Title EDN, Education

§ 6734. Requirements for a professional license. To qualify for a\nlicense as a physical therapist, an applicant shall fulfill the\nfollowing requirements:\n a. Application: file an application with the department;\n b. Education: have received an education, including a doctoral…

§ 6735. Limited permits. a. The department of education shall issue a limited permit to an applicant who meets all requirements for admission to the licensing examination. b. All practice under a limited permit shall be under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist in a…

§ 6736. Exempt persons. a. This article shall not be construed to affect or prevent the administration of physical therapy or the use of modalities by a person employed by a licensed physician or physical therapist in his office, or in the civil service of the state or any polit…

§ 6737. Non-liability of licensed physical therapists for first aid or emergency treatment. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of any general, special or local law, any licensed physical therapist who voluntarily and without the expectation of monetary compensation rende…

§ 6738. Definition of physical therapist assistant. * a. A "physical therapist assistant" means a person licensed in accordance with this article who works under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist performing such patient related activities as are assigned by the su…

§ 6739. Duties of licensed physical therapist assistants and the use of title "physical therapist assistant". Only a person licensed or otherwise authorized under this article shall participate in the practice of physical therapy as a licensed physical therapist assistant and on…

§ 674. Regents veterans with war service scholarships. 1. Number and certification. Six hundred regents veterans with war service scholarships shall be awarded for study beginning with the college year nineteen hundred seventy-five--nineteen hundred seventy-six, to eligible stud…

§ 6740. Requirements for license as a physical therapist assistant. a.\nApplication: file an application with the department;\n b. Education: have received an education including completion of a\ntwo-year college program in a physical therapist assistant program or\nequivalent i…

§ 6741. Exemption. a. This article shall not be construed to affect or prevent a physical therapist assistant student from engaging in clinical assisting under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist as part of a program conducted in an approved program for physical the…

§ 6741-a. Limited permits. a. The department shall issue a limited permit to an applicant who meets all requirements for admission to the certification examination. b. All practice under a limited permit shall be under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist in a public…

§ 6742. Special provision. 1. Any person who is employed as a physical therapist assistant in a facility satisfactory to the state board for a period of not less than two years prior to the effective date of this article and who does not qualify for certification under subdivisi…

§ 6742-a. Mandatory continuing education. 1. (a) Each licensed physical therapist and licensed physical therapist assistant required under this article to register triennially with the department to practice in the state shall comply with the provisions of the mandatory continui…

§ 6743. Validity of existing licenses. 1. This article shall not be construed to affect the validity of existing licenses and permits or the continuation of any administrative actions or proceedings commenced prior to the effective date of this article. 2. Amendments made to the…

§ 675. Empire state challenger scholarships for teachers. 1. Number\nand certification. Three hundred twelve Empire state challenger\nscholarships for teachers shall be awarded each year. Such scholarships\nshall be allocated as provided in article thirteen of this chapter to\ne…

§ 676. Empire state challenger fellowships for teachers. 1. Number and certification. Two hundred full-time academic study fellowships and two hundred part-time academic study fellowships shall be awarded each year. All such fellowships shall be awarded to eligible students cert…

§ 677. Regents physician loan forgiveness program. 1. Number and\ncertification. Eighty regents physician loan forgiveness awards shall be\nawarded each year. Such awards shall be allocated as provided in article\nthirteen of this chapter to eligible physicians as certified to t…

§ 677-a. Physician loan repayment program. 1. Certification.\nPhysician loan repayment awards shall be awarded each year. Such awards\nshall be allocated as provided in article nine of the public health law\nto eligible physicians as certified to the president by the commissione…

* § 678. Regents health care professional opportunity scholarships. 1. Number and certification. One hundred regents health career professional opportunity scholarships shall be awarded each year. Such scholarships shall be allocated as provided in article thirteen of this chapt…

* § 679. Regents professional opportunity scholarships. 1. Number and\ncertification. Two hundred twenty regents professional opportunity\nscholarships shall be awarded each year. Such scholarships shall be\nallocated as provided in article thirteen of this chapter to eligible\n…

§ 679-a. New York state licensed social worker loan forgiveness\nprogram. 1. Purpose. The president shall grant student loan forgiveness\nawards for the purpose of increasing the number of social workers\nserving in critical human service areas. For the purposes of this\nsection…

§ 679-b. Primary care practitioner scholarship program. 1.\nCertification. Primary care practitioner scholarships may be awarded\nannually, subject to the availability of funds therefor. Such awards\nshall be allocated pursuant to section nine hundred four of the public\nhealth …

§ 679-c. Senator Patricia K. McGee nursing faculty scholarship\nprogram. 1. Purpose:\n a. The president shall grant scholarship awards for the purpose of\nincreasing the number of educators and adjunct clinical faculty teaching\nin the field of nursing education in New York stat…

§ 679-d. New York state nursing faculty loan forgiveness incentive\nprogram. a. Purpose. (1) The president shall grant student loan\nforgiveness awards for the purpose of increasing the number of educators\nand adjunct clinical faculty teaching in the field of nursing education\…

§ 679-e. New York state district attorney and indigent legal services\nattorney loan forgiveness program. 1. Purpose. The president shall grant\nstudent loan forgiveness awards for the purpose of increasing the number\nof experienced attorneys serving in the position of district…

§ 679-f. New York state young farmers loan forgiveness incentive\nprogram. 1. Purpose. The president shall grant student loan forgiveness\nawards for the purpose of alleviating the burden of student loan debt\nfor young farmers. Such awards shall be made on a competitive basis, …

§ 679-g. New York state get on your feet loan forgiveness program. 1.\nPurpose. The president shall grant student loan forgiveness awards for\nthe purpose of alleviating the burden of federal student loan debt for\nrecent New York state college graduates.\n 2. Eligibility. To be…

§ 679-h. New York state child welfare worker incentive scholarship\nprogram. 1. Purpose. The president shall grant scholarship awards for\nthe purpose of enhancing the proficiency of current child welfare\nworkers in New York state. Such awards shall be made on a competitive\nba…

§ 679-i. New York state child welfare worker loan forgiveness\nincentive program. 1. Purpose. the president shall grant student loan\nforgiveness awards for the purpose of attracting workers to be employed\nin voluntary not-for-profit child welfare agencies in New York state\nli…

§ 679-j. The New York state teacher loan forgiveness program. 1.\nPurpose. The president shall grant student loan forgiveness awards for\nthe purpose of increasing the number of teachers serving in the state.\n 2. Eligibility. To be eligible for an award pursuant to this\nsubdiv…

§ 680. Powers and duties. 1. In furtherance of the purposes set forth in this article, the corporation, acting by and through its board, shall have the following additional powers: a. To lend money in compliance with applicable federal law and regulation, and upon such terms as …

§ 6800. Introduction. This article applies to the profession of pharmacy. The general provisions for all professions contained in article one hundred thirty of this title apply to this article.

§ 6801. Definition of practice of pharmacy. 1. The practice of the profession of pharmacy is defined as the administering, preparing, compounding, preserving, or the dispensing of drugs, medicines and therapeutic devices on the basis of prescriptions or other legal authority, an…

* § 6801-a. Collaborative drug therapy management demonstration program. 1. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: a. "Board" shall mean the state board of pharmacy as established by section sixty-eight hundred four of this article. b. "C…

§ 6802. Definitions. 1. "Pharmacy" means any place in which drugs, prescriptions or poisons are possessed for the purpose of compounding, preserving, dispensing or retailing, or in which drugs, prescriptions or poisons are compounded, preserved, dispensed or retailed, or in whic…

§ 6803. Practice of pharmacy and use of title "pharmacist". Only a person licensed or otherwise authorized under this article shall practice pharmacy or use the title "pharmacist" or any derivative.

§ 6804. State board of pharmacy. A state board of pharmacy shall be appointed by the regents on recommendation of the commissioner for the purpose of assisting the regents and the department on matters of professional licensing and professional conduct in accordance with section…

§ 6805. Requirements for a professional license. 1. To qualify for a\npharmacist's license, an applicant shall fulfill the following\nrequirements:\n (1) Application: file an application with the department;\n (2) Education: have received an education, including a bachelor's or\…

§ 6806. Limited permits. 1. The department may issue a limited permit\nfor employment as a "pharmacy intern" to:\n a. A student enrolled in the last two years of a registered program in\npharmacy, or\n b. A graduate of a program in pharmacy which meets standards\nestablished by …

§ 6807. Exempt persons; special provisions. 1. This article shall not be construed to affect or prevent: a. Unlicensed assistants from being employed in licensed pharmacies for purposes other than the practice of pharmacy; b. Any physician, dentist, veterinarian or other license…

§ 6808. Registering and operating establishments. 1. No person, firm, corporation or association shall possess drugs, prescriptions or poisons for the purpose of compounding, dispensing, retailing, wholesaling, or manufacturing, or shall offer drugs, prescriptions or poisons for…

§ 6808-a. Identification of Pharmacists. Every pharmacist on duty shall be identified by a badge designed by the state board of pharmacy, which shall contain his name and title.

§ 6808-b. Registration of nonresident establishments. 1. Definition. The term "nonresident establishment" shall mean any pharmacy located outside of the state that participates in shared pharmacy services for registered pharmacies and/or patients residing in this state or pharma…

§ 6809. Shared pharmacy services. 1. General requirements. No pharmacist or pharmacy shall provide shared pharmacy services unless they are registered in accordance with sections sixty-eight hundred five, sixty-eight hundred eight, or sixty-eight hundred eight-b of this article,…

§ 681. Capacity of minors. Any person otherwise qualifying for a loan from the corporation, or qualifying for a loan guaranteed by the corporation, shall not be disqualified by reason of his being under the age of eighteen years and for the purposes of applying for, receiving an…

§ 681-a. Guaranteed student loans; special requirements. 1. As used in this section: (a) "Federal guaranteed student loan program" shall mean the program of the United States government making low interest loans available to students or parents of students to pay for their cost …

§ 6810. Prescriptions. 1. No drug for which a prescription is required by the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act or by the commissioner of health shall be distributed or dispensed to any person except upon a prescription written by a person legally authorized …

§ 6811. Misdemeanors. It shall be a class A misdemeanor for: 1. Any person knowingly or intentionally to prevent or refuse to permit any board member or department representative to enter a pharmacy or any other establishment for the purpose of lawful inspection; 2. Any person w…

§ 6811-a. Certain drugs to be clearly marked or labeled. 1. Except as otherwise authorized in the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, no drug for which a prescription is required by the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act or by the commissioner of health may b…

§ 6811-b. Door-to-door distribution of drugs prohibited. It shall be a violation, punishable by a fine not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars, for a manufacturer, distributor, or seller of drugs or an employee or agent thereof to distribute a free sample of any drug, other than…

§ 6811-c. Patient notification of recalled drugs. 1. For purposes of this section the term "class I recall" shall mean a situation in which the United States food and drug administration deems there is reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product wil…