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 and Professional Practice
TITLE OF ITEM:	Report of the Committee on the Professions Regarding Licensing Petitions
DATE OF SUBMISSION:	August 30, 2004
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:

 

Addendum to HE & PP (CA)6

 

VOTED:

 

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

 

ADDENDUM   Cases Presented to Board of Regents on:   September 10, 2004                                                                                 SUMMARY REPORT
PROFESSION	EDUCATION			EXAMINATION		Experience	Confer Degree Doctor of Medicine	Three-Year Limited License
	Pre-Professional	Professional	Post-Graduate	Proficiency	Licensing
Medicine							04-120-60C to 04-133-60C
Chiropractic	04-06-70	O4-006-70			04-06-70
Dentistry								04-11-59 to 04-13-59
Nurse Practitioner						04-01-40
Pharmacy								04-13-21 04-14-21
Veterinary Medicine								04-23-74 04-24-74
OTHER:						Total for fiscal year to date:         182   Total for calendar year to date:   248

 

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

04-13-20 Tae Mee Kim 189-04 64th Avenue Apt. # 7G Fresh Meadows, NY  11365

04-14-20 Maha Saad 1018 59th Street Brooklyn, NY  11219

 

 

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.

 

NURSE PRACTITIONER IN PSYCHIATRY                

04-01-40

Karen Ann Tourtelot-Smith

P. O. Box 77

Monument Road

Oriskany, NY 13424

 

(St. Elizabeth School of Nursing, Diploma in Nursing, 1985; Utica College of Syracuse University, BSN, 1997; SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, New York, MS in Nursing, Family Health Nurse Practitioner, 1999)

 

Petition for:  Acceptance of experience for nurse practitioner certification under alternative criteria.

 

Statement of Problem:  Ms. Tourtelot-Smith holds New York State certification as a nurse practitioner in family health issued on the basis of completion of the Family Health Nurse Practitioner Program at SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, 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. Tourtelot-Smith is presenting evidence of over one thousand hours of experience as a nurse practitioner in psychiatry at the Central New York Psychiatric Center at Midstate Correctional Facility, Marcy, New York.  She asks that her 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:	QUALIFICATIONS:
Section 64.4 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education requires under alternative criteria:
(1)  Sixty hours of continuing education in the specialty area in which certification is sought.	(1)  Sixty hours of continuing education in the area of psychiatry.

 

APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS:	QUALIFICATIONS:
Section 64.4 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education requires under alternative criteria:
(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 one thousand hours of experience as a nurse practitioner in psychiatry at the Central New York Psychiatric Center at Midstate Correctional Facility, Marcy, New York from December 2002 through December 2003.
(3) Completion of an acceptable course of at least three semester hours or the equivalent in pharmacology.	3) Completed three semester hours in pharmacology as part of her Family Health Nurse Practitioner program at SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, New York, 1999.

 

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 one thousand hours of experience as a nurse practitioner at the Central New York Psychiatric Center at Midstate Correctional Facility, Marcy, New York be considered the substantial equivalent of experience in a health care facility licensed pursuant to Article 28 of the New York State Public Health Law to satisfy the requirement for nurse practitioner certification under alternative criteria be approved. 

 

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 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.

 

 

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.

CHIROPRACTIC

04-06-70

Andrew Mark Rodgers

592 Jones Road

Englewood, NJ  07631-5004

 

(Columbia Institute of Chiropractic, New York City, Doctor of Chiropractic, 1974)

 

Petition for:  Acceptance of education as the substantial equivalent of a registered program, acceptance of preprofessional education, and waiver of the requirements pertaining to acceptability of licensing examinations. 

 

Statement of Problem:  Dr. Rodgers completed a chiropractic program in the United States, which was not accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE), an accrediting organization acceptable to the Department, at the time of his graduation. He completed unaccredited chiropractic studies in 1974 at Columbia Institute of Chiropractic in New York City.  The chiropractic program at the Manhattan campus, which he completed, was not nationally accredited nor was it registered by the New York State Education Department. 

 

The Department recommends that, as an alternative to the regulatory requirements, graduates of unaccredited chiropractic programs be allowed to complete a special course of study of at least 24 semester credit hours in chiropractic that is designed by a recognized chiropractic college to include any program deficiencies.   Dr. Rodgers has now presented 30 postgraduate transfer semester credits awarded by New York Chiropractic College on May 26, 2004.  The Dean of Academic Affairs of New York Chiropractic College has stated that Dr. Rodgers's combination of studies represents the equivalent of the clinical proficiency and level of knowledge that is expected of current New York Chiropractic College graduates.

 

In view of this additional study, equivalent to approximately a year of professional study, and New York Chiropractic College’s attestation as to Dr. Rodgers’s level of knowledge and clinical competency, staff believe that the applicant’s combined education represents the equivalent of a professional program registered by the Department. 

 

Also, Dr. Rodgers did not complete the required sixty semester credits of preprofessional education prior to entry into chiropractic studies.  Instead, he had 50.5 credits and later completed additional preprofessional college studies, including the required coursework in the basic sciences.  Section 24.3(a) of the Commissioner's Regulations allows the Committee on the Professions (COP) to accept up to thirty semester credits of preprofessional study taken after entry into the professional program and to waive up to six semester hours of preprofessional education.  Department staff support such action by the COP to satisfy the preprofessional education requirement.

 

In addition, Dr. Rodgers took and passed the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE) Part I and Part II examinations in 1973 and 1974.  Commissioner’s Regulations permit acceptance of passing grades on the NBCE examinations administered subsequent to September 1, 1977.  The State Board for Chiropractic has recommended, since April 1992, that all NBCE Part I and Part II passing scores be accepted regardless of the date of administration as applicants passing the examination prior to 1977 usually have extensive licensed professional practice.  Dr. Rodgers has documented professional chiropractic practice since October 1974.  Staff recommend that the licensing examinations be accepted and that Dr. Rodgers’ New Jersey license be accepted for endorsement in New York State. 

 

APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS:	QUALIFICATIONS:
Sections 6554 and 6507 of the Education Law require:
(1) Two years of satisfactory preprofessional college study.	(1) See Statement of Problem. (2) University of Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, 50.5 semester credits, 1969-1970; New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, New York, B.S. in life science, 1974-1975; University of Bridgeport, Connecticut, M.S. in biology, 1979.
(2) Completion of a satisfactory chiropractic program of at least four academic years.	(2) See Statement of Problem.
(3) Acceptable scores on satisfactory licensing examinations.	(3)(a) NBCE Part I, April 1973 and Part II, April 1974. (3)(b) Passed state clinical competency examinations in New Jersey, October 1974.
(4) United States citizenship or immigration status as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.	(4) United States citizen.
(5) Good moral character.	(5)

 

APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS:	QUALIFICATIONS:
Sections 6554 and 6507 of the Education Law require:
(6) Evidence of required course in identification and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment.	(6) Evidence of required course in identification and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment.
And Section 59.6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education requires, in addition, for endorsement:
(1) License in good standing in another state.	(1)  Licensed in New Jersey, 10/11/1974. (2)  Licensed in Michigan, 4/26/1993.
(2) Evidence of at least two years of satisfactory experience following licensure.	(2) Over 29 years of acceptable experience documented in New Jersey and Michigan.

 

RECOMMENDATION:  The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Chiropractic, recommends that the applicant’s preprofessional and professional education be considered satisfied and that the combination of examinations he completed in conjunction with other qualifications be accepted to satisfy the licensing examination requirement. 

 

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 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

04-23-74  Francois Y. Girouard 40 Essex Street, Apt. 26 Moncton, New Brunswick,  Canada E1C 9E5

04-24-74 Richard Clement Honeysett 266 Lakeshore Drive W., Lower Apt. Dunkirk, NY 14048-1433

 

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
04-120-60C Imran Ahmed 2054 Vintage Place Escondido, CA 92027	(1)  Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician-Surgeon, 6/9/00. (2)  License #232510, issued on 5/25/04.
04-121-60C Vijay Akkapeddi 9 Private Lovett Court Blauvelt, NY 10913	(1)  Osmania University - Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 7/13/83. (2)  License #189077, issued on 6/8/92.
04-122-60C Joseph Casarona Suite 4F 263 7th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11215	(1)  University of Modena, Modena, Italy, Doctor of Medicine & Surgery, 7/30/81. (2)  License #162149, issued on 5/20/85.
04-123-60C Shashinath Chandrahasegowda 1902 Woodbridge Commons Way Iselin, NJ 08830	(1)  Adichunchanagiri Medical School, Karnataka, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery 3/7/93. (2)  License #002161, issued on 7/1/04.

 

04-124-60C Giacomino Di Giorgio 42-31 166th Street Flushing, NY 11358	(1)                University of Torino, Torino, Italy, Doctor of Medicine & Surgery, 3/20/84. (2)                License #193842, issued on 10/5/93.
04-125-60C Peter Duffy 15 Manning Blvd. Albany, NY 12203	(1)            National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland, Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery & Obstetrics, 6/20/97. (2)            License #231203, issued on 2/3/04.
04-126-04 Asiola Familusi 529 Beach 20th Street Far Rockaway, NY 11691	(1)            University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 6/1/87. (2)            License #196782, issued on 8/2/94.
04-127-60C Nathan Landau 151 42 82nd Street Howard Beach, NY 11414	(1)            University of London, London, England, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 11/16/54. (2)            License #085465, issued on 2/20/61.
04-128-60C Stephen Levine 36 Jeffrey Place New Hyde Park, NY 11040	(1)            University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, Doctor of Medicine & Surgery, 8/9/68. (2)            License #107835, issued on 12/21/70.
04-129-60C Sheldon Lippman 2220 Ocean Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11229	(1)                University of Rome, Rome, Italy, Doctor of Medicine & Surgery, 12/19/83. (2)                License #170959, issued 7/20/87.
04-130-60C Sarada Reddy Samaritan Hospital-Rad. Onc. 2215 Burdett Avenue Troy, NY 12180	(1)              University of Madras, Madras, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 2/1/87. (2)              License #199428, issued on 5/23/95.
04-131-60C Veronica Reyes 2054 Vintage Place Escondida, CA 92027	(1)            Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician-Surgeon, 6/9/00. (2)            License #232506, issued on 5/25/04.
04-132-60C Kiran Saraf 10 Highview Drive Scarsdale, NY 10583	(1)                 Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 9/1/93. (2)                 License #219694, issued on 11/7/00.

 

04-133-60C Jian Shou 203 Jefferson Avenue Emerson, NJ 07630

(1)                    Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China, Bachelor of Medicine, 8/15/83. (2)                    License #227634, issued on 2/25/03.

 

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.