6514 – Criminal Proceedings.
§ 6514. Criminal proceedings. 1. All alleged violations of sections sixty-five hundred twelve or sixty-five hundred thirteen of this article shall be reported to the department which shall cause an investigation to be instituted. All alleged violations of section sixty-five hundred thirty-one of the education law shall be reported to the department of health which […]
6515 – Restraint of Unlawful Acts.
§ 6515. Restraint of unlawful acts. Where a violation of this title is alleged to have occurred, the attorney general, the department or, in the event of alleged violations of article one hundred fifty-five of this title occurring in cities having a population of one million or more, the corporation counsel may apply to the […]
6516 – Civil Enforcement Proceedings and Civil Penalties.
§ 6516. Civil enforcement proceedings and civil penalties. 1. Issuance of cease and desist order. Whenever the department has reasonable cause to believe that any person has violated any provision of section sixty-five hundred twelve or sixty-five hundred thirteen of this article, the department may issue and serve upon such person a notice to cease […]
6509-D – Limited Exemption From Professional Misconduct.
§ 6509-d. Limited exemption from professional misconduct. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, it shall not be considered professional misconduct pursuant to this sub-article for any person who is licensed under title eight of this chapter and who would otherwise be prohibited from prescribing or administering drugs pursuant to the article that […]
6509-E – Additional Definition of Professional Misconduct; Mental Health Professionals.
§ 6509-e. Additional definition of professional misconduct; mental health professionals. 1. For the purposes of this section: a. “Mental health professional” means a person subject to the provisions of article one hundred fifty-three, one hundred fifty-four or one hundred sixty-three of this title; or any other person designated as a mental health professional pursuant to […]
6510 – Proceedings in Cases of Professional Misconduct.
§ 6510. Proceedings in cases of professional misconduct. In cases of professional misconduct the proceedings shall be as follows: 1. Preliminary procedures. a. Complaint. A complaint of a licensee’s professional misconduct may be made by any person to the education department. b. Investigation. The department shall investigate each complaint which alleges conduct constituting professional misconduct. […]
6510-B – Temporary Surrender of Licenses During Treatment for Drug or Alcohol Abuse.
§ 6510-b. Temporary surrender of licenses during treatment for drug or alcohol abuse. 1. The license and registration of a licensee who may be temporarily incapacitated for the active practice of a profession licensed pursuant to title eight of this chapter, except professionals licensed pursuant to article one hundred thirty-one or article one hundred thirty-one-b […]
6510-C – Nurse Peer Assistance Programs.
§ 6510-c. Nurse peer assistance programs. 1. As used in this section: a. “Drug-related problem” means a problem or problems that are related to the use, misuse or addiction to drugs or alcohol. b. “Participant” means an individual licensed pursuant to article one hundred thirty-nine of this title who has or may have a drug-related […]
6510-D – Voluntary Non-Disciplinary Surrender of a License.
§ 6510-d. Voluntary non-disciplinary surrender of a license. A professional who is licensed pursuant to article one hundred thirty-nine of this title may voluntarily surrender a license to the committee on drug and alcohol abuse when such licensee requests to be monitored and/or receive peer support services in relation to the use, misuse or addiction […]
6510-E – Nurses’ Refusal of Overtime Work.
§ 6510-e. Nurses’ refusal of overtime work. The refusal of a licensed practical nurse or a registered professional nurse to work beyond said nurse’s regularly scheduled hours of work shall not solely constitute patient abandonment or neglect except under the circumstances provided for under subdivision three of section one hundred sixty-seven of the labor law.