November 2023 Meeting

Proposed Amendment of Section 29.15 of the Rules of the Board of Regents and Sections 79-9.6, 79-10.6, and 79-12.6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education Relating to Mental Health Practitioners’ Diagnostic Privilege - Department staff will present for discussion a proposed revised amendment to the Commissioner’s Regulations to clarify that an applicant who is licensed in New York prior to June 24, 2024, as a mental health counselor, marriage and family therapist, or psychoanalyst, may meet the experience requirement for the diagnostic privilege by either (1) submitting verification of completion of a supervised experience of at least 2,000 hours of supervised, direct client contact that includes, but is not limited to, diagnosis, psychotherapy and the development of assessment-based treatment plans; or (2) submitting an attestation of at least three years of experience engaged in direct client contact that includes diagnosis, psychotherapy and the development of assessment-based treatment plans. The privilege application and fee must be submitted by June 24, 2024. Additionally, the proposed revised amendment an incorrect reference to experience in section 79-10.6(f) of the Commissioner’s Regulations was corrected to reference section 79-10.3(e), rather than section 79-10.3(d).

Proposed Repeal and Addition of New Sections 52.11 and 62.1 of the Regulations of the Commissioner Related to the Registration of Curricula and Professional Study in Veterinary Medicine - Department staff will present proposed amendments to sections 52.11 and 62.1 of the Commissioner’s Regulations to help to meet workforce challenges in veterinary medicine without sacrificing educational quality, by aligning requirements to programmatic accreditation standards that allow multiple program pathways to earning a doctoral degree in veterinary medicine.

Proposed Amendment of Section 70.4 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education Relating to Licensing Examinations in the Profession of Public Accountancy - Department staff will present a proposed amendment to conform section 70. 4 the Commissioner’s Regulations to the national CPA licensing exam standards by revising the retention of credit provisions for CPA exam scores to properly calculate the time frame for passing all sections. This proposed amendment will enable the Department to effectively implement the impending national CPA Evolution changes. The proposed amendment will also make technical amendments to the Commissioner’s Regulations to remove flexibilities concerning the 18-month retention period related to the COVID-19 pandemic and correcting cross-references.