N.Y. Education Law § 6501: Admission to a profession (licensing)

§ 6501. Admission to a profession (licensing). 1. Admission to

practice of a profession in this state is accomplished by a license

being issued to a qualified applicant by the education department. To

qualify for a license an applicant shall meet the requirements

prescribed in the article for the particular profession and shall meet

the requirements prescribed in section 3-503 of the general obligations

law.

2. a. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any

applicant seeking to qualify for a license pursuant to this title who is

the spouse of an active duty member of the armed forces of the United

States, national guard or reserves as defined in 10 U.S.C. sections 1209

and 1211, and such spouse is transferred by the military to this state

shall be afforded an expedited review of his or her application for

licensure. Such application shall be on a form prescribed by the

department and shall include an attestation by the applicant of the

military status of his or her spouse and any other such supporting

documentation that the department may require. Upon review of such

application, the department shall issue a license to the applicant if

the applicant holds a license in good standing in another state and in

the opinion of the department, the requirements for licensure of such

other state are substantially equivalent to the requirements for

licensure in this state.

b. In addition to the expedited review granted in paragraph a of this

subdivision, an applicant who provides satisfactory documentation that

he or she holds a license in good standing from another state, may

request the issuance of a temporary practice permit, which, if granted

will permit the applicant to work under the supervision of a New York

state licensee in accordance with regulations of the commissioner. The

department may grant such temporary practice permit when it appears

based on the application and supporting documentation received that the

applicant will meet the requirements for licensure in this state because

he or she holds a license in good standing from another state with

significantly comparable licensure requirements to those of this state,

except the department has not been able to secure direct source

verification of the applicant's underlying credentials (e.g., receipt of

original transcript, experience verification). Such permit shall be

valid for six months or until ten days after notification that the

applicant does not meet the qualifications for licensure. An additional

six months may be granted upon a determination by the department that

the applicant is expected to qualify for the full license upon receipt

of the remaining direct source verification documents requested by the

department in such time period and that the delay in providing the

necessary documentation for full licensure was due to extenuating

circumstances which the military spouse could not avoid.

c. A temporary practice permit issued under paragraph b of this

subdivision shall be subject to the full disciplinary and regulatory

authority of the board of regents and the department, pursuant to this

title, as if such authorization were a professional license issued under

this article.

d. The department shall reduce the initial licensure application fee

by one-half for any application submitted by a military spouse under

this subdivision.