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New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 63 - Pharmacy and registered pharmacy technicians › Section 63.7 - Continuing education

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(a) As used in
				  this section, acceptable accrediting agency shall mean an organization accepted
				  by the department as a reliable authority for the purpose of accreditation at
				  the postsecondary level, applying its criteria for granting accreditation in a
				  fair, consistent, and nondiscriminatory manner, such as an agency recognized
				  for this purpose by the United States Department of Education.
(b) Applicability of requirement.
(1) Each licensed pharmacist, required under
				  article 130 of the Education Law to register with the department to practice in
				  New York State, shall comply with the mandatory continuing education
				  requirements as prescribed in subdivision (c) of this section, except those
				  licensees exempt from the requirement or who obtain an adjustment to the
				  requirement pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subdivision.
(2) Exemptions and adjustments to the
				  requirement.
(i) Exemption. Licensees who are
				  not engaged in the practice of pharmacy, as evidenced by not being registered
				  to practice in New York State, shall be exempt from the continuing education
				  requirements, as prescribed in subdivision (c) of this section, except as
				  otherwise provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section to meet the education
				  requirements for the resumption of practice after a lapse in practice for a
				  licensee who has not lawfully practiced continuously in another jurisdiction
				  throughout such lapse period.
(ii)
				  Adjustments to the requirement. An adjustment to the continuing education
				  requirement, as prescribed in subdivision (c) of this section, shall be made by
				  the department, provided that the licensee documents good cause that prevents
				  compliance, which shall include but not be limited to, any of the following
				  reasons: poor health certified by an appropriate health care professional; or
				  extended active duty with the Armed Forces of the United States; or extreme
				  hardship which in the judgment of the department makes it impossible for the
				  licensee to comply with the continuing education requirements in a timely
				  manner.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 63 - Pharmacy and registered pharmacy technicians › Section 63.8 - Registration of nonresident establishments

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(a)
Definitions.
For purposes of this section and section 6808-b  of the Education Law:
(1)
Nonresident
				  establishment
means any pharmacy, manufacturer, outsourcing facility
				  or wholesaler located outside of New York State that ships, mails, or delivers
				  prescription drugs or devices to other establishments, authorized prescribers
				  and/or patients residing in New York State. Such establishments shall include,
				  but not be limited to, pharmacies that transact business through the use of the
				  internet.
(2)
Isolated
				  transaction
means for pharmacies only 600 or fewer prescriptions per
				  calendar year for drugs and/or other devices delivered into New York State, and
				  for manufacturers and wholesalers, sales that total less than $10,000 in value,
				  at wholesale per calendar year, for drugs and/or devices delivered into New
				  York State, except that upon application by a nonresident pharmacy,
				  manufacturer or wholesaler, the department may deem a transaction to be an
				  isolated transaction, when such transaction is necessary to protect the public
				  health by addressing a temporary emergency shortage of a prescription drug
				  and/or device in New York State.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 63 - Pharmacy and registered pharmacy technicians › Section 63.9 - Immunizations and emergency treatment of anaphylaxis pursuant to patient specific and non-patient specific orders and protocols

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(a)
				  Immunizations.
(1) Pursuant to section 6801 
				  of the Education Law, a pharmacist with a certificate of administration issued
				  by the department pursuant to paragraph (3) of this subdivision shall be
				  authorized to administer immunization agents prescribed in paragraph (2) of
				  this subdivision to patients therein specified, provided that:
(i) the pharmacist meets the requirements for
				  a certificate of administration prescribed in paragraph (3) of this subdivision
				  and the order and protocol meet the requirements set forth in paragraph (5) of
				  this subdivision; and
(ii) with
				  respect to non-patient specific orders:
(a)
				  the immunization is prescribed or ordered by a New York State licensed and
				  registered physician or certified nurse practitioner, with a practice site in
				  New York State; and
(b) if the
				  commissioner of health determines that there is an outbreak of disease, or that
				  there is the imminent threat of an outbreak of disease, then the commissioner
				  of health may issue a non-patient specific regimen applicable
				  statewide.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 63 - Pharmacy and registered pharmacy technicians › Section 63.10 - Collaborative drug therapy management

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(a)
Applicability.
This section shall apply only to the extent that the
					 applicable provisions in Education Law sections 6801 and 6801-a, authorizing
					 certain pharmacists to participate in collaborative drug therapy management,
					 have not expired or been repealed.
(b)
Definitions.
As used in this section:
(1)
Board
means the State
				  Board of Pharmacy as established by section 6804  of the Education Law.
(2)
Clinical services
means
				  the collection and interpretation of patient data for the purpose of
				  initiating, modifying and monitoring drug therapy with associated
				  accountability and responsibility for outcomes in a direct patient care
				  setting.
(3)
Collaborative
				  drug therapy management
means the performance of clinical services by
				  a pharmacist relating to the review, evaluation and management of drug therapy
				  to a patient, who is being treated by a physician for a specific disease or
				  associated disease states, in accordance with a written agreement or protocol
				  with a voluntarily participating physician and in accordance with the policies,
				  procedures, and protocols of the facility.
(4)
Facility
means:
(i) a teaching hospital or general hospital,
				  including any diagnostic center, treatment center, or hospital-based
				  out-patient department as defined in section 2801  of the Public Health Law; or
(ii) a nursing home with an on-site pharmacy
				  staffed by a licensed pharmacist; provided, however, for the purposes of this
				  section the term facility shall not include dental clinics, dental
				  dispensaries, residential health care facilities and rehabilitation
				  centers.
(5)
Teaching hospital
means a hospital licensed pursuant to
				  article 28 of the Public Health Law that is eligible to receive direct or
				  indirect graduate medical education payments pursuant to article 28 of the
				  Public Health Law.
(6)
Physician
means the physician selected by or assigned to a
				  patient, who has primary responsibility for the treatment and care of the
				  patient for the disease and associated disease states that are the subject of
				  the collaborative drug therapy management.
(7)
Written agreement
or
protocol
means a written document, pursuant to and consistent
				  with an applicable State or Federal requirements, that addresses a specific
				  disease or associated disease states and that describes the nature and scope of
				  collaborative drug therapy management to be undertaken by the pharmacists, in
				  collaboration with the participating physician in accordance with the
				  requirements 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 63 - Pharmacy and registered pharmacy technicians › Section 63.11 - Interpretation and translation requirements for prescription drugs

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(a)
Definitions.
As used in this section:
(1)
Covered pharmacy
shall
				  mean any pharmacy that is part of a group of eight or more pharmacies, located
				  within New York State and owned by the same corporate entity.
(2)
Corporate entity
shall
				  include related subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, or assignees doing
				  business as or operating under a common name or trading symbol of the covered
				  pharmacy.
(3)
Limited
				  English proficient individual
or
LEP
individual shall
				  mean an individual who identifies as being, or is evidently, unable to speak,
				  read or write English at a level that permits such individual to understand
				  health-related and pharmaceutical information communicated in
				  English.
(4)
Translation
shall mean the conversion of a written text from
				  one language into an equivalent written text in another language by an
				  individual competent to do so and utilizing all necessary pharmaceutical and
				  health-related terminology. Such translation may occur, where appropriate, in a
				  separate document provided to an LEP individual that accompanies his or her
				  medication.
(5)
Competent
				  oral interpretation
shall mean an oral communication in which a person
				  acting as an interpreter comprehends a message and re-expresses that message
				  accurately in another language, utilizing all necessary pharmaceutical and
				  health-related terminology, so as to enable an LEP individual to receive all
				  necessary information in the LEP individual's preferred pharmacy primary
				  language.
(6)
Pharmacy
				  primary languages
shall mean those languages, up to a maximum of seven
				  languages other than English, spoken by one percent or more of the population
				  of the State, as determined by the U.S. Census. If more than seven languages
				  other than English are spoken by one percent or more of the population, the
				  pharmacy primary languages shall be limited to seven most spoken languages, as
				  determined by the U.S. Census.
(7)
Mail order pharmacy
shall mean a pharmacy that dispenses most
				  of its prescriptions through the United States postal service or other delivery
				  system.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 63 - Pharmacy and registered pharmacy technicians › Section 63.12 - Standardized patient-centered data elements to be used on all drug labels

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In accordance with section 6830  of the Education Law, all prescription
					 medicine dispensed to patients in this State must include standardized
					 patient-centered data elements as prescribed by in this section.
(a) Definitions. As used in this section:
(1) Critical elements shall consist of:
(i) patient name;
(ii) directions for use by the patient, which
				  directions shall be structured in full sentences; and
(iii) drug name and strength.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 63 - Pharmacy and registered pharmacy technicians › Section 63.13 - Non-patient specific orders and protocols

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Orders to dispense drugs to prevent human immunodeficiency
					 virus (HIV) infection. A licensed pharmacist may, pursuant to a non-patient
					 specific order and protocol issued by a licensed physician in accordance with
					 section
					 60.12 
					 of this Title or by a certified nurse practitioner in accordance with section
					 64.5(h) 
					 of this Title, dispense up to a seven day supply of HIV post-exposure
					 prophylaxis drugs for the purpose of preventing HIV infection in persons who
					 have potentially been exposed to HIV.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 63 - Pharmacy and registered pharmacy technicians › Section 63.14 - Definition of the practice of registered pharmacy technician and use of the title

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(a)
				  Definitions. As used in this section:
(1)
				  "Licensed pharmacist" means a person licensed to practice pharmacy pursuant to
				  Article 137 of Title VIII of the Education Law.
(2) "Pharmacy intern" means a person
				  practicing under a limited permit pursuant to section 6806 of Title VIII of the
				  Education Law.
(3) "Professional
				  judgment" means professional decision-making by a licensed pharmacist,
				  including, but not limited to, such activities as:
(i) interpreting a prescription or medication
				  order for the rapeutic acceptability and appropriateness or engaging in the
				  calculations behind any such formulations;
(ii) interpreting and evaluating a
				  prescription or medication order for conformance with legal requirements,
				  authenticity, accuracy and interaction of the prescribed drug with other known
				  prescribed and over-the-counter drugs;
(iii) receiving oral prescriptions from
				  prescribers; or
(iv) counseling
				  patients.
(4)
				  "Compounding" means the combining, admixing, mixing, diluting, pooling,
				  reconstituting, or otherwise altering of a drug or bulk drug substance to
				  create a drug.
(5) "Drugs",
				  "pharmacopeia", "labeling" and "sterile drug" shall have the same definitions
				  as set forth in section 6802 of Title VIII 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 63 - Pharmacy and registered pharmacy technicians › Section 63.15 - Requirements for licensure as a registered pharmacy technician

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(a) To qualify
				  for licensure as a "registered pharmacy technician", 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 or its equivalent, as determined by the
				  department;
(3) Certification from
				  a nationally accredited pharmacy technician certification program acceptable to
				  the department;
(4) Age: at the
				  time of application be at least eighteen years of age;
(5) Character: be of good moral character as
				  determined by the department; and
(6) Fees:
(i) applicants shall pay a fee of $75 for an
				  initial license and a fee of $100 for the first registration period;
				  and
(ii) licensees shall pay a fee
				  of $100 for each triennial registration period
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 63 - Pharmacy and registered pharmacy technicians › Section 63.16 - Dispensing Self-Administered Hormonal Contraceptives

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(a)
				  Definitions. As used in this section, self-administered hormonal
				  contraceptives, means self-administered contraceptive medications or devices
				  approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration to prevent pregnancy by
				  using hormones to regulate or prevent ovulation, and includes oral hormonal
				  contraceptives, hormonal contraceptive vaginal rings and hormonal contraceptive
				  patches.
(b) Pursuant to sections 6527, 6801, and 6909  of the Education Law, a pharmacist licensed and located in
				  this state may execute a non-patient specific order to dispense
				  self-administered hormonal contraceptives provided that:
(1) the pharmacist has successfully completed
				  training in the dispensing of self-administered hormonal contraceptives,
				  satisfactory to the commissioner;
(2) the non-patient specific order is
				  prescribed or ordered by the commissioner of health, a physician licensed in
				  this state, or a nurse practitioner certified in this state; and
(3) the self-administered hormonal
				  contraceptive is approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration to
				  prevent pregnancy by using hormones to regulate or prevent ovulation and
				  includes oral hormonal contraceptives, hormonal contraceptive vaginal rings and
				  hormonal contraceptive patches and is being dispensed to the patient for such
				  purpose.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 63 - Pharmacy and registered pharmacy technicians › Section 63.17 - Administering injectable medications pursuant to patient-specific prescriptions or patient-specific orders and emergency treatment of anaphylaxis

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(a)
				  Definitions. As used in this section:
(1)
				  Injectable medication shall mean injectable medications approved by the Federal
				  Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of mental health and substance
				  use disorder.
(2) Certified
				  pharmacy intern shall mean a pharmacy intern as defined in Education Law § 6806
				  who has met the requirements set forth in section 63. 4(d) of this Part and has
				  been issued a certificate of administration by the department pursuant to
				  section 63.9(a)(3)  of this
				  Part.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 64 - Nursing › Section 64.1 - Professional study of nursing

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(a) Registered
				  professional nursing. To meet the professional education requirement for
				  licensure, the applicant shall have graduated from:
(1) a program in nursing registered by the
				  department as preparation for practice as a registered professional
				  nurse;
(2) a program in nursing
				  approved by the licensing authority in another state, territory or possession
				  of the United States as preparation for practice as a registered professional
				  nurse unless such program or any part thereof has been determined not to be
				  satisfactory to the department; or
(3) a general nursing course of at least two
				  academic years in a country outside the United States and its territories or
				  possessions that is satisfactory to the department and that the licensing
				  authority or appropriate governmental agency of said country certifies to the
				  department as being preparation for practice as a registered professional
				  nurse. For issuance of a limited permit, an applicant shall obtain a score
				  satisfactory to the department on a proficiency examination selected by the
				  department as evidence of equivalent training, if the applicant's nursing
				  education was obtained in a school of nursing outside the United States and its
				  territories and has not been determined by the department to be equivalent in
				  quality and scope to a program of nursing education registered by the
				  department.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 64 - Nursing › Section 64.2 - Licensing examinations

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(a)
				  Registered professional nursing.
(1) All
				  parts of the registered professional nurse licensing examination shall be taken
				  each time the candidate is examined.
(2) Each candidate for licensure as a
				  registered professional nurse examined after November 22, 1961 shall have taken
				  an examination acceptable to the State Board for Nursing. Except as provided in
				  section
				  64.3  of this
				  Part, each candidate examined after May 31, 1974 shall have taken the same
				  examination on the same dates such examination was given in this
				  State.
(3) The registered
				  professional nurse licensing examination results shall be reported as a single
				  score. Applicants who have passed a part or parts of the registered
				  professional nurse licensing examination prior to July 1, 1982 may not retain
				  credit for such part or parts beyond that date.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 64 - Nursing › Section 64.3 - Limited permits

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A limited permit to practice as a registered professional
					 nurse or licensed practical nurse may be issued after the applicant has met
					 requirements of age, moral character, education and proficiency examination, if
					 applicable, provided that the applicant has not failed the professional
					 licensing examination. Failure on a registered professional nurse licensing
					 examination shall not preclude issuance of a limited permit to practice as a
					 licensed practical nurse.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 64 - Nursing › Section 64.4 - Nurse practitioner certification

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(a)
Certificates
.
(1) Nurse practitioner certificates issued to
				  a registered professional nurse will reflect the specialty area of nurse
				  practitioner academic preparation.
(2) The certificate will specify the
				  specialty area of practice and, when applicable, that prescriptive privileges
				  have been granted.
(3) A nurse
				  practitioner may apply for certification in more than one specialty area of
				  practice. A complete application and fee shall be required for each
				  certificate.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 64 - Nursing › Section 64.6 - Prescription and direction of nursing services

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(a) Health care providers authorized to
				  prescribe medical regimens to be executed by a registered professional nurse
				  shall include persons licensed or authorized to practice pursuant to a limited
				  permit or statutory exemption from the licensure requirement in the following
				  licensed professions: medicine, including physician assistant and specialist
				  assistant; dentistry; podiatry; midwifery; and nurse practitioner.
(b) Health care providers authorized to
				  direct the performance of professional services by licensed practical nurses
				  shall include persons licensed or authorized to practice pursuant to a limited
				  permit or statutory exemption from the licensure requirement in the following
				  licensed professions: medicine, including physician assistant and specialist
				  assistant; dentistry; podiatry; midwifery; and registered professional nursing,
				  including but not limited to nurse practitioners.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 64 - Nursing › Section 64.8 - Clinical nurse specialist certification

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(a)
Requirements for
				  certification.
An applicant for certification as a clinical nurse
				  specialist shall:
(1) submit an application,
				  together with the required fee, to the department;
(2) hold an unrestricted license and current
				  registration to practice as a registered professional nurse in New York State;
				  and
(3) present evidence,
				  satisfactory to the department, of meeting all applicable professional
				  education and experience requirements for certification as a clinical nurse
				  specialist.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 65 - Podiatry › Section 65.1 - Professional study of podiatric medicine

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(a) To meet the professional education
				  requirements for licensure in this State, the applicant shall present evidence
				  of:
(1) the completion of a program in
				  podiatric medicine registered by the department, or completion of a program in
				  podiatric medicine determined by the department to be the equivalent of a
				  registered program; and
(2) having
				  received the degree Doctor of Podiatric Medicine, or the equivalent as
				  determined by the department, from a school offering a program which meets the
				  requirements of paragraph (1) of this subdivision.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 65 - Podiatry › Section 65.2 - Professional licensing examination

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Each applicant for licensure who meets the requirements of
					 section
					 65.1(a) 
					 of this Part shall pass an examination in the basic and clinical sciences and
					 an entry-level clinical skills examination in accordance with the
					 following:
(a) Examination for basic
				  and clinical sciences.
(1) An applicant who
				  is a graduate of a school of podiatric medicine acceptable to the department
				  may fulfill the examination requirement in the basic and clinical sciences by
				  submitting evidence of having achieved grades acceptable to the department on
				  Part I and Part II of the examination of the National Board of Podiatric
				  Medical Examiners, Inc. or an examination determined to be comparable in
				  content that does not unreasonably restrict access to the profession.
(2) The department may accept licensure
				  examinations in the basic and clinical sciences of other states given prior to
				  January 1, 1972 as fulfilling the written examination requirements for
				  licensure.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 65 - Podiatry › Section 65.3 - Experience

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For issuance of a license to practice podiatry, all
					 individuals who apply for licensure on or after July 1, 2000 shall have
					 completed at least one year of supervised postgraduate hospital training in
					 podiatry which is acceptable to the department. To be acceptable, such training
					 shall be approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education or an
					 equivalent organization which is acceptable to the department, or shall be
					 approved by the department based on a review of the postgraduate hospital
					 training, including but not limited to an examination of the following: the
					 resources of the sponsoring institution, the teaching staff, the program
					 design, the criteria for the selection of residents, the duties and
					 responsibilities of residents, and the supervision of residents. Such one year
					 of supervised postgraduate hospital training in podiatry shall mean a period of
					 not less than 11 calendar months of full-time training or the equivalent, as
					 determined by the department.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 65 - Podiatry › Section 65.4 - Narcotics

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To be certified to administer or prescribe narcotics as
					 authorized under section 7001  of the Education Law, a podiatrist
					 licensed to practice in New York shall either:
(a) have graduated from a college of
				  podiatric medicine on or after May 1, 1972; or
(b) have graduated from a college of
				  podiatric medicine prior to May 1, 1972 and successfully completed a 12-hour
				  program of study of narcotics as applicable to podiatric practice offered by a
				  college of podiatric medicine and approved by the department.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 65 - Podiatry › Section 65.5 - Continuing education

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(a) A
				  program of continuing education, within the meaning of subdivision (9) of
				  section 7004  of the Education Law, shall consist of
				  courses of instruction approved in advance by the State Board for Podiatry. The
				  instructors of such courses shall be members of the faculty of a college of
				  podiatric medicine accredited by the Council of Education of the American
				  Podiatry Association, or authorities in the health sciences specially
				  qualified, in the opinion of the State Board for Podiatry, to conduct such
				  courses.
(b) The person or
				  organization conducting any such course shall submit a request for advance
				  approval on forms provided by the department, and shall maintain such records
				  concerning the course of instruction, the faculty, the enrollment and
				  participation of podiatrists in such course, and such other matters as may be
				  required by the State Board for Podiatry. The person conducting such course
				  shall submit to the State Board for Podiatry, within 60 days after completion
				  thereof, the names of those podiatrists who have participated, together with
				  the number of hours each has satisfactorily completed.
(c) To qualify for reregistration, a
				  podiatrist shall have completed 1-4/10 hours of continuing education coursework
				  for each month of the preceding registration period in which the podiatrist was
				  registered to practice. The coursework must be taken from a provider approved
				  by the department. To qualify for reregistration, at least two thirds of the
				  continuing education coursework shall be in the areas of podiatric medicine and
				  surgery. The remaining hours may be in the areas of health sciences and ethics
				  related to the practice of podiatry.
(d) An applicant for reregistration who is
				  unable to meet the continuing education requirement due to circumstances beyond
				  his control may apply to the board for a waiver of all or part of such
				  requirement. The board may, in its discretion, require the completion of
				  additional hours of continuing education in the succeeding registration
				  period.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 65 - Podiatry › Section 65.6 - Operation by an unlicensed person of radiographic equipment for foot radiography

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(a) In
				  accordance with section 7006 (4)  of the Education
				  Law, an unlicensed person providing supportive services to a licensed
				  podiatrist, incidental to and concurrent with such podiatrist personally
				  performing a service or procedure, may operate radiographic equipment under the
				  direct supervision of a licensed podiatrist, as defined in subdivision (b) of
				  this section, for the sole purpose of foot radiography, provided that the
				  following requirements are met:
(1) the type
				  of radiographic equipment that is operated by the unlicensed person is the type
				  of radiographic equipment approved by the New York State Department of Health
				  for use by such an unlicensed person; and
(2) the unlicensed person has successfully
				  completed a course of study of at least eight clock hours of in-person
				  instruction, approved by the department pursuant to section
				  65.7 
				  of this Part, prior to such operation of the radiographic equipment.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 65 - Podiatry › Section 65.8 - Podiatric ankle surgery privileges

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(a)
Definitions.
As used in this section:
(1)
Accrediting agency acceptable to
				  the department
shall mean an organization accepted by the department
				  as a reliable authority for the purpose of accrediting podiatric residencies
				  and as having accreditation standards that are applied in a fair, consistent,
				  and nondiscriminatory manner.
(2)
Certification standards acceptable to the department
shall
				  mean standards accepted by the department as reliable for the purpose of
				  granting board qualification and certification to podiatrists engaged in
				  reconstructive rearfoot and ankle surgery and applied in a fair, consistent.
				  and nondiscriminatory manner.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 66 - Optometry › Section 66.1 - Professional study of optometry

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To meet the professional education requirements for
					 licensure in this State, the applicant shall present evidence of completion of
					 not less than 60 semester hours of preprofessional postsecondary education
					 satisfactory to the department, and evidence of:
(a) the completion of a program in optometry
				  registered by the department or accredited by an accrediting organization
				  acceptable to the department, or determined by the department to be the
				  equivalent of a registered or accredited program; and
(b) having received the degree doctor of
				  optometry, or the equivalent as determined by the department, from a school
				  offering a program which meets the requirements of subdivision (a) 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 66 - Optometry › Section 66.2 - Professional licensing examination

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Each applicant for licensure who meets the requirements of
					 section
					 66.1 
					 of this Part shall pass a written examination in the basic and clinical
					 sciences, and a practical examination, in accordance with the following:
(a) Written examination. The department may
				  accept grades acceptable to the State Board for Optometry on the examination of
				  the National Board of Examiners in Optometry as meeting the requirements of all
				  or part of the written examination requirement.
(b) Practical examination.
(1) Content. The practical examination shall
				  include, but shall not be limited to, the following sections: vision analysis,
				  rigid contact lenses, soft contact lenses, pathology, low vision, vision
				  training, dispensing, and the use of topically applied diagnostic
				  drugs.
(2) Passing score. The
				  passing score in the practical examination shall be reported on a pass/fail
				  basis with the passing score being an average of 75.0 as determined by the
				  State Board for Optometry. In order to determine this average, no section score
				  shall be accepted with a score less than 65.0, and not more than one section
				  score with a score less than 75.0, except that a score of 75.0 must be achieved
				  in the sections of vision analysis and pathology. A candidate who fails the
				  practical exam shall be reexamined in all sections.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 66 - Optometry › Section 66.3 - Endorsement

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(a) An applicant
				  for endorsement of an optometry license issued by another jurisdiction shall
				  satisfy all requirements of section
				  59.6  of
				  this Title, except as herein provided:
(1)
				  All applicants shall present evidence satisfactory to the State Board for
				  Optometry of at least five years of professional practice of optometry
				  following initial licensure and within the 10 years immediately preceding
				  application for licensure by endorsement.
(2) All applicants shall take the practical
				  examination as required by section
				  66.2(b) 
				  of this Part.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 66 - Optometry › Section 66.4 - Use of diagnostic drugs

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(a)
				  Optometrists certified to use drugs pursuant to subdivision (b) of this section
				  may use the drugs specified in subdivision (c) of this section for the purposes
				  stated in Education Law, section 7101 (2).
(b) Certification. To receive a certificate
				  issued by the department to use drugs, an optometrist shall be licensed in New
				  York and shall meet the educational and examination requirements set forth in
				  either paragraph (1) or (2) of this subdivision:
(1) graduation after January 1, 1984 from a
				  professional program of study in optometry that includes training acceptable to
				  the department in ocular pharmacology, and successful completion of the
				  licensing examination in accordance with section
				  66.2 
				  of this Part; or
(2) satisfactory
				  completion of a special training course in ocular pharmacology approved by the
				  department, such course to include provision for advanced standing for
				  optometrists with prior education in ocular pharmacology, and to include a
				  final examination acceptable to the State Board for Optometry.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 66 - Optometry › Section 66.6 - Continuing education for licensed optometrists certified to use phase one and/or phase two therapeutic pharmaceutical agents

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(a)
				  Definitions. As used in this section, acceptable accrediting agency means an
				  organization accepted by the department as a reliable authority for the purpose
				  of accreditation at the postsecondary level, applying its criteria for granting
				  accreditation in a fair, consistent and nondiscriminatory manner, such as an
				  agency recognized for this purpose by the United States Department of
				  Education.
(b) Applicability of
				  requirements.
(1) Each optometrist, required
				  under article 143 of the Education Law to register with the department to
				  practice in New York State and certified to use topical therapeutic
				  pharmaceutical agents, therapeutic pharmaceutical agents, and/or oral
				  therapeutic pharmaceutical agents, shall comply with the mandatory continuing
				  education requirements as prescribed in subdivision (c) of this section, except
				  those licensees exempt from the requirement or who obtain an adjustment to the
				  requirement pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subdivision or who are subject to
				  a different requirement pursuant to this section.
(2) Exemptions and adjustments to the
				  requirement.
(i) Exemptions. Licensed
				  optometrists who are not engaged in the practice of optometry, as determined by
				  the department, shall be exempt from the continuing education requirements
				  prescribed in subdivision (c) of this section, upon the filing of a statement
				  with the department declaring such status. Any such licensee who returns to the
				  practice of optometry during the triennial registration period shall notify the
				  department prior to reentering the profession and shall meet the continuing
				  education requirements for the resumption of practice in New York State
				  prescribed in subdivision (e) of this section.
(ii) Adjustments to the requirement. An
				  adjustment to the continuing education requirement, as prescribed in
				  subdivision (c) of this section, may be made by the department, provided that
				  the licensee documents good cause that prevents compliance or the department
				  determines otherwise that there is good cause that prevents compliance, which
				  shall include, but not be limited to, any of the following reasons: poor health
				  or a specific physical or mental disability certified by an appropriate health
				  care professional; or extended active duty with the Armed Forces of the United
				  States; or other good cause beyond the licensee's control which in the judgment
				  of the department, makes it impossible for the licensee to comply with the
				  continuing education requirements in a timely
				  manner.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 67 - Ophthalmic Dispensing › Section 67.1 - Education requirement

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(a) As
				  used in this section, acceptable accrediting agency shall mean an organization
				  accepted by the department as a reliable authority for the purpose of
				  accreditation at the postsecondary level, applying its criteria for granting
				  accreditation in a fair, consistent, and nondiscriminatory manner, such as an
				  agency recognized for this purpose by the United States Department of
				  Education.
(b) Licensure
				  requirement. To meet the professional education requirement for licensure as an
				  ophthalmic dispenser in this State, the applicant shall present evidence of
				  completion of:
(1) a program in ophthalmic
				  dispensing of at least 60 semester hours or its equivalent that is registered
				  by the department pursuant to Part 52 of this Title, or accredited by an
				  acceptable accrediting agency, or determined by the department to be the
				  equivalent of such a registered or accredited program; or
(2) alternative training and experience of at
				  least two years, as prescribed in section
				  67.2(a) 
				  of this Part, under the supervision of a licensed ophthalmic dispenser,
				  optometrist, or physician who shall be on-site and readily accessible to
				  provide personal advice and assistance to the applicant, when the applicant is
				  receiving clinical training and experience. Such applicant shall also present
				  evidence of a one-year course of study in mathematics completed prior to or
				  concurrently with such training and experience.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 67 - Ophthalmic Dispensing › Section 67.2 - Alternative training and experience requirements

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(a) Licensure. To meet the professional
				  education requirement for licensure through acceptable alternative training and
				  experience, pursuant to section
				  67.1(b)(2) 
				  of this Part, the applicant shall meet the requirements of paragraph (1) or (2)
				  of this subdivision, as applicable.
(1)
				  Applicants who are issued an initial training permit for basic ophthalmic
				  dispensing training prior to April 3, 1998, pursuant to section
				  67.4  of this
				  Part, shall either complete all the requirements of this paragraph or all the
				  requirements of paragraph (2) of this subdivision. Applicants shall
				  satisfactorily complete:
(i) at least 1,200
				  clock hours in fitting and adjusting of ophthalmic eyewear; and
(ii) at least 600 clock hours in the
				  verification and interpretation of prescriptions; and
(iii) at least 600 clock hours in other
				  aspects of practice and theory of dispensing, including laboratory
				  preparation.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 67 - Ophthalmic Dispensing › Section 67.3 - Examinations

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(a) Licensing
				  examination.
(1) The licensing examination
				  shall include a written and a practical examination.
(2) The written examination shall include,
				  but not be limited to, the following subjects: theoretical optics, ophthalmic
				  optics, ocular anatomy, physiology and anomalies, ophthalmic dispensing,
				  materials and services, and matters of law, ethics, or practice as may be
				  deemed appropriate by the department.
(3) The practical examination shall include,
				  but need not be limited to, the following skills: fitting and adjusting of
				  lenses; neutralization and lens identification; and prescription
				  analysis.
(4) A candidate shall
				  pass the written examination before taking the practical examination.
(5) Passing score. The passing score for the
				  written examination and for the practical examination shall be 75.0, as
				  determined by the State Board.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 67 - Ophthalmic Dispensing › Section 67.4 - Training permits

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(a)
				  Notwithstanding the requirements of section
				  59.2  of
				  this Title, every person who seeks to meet the education requirement for
				  licensure as an ophthalmic dispenser or the education requirement for
				  certification to fit contact lenses through completion of acceptable
				  alternative training and experience, as such requirements are prescribed in
				  sections
				  67.1 and
				  67.2 
				  of this Part, shall apply to the department for a training permit prior to
				  commencing such training.
(b) To
				  qualify for a training permit for basic ophthalmic dispensing training, a
				  candidate shall present satisfactory evidence of:
(1) enrollment in a training and experience
				  program, which meets the requirements of sections
				  67.1(b)(2)
				 and
				  67.2(a) 
				  of this Part;
(2) attestation by a
				  licensed ophthalmic dispenser, physician or optometrist that the candidate's
				  training and experience program shall meet the requirements of sections
				  67.1(b)(2)
				 and
				  67.2(a) 
				  of this Part and be under the supervision of a licensed ophthalmic dispenser,
				  physician, or optometrist who shall be on-site and readily accessible to
				  provide personal advice and assistance to the candidate, when the candidate is
				  receiving clinical training and experience.