THE
STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234 |
TO:
The Higher Education and
Professional Practice Committee
FROM:
Johanna
Duncan-Poitier
SUBJECT:
Report of the Committee on
the Professions Regarding Licensing Petitions
DATE:
April 27,
2005
STRATEGIC GOAL:
Goal 3
AUTHORIZATION(S):
Issue for Decision
Should the Regents approve the recommendations of the Committee on the
Professions pertaining to licensing petitions as listed on the
attachment?
The question will come before the HE & PP Committee on May 16, 2005,
on its consent agenda, where it will be voted on and final action
taken.
Section 6506(5) of the Education Law and Part 24.7 of the Rules of the
Board of Regents authorizes the Regents to waive education, experience and
examination requirements for a professional license as well as confer the degree
Doctor of Medicine.
There are 19 licensing petitions and 25 requests for conferral of the
degree Doctor of Medicine for review and approval.
It is recommended that the Regents approve the
recommendations of the Committee on the Professions regarding licensing
petitions.
Approval of the Committee on the Professions’ recommendations will be
effective May 17, 2005.
Cases Presented to Board of
Regents on: May 17,
2005
SUMMARY REPORT | ||||||||
PROFESSION |
EDUCATION |
EXAMINATION |
Experience |
Confer
Degree Doctor of Medicine |
Three-Year Limited
License | |||
Pre-Professional |
Professional |
Post-Graduate |
Proficiency |
Licensing | ||||
Acupuncture |
05-01-25 |
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Dietetics-Nutrition |
05-01-48 |
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Dental
Hygiene |
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05-02-69 |
Dentistry |
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05-05-50 |
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05-03-59 05-04-59 |
Land
Surveying |
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05-01-15 |
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Medicine |
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05-25-60* |
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05-25-60* |
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05-40-60C to 05-65-60C |
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Nurse
Practitioner |
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05-02-40 |
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Pharmacy |
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05-10-21 05-11-21 |
Physical Therapist
Assistant |
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05-01-66 |
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Psychology |
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05-01-68 |
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Speech-Language
Pathology |
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05-01-58 |
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Veterinary
Medicine |
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05-08-75 |
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05-04-74 05-05-74 |
Veterinary
Technology |
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05-10-77 05-11-77 |
OTHER: *Endorsement of medical
license from France. |
Total for fiscal year to
date:
45 Total for calendar year to
date:
85 |
Petition for: Three-year limited license to practice pharmacy
under Section 6805(6) of the Education Law.
Statement of Problem:
The applicants listed below have met the education,
examination and experience requirements for licensure as a pharmacist in New
York State. The only requirement for full licensure that cannot be satisfied at
this time is United States citizenship or immigration status as an alien
lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United
States.
Each applicant also has a pending application for full pharmacy
licensure, which cannot be granted until he/she satisfies the citizenship or
permanent residency requirement.
Applicable Guidelines:
Section 6805(6) of Education Law relates to the
requirement of United States citizenship or permanent resident status for
licensure as a pharmacist in New York State and allows the Board of Regents to
grant a one-time. three-year waiver (plus an extension of not more than one
year) for an alien pharmacist to practice in New York State if all other
licensure requirements are satisfied.
NAME OF PETITIONER |
05-10-21 Sridhar Gottipati Richland, WA 99352 |
05-11-21 Vu The Luu Clarence, NY
14051 |
ACTION:
The Department shall issue a limited license for a maximum of three years to
practice pharmacy in New York State to each applicant, conditional upon approval
by the Department of all documentation needed to verify satisfaction of all
pharmacy licensure requirements other than citizenship. The limited license may
be renewed upon the lawful submission of an application for an extension of not
more than one year, at the discretion of the
Department.
05-01-25
Yi Qiao
Wu
Brooklyn, New York
11228-3127
(American International
Acupuncture Institute, Brooklyn, New York, Diploma in Acupuncture,
2002)
Petition
for: Satisfaction of
pre-professional education requirement.
Statement of
Problem: Mr. Wu was
admitted to the American International Acupuncture Institute on the basis of his
study from 1990 to 1994 at Huatuo College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
(TCM). Mr. Wu has forwarded a
report from a national evaluation service stating that his study at that school
was equivalent to four years of postsecondary study in the United
States.
As part of the review of Mr.
Wu's education credentials, the Department wrote to the Department of Education
of Anhui Province of the People's Republic of China seeking information
regarding governmental recognition of Huatuo College of TCM. The Department of Education of Anhui
Province replied that Huatuo College of TCM is a U.S. registered college, which
uses the name Huangshan University of Medicine but has no substantive connection
with that University. Further, they
stated that Huangshan University of Medicine was not qualified to issue
diplomas. Additionally, Department staff have found no evidence that Huatuo
College of TCM was accredited by an acceptable accrediting agency in the United
States. Consequently, Mr. Wu's study at Huatuo College of TCM cannot be accepted
to satisfy the preprofessional education requirement.
After Mr. Wu was informed
that his preprofessional education was not acceptable, he enrolled in ASA
Institute of Business and Computer Technology in Brooklyn, New York, and
completed 60 credits, including 9 credits in biosciences He was awarded an
A.O.S. degree in January 2005. Mr.
Wu asks that this study be accepted to satisfy the preprofessional education
requirement. Department staff
support his petition.
APPLICABLE
REQUIREMENTS:
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QUALIFICATIONS: |
Section 8214 of the
Education Law and 79-2.1 of Commissioner's Regulations
require: |
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(1) Two years of
satisfactory preprofessional college study. |
(1) ASA Institute of
Business and Computer Technology, Brooklyn, New York, A.O.S., January 30,
2005. |
(2) Completion of a satisfactory
acupuncture program. |
(2) American
International Acupuncture Institute, Brooklyn, New York, Diploma in
Acupuncture, 2002. |
(3) Acceptable scores
on the licensing examination. |
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(4) Good moral
character. |
(4) Good moral
character. |
RECOMMENDATION: The Committee
on the Professions recommends that the applicant’s preprofessional education
requirement be considered satisfied.
NURSE PRACTITIONER IN
PSYCHIATRY
05-02-40
Deborah Banford
Stone
Binghamton, NY
13903
(Keuka College, B.S. in
Nursing, 1968; State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York,
M.S. in Nursing, Family Health Nurse Practitioner, 1983)
Petition
for: Acceptance of
experience for nurse practitioner certification under alternative
criteria.
Statement of
Problem: Ms. Stone holds
New York State certification as a nurse practitioner in family health issued on
the basis of her completion of the Family Health Nurse Practitioner program at
the State University at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York. She is petitioning for nurse
practitioner certification in the additional specialty area of psychiatry under
alternative criteria.
For certification in an additional specialty area under alternative
criteria, Commissioner's Regulations require, in addition to appropriate
education, evidence of one thousand hours of clinical practice in the specialty
area in which the additional certification is sought in a health care facility
licensed pursuant to Article 28 of the Public Health Law. Ms. Stone reports that she worked as a
nurse practitioner in psychiatry at United Health Services Hospital, an Article
28 facility, from 1983-87, but that the physicians she worked with are now
deceased. Ms. Stone has documented
additional experience as a nurse practitioner in psychiatry from August 2000 to
the present time at the Catholic Charities of Broome County, Binghamton, New
York. She asks that this experience
be accepted as the substantial equivalent of experience in an Article 28
facility. The Executive Secretary
of the State Board for Nursing supports her request.
APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS:
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QUALIFICATIONS: |
Section 64.4 of the
Regulations of the Commissioner of Education requires under alternative
criteria: |
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(1) Sixty hours
of continuing education in the specialty area in which certification is
sought.
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(1) Sixty
hours of continuing education in the area of psychiatry. |
(2) One thousand hours
of clinical practice in the specialty area in which additional
certification is sought in a health care facility licensed pursuant to
Article 28 of the Public Health Law. |
(2) More than
1,000 hours of experience as a nurse practitioner in psychiatry at
Catholic Charities of Broome County, Binghamton, New York from August 2000
through December 2004.
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(3) Completion of
an acceptable course of at least three semester hours or the equivalent in
pharmacology.
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3) Completed three
semester hours in pharmacology as part of her Family Health Nurse
Practitioner program at the State University at Binghamton, Binghamton,
New York, 1983. |
RECOMMENDATION: The Committee on the Professions, in
concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Nursing,
recommends that the applicant’s petition for acceptance of 1,000 hours of
experience as a nurse practitioner at Catholic Charities of Broome County,
Binghamton, New York as the substantial equivalent of experience in a health
care facility licensed pursuant to Article 28 of the New York State Public
Health Law be accepted to satisfy the requirement for nurse practitioner
certification under alternative criteria.
05-01-48
Julia Lucretia
Lapp
Ithaca, NY 14850
(University of Connecticut,
Storrs, Connecticut, M.S. in Nutritional Science, 1992)
Petition for: Waiver of New
York State requirements pertaining to experience.
Statement of
Problem: Julia Lapp became a Registered Dietitian (RD) on
October 16, 1993 when she met the requirements of the Commission on Dietetic
Registration by completing an accredited master’s degree program that included
an internship and attaining a passing score on the registered dietitian
examination. Ms. Lapp does not
qualify for licensure through the baccalaureate degree route as she has 38
semester hour credits in the professional dietetics and nutrition content
whereas 45 semester hour credits are required. However, she has completed the
content and distribution education requirements for the associate degree route.
For this route, 10 years of education and experience
credit within the last 15 years is required. The experience must include 2.5 years of
planned work experience and all of the experience must be supervised. Other RDs have verified nine years of
experience for Ms. Lapp and she completed an internship that qualifies as
planned work experience but it was not 2.5 years in length. Not all of Ms. Lapp’s experience has
been directly supervised.
Based on the unique qualifications of
the applicant, the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Dietetics and
Nutrition recommends that the education and experience requirements, including
the planned work experience, be considered satisfied for Ms. Lapp through the
associate degree licensure route.
APPLICABLE
REQUIREMENTS:
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QUALIFICATIONS: |
Section 8004(2) of the
Education Law and Part 79-6 of the Commissioner's Regulations
require: |
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(a)(1) An
associate degree based on a program in dietetics or nutrition which
includes the equivalent of at least 30 semester hours in the nine
curricular areas that constitute the professional dietetics and
nutritional content area and at least 15 semester hours in the human
biological sciences and social and behavioral sciences content area,
and
(a)(2) Completion, in the 15 years
preceding application, of 10 full-time equivalent years of experience and
education in the field of dietetics and nutrition, including a minimum of
2.5 equivalent years of planned work experience, acceptable to the New York State
Board for Dietetics and Nutrition, and
(b) Endorsements from three dietitians
or nutritionists acceptable to the Department. |
(a) (1) Corning
Community College, Corning, New York, A.A. in humanities and social
sciences, 1985; Elmira College, Elmira, New York, B.A. in sociology and
anthropology, 1986; University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, M.S.
in Nutritional Science, 1992, dissertation work in anthropology, 1992 –
1998.
(a) (2) See Statement of
Problem.
(b) See Statement of Problem.
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(c) Satisfactory scores on an
acceptable examination. |
(c) Passed Registration Examination
for Dietitians, October 1993. |
RECOMMENDATION: The Committee on the Professions, in
concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Dietetics and
Nutrition, recommends that the applicant's education
and experience requirements, including the planned work experience, be
considered satisfied for licensure through the associate degree
route.
05-05-50
Mijin
Kim
Rochester, NY 14623
(Yonsei University, Seoul,
Korea, Doctor of Dental Surgery, 1995)
Petition for: Acceptance of
education.
Statement of
Problem: Dr. Kim did not
complete the two academic years of study required in an accredited dental school
program culminating in certification that the applicant has achieved the level
of knowledge and clinical proficiency expected of a graduate of that
school. Such study is required for
applicants completing a program of dental education in an unregistered or
unaccredited dental school.
Dr. Kim is expected to complete the two-year advanced program in general
dentistry at the Eastman Dental Center of the University of Rochester in June
2005. This program is acknowledged by the State Board for Dentistry as the
substantial equivalent of the two-year program required in regulation. Dr. Kim
asks that her study at the Eastman Dental Center of the University of Rochester,
when completed, be accepted to satisfy Commissioner's
Regulations.
APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS: |
QUALIFICATIONS: |
Section 61 of the Regulations of the
Commissioner of Education require: |
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(1) Not less than 60 semester hours of
preprofessional education including courses in general chemistry, organic
chemistry, biology or zoology, and physics. |
(1) Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea,
1989-91. |
(2) Four academic years of dental
education culminating in a degree in an acceptable dental
school. |
(2) Four years of acceptable dental
education culminating in the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery from
Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 1995.
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(3) Two academic years of study in an
accredited dental school program culminating in certification that the
applicant has achieved the level of knowledge and clinical proficiency
expected of a graduate of that school. |
(3) Two-year advanced program in general
dentistry at the University of Rochester, Eastman Dental Center, to be
completed June 2005. |
(4) Satisfactory scores on Parts I and II of
the National Dental Board Examinations. |
(4) |
(5) Satisfactory performance on the clinical
examination administered by the Northeast Regional Board of Dental
Examiners. |
(5) |
(6) United States citizen or alien lawfully
admitted for permanent residence in the United
States. |
(6) |
(7) Evidence of the required course in the
identification and reporting of child abuse and
maltreatment. |
(7) Completed the required course in the
identification and reporting of child abuse and
maltreatment. |
RECOMMENDATION: The Committee on the
Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the State Board for
Dentistry, recommends that the applicant's advanced program in general dentistry
at the University of Rochester be accepted as the substantial equivalent of the
required two academic years of dental study in a registered or accredited dental
school program upon documentation of satisfactory completion.
Petition for: Three-year limited license to practice Dentistry
under Section 6604(6) of the Education Law.
Statement of Problem: The applicants listed below have satisfied the
education and examination requirements for licensure as a dentist in New York
State. The only requirement for full licensure that cannot be satisfied at this
time is United States citizenship or immigration status as an alien lawfully
admitted for permanent residence in the United States.
Each applicant has an opportunity to practice dentistry in an area which
has been designated a Federal Dental Health Professions Shortage Area and
requests a three-year waiver of the citizenship requirement under Section
6604(6) of the Education Law. Each applicant must sign an affidavit stating the
exact location of the shortage area where he/she will practice before the
three-year limited license will be issued.
Applicable Guidelines: Section 6604(6) of Education Law relates to the
requirement of United States citizenship or permanent resident status for
licensure as a dentist in New York State and allows the Board of Regents to
grant a one-time, three-year waiver of this requirement for an alien dentist to
practice in New York State if all other licensure requirements are satisfied and
to grant an additional extension not to exceed six years to enable the alien to
secure citizenship or permanent resident status, provided such status is being
actively pursued.
NAME OF
PETITIONER |
05-03-59 Mohammed Bhuiyan Jackson Heights, NY
11372 |
05-04-59 Sangeeta
Gajendra
Rochester, NY
14620 |
ACTION:
The Department shall issue a three-year limited license to each applicant to
practice dentistry in New York State in a Federal Dental Health Professions
Shortage Area upon approval by the Department of all documentation needed to
verify satisfaction of all dentistry licensure requirements other than
citizenship and an acceptable Affidavit of Agreement on the applicant’s location
of employment. The limited license
may be renewed upon the lawful submission of an application for an extension of
not more than six years, at the discretion of the
Department.
Petition for: Three-year limited license to practice Dental
Hygiene under Section 6609(6) of the Education Law.
Statement of Problem: The applicant listed below has satisfied the
education and examination requirements for licensure as a dental hygienist in
New York State. The only requirement for full licensure that cannot be satisfied
at this time is United States citizenship or immigration status as an alien
lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United
States.
The applicant has an opportunity to practice dental hygiene in an area
which has been designated a Federal Dental Health Professions Shortage Area and
requests a three-year waiver of the citizenship requirement under Section
6609(6) of the Education Law. The applicant must sign an affidavit stating the
exact location of the shortage area where she will practice before the
three-year limited license will be issued.
Applicable Guidelines: Section 6609(6) of Education Law relates to the
requirement of United States citizenship or permanent resident status for
licensure as a dental hygienist in New York State and allows the Board of
Regents to grant a one-time, three-year waiver of this requirement for an alien
dental hygienist to practice in New York State if all other licensure
requirements are satisfied and to grant an additional extension not to exceed
six years to enable the alien to secure citizenship or permanent resident
status, provided such status is being actively pursued.
NAME OF
PETITIONER |
05-02-69Andrea Abbott New York, NY
10028 |
ACTION:
The Department shall issue a three-year limited license to practice dental
hygiene in New York State in a Federal Dental Health Professions Shortage Area
upon approval by the Department of all documentation needed to verify
satisfaction of all dental hygiene licensure requirements other than citizenship
and an acceptable Affidavit of Agreement on the applicant’s location of
employment. The limited
license may be renewed upon the lawful submission of an application for an
extension of not more than six years, at the discretion of the
Department.
SPEECH-LANGUAGE
PATHOLOGY
05-01-58
Ana Isabel
Guerrero
Flushing, New York
11355
(Pontificia Universidad
Javeriana, Cali, Columbia, Especialista, May 1998.)
Petition for: Acceptance of more than
seven years of experience as a speech therapist in the Social Security Clinic
Rafael Uribe Uribe, Cali, Colombia as the substantial equivalent of the required
150 clock hours of graduate level practicum.
Statement of
Problem:
Ms. Guerrero earned a Speech Language Pathology and Audiology degree from
Universidad del Rosario in 1995 and an Especialista in Health Administration
from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in 1998. Her studies meet all educational
requirements for speech-language pathology licensure in New York State except
for 150 clock hours of graduate level practicum.
From October 1995 through
June 2003, Ms. Guerrero worked as a speech therapist and audiologist at the
Social Security Clinic Rafael Uribe Uribe in Cali, Colombia. Her work included
evaluation and treatment of infants, children and adults in both clinic and
hospital settings. She asks that
her more than seven years of experience as a speech therapist be accepted as the
substantial equivalent of the required 150 clock hours of graduate level
practicum. In February, the
Executive Secretary of the State Board for Speech-Language Pathology expressed
support for the applicant’s request.
APPLICABLE
REQUIREMENTS: |
QUALIFICATIONS: |
Section 8206 of the Education Law and Part 75
of the Commissioner’s Regulations require: |
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(1) Completion of a registered program in
speech-language pathology leading to the master’s degree or the
equivalent, as determined by the Department, including specified
coursework. |
(1) Universidad del Rosario, Bogota, Colombia,
Fonoaudiologia, August 1995; Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Cali,
Colombia, Especialista, May 1998. |
(2) Not less than nine months of satisfactory
supervised experience following completion of a program that meets the
above requirements. |
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(3) Satisfactory grades on the uniform
examination in speech-language pathology. |
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RECOMMENDATION: The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence
with the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Speech-Language Pathology,
recommends that the applicant’s petition for acceptance of more than seven
year’s experience as a speech therapist and audiologist at the Social Security
Clinic Rafael Uribe Uribe as the substantial equivalent of the required 150
clock hours of graduate level practicum be accepted.
05-01-66
Alec
Shneider
Brooklyn, NY
11214
(Kingsborough Community
College, Brooklyn, New York, A.S., 1999 and Long Island University, Brooklyn
Campus, Brooklyn, New York, 2000 - 2003)
Petition
for: Acceptance of
education as being the substantial equivalent of a registered
program.
Statement of
Problem: Mr. Shneider did
not complete a physical therapist assistant or physical therapy program as
required for licensure as a physical therapist assistant. He successfully completed the entire
entry-level BS/MS physical therapy program at Long Island University except for
one of the five clinical practice courses.
The applicant is requesting that his studies for which the college gave
him credit (including 26 weeks of attendance at clinical sites for 1040 hours of
clinical education) be considered equivalent to an approved program for physical
therapist assistants.
APPLICABLE
REQUIREMENTS: |
QUALIFICATIONS: |
Section 6740 of the
Education Law and Part 77 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of
Education require: |
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(1) Completion of a two-year New York
State registered licensure-qualifying program or a college program
accredited by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) for
physical therapist assistants OR
Completion of a
physical therapy program determined by the department to be the equivalent
to a registered physical therapist assistant
program. |
(1) Kingsborough Community College,
Brooklyn, New York, A.S., January 1999; Long Island University, Brooklyn
Campus, Brooklyn, New York, enrolled summer 2000 – summer 2003 in an
approved physical therapy program and earned 200 semester credits
(including 82 transfer credits). |
(2) Evidence of good moral
character. |
(2) Good moral
character. |
RECOMMENDATION: The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence with
the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Physical Therapy, recommends that
the applicant's education be accepted as the equivalent of a registered physical
therapist assistant program upon documentation of passing scores on the national
physical therapy or physical therapist assistant examination.
05-01-68
Kamarajan
Chellappan
Brooklyn, New York
11203-2098
(National Institute of
Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Doctor of
Philosophy in Clinical Psychology, November 2001)
Petition
for: Acceptance of
education.
Statement of
Problem: Commissioner's
Regulations require a doctoral degree in psychology and a minimum of 30 semester
hours of coursework obtained at the doctoral degree-granting institution to
satisfy the professional education requirements for licensure as a psychologist.
Dr. Chellappan earned a Master of Arts degree in psychology at Annamalai
University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India in 1993 and a Master of Philosophy
degree in medical and social psychology at the Central Institute of Psychiatry
(Ranchi University), Ranchi, India in 1996. He began doctoral studies in 1996 in the
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka,
India, earning the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology in
November 2001. Admission to the
doctoral program was based on the Master of Philosophy in medical and social
psychology he earned in 1996 from Ranchi University.
Dr. Chellappan's study at
the three universities included the required coursework in scientific and
professional ethics and standards of practice, and issues of cultural and ethnic
diversity, and at least three semester hours in each of the following required
substantive content areas: biological basis of behavior, cognitive-affective
basis of behavior, social basis of behavior, individual difference,
psychometrics, history and systems of psychology, and research design,
methodology, and statistics. In
addition, his studies included a supervised practicum. The doctoral program at
the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences did not include formal
coursework. However, a review of
the program indicates that it included sufficient seminars and tutorials such
that the study could be equated to 30 semester hours, as required for the
doctoral program. Dr. Chellappan
asks that his education be accepted to satisfy the professional education
requirement for licensure. The Executive Secretary of the State Board for
Psychology supports his petition.
APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS:
|
QUALIFICATIONS: |
Sections 7603 and 6507
of the Education Law and Section 72.1 of Commissioner’s Regulations
require: |
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(1) Acceptable doctoral degree and program in
psychology. |
(1) Annamalai University, Chidambaram,
Tamil Nadu, India, Master of Arts in Psychology,
1993. (2) Central Institute of Psychiatry (Ranchi
University), Ranchi, India, Master of Philosophy in Medical and Social
Psychology, 1996. (3) National Institute of Mental Health and
Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Doctor of Philosophy in
Clinical Psychology, November 13, 2001.
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(2) Two years satisfactory supervised
experience. |
(2) |
(3) Acceptable scores on a satisfactory
licensing examination. |
(3) |
(4) Evidence of good moral
character. |
(4) Good moral
character. |
(5) Evidence of completion of the required
course in identification and reporting of child abuse and
maltreatment. |
(5)
|
RECOMMENDATION: The Committee
on the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the State
Board for Psychology, recommends that the applicant’s education requirements be
considered satisfied.
VETERINARY
MEDICINE
05-08-75
Alan J.
Herron
Morris Plains,
NJ 07950
(Purdue
University School of Veterinary Medicine, West Lafayette, Indiana, D.V.M.,
1975)
Petition for: Waiver of New
York State requirements pertaining to acceptability of licensing examinations
for licensure by endorsement.
Statement of
Problem: Dr. Herron graduated from
an accredited college of veterinary medicine in 1975. Dr. Herron passed the June 1975 National
Board Examination (NBE) but has not taken the Clinical Competency Test (CCT)
which was offered only from 1984 to 2000.
For New York State licensure, applicants who passed the NBE must also
take the CCT. Both the NBE and the
CCT have been replaced by the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination
(NAVLE).
Dr. Herron was licensed in Indiana in
1975 and in Florida in 1976. He has
documented nineteen years of professional practice in Florida.
In view of Dr. Herron’s documentation
of numerous years of practice as evidence of clinical competence, the Executive
Secretary of the State Board for Veterinary Medicine recommends that the CCT examination requirement be waived and
the applicant’s Florida license be accepted for endorsement in New York
State.
APPLICABLE
REQUIREMENTS:
|
QUALIFICATIONS: |
Section 6704 of the
Education Law and Section 59.6 and Part 62 of the Regulations of the
Commissioner of Education: |
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(1) Completion of six
years’ preprofessional and professional postsecondary studies satisfactory
to the department and graduation with a satisfactory degree in veterinary
medicine. |
(1) Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana,
1969 – 1975 for D.V.M., May 1975. |
(2) Acceptable scores
on satisfactory licensing examinations or passing scores on an acceptable
state licensing examination not in use in New York State and at least two
years of satisfactory professional experience following
licensure. |
(2)(a) Passing score
on June 1975 NBE examination; did not take the CCT.
(2)(b) Licensed as a
veterinarian in Florida, October 1976.
(2)(c) More than two
years of satisfactory professional experience following
licensure. |
(3) United States
citizenship or immigration status as an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent resident status in the United States. |
(3) United States
citizen. |
(4) Evidence of good
moral character. |
(4) Good moral
character. |
RECOMMENDATION: The Committee
on the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the State
Board for Veterinary Medicine, recommends waiver of the CCT examination
requirement and endorsement of the applicant's license.
Petition for:
Three-year limited license to practice veterinary medicine under Section
6704(6) of the Education Law.
Statement of Problem: The applicants listed below have met the education
and examination requirements for licensure as veterinarians in New York State.
The only requirement for full licensure that cannot be satisfied at this time is
United States citizenship or immigration status as an alien lawfully admitted
for permanent residence in the United States.
Each applicant also has a pending application for full veterinary medical
licensure, which cannot be granted until he/she satisfies the citizenship or
permanent residency requirement.
Applicable Guidelines: Section 6704(6) of Education Law relates to the
requirement of United States citizenship or permanent resident status for
licensure as a veterinarian in New York State and allows the Board of Regents to
grant a one-time, three-year waiver (plus an extension of not more than one
year) for an alien veterinarian to practice in New York State if all other
licensure requirements are satisfied.
Name of Petitioner |
05-04-74 Mildred Jane
Kerr New York, NY
10022 |
05-05-74 Yaron Schmid Moshav - Matta 99870 ISRAEL |
ACTION:
The Department shall issue a limited license for a maximum of three years to
practice veterinary medicine in New York State to each applicant, conditional
upon approval by the Department of all documentation needed to verify
satisfaction of all veterinary medicine licensure requirements other than
citizenship. The limited license may be renewed upon the lawful submission of an
application for an extension of not more than one year, at the discretion of the
Department.
Petition for:
Three-year limited license to practice veterinary technology under
Section 6711(6) of the Education Law.
Statement of Problem: The applicants listed below have met the education
and examination requirements for licensure as veterinary technicians in New York
State. The only requirement for full licensure that cannot be satisfied at this
time is United States citizenship or immigration status as an alien lawfully
admitted for permanent residence in the United States.
Each applicant also has a pending application for full veterinary
technology licensure, which cannot be granted until he/she satisfies the
citizenship or permanent residency requirement.
Applicable Guidelines: Section 6711(6) of Education Law relates to the
requirement of United States citizenship or permanent resident status for
licensure as a veterinary technician in New York State and allows the Board of
Regents to grant a one-time, three-year waiver (plus an extension of not more
than one year) for an alien veterinary technician to practice in New York State
if all other licensure requirements are satisfied.
Name of
Petitioner |
05-10-77 Nicoline
Janne Vrouwlje VanKan
New York, NY 10032 |
05-11-77
Fumiyo
Watanabe
Delhi, NY
13753-1024 |
ACTION:
The Department shall issue a limited license for a maximum of three years to
practice veterinary technology in New York State to each applicant, conditional
upon approval by the Department of all documentation needed to verify
satisfaction of all veterinary technology licensure requirements other than
citizenship. The limited license may be renewed upon the lawful submission of an
application for an extension of not more than one year, at the discretion of the
Department.
MEDICINE
05-25-60
Dominique
Michel Jan
Paris
France
75014
(Universite
Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France, Docteur en Medecine, June
1984)
Petition
for: Endorsement
of a French medical license and acceptance of hospital training completed in
France as the substantial equivalent of three years of ACGME-accredited
postgraduate hospital training.
Statement
of Problem: Dr.
Jan completed his medical studies at the Universite Pierre et Marie Curie in
1978 and received his medical degree in 1984. Upon receipt of his medical
degree, he was licensed in France. Commissioner’s Regulations allow endorsement
of an applicant’s license from another jurisdiction if appropriate requirements
are met. One of the requirements is the satisfactory passing of an acceptable
licensing examination.
Commissioner’s Regulations also state that an applicant for endorsement
cannot have failed any part of New York State’s licensing examination. At the
present time, New York State requires acceptable scores on Steps 1, 2, and 3 of
the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE). Dr. Jan has never
attempted this examination sequence.
He requests that his French license obtained by examination be
endorsed. The Executive Secretary
for the State Board for Medicine recommends that the licensing examination he
completed in France be accepted for endorsement.
Dr.
Jan completed a residency in general surgery and surgery specialties from
January 1978 to September 1984 at Assistance Publique, Paris, France and a
fellowship in pediatric surgery from October 1, 1984 to September 30, 1987 at
Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, France. He requests that his French hospital
training be considered the substantial equivalent of the three years of
ACGME-accredited postgraduate hospital training required for
licensure.
APPLICABLE
REQUIREMENTS:
|
QUALIFICATIONS: |
Sections
60.1 and 60.5 of the Commissioner’s Regulations for endorsement of a
foreign license require: |
|
(1) Six years of postsecondary
education, including at least 32 months of medical
education. |
(a)
University
Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris VI, Paris, France, 1971-1978, M.D.,
1984. |
(2) Satisfactory proficiency
examination. |
(2)
Board certification in general surgery from the National Order of
Medicine, Paris, France, March 1986.
|
(3) Three years of approved
postgraduate hospital training. |
(3)
Postgraduate training in surgery from 1978 through 1984 at Assistance
Publique Hopitaux, Paris, France; postgraduate training in pediatric
surgery from October 1, 1984 to September 30, 1987 at Necker Enfants
Malades, Paris, France.
|
(4) Appropriate medical license or
certificate. |
(4) French
medical license, 1984. |
(5) Acceptable scores on a clinical
competency examination acceptable to the
Department. |
(5)
Board Certification in pediatric surgery from the National Order of
Medicine, Paris, France, June 1988. |
(6) Not less than five years of
satisfactory professional experience. |
(6)
More than 20 years of satisfactory professional
experience. |
(7) United States citizen or alien
lawfully admitted for permanent resident status in the United
States. |
(7)
|
(8) Evidence of good moral
character. |
(8) Good moral
character. |
(9) Evidence
of the required course in the identification and reporting of child abuse
and maltreatment. |
(9)
|
RECOMMENDATION:
The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of
the New York State Board for Medicine, recommends endorsement of the French
medical license and acceptance of the hospital training in France as the
substantial equivalent of the required three years of ACGME-accredited
postgraduate hospital training.
MEDICINE
Petition for: Conferral of the degree Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
pursuant to Section 6529 of the Education Law.
Summary Statement: The petitioners listed below are all graduates of
foreign medical schools who have been licensed in New
York.
The applicable requirements of Section 3.57 of the Rules of the Board of
Regents require completion of a medical education program in a foreign medical
school satisfactory to the Department which does not grant the degree Doctor of
Medicine (M.D.), and in which the philosophy and curriculum were equivalent, as
determined by the Department in accordance with the policy of the Board of
Regents, to those in programs leading to the degree Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) at
medical schools in the United States satisfactory to, or registered by, the
Board of Regents and the Department.
Secondly, petitioners must have licensure to practice medicine in New
York State in accordance with provisions of Section 6524 or 6528 of the
Education Law or their equivalent as determined by the Board of Regents pursuant
to their authority under Section 6506 of the Education
Law.
NAME OF
PETITIONER |
QUALIFICATIONS |
05-40-60C Ahmed Abou-Taleb New York, NY 10019 |
(1) University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt,
Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery, 2/23/65. (2) License #158334, issued on
5/11/84 |
05-41-60C Yuri Birbrayer Brooklyn, NY 11235 |
(1) Kalinin State University, Kalinin, USSR,
Physician, 6/29/74. (2) License #162525, issued on
7/1/85. |
05-42-60C Michel
Ghobrial Aldan, PA
19018 |
(1) Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, Bachelor of
Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery, 12/1/94. (2) License #234668, issued on
12/13/04. |
05-43-60C Anil Khullar Valatie, NY 12184 |
(1) Rajasthan University, Jaipur, India, Bachelor
of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 8/4/79. (2) License #173990, issued on
3/24/88. |
05-44-60C Vincent Koh Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
|
(1) Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, Bachelor
of Medicine, 3/31/70. (2) License #125850, issued on
11/10/75. |
05-45-60C Warren
Lobo East Islip, NY
11730 |
(1) Bangalore University, Bangalore, India,
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 5/25/81. (2) License #175268, issued on
7/15/88. |
05-46-60C Gary Mellen New York, NY 16128 |
(1) University of Del Noreste, Tampico, Mexico,
Physician & Surgeon, 12/1/81. (2) License #157250, issued on
1/31/84. |
05-47-60C Phyllis Sohotra Hudson, NY 12534 |
(1) Fatimah Jinnah Medical College, Lahore,
Pakistan, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery,
2/9/76. (2) License #149633, issued on
4/16/82. |
05-48-60C Neeta Pandit-Taskar Scarsdale, NY 10583 |
(1) Lady Harding Medical College Hospital, New
Delhi, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery,
5/9/90. (2) License #229854, issued on
9/10/03. |
05-49-60C Radhika Rachamalla Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 |
(1) Karnool Medical College, Vijayanada, India,
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 12/7/96. (2) License #233018, issued on
6/25/04. |
05-50-60C Rajat Sanyal White Plains, NY 10605 |
(1) University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India,
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 7/15/78. (2) License #203483, issued on
7/1/96.
|
05-51-60C Shiraj
Shah Gloversville, NY
12078 |
(1) Government Medical College, Barsoda, India,
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 4/24/82. (2) License #192319, issued on
6/8/93. |
05-52-60C Prabhat
Soni Brooklyn, NY 11210 |
(1) Rajasthan University, Bikaner, India, Bachelor
of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 7/19/77. (2) License #192569, issued on
6/29/93. |
05-53-60C Samuel Badalian Manlius, NY 13104 |
(3) State Medical Institute of Yerevan, Yerevan,
Soviet Union (USSR), Physician, 7/1/81. (4) License #211964, issued on
9/1/98. |
05-54-60C Ilya Bilik Brooklyn, NY 11235 |
(3) Sredneaziatskij Medical, Sredneaziatskij,
Soviet Union (USSR), Physician, 1/7/85. (4) License #199478, issued on
5/30/95. |
05-55-60C Paul
Donovan Kingston, NY
12401 |
(3) University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, Bachelor
of Medicine & Surgery, 1/1/69. (4) License #123071, issued on
3/7/75. |
05-56-60C Gary Guo Scarsdale, NY 10583 |
(3) First Shanghai Medical College, Shanghai,
People’s Republic of China, Graduation Diploma,
12/1/82. (4) License #234103, issued on
9/27/04. |
05-57-60C Shaikh
Hasan
Woodmere, NY
11598 |
(1) University of Dacca, Dhaka, Pakistan, Bachelor
of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 12/1/79. (2) License #198890, issued on
4/4/95. |
05-58-60C Luay Marji Yonkers, NY 10710 |
(1) State Medical Institute, Vinnitza, Vinnitza,
Ukraine, Physician, 6/19/88. (2) License #204489, issued on
9/18/96. |
05-59-60C
Bushra
Mina
Cresskill, NJ 07626 |
(1) Alexandria University-Medicine, Alexandria,
Egypt, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery,
11/1/80. (2) License #187976, issued on
12/31/91.
|
05-61-60C Zaw Oo Elmhurst, NY 11373 |
(1) University of Rangoon, Yangon, Burma, Bachelor
of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 12/11/82. (2) License #198749, issued on
3/15/95. |
05-62-60C John Sayad Brooklyn, NY 11209 |
(1) University Del Noreste, Tampico, Mexico,
Physician & Surgeon, 6/11/81. (2) License #156271, issued on
10/17/83. |
05-63-60C Rameschandra Shukla New Rochelle, NY 10801 |
(1) Baroda Medical College, Gujarat, India,
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 10/1/67. (2) License #125286, issued on
9/15/75. |
05-64-60C Steven Tamarin New York, NY 10024 |
(1) Autonomous University of Guadalajara,
Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician & Surgeon,
12/19/75. (2) License #132493, issued on
9/16/77. |
05-65-60C Wenjing Tao Bayside, NY 11364 |
(1) Nanjing University, Nanjing, People’s Republic
of China, Bachelor of Medicine, 7/10/86. (2) License #218105, issued on
6/30/00. |
RECOMMENDATION: The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence
with the State Board for Medicine, recommends that the petitioners be awarded
the degree Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) in accordance with provisions of Section
6529 of the Education Law.
LAND
SURVEYING
04-01-15
Clifford Alan Wagner
Clifton Springs, NY 14432
Petition for: Acceptance of
experience.
Statement of Problem: The applicant is appealing
the determination of the New York State Board for Engineering and Land Surveying
that he needs additional acceptable experience for licensure.
Mr. Wagner feels the review of his
experience was arbitrary and capricious as, despite additional documentation he
submitted, he was granted only six years and six months credit out of the twelve
years and one month experience he documented. He also protests the areas in which he
is required to document satisfactory experience. He states that he has experience in the
legal aspects of the profession and feels that being required to “demonstrate
Experience in Responsible charge of the office aspects of the profession” should
be illegal as he believes only a licensed land surveyor can be “in responsible
charge of all work performed under him.”
Also, Mr. Wagner notes that he qualified for North Carolina licensure and
that state verified that he was issued a license on September 7,
2000.
Mr. Wagner reports that he has
completed approximately 90 hours of postsecondary education with a major in
mathematics. However, since his postsecondary study has not been in land
surveying, Part 68 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education requires
that he submit documentation of eight years of practical work experience
satisfactory to the New York State Board and that he successfully complete
licensing examinations. At this
time, it appears he has passed two of the three examinations required for
licensure as a land surveyor in New York State. Section 68.5 of Regulations specifies
that practical experience in land surveying “ satisfactory” to the Board be
verified in a manner “acceptable” to the Board. This section also requires that the
applicant demonstrate, among other aspects, “adequate experience in charge of
the office aspects of the application” (defined by the State Board as evaluation
and analysis of field data, maintenance of survey records, client contact, and
supervision of office personnel) as well as “experience in the legal aspects of
the profession” (defined by the State Board as research of private and public
records necessary to trace title documents, preparation of final survey results
and contract preparation).
The State Board indicates that these tasks are not the same as being in
overall charge of the project.
The applicant’s documented prelicensure
experience in New York State and North Carolina has been reviewed three times by
two New York State Board members who are licensed land surveyors. Both Board members are in agreement that
the experience that has been submitted by the applicant does not meet all the
requirements of Section 68.5 of the Regulations. The applicant was notified in writing of
the Board member’s determination after each review. The Department sends letters to all land
surveying licensure applicants who have not met the requirements for licensure.
The letter identifies the areas where the applicant’s experience has not met the
requirements of the Regulations based on a review and evaluation by a State
Board member.. Due to a clerical error, one letter had
the wrong box checked off but this was corrected by the reviewer and so noted in
a subsequent letter to the applicant.
The Committee on the Professions has
reviewed the documentation submitted in support of Mr. Wagner’s application for
licensure as a land surveyor in New York State, including the supplemental
information he submitted to the Committee on November 2, 2004 and November 28,
2004. The Committee notes that two independent reviews by Land Surveying members
of the New York State Board for Engineering and Land Surveying concluded that
Mr. Wagner’s experience as submitted does not meet all of New York State’s
requirements for licensure and, consequently, he does not qualify to sit for the
New York State Specific Examination that is required before licensure in New
York State. The additional
documentation he submitted after being initially notified of experience
deficiencies was considered. The Committee notes that the determination of
experience credit was in accordance with State Board procedures and that all
documentation submitted by Mr. Wagner was considered. After reviewing the total record, the
Committee finds that Mr. Wagner has not submitted any evidence that the State
Board experts in land surveying erred in
assessing petitioner’s experience documentation.made any errors in
professional judgment.
APPLICABLE
REQUIREMENTS: |
QUALIFICATIONS: |
Section
7206-a of the Education Law and Part 68 of the Regulations of the
Commissioner of Education require: |
|
(1) Approved bachelor's degree in land
surveying and four years of acceptable experience or eight years of
acceptable combined education and experience
credit. |
(1) See Statement of
Problem. |
(2) Acceptable scores on a
satisfactory licensing examination (Part 1: Fundamentals of Land
Surveying; Part 2: Principles and Practice of Land Surveying; Part 3:
NYS
specific). |
(2)
Department does not have NCEES documentation of passing results; however, North
Carolina reports that he passed the Fundamentals of Land Surveying
Examination in October 1999 and under “Principles of Practice of Land
Surveying” reports that he passed Part A of the NCEE examination along
with Parts B and C in April 2000. |
(3) United States citizen or alien
lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United
States. |
(3) United States
citizen |
(4) Evidence of good moral
character. |
(4)
|
RECOMMENDATION: The Committee on the
Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the State Board for
Engineering and Land Surveying, recommends that the applicant’s petition be
denied.