Meeting of the Board of Regents | June 2008
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THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234 |
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TO: |
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FROM: |
Frank Muñoz |
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SUBJECT: |
Report of the Committee on the Professions Regarding Licensing Petitions |
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DATE: |
June 4, 2008
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STRATEGIC GOAL: |
Goal 3
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AUTHORIZATION(S): |
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SUMMARY
Issue for Decision (Consent Agenda)
Should the Regents approve the recommendations of the Committee on the Professions pertaining to licensing petitions as listed on the attachment?
Proposed Handling
This question will come before the Professional Practice Committee at its June 2008 meeting where it will be voted on and action taken. It will then come before the full Board at its June 24, 2008 meeting for final action.
Procedural History
Section 6506(5) of the Education Law and Section 24.7 of the Rules of the Board of Regents authorize the Regents to waive education, experience and examination requirements for a professional license as well as to confer the degree Doctor of Medicine.
Background Information
There are 4 licensing petitions and 13 requests for the conferral of the degree Doctor of Medicine for review and approval.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Regents approve the recommendations of the Committee on the Professions regarding licensing petitions.
Timetable for Implementation
Approval of the Committee on the Professions’ recommendations will be effective June 24, 2008.
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Cases Presented to Board of Regents on: June 24, 2008 SUMMARY REPORT
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PROFESSION
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EDUCATION |
EXAMINATION |
Experience |
Confer Degree Doctor of Medicine |
Three-Year Limited License |
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Pre-Professional |
Professional |
Post-Graduate |
Proficiency |
Licensing |
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Certified Public Accountancy |
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08-03-07
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Dentistry |
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08-02-59
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Medicine |
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08-57-60C To 08-69-60C |
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Veterinary Medicine |
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08-06-75
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08-07-74
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OTHER:
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Total for fiscal year to date: 63
Total for calendar year to date: 103 |
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Board of Regents: June 24, 2008
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY
08-03-07
Lucian Spatoliatore
Brooklyn, New York
(Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, Bachelor of Science in Accounting, May 1990; St. John’s University School of Law, Jamaica, New York, Juris Doctor, May 1993; New York University School of Law, New York, New York, Master of Law in Taxation, January 1997)
Petition for: Waiver of the Law Section of the Uniform Certified Public Accountancy (CPA) Examination.
Statement of Problem: Mr. Spatoliatore sat for and passed three sections of the Uniform CPA Examination in Maryland and was issued a license in 1996. At that time, Maryland applied different examination licensing requirements than New York, in that they would accept passage of the Law Bar Exam as meeting the requirement for passing the Law Section of the Uniform CPA Exam. Commissioner’s Regulations require passing each of the four examination parts of the Uniform CPA examination for licensure in New York. Mr. Spatoliatore is petitioning to have his examination scores from Maryland accepted as meeting New York’s requirements.
Mr. Spatoliatore is licensed as an attorney in New York and New Jersey, as well as being licensed as a CPA in Maryland. His Maryland CPA license was issued and has been in good standing since October 1996.
Mr. Spatoliatore asks that his passing scores on three of the subtests of the Uniform CPA Examination and his exemption from the Law subtest be accepted to satisfy the examination requirement for licensure in New York State. Based on his unique circumstances, the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Public Accountancy supports his petition.
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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) Villanova University, Bachelor of Science in Accounting, May 1990; St. John’s University School of Law, Juris Doctor, May 1993; New York University School of Law, Master of Law in Taxation, January 1997. |
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(2) Passing scores on the Uniform CPA Examination. |
(2) November 1994: Regulation; Auditing and Attestation (passing scores). November 1995: Financial Accounting and Reporting (passing score). Law subtest waived by Maryland. |
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(3) Two years of satisfactory experience. |
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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 waiving the Law subtest of the Uniform CPA Examination be accepted.
Board of Regents: June 24, 2008
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 applicant listed below has 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.
The 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 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.
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08-02-59 Abidin Tuncer Rochester, NY 14523 |
ACTION: The Department shall issue a three-year limited license to the 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: June 24, 2008
Petition for: Three-year limited license to practice veterinary medicine under Section 6704(6) of the Education Law.
Statement of Problem: The applicant listed below has met the education and examination requirements for licensure as a veterinarian 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 also has a pending application for full veterinary medical licensure, which cannot be granted until he 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.
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08-07-74 Javaid Iqbal Chaudhry Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2B 8B3 |
ACTION: The Department shall issue a limited license for a maximum of three years to practice veterinary medicine in New York State to the 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.
Board of Regents: June 24, 2008
VETERINARY MEDICINE
08-06-75
Chris Cahill
Lexington, KY 40505
(Texas A & M University, College Station, TX, D.V.M., 1973)
Petition for: Waiver of New York State requirements pertaining to acceptability of licensing examinations for licensure by endorsement.
Statement of Problem: Dr. Cahill graduated from an accredited college of veterinary medicine in 1973 and took the National Board (NBE) examination in that year. Dr. Cahill 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. Cahill was licensed in Texas based on the NBE. He is currently licensed in Florida and Kentucky and has documented 17 years of practice in Kentucky.
In view of Dr. Cahill’s documentation of 17 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 that the applicant’s Kentucky license be accepted for endorsement in New York State.
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APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS: |
QUALIFICATIONS: |
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Section 6704 of the Education Law and Section 59.6 and Part 62 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education require: |
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(1) Completion of six years of preprofessional and professional postsecondary studies satisfactory to the department and graduation with a satisfactory degree in veterinary medicine. |
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(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 1973 NBE examination; did not take the CCT.
(2)(b) Licensed as a veterinarian in Kentucky, September 1973, and in Florida, January 2001.
(2)(c) More than two years of satisfactory professional experience following licensure. |
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(3) United States citizenship or immigration status as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent resident status in the United States. |
(3) United States citizen. |
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(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 Kentucky license.
Board of Regents: June 24, 2008
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.
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QUALIFICATIONS |
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08-57-60C Adegboyega Adejana Baltimore, MD 21237 |
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08-58-60C Asya Benin Brooklyn, NY 11229 |
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08-59-60C Atul Butala New Hartfod, NY 13413 |
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08-60-60C Jennifer Castro Orlando, FL 32814 |
(1) Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician & Sugeon, 6/11/99. (2) License #248073, issued on 3/26/08. |
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08-61-60C Meera Goradia Long Island City, NY 11101 |
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08-62-60C Chad Lewis Albany, NY 12203 |
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08-63-60C Jayson Luma Williamsville, NY 14221 |
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08-64-60C Eric Makolo Mt. Vernon, NY 10550
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08-65-60C Seetha Murukutla Staten Island, NY 10304
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08-66-60C Amogechukwu Okonkwo Camden, NY 13316 |
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08-67-60C Philippe Noel Levittown, Ny 11756 |
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08-68-60C Rene Santoscoy Pleasantville, NY 10570 |
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08-69-60C Kiron Somasekharan Nair Fayetteville, NY 13066 |
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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.