Meeting of the Board of Regents | July 2009
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THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234 |
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TO: |
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FROM: |
Frank Muñoz |
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SUBJECT: |
Report of the Committee on the Professions Regarding Licensing Petitions |
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DATE: |
July 14, 2009
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STRATEGIC GOAL: |
Goal 3 |
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AUTHORIZATION(S): |
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Summary
Issue for Decision (Consent Agenda)
Should the Regents approve the recommendations of the Committee on the Professions pertaining to licensing petitions as listed on the attachment?
Proposed Handling
This question will come before the full Board at its July 2009 meeting where it will be voted on and action taken.
Procedural History
Section 6506(5) of the Education Law and Section 24.7 of the Rules of the Board of Regents authorize the Regents to waive education, experience and examination requirements for a professional license as well as to confer the degree Doctor of Medicine.
Background Information
There are 4 licensing petitions and 26 requests for the conferral of the degree Doctor of Medicine for review and approval.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Regents approve the recommendations of the Committee on the Professions regarding licensing petitions.
Timetable for Implementation
Approval of the Committee on the Professions’ recommendations will be effective July 28, 2009.
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Cases Presented to Board of Regents on: July 28, 2009 SUMMARY REPORT
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PROFESSION
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EDUCATION |
EXAMINATION |
Experience |
Confer Degree Doctor of Medicine |
Three-Year Limited License |
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Pre-Professional |
Professional |
Post-Graduate |
Proficiency |
Licensing |
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Certified Public Accountancy |
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09-10-07
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Dentistry |
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09-06-59 |
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Medicine |
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09-53-60 |
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09-72-60C to 09-97-60C |
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Veterinary Technology |
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09-01-77 |
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OTHER:
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Total for fiscal year to date: 82
Total for calendar year to date: 127 |
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Board of Regents: July 28, 2009
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY
09-10-09
Veronica Basantes
Bronx, NY 10453
(Fordham University, Bronx, New York, Bachelor of Science in Accounting, May 20, 2006)
Petition for: Acceptance of passing grades on the Uniform Certified Public Accountancy (CPA) Examination.
Statement of Problem: Veronica Basantes, an applicant for licensure as a CPA, recently passed the four parts of the Uniform CPA Examination. However, she exceeded the 18-month conditioning requirement by two months.
Ms. Basantes sat for and passed the Regulation (REG) section of the Examination in May 2007. She needed to pass the remaining three sections by December 31, 2008 to retain credit for the REG section. She passed Auditing and Attestation (AUD) in July 2007 and the Business Environment and Concepts (BEC) section in January 2008, both within the 18-month conditioning period. She attempted, but failed the remaining Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR) section twice within the conditioning period. She made a final attempt and passed the FAR section in February 2009, two months after she lost credit for AUD. As of March 31, 2009, Ms. Basantes also lost credit for the REG section of the Examination.
Ms. Basantes’ efforts to prepare for and pass the BEC and FAR sections were interrupted by her role as primary caregiver for a family member who experienced medical conditions documented by attending physicians and therapists, during the three-month period between January 2008 and April 2008. These demands caused her to lose three months of Examination preparation time.
Based on the medical documentation and her continued efforts to pass the FAR and BEC sections, the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Public Accountancy supports Ms. Basantes’ petition to waive the 18-month requirement to pass all four parts of the Uniform CPA Examination.
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APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS: |
QUALIFICATIONS: |
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Section 7404 of Education Law and Part 70 of the Commissioner’s Regulations require: |
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(1) A bachelor’s or higher degree based on a program in accountancy. |
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(2) Passing scores on the Uniform CPA Examination. |
(2) (a) May 2007: Regulation (passing score). (b) July 2007: Auditing and Attestation (passing score). (c) August and November 2007: Business Environment and Concepts (failing scores). (d) January 2008: Business Environment and Concepts (passing score). (e) August and November 2008: Financial Accounting and Reporting (failing scores). (f) February 2009: Financial Accounting and Reporting (passing score). |
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(3) One year of satisfactory experience. |
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RECOMMENDATION: The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Public Accountancy, recommends that the applicant’s petition for acceptance of passing grades on the Uniform CPA Examination be accepted.
Board of Regents: July 28, 2009
THREE YEAR LIMITED LICENSE IN DENTISTRY
Petition for: Three-year limited license to practice Dentistry under Section 6604(6) of the Education Law.
Statement of Problem: The applicant listed below has satisfied the education and examination requirements for licensure as a dentist in New York State. The only requirement for full licensure that cannot be satisfied at this time is United States citizenship or immigration status as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.
The applicant has an opportunity to practice dentistry in an area which has been designated a Federal Dental Health Professions Shortage Area and requests a three-year waiver of the citizenship requirement under Section 6604(6) of the Education Law. Each applicant must sign an affidavit stating the exact location of the shortage area where he will practice before the three-year limited license will be issued.
Applicable Guidelines: Section 6604(6) of Education Law relates to the requirement of United States citizenship or permanent resident status for licensure as a dentist in New York State and allows the Board of Regents to grant a one-time, three-year waiver of this requirement for an alien dentist to practice in New York State if all other licensure requirements are satisfied and to grant an additional extension not to exceed six years to enable the alien to secure citizenship or permanent resident status, provided such status is being actively pursued.
NAME OF PETITIONER |
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09-06-59 Inderprret Atwal Lincoln, CA 95648 |
ACTION: The Department shall issue a three-year limited license to the applicant to practice dentistry in New York State in a Federal Dental Health Professions Shortage Area upon approval by the Department of all documentation needed to verify satisfaction of all dentistry licensure requirements other than citizenship and an acceptable Affidavit of Agreement on the applicant’s location of employment. The limited license may be renewed upon the lawful submission of an application for an extension of not more than six years, at the discretion of the Department.
Board of Regents: July 28, 2009
Petition for: Three-year limited license to practice veterinary technology under Section 6711(6) of the Education Law.
Statement of Problem: The applicant listed below has met the education and examination requirements for licensure as veterinary technicians in New York State. The only requirement for full licensure that cannot be satisfied at this time is United States citizenship or immigration status as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.
The applicant also has a pending application for full veterinary technology licensure, which cannot be granted until she satisfies the citizenship or permanent residency requirement.
Applicable Guidelines: Section 6711(6) of Education Law relates to the requirement of United States citizenship or permanent resident status for licensure as a veterinary technician in New York State and allows the Board of Regents to grant a one-time three-year waiver (plus an extension of not more than one year) for an alien veterinary technician to practice in New York State if all other licensure requirements are satisfied.
Name of Petitioner |
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09-01-77 Queyi Chan Lion Brooklyn, NY 11220
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ACTION: The Department shall issue a limited license for a maximum of three years to practice veterinary technology in New York State to the applicant, conditional upon approval by the Department of all documentation needed to verify satisfaction of all veterinary technology licensure requirements other than citizenship. The limited license may be renewed upon the lawful submission of an application for an extension of not more than one year, at the discretion of the Department.
Board of Regents: July 28, 2009
MEDICINE
09-53-60
Raymond Peter Mantovani
Absecon, New Jersey 08201
(Universidad Centro de Estudios Tecnicos (CETEC), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Doctor of Medicine, June 1981).
Petition for: Acceptance of medical education under the guidelines for graduates of CETEC, CIFAS, and UTESA.
Statement of Problem: Dr. Mantovani graduated in 1981 from the Universidad Centro de Estudios Tecnicos, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He transferred to Universidad Centro de Estudios Tecnicos (CETEC) after previous study at Universidad Central Del Este (UCE), San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic. CETEC was one of three schools disciplined by the government of the Dominican Republic for fraudulent practices. The New York State Board of Regents established criteria for acceptance of clinical training performed by CETEC, CIFAS, and UTESA graduates in U.S. hospitals. Dr. Mantovani is presenting evidence of clinical training in pediatrics, surgery, medicine, and obstetrics and gynecology in U.S. hospitals to fulfill the Regents criteria. The criteria requires that students from other medical schools must also have participated in the clerkship. The hospital must attest to the successful completion of the clerkship. Additionally, they must confirm that both the scope and content of the clerkship and the performance of the applicant must be equivalent to that required of other medical school students at a similar level who performed the clerkship at their hospital. For pediatrics, surgery and medicine, the hospital has attested to the satisfactory completion of the clerkships and that other students from other medical schools were rotating at the hospital at the same time as Dr. Mantovani. Hospital records for the obstetric and gynecology clerkship attest to the successful completion of the program and the fact that the hospital did have an accredited residency in that field at that time.
Dr. Mantovani successfully completed a three-year accredited residency program in internal medicine at Mount Vernon Hospital and Jersey City Medical Center and then successfully completed a two-year Pulmonary Fellowship at Winthrop University Hospital. Additionally, he is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Pulmonary Diseases. In the opinion of Department staff, Dr. Mantovani has met the criteria of the Board of Regents.
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APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS: |
QUALIFICATIONS: |
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Regents guidelines of April 1987 allow for approval of education for graduates of CETEC, CIFAS, and UTESA, provided that the following criteria have been satisfied: |
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(1) The applicant provides for the submission of an affidavit from a licensed physician who is either Director of Medical Education or Chief of Service in which the clerkship occurred. The physician signing the affidavit must attest that, based on personal knowledge or contemporaneous hospital records, the applicant satisfactorily completed the rotation and the applicant's performance was equivalent to that required of other medical students at a similar level. |
(1) Applicant completed clerkships at Jersey City Medical Center in pediatrics, surgery and medicine that fulfill the Regents criteria. The obstetrics and gynecology clerkship at St. Mary’s Hospital (Hoboken, New Jersey) was successfully completed. The hospital could only confirm that they did have an accredited residency program in that field at that time. |
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(2) Thirty-two months of medical education including didactic and clinical training in traditional subjects. |
(2) Thirty-two months of medical education at UCE and CETEC, including didactic and clinical training in surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and pediatrics. |
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(3) Sixty semester hours of pre-professional study. |
(3) Bachelor of Science in Biology, St. Peter’s College, Jersey City, New Jersey, June 1977. |
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(4) Proficiency examination. |
(4) ECFMG certification, valid indefinitely as of September 1981. |
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(5) Three years of approved postgraduate hospital training. |
(5) (a) Accredited ACGME Postgraduate Year 1 and 2 in Internal Medicine, July 1, 1981 to June 30, 1983, Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, New Jersey. (5)(b) Accredited ACGME Postgraduate Year 3 in Internal Medicine, July 1, 1983 to June 30, 1984, Mount Vernon Hospital, Mount Vernon, New Jersey. |
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(6) Acceptable scores on a licensing examination in accordance with Section 60.4. |
(6) Acceptable scores on Flex Day 1, 2 and 3, Georgia, December 1981. |
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(7) United States citizen or alien lawfully admitted for permanent resident status in the United States. |
(7) United States citizen. |
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(8) Evidence of good moral character. |
(8) Good moral character. |
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(9) Evidence of the required course in the identification and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment. |
(9) Has completed the required course in the identification and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment. |
Recommendation: The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence with Department Staff, recommends acceptance of applicant’s clinical clerkships completed for CETEC as fulfilling the Regents criteria for acceptance of his medical education from the Dominican Republic.
Board of Regents: July 28, 2009
MEDICINE
Petition for: Conferral of the degree Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) pursuant to Section 6529 of the Education Law.
Summary Statement: The petitioners listed below are all graduates of foreign medical schools who have been licensed in New York.
The applicable requirements of Section 3.57 of the Rules of the Board of Regents require completion of a medical education program in a foreign medical school satisfactory to the Department which does not grant the degree Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), and in which the philosophy and curriculum were equivalent, as determined by the Department in accordance with the policy of the Board of Regents, to those in programs leading to the degree Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) at medical schools in the United States satisfactory to, or registered by, the Board of Regents and the Department. Secondly, petitioners must have licensure to practice medicine in New York State in accordance with provisions of Section 6524 or 6528 of the Education Law or their equivalent as determined by the Board of Regents pursuant to their authority under Section 6506 of the Education Law.
NAME OF PETITIONER |
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09-72-60C Shaheda Azher Fishkill, NY 12524 |
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09-73-60C Lourdes Bello Espinosa East Setauket, NY 11733 |
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09-74-60C Michael Campanella East Brunswick, NJ 08816 |
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09-75-60C Charuhas Deshpande Oak Park, IL 60302 |
(1)Bombay University Grant Medical College, Mumbai, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 12/30/88. (2) License #243302, issued on 3/6/07. |
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09-76-60C Laila Elgadi Orchard Park, NY 14127 |
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09-77-60C Luis Fandos Babylon, NY 11702 |
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09-78-60C Apurv Khanna West Hartford, CT 06107 |
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09-79-60C Abdul Khuwaja Astoria, NY 11103
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09-80-60C Abul Khuda Brooklyn, NY 11223 |
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09-81-60C Robert Mucciolo Roslyn Heights, NY 11577 |
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09-82-60C Rebecca Padilla Danville, PA 17821 |
License #252963, issued on 4/30/09. |
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09-83-60C Mukesh Sharoha Coram, NY 11727
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09-84-60C Jose Taveras New York, NY 10011 |
License #253121, issued on 5/15/09. |
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09-85-60C Imran Wahedna East Northport, NY 11731 |
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09-86-60C Santhi Priya Yalamanchili Jamesville, NY 13078 |
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09-87-60C Syed Ahmad Floral Park, NY 11001 |
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09-88-60C Prameela Alapati Bronx, NY 10466 |
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09-89-60C Parameshwari Baladandapani Selden, NY 11784
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09-90-60C Jessica Buzenas Farmingdale, NY 11735 |
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09-91-60C Tong Li Brooklyn, NY 11228 |
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09-92-60C Mehreen Qureshi New Rochelle, NY 10801 |
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09-93-60C Srinivas Reddy New York, NY 10012 |
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09-94-60C Sandhyarani Samantara Mohegan Lake, NY 10547 |
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09-95-60C Darshita Shah Scarsdale, NY 10583 |
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09-96-60C Usha Velagapudi Bronx, NY 10461 |
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09-97-60C Jianping Zhang Great Neck, NY 11020 |
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RECOMMENDATION: The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence with the State Board for Medicine, recommends that the petitioners be awarded the degree Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) in accordance with provisions of Section 6529 of the Education Law.