Frank
Muñoz
Associate Commissioner
Associate Commissioner
Since 1891, the Board of Regents and the New
York State Education Department have overseen the preparation,
licensure, and practice of the professions. Currently, the Office of the Professions regulates
forty-eight professions defined in
Title VIII of the Education Law.
The Office of the Professions is pleased to announce that online registration renewal is now available. Phased in over the next three years, the online process will provide a timely and secure alternative to the paper registration applications used for many years. When registering online, the registration fees can be paid using a credit card, and no additional charge will be added for this convenience.
In order to register online, individuals must:
- Be licensed and in the last 5 months of their current registration period or their last valid registration period ended less than four (4) months ago;
- Receive the renewal notification and PIN in the mail; and
- Use a valid Visa or MasterCard to pay the registration fees.
Please see Online Renewal Information for more information and, if eligible, to log in to the application.
- Architecture
- The New York State Board of Regents approved regulatory changes permitting architectural interns to take the Architect Registration Examination (ARE) concurrent with the Intern Development Program (IDP) beginning on October 9, 2008. Detailed information is available here. (October 8, 2008)
- Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
- Changes have been made, effective October 9, 2008, to the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education relating to education, examination, experience, and endorsement provisions for the licensure of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists. The revised regulations are available here. (October 8, 2008)
- Clinical Laboratory Technology
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On July 7, 2008, Governor David A. Paterson signed into law changes to the Clinical Laboratory Technology Practice Act that will add a new profession of certified histological technician, will provide changes and additions to the special provisions (grandparenting), and will establish new licensure types (limited licenses and restricted licenses) within the clinical laboratory technology professions. Licensure for all these professions remains within the State Education Department under the oversight of the Board of Regents.
Emergency regulations to implement these changes were approved on September 16, 2008 by the Board of Regents and will become effective on September 23, 2008. Those applicants who received a letter authorizing them to work until September 1, 2008 or until their applications are reviewed should have received a new letter extending that date to July 1, 2009. In addition, all applications have been reviewed based on the amendments. Those applicants who may have additional pathways for licensure under these new regulations will receive a letter to inform them of any forms that may be needed to facilitate licensure. Applications for licensure are being revised to include all licensure pathways and should be available on the professions' website by mid-October.
A new set of Questions and Answers about the changes to the Clinical Laboratory Technology professions has been posted.
The emergency regulations, which will be submitted to the Board of Regents for approval on a permanent basis in December 2008, are available: here.
(September 17, 2008)
- Physical Therapy Continuing Education
- On July 7, 2008, Chapter 207 of the Laws of 2008, which requires physical therapists and physical therapist assistants to complete thirty-six hours of continuing education during each three-year re-registration period, was signed into law by Governor David A. Paterson. The law does not take effect until September 1, 2009. The law cannot be fully implemented until regulations are developed and adopted by the Board of Regents, which is expected to occur early next year. (August 5, 2008)
- Announcing OPNEWS Listserv
- The Office of the Professions Strategic Communications Team announces an
initiative to provide interested parties with news and updates about the Office
of the Professions via email. Individuals can subscribe to OPNEWS to receive
regular updates about:
- office activities and performance
- the license, practice and discipline of the professions
- professional practice alerts, and
- meetings of the State Boards
- Employment Opportunities in Shortage Areas
- Immediate employment opportunities are available with the New
York City Department of Education in the areas of monolingual and
bilingual speech services,
bilingual school psychology,
occupational therapy and physical therapy. License holders in
psychology and speech-language pathology who do not hold school
certification should review new
regulatory provisions approved by the Board of Regents in
July, 2005. Experience gained in non-school settings may be given
to bilingual psychologists and bilingual speech-language
pathologists. Additional information on opportunities or
scholarship assistance can be obtained by contacting the New York
City Department of Education: http://schools.nyc.gov/teachnyc/
(April 30, 2007)
- Verifying Your New York License
- New York licensees are reminded that up-to-the-minute license
and registration status is available on
this site or by calling 1-518-474-3817 (press prompt #4, then
#1). Information on the Web and our telephone system is current and official. Licensees who require
written proof of licensure should file the Request for Written Confirmation of NYS
Licensure (PDF). This request requires the submission of a
fee and will be mailed to a third party.
- Regents Scholarship Opportunities
- Regents Professional Opportunity Scholarships are available annually to New York State residents who are economically disadvantaged and/or members of an underrepresented minority group and who are beginning or engaged in an approved program leading to a degree in an eligible profession licensed by the Regents. Award winners receive up to $5,000 per year, for a maximum of four academic years. Information and applications can be found on the Office of Higher Education's (OHE) Website. Information and applications for the Regents Health Care Scholarship in Medicine and Dentistry and the Regents Physician Loan Forgiveness Program are also available on the OHE Web site.
For Future Reference: In the event of an emergency that impacts the licensed professions, OP will provide important information, specific to the situation, through this Web site, our automated phone system (518-474-3817), and/or our regional offices. This information will include emergency provisions for professional practice as well as updates on scheduled events and services (licensing examinations, professional discipline proceedings, examination reviews, etc.)
Applicants and licensees can now print and mail an address/name change form. Please remember that OP is to be notified within 30 days of any change in name or address.
New York State Education Department
Office of the Professions
State Education Building - 2nd floor
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12234
Questions: op4info@mail.nysed.gov or 518-474-3817
Office of the Professions
State Education Building - 2nd floor
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12234
Questions: op4info@mail.nysed.gov or 518-474-3817
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