provided  that  such
  person is under the on-site supervision of a person licensed to practice
  massage therapy or authorized to practice massage therapy by subdivision
  one of this section.
4.  The  practice  of massage therapy by any person duly employed as a
  trainer by a professional athletic association, club or team,  or  as  a
  member of the physical education department of an accredited university,
  college or high school.
5.  The  practice  of  massage  therapy  by  any  person employed by a
  corporation or association organized exclusively for the moral or mental
  improvement of men, women or children.
6. A massage therapist licensed and in good standing in another  state
  or  country  from  conducting a teaching demonstration of modalities and
  techniques that are within the practice of massage therapy in connection
  with a program of continuing education that  is  conducted  by  approved
  sponsors   of  continuing  education  by  the  department.  Any  massage
  therapist  conducting  a  teaching  demonstration  of   modalities   and
  techniques  in  New  York  state  pursuant  to this subdivision shall be
  subject to the personal and subject matter jurisdiction and disciplinary
  and regulatory authority of the board of regents as if he or  she  is  a
  licensee  and  as  if  the  exemption  pursuant to this subdivision is a
  license. Such massage therapist shall comply with the provisions of this
  article, the rules of the board of regents, and the regulations  of  the
  commissioner,   relating   to   professional   misconduct,  disciplinary
  proceedings and penalties for professional misconduct.
2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 155 - Massage Therapy › 7806 - Limited Permits.

§  7806. Limited permits. 1. The department may issue a limited permit
  to practice massage therapy as a licensed massage therapist, masseur  or
  masseuse  to  a person who has not previously held such a permit and who
  fulfills all except the examination and citizenship requirements  for  a
  license,  provided however that a permit shall not be issued to a person
  who has failed the state licensing examination.
2. The limited permit shall be valid for a period  of  not  more  than
  twelve months or until the results of the next licensing examination for
  which  the  person is eligible are officially available, whichever comes
  first.
3. A limited permit shall  entitle  the  holder  to  practice  massage
  therapy  only  under  the  personal  supervision  of  a person currently
  licensed and registered to practice massage therapy in this state.
4. The fee for a limited permit shall be thirty-five dollars.
2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 156 - Occupational Therapy › 7900 - Introduction.

§ 7900. Introduction.  This  article  applies  to  the  profession  of
  occupational  therapy.  The  general  provisions  for  all   professions
  contained  in  article  one  hundred  thirty of this title apply to this
  article.
2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 156 - Occupational Therapy › 7901 - Definition.

§ 7901. Definition.  1. The practice of the profession of occupational
therapy is defined as the  functional  evaluation  of  the  client,  the
planning  and  utilization  of  a  program of purposeful activities, the
development and utilization of a treatment program, and/or  consultation
with  the client, family, caregiver or organization in order to restore,
develop  or  maintain  adaptive  skills,  and/or  performance  abilities
designed  to  achieve maximal physical, cognitive and mental functioning
of the client associated with his or her activities of daily living  and
daily  life  tasks.  A  treatment  program designed to restore function,
shall be rendered on the prescription or referral of a physician,  nurse
practitioner  or  other  health  care  provider acting within his or her
scope of practice pursuant to this title,  except  as  provided  for  in
subdivision  two  of  this  section.  However, nothing contained in this
article shall be construed to permit any licensee hereunder to  practice
medicine  or  psychology, including psychotherapy or to otherwise expand
such licensee's scope of practice beyond  what  is  authorized  by  this
chapter.
2.  Treatment may be rendered by a licensed occupational therapist for
ten visits, or thirty days,  whichever  shall  occur  first,  without  a
referral from a physician or nurse practitioner provided that:
(a)  the  licensed  occupational  therapist has practiced occupational
therapy on a full time basis equivalent to not less  than  three  years;
and
(b)  each  occupational  therapist  licensed  pursuant to this article
shall provide written notice to each patient receiving treatment  absent
a  referral  from  a  physician  or nurse practitioner that occupational
therapy may not be covered by the patient's health care plan or  insurer
without such a referral and that such treatment may be a covered expense
if  rendered  pursuant  to  a referral. The occupational therapist shall
keep on file  with  the  patient's  records  a  form  attesting  to  the
patient's  notice  of such advice. Such form shall be in duplicate, with
one copy to be retained by the patient, signed and  dated  by  both  the
occupational  therapist  and  the  patient  in  such  form as prescribed
pursuant to regulations promulgated by the commissioner.
2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 156 - Occupational Therapy › 7902 - Practice of Occupational Therapy and Use of Title "Occupational Therapist".

§ 7902. Practice   of   occupational   therapy   and   use   of  title
  "occupational therapist". Only a person licensed or otherwise authorized
  to practice under this article shall practice  occupational  therapy  or
  use the title "occupational therapist".
2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 156 - Occupational Therapy › 7902-A - Practice of Occupational Therapy Assistant and Use of the Title "Occupational Therapy assistant."

§  7902-a.  Practice  of occupational therapy assistant and use of the
  title "occupational  therapy  assistant."  Only  a  person  licensed  or
  otherwise  authorized under this title shall participate in the practice
  of occupational therapy as an occupational therapy assistant or use  the
  title  "occupational  therapy  assistant."  Practice  as an occupational
  therapy assistant shall include the providing  of  occupational  therapy
  and  client  related  services under the direction and supervision of an
  occupational therapist or licensed  physician  in  accordance  with  the
  commissioner's regulations.
2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 156 - Occupational Therapy › 7903 - State Board for Occupational Therapy.

§ 7903. State  board  for  occupational  therapy.  A  state  board for
  occupational therapy shall be appointed by the board of regents  on  the
  recommendation  of  the  commissioner  for  the purpose of assisting the
  board of regents and the department on matters of professional licensing
  and professional conduct in accordance with section  sixty-five  hundred
  eight  of  this  title. The board shall be composed of not less than six
  licensed occupational  therapists,  one  licensed  occupational  therapy
  assistant,  one  physician,  and  two  members of the public who are not
  licensed under this title. An executive secretary to the board shall  be
  appointed by the board of regents on recommendation of the commissioner.
2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 156 - Occupational Therapy › 7904 - Requirements for a Professional License.

§ 7904. Requirements  for  a  professional  license.  To qualify for a
license as an occupational therapist, an  applicant  shall  fulfill  the
following requirements:
(1) File an application with the department.
(2)  Have  satisfactorily  completed  an approved occupational therapy
curriculum in at least  a  baccalaureate  or  masters  program,  or  its
equivalent,  as  determined  by  the  department  in accordance with the
commissioner's regulations.
(3) Have a minimum of six months of  supervised  occupational  therapy
experience which supervision and experience shall be satisfactory to the
board  of occupational therapy and in accordance with the commissioner's
regulations.
(4) Pass an examination satisfactory  to  the  board  of  occupational
therapy and in accordance with the commissioner's regulations.
(5) Be at least twenty-one years of age.
(6) Meet no requirements as to United States citizenship.
(7) Be of good moral character as determined by the department.
(8)  Pay  a  fee  of  one  hundred forty dollars to the department for
admission to a department  conducted  examination  and  for  an  initial
license,  a fee of seventy dollars for each re-examination, a fee of one
hundred fifteen dollars for an initial license for persons not requiring
admission to a department  conducted  examination,  and  a  fee  of  one
hundred fifty-five dollars for each triennial registration period.
2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 156 - Occupational Therapy › 7904-A - Requirements for License as an Occupational Therapy Assistant.

§   7904-a.  Requirements  for  license  as  an  occupational  therapy
assistant. To qualify for a license as an occupational therapy assistant
an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements:
(a) file an application with the department;
(b) have received an education as follows: completion of  at  least  a
two-year  associate  degree  program for occupational therapy assistants
registered by the department or accredited by a  national  accreditation
agency  which  is  satisfactory to the department, or its equivalent, as
determined by the  department  in  accordance  with  the  commissioner's
regulations;
(c)  have  a minimum of sixteen weeks clinical experience satisfactory
to the state board for  occupational  therapy  and  in  accordance  with
standards  established  by  a  national  accreditation  agency  which is
satisfactory to the department;
(d) be at least eighteen years of age;
(e) be of good moral character as determined by the department;
(f) pay a fee for an initial license and  a  fee  for  each  triennial
registration  period  that  shall  be  one-half  of  the fee for initial
license and for  each  triennial  registration  period  established  for
occupational therapists; and
(g)  except  as  otherwise  provided  by  subdivision  two  of section
seventy-nine  hundred  seven  of  this  article,  pass  an   examination
acceptable to the department.
2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 156 - Occupational Therapy › 7905 - Limited Permits.

§ 7905. Limited  permits. Permits limited as to eligibility, practice,
and duration, shall be issued by the department to eligible  applicants,
as follows:
(1) The following persons shall be eligible for a limited permit:
(a)  An  occupational therapist who has graduated from an occupational
therapy  curriculum  with  a  baccalaureate  degree  or  certificate  in
occupational   therapy   which   is   substantially   equivalent   to  a
baccalaureate degree satisfactory to the board of  occupational  therapy
and in accordance with the commissioner's regulations; or
(b)  A  foreign  occupational  therapist  who  is in this country on a
non-immigration visa for the continuation of occupational therapy study,
pursuant to the exchange student program of the United States Department
of State.
(c) An occupational  therapy  assistant  who  has  graduated  from  an
accredited occupational therapy assistant curriculum with an associate's
degree  satisfactory  to  the  board  of  occupational  therapy  and  in
accordance with the commissioner's regulations.
(2) A limited permittee shall be authorized to  practice  occupational
therapy, or in the case of a limited permit issued pursuant to paragraph
(c)   of  subdivision  one  of  this  section,  only  under  the  direct
supervision of a licensed occupational therapist or a licensed physician
and shall practice only in a public, voluntary, or proprietary hospital,
health care agency or in a  preschool  or  an  elementary  or  secondary
school  for  the  purpose of providing occupational therapy as a related
service for a handicapped child.
For purposes of this subdivision, supervision of an individual with  a
limited permit to practice occupational therapy issued by the department
shall   be   direct   supervision   as  defined  by  the  commissioner's
regulations.
(3) A limited permit shall be valid for one year. It  may  be  renewed
once  for  a period not to exceed one additional year, at the discretion
of the department, upon the submission of an explanation satisfactory to
the department for an applicant's failure to become licensed within  the
original one-year period.
(4) The fee for a limited permit shall be seventy dollars.
2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 156 - Occupational Therapy › 7907 - Special Conditions.

§ 7907. Special  conditions. (1) A person who on the effective date of
this article:
(a) submits evidence of a  minimum  of  three  years  experience  with
training  satisfactory  to  the  board  in  occupational  therapy and in
accordance with the regulations of the commissioner; or
(b) a baccalaureate degree or its equivalent in occupational  therapy,
shall  be licensed upon the filing of an application with the department
within six months of the effective date of this article.
(2) A person who on the effective date of chapter four  hundred  sixty
of  the  laws  of two thousand eleven which added this subdivision has a
current registration with the  department  as  an  occupational  therapy
assistant,   if  such  person  meets  the  requirements  for  a  license
established within this article, except for examination, the  department
shall issue a license without examination.
2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 157 - Dietetics and Nutrition › 8000 - Introduction.

§ 8000. Introduction.    This article applies to the use of the titles
  "certified  dietitian"  and  "certified  nutritionist".    The   general
  provision for all professions contained in article one hundred thirty of
  this title shall apply to this article.
2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 157 - Dietetics and Nutrition › 8001 - Definitions.

§ 8001. Definitions.    1.  Dietetics  and  nutrition  are herein each
defined as  the integration and application of principles  derived  from
the sciences of nutrition, biochemistry, physiology, food management and
behavioral and social sciences to achieve and maintain people's health.
2.  Where  the title "certified dietitian" or "certified nutritionist"
is used in this article it shall mean "certified dietitian",  "certified
dietician", or "certified nutritionist".
3.  A certified dietitian or certified nutritionist is one who engages
in the integration  and  application  of  principles  derived  from  the
sciences  of  nutrition,  biochemistry,  physiology, food management and
behavioral and social sciences to achieve and maintain people's  health,
and who is certified as such by the department pursuant to section eight
thousand  four  of  this  article.   The primary function of a certified
dietitian or certified nutritionist is the provision of  nutrition  care
services that shall include:
(a) Assessing nutrition needs and food patterns;
(b)  Planning  for and directing the provision of food appropriate for
physical and nutrition needs; and
(c) Providing nutrition counseling.
2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 8 - The Professions › Article 157 - Dietetics and Nutrition › 8003 - State Board for Dietetics and Nutrition.

§ 8003. State  board  for  dietetics and nutrition.  A state board for
  dietetics and nutrition shall be appointed by the board of  regents,  on
  recommendation  of  the  commissioner,  for the purpose of assisting the
  board of regents and the department  on  matters  of  certification  and
  professional conduct in accordance with section sixty-five hundred eight
  of this chapter.
The board shall consist of not less than thirteen members, ten of whom
  shall  be  certified  dietitians or certified nutritionists, except that
  the members of the first board need not  be  certified    but  shall  be
  persons  who are eligible for certification under the provisions of this
  article prior to their appointment to the board.  The first board,  with
  respect  to  members  representing the profession, shall consist of five
  members  registered  by   a   national   dietetic   association   having
  registration standards acceptable to the department and five members who
  are  members  of  or  registered  by  a national nutritional association
  having  membership  and/or  registration  standards  acceptable  to  the
  department.  Thereafter,  members  of  the  profession appointed to such
  board shall be certified pursuant  to  this  article.    To  the  extent
  reasonable,  the  board  of  regents  should  insure  the state board is
  broadly representative of  various  professional  interests  within  the
  dietetic   and   nutritional   community.      Three  members  shall  be
  representatives of the general public. An  executive  secretary  to  the
  board  shall  be appointed by the board of regents on the recommendation
  of the commissioner.