6511 – Penalties for Professional Misconduct.
§ 6511. Penalties for professional misconduct. The penalties which may be imposed by the board of regents on a present or former licensee found guilty of professional misconduct (under the definitions and proceedings prescribed in sections sixty-five hundred nine and sixty-five hundred ten of this article) are: (1) censure and reprimand, (2) suspension of license, […]
6512 – Unauthorized Practice a Crime.
§ 6512. Unauthorized practice a crime. 1. Anyone not authorized to practice under this title who practices or offers to practice or holds himself out as being able to practice in any profession in which a license is a prerequisite to the practice of the acts, or who practices any profession as an exempt person […]
6513 – Unauthorized Use of a Professional Title a Crime.
§ 6513. Unauthorized use of a professional title a crime. 1. Anyone not authorized to use a professional title regulated by this title, and who uses such professional title, shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. 2. Anyone who knowingly aids or abets three or more persons not authorized to use a professional title […]
6506 – Supervision by the Board of Regents.
§ 6506. Supervision by the board of regents. The board of regents shall supervise the admission to and the practice of the professions. In supervising, the board of regents may: (1) Promulgate rules, except that no rule shall be promulgated concerning article 131-A of this chapter; (2) Establish by rule, high school, preprofessional, professional and […]
6507 – Administration by the Education Department.
§ 6507. Administration by the education department. 1. The commissioner and the department shall administer the admission to and the practice of the professions. 2. In administering, the commissioner may: a. Promulgate regulations, except that no regulations shall be promulgated concerning article 131-A of this chapter; b. Conduct investigations; c. Issue subpoenas; d. Grant immunity […]
6507-A – Registration Fee Surcharge.
§ 6507-a. Registration fee surcharge. The commissioner is hereby authorized to impose and collect a fifteen percent surcharge, rounded upward to the nearest dollar, on any professional registration fee imposed under this title that is subject to deposit in the office of the professions account established pursuant to section ninety-seven-nnn of the state finance law. […]
6508 – Assistance by State Boards for the Professions.
§ 6508. Assistance by state boards for the professions. 1. A board for each profession shall be appointed by the board of regents on the recommendation of the commissioner for the purpose of assisting the board of regents and the department on matters of professional licensing, practice, and conduct. The composition of each board shall […]
6509 – Definitions of Professional Misconduct.
§ 6509. Definitions of professional misconduct. Each of the following is professional misconduct, and any licensee found guilty of such misconduct under the procedures prescribed in section sixty-five hundred ten shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in section sixty-five hundred eleven: (1) Obtaining the license fraudulently, (2) Practicing the profession fraudulently, beyond its authorized […]
6505-C – Articulation Between Military and Civilian Professional Careers.
§ 6505-c. Articulation between military and civilian professional careers. 1. The commissioner shall develop, jointly with the commissioner of the department of veterans’ services, a program to facilitate articulation between participation in the military service of the United States or the military service of the state and admission to practice of a profession. The commissioner […]
6509-A – Additional Definition of Professional Misconduct; Limited Application.
§ 6509-a. Additional definition of professional misconduct; limited application. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this article or of any other provision of law to the contrary, the license or registration of a person subject to the provisions of articles one hundred thirty-two, one hundred thirty-three, one hundred thirty-six, one hundred thirty-seven, one hundred thirty-nine, one […]