ARCHITECTURE
Petition
for: Waiver of New York State requirements pertaining to
acceptability of licensing examinations for licensure by
endorsement.
Summary
Statement: The petitioners listed below are all
graduates of professionally accredited architecture programs who have applied
for licensure in New
York. All
have achieved, at a minimum, a Bachelor of Architecture degree. All petitioners have substantial
documented licensed experience in other states.
Prior to 1983, certain states did not require the Equivalency Examination
(EE) or the Qualifying Test (QT) if a candidate had a degree from an accredited
architecture program, and granted licensure upon passage of the Professional
Examination (PE). Prior to 1975,
most states recognized the Examination Syllabus (ES). The petitioners passed either the
national Professional Examination (PE) given prior to 1983, or portions of the
national Examination Syllabus (ES) given prior to 1975. Prior to 1983, New York State required passage of the Equivalency
Examination (EE), or passage of the Qualifying Test (QT) in addition to passage
of the national Professional Examination.
Each of the petitioners satisfied the examination requirement in his/her
initial state of licensure by passing an acceptable licensing examination and
attained licensure in that state.
Section 7304(4) of the Education Law and Section 69.3 of the
Commissioner’s Regulations require for endorsement that “… an architect licensed
in another state or jurisdiction as the result of successful completion of only
the professional examination in use before 1983 may be granted licensure upon
presentation of evidence of two years of work experience of a grade and
character satisfactory to the State Board for Architecture and passage of a
practical examination satisfactory to the State Board for Architecture
…”
Each petitioner satisfied the examination requirement in his/her initial
state of licensure and has extensive professional practice satisfactory to the
State Board. Since the above
information illustrates evidence of competence within the profession, and in
lieu of the practical examination, the Executive Secretary of the State Board
for Architecture recommends that the examination requirement be considered
satisfied and each applicant’s licensure in another state be accepted for
endorsement in New York State.
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NAME
OF PETITIONER |
LICENSURE |
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07-03-03
Thomas
Leonard Bello
Philadelphia,
PA 19148 |
(1)
Pennsylvania, 1978; also licensed in
Virginia and New
Jersey.
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07-04-03
Kevin
Scott Lemans
San
Francisco,
CA 94129 |
(1)
California,
1980. |
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07-05-03
Carl
Willumsen Magill III
Montgomery,
NY 12549 |
(1)
Louisiana, 1980; also licensed in
Mississippi and Florida.
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07-06-03
Charles
Hyatt Place
New
York,
NY 10024
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(1)
Texas,
1982. |
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07-07-03
Paul Ralph
Swartz
Somerville,
NJ 08876
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(1)
Pennsylvania, 1981; also licensed in
Maryland, New
Jersey and Iowa. |
Recommendation: The Committee on the Professions, in
concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Architecture,
recommends that each applicant’s licensing examination requirement be considered
satisfied for licensure through the
endorsement route.
Board
of Regents: February 13,
2007
CERTIFIED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY
07-01-07
Jaime
Chien
Brooklyn,
New York
(SUNY
Albany, Albany, New
York, Bachelor of Science in Accounting, May
2000)
Petition
for:
Acceptance of passing grades on the Uniform Certified Public Accountancy
Examination.
Statement
of Problem:
Jaime P. Chien,
an applicant for licensure as a CPA, recently passed the four parts of the
Uniform CPA Examination. However, she exceeded the 36-month conditioning
requirement by three months.
Ms. Chien
originally received conditional credit for passing the paper-based AUD and LPR
sections of the examination in May 2003.
She subsequently passed the computer-based REG section on January 17,
2006. Ms. Chien needed to pass the fourth section, FAR, by the end of May 2006
to retain credit for the two sections she passed in May
2003.
Ms. Chien
scheduled to sit on May 31, 2006. She experienced technical difficulties during
the exam, which caused the testing center to relocate her once and reboot her
work station twice. Each time the
system was rebooted, she was forced to return to the beginning of the section in
which she was working and recreate work she had already done. This caused her to loose significant
time and she failed the section.
She was granted a free retest of the section in the subsequent
July/August testing window, which she passed. This passing date, however, exceeded by
three months (or one full testing window) the 36-month conditional credit period
required by Section 70.3 of the Regulations of the Commissioner.
Had she not
encountered computer problems, it is likely that Ms. Chien would have passed the
FAR section during the April/May 2006 testing window, 36 months after the
testing window in which she passed her first two exam sections. These technical
difficulties were beyond her control and prevented her timely passing of the FAR
section. The Executive Secretary of the State Board for Public Accountancy
supports Ms. Chien’s request to waive the 36-month requirement to pass all four
parts of the Uniform CPA Examination.
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APPLICABLE
REQUIREMENTS: |
QUALIFICATIONS: |
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Section
7404 of Education Law and Part 70 of the Commissioner’s Regulations
require: |
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(1) A
bachelor’s or higher degree based on a program in
accountancy. |
(1) SUNY
Albany, Albany, New
York, Bachelor of Science in Accounting, May
2000. |
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(2)
Passing scores on the Uniform CPA Examination. |
(2) (a)
May 2003: Auditing; Law (passing
scores).
(b)
January 2006: Regulation (passing score).
(c) May
2006: Financial Accounting
& Reporting (failed).
(d) August
2006: Financial Accounting & Reporting (passing
score).
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(3) Two years of
satisfactory experience. |
(3) |
RECOMMENDATION: The Committee
on the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the State
Board for Public Accountancy, recommends that the applicant’s petition for
acceptance of passing grades on the Uniform CPA Examination be
accepted.
Board
of Regents: February 13,
2007
CERTIFIED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY
07-02-07
Frank
McMahon
Pleasantville,
New York
(Pace
University, Pleasantville, New York, January 1984 through December 1986; Fordham
University, Bronx, New York, Bachelor of Science, May 1989; Fordham University,
New York, New York, Master of Business Administration in Accounting and
Taxation, May 1993)
Petition
for:
Acceptance of passing grades on the Uniform Certified Public Accountancy
Examination.
Statement
of Problem:
Frank McMahon,
an applicant for licensure as a CPA, recently passed the four parts of the
Uniform CPA Examination. Due to a series of medical issues, however, he exceeded
the 36-month conditioning requirement by 12 months.
Mr. McMahon
received conditional credit for passing the paper-based LPR section of the
examination on November 1, 2002. He
needed to pass the remaining three sections of the exam by November 1, 2005 to
retain credit for the LPR section.
He passed the paper-based ARE section on May 1, 2003 and the
computer-based AUD section on November 11, 2004, both within the 36-month
conditioning period.
Beginning in
January 2005, however, and continuing through September 2006, Mr. McMahon was
faced with a series of family and personal medical issues that prevented him
from adequately preparing and sitting for the remaining section of the CPA
exam. Once these medical issues
were satisfactorily resolved, Mr. McMahon sat for and passed the FAR section of
the exam during the next subsequent exam window on November 16,
2006.
Based on the
strength of the documentation provided by his physician, the Executive Secretary
of the State Board for Public Accountancy supports Mr. McMahon’s request to
waive the 36-month requirement to pass all four parts of the Uniform CPA
Examination.
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APPLICABLE
REQUIREMENTS: |
QUALIFICATIONS: |
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Section
7404 of Education Law and Part 70 of the Commissioner’s Regulations
require: |
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(1) A
bachelor’s or higher degree based on a program in
accountancy. |
(2) Master of
Business Administration in Accounting and Taxation, May
1993. |
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(2)
Passing scores on the Uniform CPA Examination. |
(2) (a)
November 2002: Law (passing
score.)
(b) May
2003: Regulation (passing
score); Auditing (failed).
(c)
April/May 2004: Financial Accounting and Reporting (failed); Auditing
(failed).
(d)
November 2004: Auditing (passing score).
(e) May 2005:
Financial
Accounting & Reporting (failed).
(f)
February 2006: Financial
Accounting & Reporting (failed).
(g) May 2006:
Financial
Accounting & Reporting (failed).
(h) November 2006:
Financial
Accounting & Reporting (passing
score).
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(3) Two years of
satisfactory experience. |
(3) |
RECOMMENDATION: The Committee
on the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the State
Board for Public Accountancy, recommends that the applicant’s petition for
acceptance of passing grades on the Uniform CPA Examination be
accepted.
Board
of Regents: February 13,
2007
DENTISTRY
07-01-50
Yen-Tung
Teng
Rochester,
NY
14620-2989
(Kaohsiung
Medical University, Kaohsiung, Republic of China, Doctor of Dental Surgery, June
1984)
Petition
for: Acceptance
of education
Statement
of Problem: Dr.
Teng 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. Teng enrolled in the two-year advanced program in general dentistry
at the Eastman Dental Center
of the University
of Rochester and completed
the program on December 31, 2006. The State Board acknowledges this program for
Dentistry as the substantial equivalent of the two-year program required in
regulation.
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APPLICABLE
REQUIREMENTS: |
QUALIFICATIONS: |
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Section 61
of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education requires:
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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)
Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Republic of China,
1978-1980. |
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(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.
from the Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Republic of China,
1980-1984. |
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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, Rochester, New
York, completed on December 31, 2006.
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(4)
Satisfactory scores on Parts I and II of the National Dental Board
Examinations. |
(4)
Satisfactory scores on Part I and II of the National Board of Dental
Examiners. |
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(5)
Satisfactory performance on the clinical examination administered by the
Northeast Regional Board of Dental Examiners. |
(5)
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(6)
United States citizen
or alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the
United
States. |
(6) Alien
lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United
States |
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(7)
Evidence of the required course in the identification and reporting of
child abuse and maltreatment. |
(7)
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RECOMMENDATION:
The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of
the State Board for Dentistry, recommends that the applicant's successful
completion of the 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.
Board
of Regents: February 13,
2007
THREE YEAR LIMITED LICENSE IN
DENTISTRY
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 dentists 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 had an opportunity to practice dentistry in an area which
has been designated a Federal Dental Health Professions Shortage Area and
request 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 |
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07-02-59
Shantanu
Lal
New
York,
NY
10069-0704 |
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07-03-59
Anthony
Pasquale
Union
City,
NJ
07087 |
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.
Board
of Regents: February 13,
2007
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 |
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07-14-60C
Shane
Young
Gunnison,
UT 84634 |
(1) Autonomous
University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician &
Surgeon, 6/14/02.
(2) License
#241097, issued on 7/19/06. |
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07-15-60C
Vikas
Varma
Fresh
Meadow, NY 11365
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07-16-60C
Anatoly
Pisman
Brooklyn,
NY 11230
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07-17-60C
Dominick
Piacente
New
Rochelle,
NY 10804
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07-18-60C
Sudha
Patel
New
York,
NY 10021
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07-19-60C
Maciej
Nowakowski
Otego,
NY 13825
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07-20-60C
Hong
Weng
Stony
Brook, NY 11794
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07-21-60C
Maung
Maung
Flushing,
NY 11354
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07-22-60C
Shylasree
Krishnan
Pittsford,
NY 14534
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07-23-60C
Zaber
Khan
Brooklyn,
NY 11218
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07-24-60C
Srivani
Karra
Kingston,
NY 12401
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07-25-60C
Stephen
Horsley
Tucson,
AZ 86743
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07-26-60C
Richard
Funaro
Brooklyn,
NY 11209
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(1)
Autonomous University of
Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician &
Surgeon, 6/9/86.
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07-27-60C
Gihan
Elmeniawy-Farag
Staten
Island,
NY 10312
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(1) Ain
Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, Bachelor of Medicine
& Surgery, 12/1/93.
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07-28-60C
Chima
Chionuma
Liverpool,
NY 13090 |
(1) University of
Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria, Bachelor of Medicine,
Bachelor of Surgery, 5/26/82.
(2) License
#190129, issued on 8/19/92. |
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07-29-60C
William
Ankobiah
Baldwin,
NY 11510 |
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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.
