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New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter A - Higher and Professional Education › Part 58 - Approval Of Course Work Or Training In Infection Control Practices And Barrier Precautions › Section 58.1 - Purpose

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The purpose of this Part is to set forth standards for the
					 approval and the approval process for course work or training regarding
					 infection control and barrier precautions for dentists, registered professional
					 nurses, licensed practical nurses, podiatrists, optometrists and dental
					 hygienists practicing in the State, as required by section 6505-b  of the Education
					 Law.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter A - Higher and Professional Education › Part 58 - Approval Of Course Work Or Training In Infection Control Practices And Barrier Precautions › Section 58.2 - Definitions

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As used in this Part:
(a) Course work or training means course work
				  or training in infection control and barrier precautions.
(b) Provider means a Department of Health
				  regulated facility; or a college or university which is authorized to offer
				  programs leading to licensure in a profession subject to the requirements of
				  section 6505-b  of the Education Law or section 238  of the Public Health Law or to offer
				  post-licensure degree programs in these fields; or any other organization or
				  government entity that has as a purpose the provision of education or training
				  on health care related issues to licensed professionals subject to the
				  requirements of section 6505-b  of the Education Law or section 238  of the Public Health Law.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter A - Higher and Professional Education › Part 58 - Approval Of Course Work Or Training In Infection Control Practices And Barrier Precautions › Section 58.3 - Approval of course work or training

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Course work or training included as part of a program
					 leading to licensure in a profession regulated by title VIII of the Education
					 Law shall be approved by the department pursuant to Part 52 of this Title.
					 Unless otherwise exempted, all other course work or training shall be approved
					 by the commissioner pursuant to this Part.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter A - Higher and Professional Education › Part 58 - Approval Of Course Work Or Training In Infection Control Practices And Barrier Precautions › Section 58.4 - Standards for approval of course work or training

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(a) Course work or training shall be offered
				  by a provider.
(b) Course work or
				  training shall include, but not be limited to, the core elements specified in
				  the syllabus prepared by the department in consultation with the Department of
				  Health, regarding infection control and barrier precautions, including
				  engineering and work practice controls, to prevent the transmission of Human
				  Immunodeficiency Virus/Hepatitis B Virus (HIV/HBV) in the course of
				  professional practice.
(c) Course
				  work or training shall be taught by instructors who have demonstrated by
				  training, education, and experience their competence to teach the course
				  content prescribed in subdivision (b) of this section.
(d) Course work or training shall be
				  supported by adequate facilities, equipment, and other physical
				  resources.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter A - Higher and Professional Education › Part 58 - Approval Of Course Work Or Training In Infection Control Practices And Barrier Precautions › Section 58.5 - Responsibilities of providers of course work or training

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(a) A provider of course work or training
				  shall execute a certification of completion for each person completing course
				  work or training.
(b) Within 21
				  calendar days of the completion of course work or training, the provider shall
				  submit a certification of completion to the person completing the course work
				  or training for that person's use in documenting such completion.
(c) The provider shall retain a copy of the
				  certification of completion in the provider's files for not less than six years
				  from the date of completion of course work or training.
(d) In the event that a provider discontinues
				  offering course work or training, all copies of certifications of completion
				  issued within the six years prior to such discontinuance shall be transferred
				  to the department.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter A - Higher and Professional Education › Part 58 - Approval Of Course Work Or Training In Infection Control Practices And Barrier Precautions › Section 58.6 - Application for approval of course work or training

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(a) Providers seeking approval of course work
				  or training pursuant to this Part shall submit to the commissioner an
				  application on forms prescribed by the commissioner and a fee of $600 for the
				  review of such course work or training.
(b) The commissioner shall review the
				  information contained in such application and may request and review additional
				  information and may conduct a site visit to ensure compliance with the
				  requirements of this Part.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter A - Higher and Professional Education › Part 58 - Approval Of Course Work Or Training In Infection Control Practices And Barrier Precautions › Section 58.7 - Term of approval of course work or training

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(a) Course work or training shall be approved
				  for a period of six years, except that the approved status of such course work
				  or training may be terminated during this term by the department in accordance
				  with section
				  58.8 
				  of this Part.
(b) At the expiration
				  of said term, a provider may reapply to the department for approval of course
				  work or training following the requirements of section
				  58.6 
				  of this Part, including payment of the required fee.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter A - Higher and Professional Education › Part 58 - Approval Of Course Work Or Training In Infection Control Practices And Barrier Precautions › Section 58.8 - Review of course work or training

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(a) The department may review approved course
				  work or training during the term of approval to ensure compliance with the
				  requirements of this Part and may request information from a provider and may
				  conduct a site visit, pursuant to such review.
(b) A determination by the department that
				  the course work or training offered by a provider is inadequate, incomplete, or
				  otherwise unsatisfactory pursuant to the standards set forth in this Part shall
				  result in the denial or termination of the approved status of that course work
				  or training.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter A - Higher and Professional Education › Part 58 - Approval Of Course Work Or Training In Infection Control Practices And Barrier Precautions › Section 58.9 - Exemption

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Course work or training in infection control and barrier
					 precautions that is offered by a Department of Health regulated facility and is
					 approved by the Commissioner of Health in accordance with regulations of the
					 Commissioner of Health shall be deemed approved pursuant to this
					 Part.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 59 - General Provisions › Section 59.1 - Applicability

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(a) As used in this
				  Subchapter, license shall mean a permanent authorization, issued pursuant to
				  title VIII of the Education Law, to practice a profession or to use a
				  professional title.
(b) The
				  provisions of this Part shall apply to admission to the licensing examination
				  and to the issuance of licenses in each of the professions supervised by the
				  Board of Regents except as may otherwise be provided in this Subchapter with
				  respect to specific professions.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 59 - General Provisions › Section 59.3 - English proficiency requirement

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An applicant for licensure whose application is based upon
					 credit granted for the completion of courses of study in a country where
					 English is not the principal language spoken shall demonstrate proficiency in
					 English by passing an examination in English proficiency acceptable to the
					 department or by passing a licensing examination acceptable to the department
					 given in English.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 59 - General Provisions › Section 59.4 - Citizenship

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Notwithstanding any other provision of this Title to the
					 contrary, no otherwise qualified applicant shall be denied a license,
					 certificate, limited permit or registration pursuant to this Title by reason of
					 his or her citizenship or immigration status, unless such applicant is
					 otherwise ineligible for a professional license under
					 8
					 USC §
											1621 or any other applicable federal
					 law. Provided, however that pursuant to
					 8
					 USC §
											1621(d), no otherwise
					 qualified alien shall be precluded from obtaining a professional license under
					 this Title if an individual is not unlawfully present in the United States,
					 including but not limited to individuals granted Deferred Action for Childhood
					 Arrivals relief or similar relief from deportation.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 59 - General Provisions › Section 59.5 - Professional examinations

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(a)
				  The department may develop its own examinations or may select in whole or in
				  part examinations developed or administered by other organizations. Unless
				  specifically authorized by the department, no examination shall be deemed
				  acceptable which has been used in its entirety during the five years previous
				  to the current administration.
(b)
				  Applications for admission to a licensing examination, including all required
				  fees shall be completed and filed not less than 60 days prior to the
				  examination. When the department finds that the application is complete and
				  that the requirements for admission to an examination have been met, it will
				  issue to the applicant an admission card which will include the date, time and
				  place of the examination and entitle the applicant to admission thereto.
(1) The department may accept applications
				  for admission to department conducted examinations after the filing date for
				  such examinations provided that the department is able to review and process
				  such applications in a timely manner and that there are adequate examination
				  facilities and materials available. Such applications shall require the payment
				  of the late filing fee enumerated in section
				  59.9  of this
				  Part, which shall be in addition to the regular admission or reexamination fee.
				  If, upon review of a late application, the department determines that the
				  applicant is ineligible to be admitted to the examination, the department shall
				  retain the late filing fee. In the event that the department is unable to
				  review a late application, the late filing fee shall be refunded.
(2) The department may waive the late filing
				  fee or delay the required date for filing in cases where notification to the
				  applicant of the results of the previous examination are released less than 75
				  days prior to the next examination.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 59 - General Provisions › Section 59.6 - License by endorsement

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An applicant for endorsement of a license issued by another
					 jurisdiction shall establish that the applicant:
(a) meets all requirements of section 6506 (6)  of the Education
				  Law;
(b) has had satisfactory
				  professional experience of at least two years following initial licensure,
				  unless a different period is provided in the regulations pertaining to a
				  particular profession; and
(c) has
				  not attempted unsuccessfully a licensing examination used by the State of New
				  York either prior to or after making application for licensure by endorsement,
				  unless such applicant has later passed a comparable licensing
				  examination.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 59 - General Provisions › Section 59.7 - Licenses and initial registrations

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When the candidate fulfills all requirements for licensure,
					 the department shall issue a first registration certificate and a license. The
					 first registration shall be for the remainder of the applicable registration
					 period. Pursuant to section 6502  of the Education Law the registration
					 fee shall be prorated for those persons newly licensed and registered, or
					 reactivating registration, during the second or third year of a registration
					 period.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 59 - General Provisions › Section 59.8 - Registration for professional practice

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(a) Each licensee shall be responsible for
				  registering with the department. Failure to register shall subject the
				  practitioner to the late fee set forth in section 6502 (3)  of the Education
				  Law. Any practitioner who willfully refuses to register shall be subject to the
				  penalties set forth in section 6511 of such law.
(b) A licensee not practicing or using a
				  restricted title in New York State or an individual practicing only in a
				  setting which is exempt from licensure in accordance with law may allow
				  registration to lapse without being subject to the late fee set forth in
				  section 6502  of the Education Law, by notifying the
				  department of their cessation of practice or exemption in the State. At such
				  time as the licensee may choose to resume practice or enter practice in a
				  nonexempt setting in New York State, a registration certificate may be issued
				  upon the filing of a proper application and the payment of the required
				  registration fee.
(c) Registration
				  certificates shall be conspicuously displayed by each licensee in each office
				  in which the profession is practiced. In instances where licensees regularly
				  practice at more than one professional office, registration certificates shall
				  be obtained for each office bearing the licensee's name and the exact address
				  of each such office upon making proper application to the department and
				  submitting a fee. Where practice is carried on in other than individual
				  offices, each licensee shall have a current registration certificate available
				  for inspection at all times.
(d)
				  Registration periods for each profession shall be in accordance with schedules
				  established by the department.
(e)
				  Each professional practitioner shall notify the department in writing of any
				  change of name or address not later than 30 days after such change.
(f) When an applicant or licensee pays a fee
				  by a personal check and it is subsequently not honored by the issuing
				  institution, the applicant or licensee must subsequently pay by a certified
				  check, a bank check, or a money order. The replacement payment shall include
				  any late and penalty charges required under section 6502 (3) and (7)  of the
				  Education Law.
(g) Any licensee who
				  fails to submit a replacement registration payment as required in subdivision
				  (f) of this section, shall have his or her registration voided 60 days from the
				  date the department sends notification that said fee was not honored by the
				  issuing institution.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 59 - General Provisions › Section 59.9 - Special service fees

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The department will charge the following fees for special
					 services not otherwise provided by Education Law:
(a) for the issuance of a trainee permit in
				  ophthalmic dispensing, $25;
(b) for
				  certification of completion of pharmacy internship, $20;
(c) for admission to the fundamental theory
				  section of the examination in landscape architecture, $50 and for each
				  subsequent reexamination, $50, the remainder of the fee set forth in section 7324  of the Education Law to be paid prior
				  to admission to the remainder of the examination;
(d) for certification of licensure or
				  examination grades to another jurisdiction, $20;
(e) for certification in acupuncture of a
				  licensed physician or dentist, $150;
(f) for the issuance of an additional
				  registration certificate, $10;
(g)
				  for the issuance of a letter of eligibility to undertake clinical clerkships,
				  $30;
(h) for the issuance of a
				  Medical Science Knowledge Profile (MSKP) or satisfactory equivalent examination
				  certificate to undertake clinical clerkships, $20;
(i) for review by the department of an
				  examination conducted by the department, $25;
(j) for rescoring of an examination conducted
				  by the department, $20;
(k) for
				  verification by the department of the transcript of an applicant or licensee,
				  $20;
(l) for admission to the
				  Special Purpose Examination (SPEX) in medicine, $175;
(m) for late filing for admission to a
				  licensing examination, $50;
(n) for
				  written verification of licensure and/or registration status, $10;
(o) for reregistration of a licensee whose
				  six-month registration has expired due to his or her failure to satisfy child
				  support or combined child and spousal support obligations as prescribed in
				  section 3-503  of the General Obligations Law, an
				  amount equal to the licensee's registration fee; and
(p) for provision of a non-mandatory photo
				  identification card for professionals licensed and registered pursuant to title
				  VIII of the Education Law, a fee not to exceed $35 for the cost of
				  administration.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 59 - General Provisions › Section 59.10 - Professional service corporations

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(a) Applications to the State Education
				  Department for the issuance of a certificate pursuant to Business Corporation
				  Law, section
				  1503(b)(ii), shall be made
				  by submitting to the department a fully executed certificate of incorporation
				  which complies with the provisions of such section and of section 1512 of such
				  law, and which sets forth or has annexed to it an affidavit of one of the
				  original officers, directors or shareholders of the corporation setting forth
				  the name of each individual who is to be one of the original shareholders,
				  directors or officers of the corporation.
(b) If the name of a proposed professional
				  service corporation contains the name of a deceased person, the certificate of
				  incorporation, when submitted to the department for the issuance of a
				  certificate pursuant to Business Corporation Law, section
				  1503(b)(ii) shall be
				  accompanied by an affidavit of one of the subscribers to the certificate of
				  incorporation establishing compliance with the provisions of Business
				  Corporation Law, section
				  1512(a)(2).
(c) A certificate pursuant to Business
				  Corporation Law, section
				  1503(b)(ii) may be issued
				  when:
(1) the proposed name of the
				  corporation appropriately describes the profession practiced and the services
				  to be provided; and
(2) if the
				  proposed name of the corporation includes a reference to a specialized area of
				  professional practice, satisfactory evidence is submitted of compliance with
				  any provision of Part 29 of this Title, rules of the Board of Regents
				  restricting or regulating the use of specialty titles or announcements of
				  limitations of practice in the particular profession.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 59 - General Provisions › Section 59.11 - Refunds

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Monies received by the State Education Department pursuant
					 to section 110  of the
					 Education Law, may be refunded as follows:
(a) Full refunds may be granted when:
(1) the fee submitted is an
				  overpayment;
(2) the requested
				  service cannot be provided;
(3) a
				  written request for the refund of a registration fee is received prior to the
				  beginning of that registration period; or
(4) a registrant who has paid a registration
				  fee is deceased prior to the beginning of that registration period and a
				  written refund request is received within one year of the date of
				  death.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 59 - General Provisions › Section 59.12 - Training regarding child abuse and maltreatment reporting

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(a) All persons
				  applying on or after January 1, 1991 for the issuance or renewal of a
				  license/registration or limited permit in medicine, chiropractic, dentistry,
				  dental hygiene, registered professional nursing, podiatry, optometry,
				  psychology and any other professions listed in section 6507 (3)(a)  of the
				  Education Law shall submit documentation acceptable to the department of the
				  completion of two hours of coursework or training regarding the identification
				  and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment and obtained either from a
				  provider approved by the department pursuant to Part 57 of this Title or as a
				  matriculant in a registered program under section
				  52.2(c)(12) 
				  of this Title, unless the applicant receives an exemption from such requirement
				  as provided in subdivision (b) of this section.
(b) The department may exempt an applicant or
				  licensee from the coursework or training requirement of subdivision (a) of this
				  section upon receipt of a written application for such exemption establishing
				  that there would be no need to complete the coursework or training because the
				  nature of the applicant's/licensee's practice excludes contact with children.
				  It is the professional responsibility of the licensee who holds an exemption to
				  notify the department in writing, within 30 days, when the nature of the
				  practice changes to the extent that the basis for the exemption ceases to
				  exist.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 59 - General Provisions › Section 59.13 - Training regarding infection control practices

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(a) Commencing July 2, 1994, all persons
				  applying for the issuance of a license or renewal of a registration in
				  dentistry, registered professional nursing, licensed practical nursing,
				  podiatry, optometry, dental hygiene, or any other profession subject to the
				  requirements of section 6505-b  of the Education Law shall affirm
				  to the department, and maintain and/or submit such documentation as the
				  department may require, that they have completed, in the four years immediately
				  preceding such application, course work or training in infection control and
				  barrier precautions which is approved by the department, pursuant to Part 58 of
				  this Title, or which is approved as part of a program registered pursuant to
				  Part 52 of this Title. As provided in subdivision (b) of this section, an
				  applicant may be exempted from the infection control and barrier precautions
				  course work or training requirement; or as provided in subdivision (c) of this
				  section, may be exempted from the requirement to document the completion of
				  such course work or training.
(b)
				  The department may exempt an applicant for registration from the course work or
				  training required pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section either upon
				  receipt of:
(1) a written application for
				  such exemption establishing that there would be no need to complete the course
				  work or training because the nature of the applicant's/licensee's practice does
				  not require the use of infection control techniques or barrier precautions;
				  or
(2) documentation satisfactory
				  to the department that the applicant/licensee has completed course work or
				  training equivalent to that approved by the department, pursuant to Part 58 of
				  this Title.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 59 - General Provisions › Section 59.14 - Waiver for entities providing certain professional services

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(a)
Applicability.
Section 6503-a  of the Education Law authorizes
					 the department to issue a waiver for certain entities to provide the following
					 services:
(1) services provided under
				  article 154, 163 or 167 of the Education Law for which licensure would be
				  required; or
(2) services
				  constituting the provision of psychotherapy as defined in section 8401 (2)  of the Education
				  Law and authorized and provided under article 131, 139 or 153 of the Education
				  Law.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 59 - General Provisions › Section 59.15 - Waiver for certain special education schools and early intervention agencies providing certain professional services

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(a) Applicability.
(1) Section 6503-b (2)(a)  of the
				  Education Law authorizes the department to issue a waiver for special education
				  schools. as defined in section 6503-b (1)(a)  of the
				  Education Law, to provide the following services:
(i) conduct components of a
				  multi-disciplinary evaluation as defined in section 6503-b (1)(d)  of the
				  Education Law; and
(ii) related
				  services, as defined in section 6503-b (1)(d)  of the
				  Education Law.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 59 - General Provisions › Section 59.16 - Temporary practice certificate for certain servicemembers and spouses

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(a) Definitions.
				  For purposes of this section the following terms shall have the following
				  meanings:
(1) "Servicemember" shall have the
				  same meaning as defined in 50 U.S.C.
				  3911(1).
(2) "Military service" shall have the same
				  meaning as defined in 50
				  U.S.C. 3911(2).
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 60 - Medicine, Physician Assistant, Specialist Assistant And Acupuncture › Section 60.1 - Professional study of medicine

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(a) To meet the preprofessional and the
				  professional education requirement for licensure in this State, the applicant
				  shall present evidence of:
(1) the completion
				  of two years of preprofessional education acceptable to the
				  department;
(2) the completion of a
				  curriculum of not less than 32 months in length in a medical program registered
				  by the department, accredited by an accrediting organization acceptable to the
				  department, or recognized by the appropriate civil authorities of the country
				  in which the school is located as an acceptable educational program for
				  physicians or the completion of a medical program registered by the department
				  or accredited by an accrediting organization acceptable to the department in
				  which the student received advanced standing for prior academic work;
(3) having received, from a school offering a
				  program which meets the requirements of paragraph (2) of this subdivision, the
				  degree doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathic medicine or the equivalent
				  as determined by the department; and
(4) having obtained a passing score on a
				  satisfactory proficiency examination, if the program of medical education is
				  completed in a medical school not registered by the department or determined by
				  the department to be equivalent to a registered program; provided, however,
				  that a satisfactory diplomate certificate earned by examination may be accepted
				  for the required proficiency examination.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 60 - Medicine, Physician Assistant, Specialist Assistant And Acupuncture › Section 60.2 - Clinical clerkships

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(a)
				  Definitions. As used in this Part:
(1)
				  Clinical clerkship shall mean a supervised educational experience which is part
				  of the clinical component of a program of undergraduate medical education,
				  which takes place in a general hospital or in an equivalent health organization
				  acceptable to the department and which is performed in accordance with all
				  requirements of the jurisdiction in which such facility is located.
(2) Long-term clinical clerkship shall mean a
				  clinical clerkship which, in the aggregate of all clerkship experience received
				  during two academic years, exceeds 12 weeks.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 60 - Medicine, Physician Assistant, Specialist Assistant And Acupuncture › Section 60.3 - Experience

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(a) For issuance of
				  a license to practice medicine, all applicants who make application for
				  licensure after July 1, 1985 shall have completed at least one year of
				  postgraduate hospital training acceptable to the department, except as
				  otherwise provided in subdivision (b) of this section.
(b) For issuance of a license to practice
				  medicine, graduates of medical education programs neither registered by the
				  department nor accredited by an accrediting organization acceptable to the
				  department, except those applicants seeking licensure pursuant to section 6528  of the Education Law, shall meet the
				  following requirements:
(1) those individuals
				  who complete medical education and make application for licensure to the
				  department prior to July 1, 1981, shall have completed two years of
				  postgraduate hospital training satisfactory to the department, provided that
				  graduates of schools designated by the department shall be exempted from the
				  second year of required hospital training; and
(2) those individuals who make application
				  for licensure on or after July 1, 1981, shall have completed at least three
				  years of postgraduate training approved by the Accreditation Council on
				  Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association or their
				  predecessors or successors.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 60 - Medicine, Physician Assistant, Specialist Assistant And Acupuncture › Section 60.4 - Licensing examinations

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(a) An
				  applicant who is a graduate of a medical school may fulfill the examination
				  requirements for licensure by submitting evidence of having achieved grades
				  acceptable to the State Board for Medicine on:
(1) all parts of the three-part Federation
				  Licensing Examination (FLEX); or
(2) both Component I and Component II of the
				  two-component Federation Licensing Examination (FLEX); or
(3) all parts of the examination of the
				  National Board of Medical Examiners, Inc.; or
(4) all parts of the examination of the
				  National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners, Inc. given after January 1,
				  1972; or
(5) examinations of other
				  states given prior to January 1, 1972, which are satisfactory to the State
				  Board for Medicine; or
(6) all
				  steps of the United States Medical Licensing Examination; or
(7) Part I of the examination of the National
				  Board of Medical Examiners or Step 1 of the United States Medical Licensing
				  Examination, and Part II of the examination of the National Board of Medical
				  Examiners or Step 2 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination, and
				  Part III of the examination of the National Board of Medical Examiners or Step
				  3 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination; or
(8) Component I of the Federation Licensing
				  Examination (FLEX) and Step 3 of the United States Medical Licensing
				  Examination; or
(9) Component II of
				  the Federation Licensing Examination (FLEX); and
(i) Parts I and II of the examination of the
				  National Board of Medical Examiners; or
(ii) Steps 1 and 2 of the United States
				  Medical Licensing Examination; or
(iii) Part I of the examination of the
				  National Board of Medical Examiners and Step 2 of the United States Medical
				  Licensing Examination; or
(iv) Step
				  1 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination and Part II of the
				  examination of the National Board of Medical Examiners.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 60 - Medicine, Physician Assistant, Specialist Assistant And Acupuncture › Section 60.5 - License by endorsement

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(a)
				  Endorsement of foreign licenses. A medical license or registration certificate
				  granted in a foreign country in which licensure or registration is regulated by
				  an organization designated as responsible for quality assurance of licensees
				  and acceptable to the Board of Regents, may be accepted by the department for
				  licensure in New York State if the applicant:
(1) is eligible for admission to the medical
				  licensing examination;
(2) has
				  acceptable grades on a clinical competency examination acceptable to the
				  department or has a diplomate certificate which was obtained on the basis of
				  satisfying the experience and examination requirements established by a
				  recognized organization responsible for specialty certification;
(3) is in possession of the appropriate
				  medical license or certificate from that country;
(4) presents evidence satisfactory to the
				  department of completion of the postgraduate training required by section
				  60.3  of this Part;
				  and
(5) has not less than five
				  years of satisfactory professional experience or practice following licensure
				  or registration.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 60 - Medicine, Physician Assistant, Specialist Assistant And Acupuncture › Section 60.6 - Limited permits

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For renewal of a limited permit in medicine the department
					 may accept satisfactory evidence of personal or family illness or extenuating
					 circumstances preventing the candidate from taking the licensing examination,
					 or satisfactory performance on a significant part of the New York State
					 licensing examination in medicine, provided that such permit shall not be
					 renewed for more than 24 months. Due to the State of emergency declared by the
					 Governor pursuant to an Executive Order for the COVID-19 crisis, the
					 Department, in its discretion, may renew such limited permit for an additional
					 24 months.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 60 - Medicine, Physician Assistant, Specialist Assistant And Acupuncture › Section 60.7 - Definitions relating to limited permits and persons exempt from licensure

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(a) The words
				  hospital, as used in subdivision (2) of section 6525, and public hospital, as
				  used in subdivision (1) of section 6526  of
				  the Education Law, shall be construed to include a general hospital as defined
				  by Public Health Law, section
				  2801(10), a psychiatric
				  center operated by the State Office of Mental Health, a developmental center
				  operated by the State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental
				  Disabilities, an alcohol treatment center operated by the State Office of
				  Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services, a nursing home, a facility licensed
				  pursuant to article 31 of the Mental Hygiene Law for the care and treatment of
				  persons with mental illness and approved by the State Office of Mental Health,
				  or an incorporated nonprofit home or institution for the care of the
				  chronically ill approved by the State Department of Health.
(b) The word resident as used in subdivision
				  (1) of section 6526  of
				  the Education Law shall be construed to include interns, employed in a public
				  hospital, who are graduates of medical schools located outside the United
				  States and Canada and who hold the standard certificate of the Educational
				  Council for Foreign Medical Graduates.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 60 - Medicine, Physician Assistant, Specialist Assistant And Acupuncture › Section 60.8 - Licensure of physician assistants

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(a) General
				  requirements. An applicant for licensure as a physician assistant shall submit
				  the required application form to the department and shall have met the
				  requirements of section 6541  of the Education Law.
(b) Professional study.
(1) An applicant who has completed a program
				  for the training of physician assistants, which has been approved by the
				  department, shall be eligible for licensure .
(2) An applicant who has completed a program
				  for the training of physician assistants outside New York State shall be
				  eligible for licensure if the applicant meets the requirements of section 6541  of the Education Law and the program
				  is determined by the department to be substantially equivalent to programs
				  registered in New York State.
(3)
				  Equivalent education and training. In lieu of all or part of a registered
				  program for the training of physician assistants, the commissioner may accept
				  evidence of an extensive health oriented education and of appropriate
				  experience and training. The commissioner may require such an applicant to pass
				  an examination acceptable to the department as set forth in subdivision (c) of
				  this section and to make up any deficiencies in education or experience prior
				  to licensure.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 60 - Medicine, Physician Assistant, Specialist Assistant And Acupuncture › Section 60.9 - Acupuncture

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(a) To practice
				  acupuncture as a physician, dentist or specialist assistant-acupuncture in New
				  York State, a person shall possess one of the following credentials:
(1) a license to practice medicine or
				  dentistry and a certificate to practice acupuncture issued pursuant to
				  paragraph (b)(1) of this section; or
(2) a registration as a specialist
				  assistant-acupuncture, pursuant to Education Law, section 6541  and the requirements of paragraph
				  (b)(2) of this section.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 60 - Medicine, Physician Assistant, Specialist Assistant And Acupuncture › Section 60.11 - Registration of specialist assistants

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(a) General
				  requirements. An applicant for registration as a special assistant shall submit
				  the required application form to the department and shall have met the
				  requirements of section 6548  of
				  the Education Law.
(b)
				  Professional study.
(1) An applicant who has
				  completed a program for the training of specialist assistants, which has been
				  approved by the department, shall be eligible for registration.
(2) An applicant who has completed a program
				  for the training of specialist assistants outside New York State shall be
				  eligible for registration if the applicant meets the requirements of section 6548  of
				  the Education Law and the program is determined by the department to be
				  substantially equivalent to programs registered in New York State.
(3) Equivalent education and training. In
				  lieu of all or part of a registered program for the training of specialist
				  assistants, the commissioner may accept evidence of an extensive health
				  oriented education and of appropriate experience and training. The commissioner
				  may require such an applicant to make up any deficiencies in education or
				  experience prior to registration.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 60 - Medicine, Physician Assistant, Specialist Assistant And Acupuncture › Section 60.12 - Orders to dispense drugs to prevent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection

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(a) As used in this
				  section,
HIV post-exposure prophylaxis drugs
means drugs
				  approved by the Federal Food and Drug Administration to prevent and/or treat
				  HIV infection.
(b) A licensed
				  physician may issue a written non-patient specific order and protocol for a
				  licensed pharmacist to dispense up to a seven day supply of HIV post-exposure
				  prophylaxis drugs to prevent HIV infection in persons who have potentially been
				  exposed to HIV, provided that the requirements of this section are
				  met.
(c)
Order and
				  protocol.
(1) The non-patient specific
				  order shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(i) the name, license number and signature of
				  the licensed physician who issues the non-patient specific order and
				  protocol;
(ii) the name and dose of
				  the specific drug(s) to be dispensed;
(iii) a protocol for dispensing the drugs(s)
				  or a specific reference to a separate written protocol for dispensing the
				  drug(s), which shall meet the requirements of subparagraph (ii) of this
				  paragraph;
(iv) the period of time
				  that the order is effective, including the beginning and ending
				  dates;
(v) a description of the
				  group(s) of persons who may receive the dispensed drugs, provided that the
				  group(s) of persons are located in New York State; and
(vi) the name and license number of each
				  licensed pharmacist authorized to execute the non-patient specific order and
				  protocol or the name and address of the New York State licensed pharmacy that
				  employs or contracts with the licensed pharmacist(s) to execute the non-patient
				  specific order and protocol.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 60 - Medicine, Physician Assistant, Specialist Assistant And Acupuncture › Section 60.13 - Exemption for Physicians Who are Licensed in Another State or Territory to Provide Medical Services to Athletes and Team Personnel in New York State

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(a) Pursuant to
				  Education Law §
										6526(10), any physician
				  who i s licensed and in good standing in another state or territory, and who
				  has a written agreement to provide medical services to athletes and team
				  personnel of a United States sports team recognized by the United States
				  Olympic committee or an out-of-state secondary school, institution of
				  postsecondary education, or professional athletic organization sports team, may
				  provide medical services to such athletes and team personnel:
(1) for no more than five days before through
				  three days after each discrete sanctioned team sporting event in this State;
				  and
(2) at a discrete sanctioned
				  team sporting event in this State, as defined in subdivision (b) of this
				  section, provided such services are provided only to such athletes and team
				  personnel at the discrete sanctioned team sporting event.