N.Y. Education Law § 6526: Exempt persons

§ 6526. Exempt persons. The following persons under the following

limitations may practice medicine within the state without a license:

1. Any physician who is employed as a resident in a public hospital,

provided such practice is limited to such hospital and is under the

supervision of a licensed physician;

2. Any physician who is licensed in a bordering state and who resides

near a border of this state, provided such practice is limited in this

state to the vicinity of such border and provided such physician does

not maintain an office or place to meet patients or receive calls within

this state;

3. Any physician who is licensed in another state or country and who

is meeting a physician licensed in this state, for purposes of

consultation, provided such practice is limited to such consultation;

4. Any physician who is licensed in another state or country, who is

visiting a medical school or teaching hospital in this state to receive

medical instruction for a period not to exceed six months or to conduct

medical instruction, provided such practice is limited to such

instruction and is under the supervision of a licensed physician;

5. Any physician who is authorized by a foreign government to practice

in relation to its diplomatic, consular or maritime staffs, provided

such practice is limited to such staffs;

6. Any commissioned medical officer who is serving in the United

States armed forces or public health service or any physician who is

employed in the United States Veterans Administration, provided such

practice is limited to such service or employment;

7. Any intern who is employed by a hospital and who is a graduate of a

medical school in the United States or Canada, provided such practice is

limited to such hospital and is under the supervision of a licensed

physician; or

8. Any medical student who is performing a clinical clerkship or

similar function in a hospital and who is matriculated in a medical

school which meets standards satisfactory to the department, provided

such practice is limited to such clerkship or similar function in such

hospital.

9. Any dentist or dental school graduate eligible for licensure in the

state who administers anesthesia as part of a hospital residency program

established for the purpose of training dentists in anesthesiology.

10. (a) Any physician who is licensed and in good standing in another

state or territory, and who has a written agreement to provide medical

services to athletes and team personnel of a United States sports team

recognized by the United States Olympic committee or an out-of-state

secondary school, institution of postsecondary education, or

professional athletic organization sports team, may provide medical

services to such athletes and team personnel at a discrete sanctioned

team sporting event in this state as defined by the commissioner in

regulations, provided such services are provided only to such athletes

and team personnel at the discrete sanctioned team sporting event. Any

such medical services shall be provided only five days before through

three days after each discrete sanctioned team sporting event.

(b) Any person practicing as a physician in New York state pursuant to

this subdivision shall be subject to the personal and subject matter

jurisdiction and disciplinary and regulatory authority of the board of

regents and the state board for professional medical conduct established

pursuant to section two hundred thirty of the public health law as if he

or she is a licensee and as if the exemption pursuant to this

subdivision is a license. Such individual shall comply with applicable

provisions of this title, the public health law, the rules of the board

of regents, the state board for professional medical conduct established

pursuant to section two hundred thirty of the public health law, and the

regulations of the commissioner and the commissioner of health, relating

to professional misconduct, disciplinary proceedings and penalties for

professional misconduct.