THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234

 

TO:

The Honorable the Members of the Board of Regents

FROM:

Johanna Duncan-Poitier

COMMITTEE:

Higher Education and Professional Practice

TITLE OF ITEM:

Report of the Committee on the Professions Regarding Licensing Petitions

DATE OF SUBMISSION:

January 14, 2005

PROPOSED HANDLING:

Approval (Consent Agenda)

RATIONALE FOR ITEM:

Section 6506(5) of Education Law and Part 24.7 of the Rules of the Board of Regents

STRATEGIC GOAL:

Goal 3

AUTHORIZATION(S):

 

 

SUMMARY:

 

Attached for your consideration and approval are recommendations of the Committee on the Professions pertaining to licensing petitions.

 

 

VOTED:

 

          That the attached recommendations of the Committee on the Professions pertaining to the licensing petitions be approved.


 

 

Cases Presented to Board of Regents on:  February 8, 2005                                                                                 SUMMARY REPORT

 

 

PROFESSION

EDUCATION

EXAMINATION

 

 

Experience

Confer Degree Doctor of Medicine

 

 

Three-Year

Limited License

Pre-Professional

 

Professional

Post-Graduate

 

Proficiency

 

Licensing

Dentistry

 

 

 

 

 

05-02-50

 

 

 

Medicine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

05-17-60C

to

05-26-60C

 

 

Dental Hygiene

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

05-01-69

Pharmacy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

05-02-21

to

05-05-21

 

Veterinary Medicine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

05-01-74

05-02-74

 

 

OTHER:  

 

 

 

 

Total for fiscal year to date:         269

 

Total for calendar year to date:     40


THREE-YEAR LIMITED LICENSE IN PHARMACY

 

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

05-02-21

Jitendra K. Patel

Lake Hiawatha, NJ  07034

05-03-21

Keyur N. Shah

North Arlington, NJ  07031

05-04-21

Maya G. Garala

New York, NY  10006

 

05-05-21

Holly E. Benoit

Plattsburgh, NY  12901

 

 

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.

 


DENTISTRY

05-02-50

Richard L. Fowler

Ellicottville, NY  14731-1763

 

(University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, D.D.S., May 1968)

 

Petition for:  Waiver of examination requirement.

 

Statement of Problem:   Dr. Fowler satisfies the educational requirements for licensure in dentistry through his study at the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, culminating in the D.D.S. degree awarded in May 1968.

 

          Dr. Fowler was licensed in April 1968 by the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario on the basis of his degree from the University of Toronto.  In Ontario at that time, licensure in dentistry did not require a licensing examination. Commissioner's Regulations require that an applicant for licensure in dentistry in New York State must successfully complete a licensing examination consisting of Parts I and II, designed to sample knowledge from all areas related to dentistry, and Part III, an examination in clinical dentistry, the scope and content of which shall be determined by the State Board for Dentistry. Currently, the Department accepts the National Board Dental Examinations to satisfy Parts I and II and the Northeast Regional Board of Dental Examiners clinical examination to satisfy Part III of the licensing examination requirement.  Between May 22, 2003 and December 31, 2005, an applicant may substitute successful completion of a residency program that meets the requirements of section 61.18 of Commissioner’s Regulations in lieu of Part III of the licensing examination.  Dr. Fowler has not completed a residency program and has not completed a written licensing examination or clinical examination for licensure in any jurisdiction.

 

          Dr. Fowler reports successful practice in dentistry from April 1968 through May 1976 as an associate with Dr. Michael Patrick in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and solo practice from May 1976 through June 1986 in Burlington, Ontario, Canada.  From June 1986 through June 2002, he was a partner in a dental health group in Burlington, Ontario, Canada.  He states that he has completed postgraduate courses in “esthetic dentistry” at the State University of New York at Buffalo and in “CO2 laser,” “Core-vent implants,” “CPR,” and the “Concept of complete dentistry.”  Dr. Fowler asks that the licensing examination required in Commissioner's Regulations be waived.  The Executive Secretary of the State Board for Dentistry finds no basis for supporting a waiver of the examination requirement for Dr. Fowler.

 

APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS:

QUALIFICATIONS:

Section 61 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education requires:

 

(1) Not less than 60 semester hours of preprofessional education including courses in general chemistry, organic chemistry, biology or zoology, and physics.

(1) Ontario Grade 13 diploma, 1963, and one year of pre-dental study at the University of Toronto, University College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1963-64.

(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 D.D.S. at the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 1968.

(3) Satisfactory scores on Parts I and II of the National Dental Board Examinations.

(3)

(4) Satisfactory performance on the clinical examination administered by the Northeast Regional Board of Dental Examiners.

(4)

(5) United States citizen or alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.

(5)

(6) Evidence of the required course in the identification and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment.

(6) Certificate of Completion of 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 petition for waiver of the licensing examination requirement be denied.


THREE-YEAR LIMITED LICENSE IN DENTAL HYGIENE

 

 

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

05-01-69

Jennifer Lam

New York, NY  10010-2607

 

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 by the Department, if appropriate, for a maximum of six years.

 


THREE-YEAR LIMITED LICENSE IN VETERINARY MEDICINE

 

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 they satisfy 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

05-01-74

Heidi Norma Maclean

Ithaca, NY 14850

05-02-74

Ruth-Anne Marie Richter

Sag Harbor, NY 11963

 

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.


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

05-17-60C

Allan Britt

San Diego, CA 92122

(1)  University of Juarez, Juarez, Mexico, Physician & Surgeon, 5/31/82.

(2)  License #157490, issued on 3/5/04.

05-18-60C

Pankaj Garg

Brockport, NY 14420

(1)  Banaras Hindy University, Varanasi, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 3/25/91.

(2)  License #199906, issued on 6/30/95.

05-19-60C

Eckardt Johanning

Albany, NY 12203

(1)  University of Frankfort, Frankfort, Germany, Arztliche-Drufung, 10/17/84.

(2)  License #175278, issued on 7/18/88.

05-20-60C

Paris Lovett

New York, NY 10025

(1)  University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 12/12/92.

(2)  License #232708, issued on 6/8/04.


 

05-21-60C

Thomas Mathew

West Hempstead, NY 11552

(1)  Medical College Kottayam, Kerala, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 6/22/94.

(2)  License #225462, issued on 7/1/02.

05-22-60C

Dmitry Nesen

Mamaroneck, NY 10543

(1)  Kiev Medical Institute, Kiev, Ukraine, Physician, 6/30/88.

(2)  License #220676, issued on 3/22/01.

05-23-60C

Rajeshri Patel

Oceanside, NY 11572

(1)  B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 12/17/93.

(2)  License #233667, issued on 8/10/04.

05-24-60C

Bakhtiar Shah

Baldwin, NY 11510

(1)  Khyber Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 11/5/83.

(2)  License #203997, issued on 8/6/96.

05-25-60C

George Tomy

New Hartford, NY 13413

(1)  Government Medical College, Kerala, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 3/5/81.

(2)  License #205971, issued on 2/26/97.

05-26-60C

Henry Yeung

Scarsdale, NY 10583

(1)  University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 10/15/71.

(2)  License #195616, issued on 5/3/94.

 

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.