N.Y. Education Law § 6502-a: Renewal of professional license, certification, or registration

§ 6502-a. Renewal of professional license, certification, or

registration. 1. This section shall apply to healthcare professionals

licensed, certified, registered or authorized pursuant to this title

other than those licensed or registered pursuant to article one hundred

thirty-one of this title.

2. In conjunction with and as a condition of each registration

renewal, the professionals described in subdivision one of this section

shall provide to the department, and the department shall collect, such

information and documentation required by the department, in

consultation with the department of health, as is necessary to enable

the department of health to evaluate access to needed services in this

state, including, but not limited to, the location and type of setting

in which the professional practices and other relevant information. The

department of health, in consultation with the department, shall make

such data available in aggregate, de-identified form on a publicly

accessible website.

3. The dates by which the professionals described in subdivision one

of this section must comply with the requirements of subdivision two of

this section shall be determined by the department and may vary by

profession, to allow the development and refinement of necessary program

features and to allow sufficient advanced notice to be provided to

affected professionals. The provisions of this section shall be

effective only if and for so long as an appropriation is made for the

purposes of its implementation.