Meeting of the Board of Regents | June 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: |
June 9, 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 June 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 10 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 June 23, 2009.
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Cases Presented to Board of Regents on: June 23, 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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09-08-07 09-09-07
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Dentistry |
09-03-50 |
09-03-50 09-04-50 |
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Medicine |
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09-62-60C to 09-71-60C |
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OTHER:
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Total for fiscal year to date: 52
Total for calendar year to date: 97 |
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Board of Regents: June 23, 2009
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY
09-08-07
Randal Robert Dietz
Allentown, Pennsylvania 18102
(15 Years Experience)
Petition for: Acceptance of passing grades on the Uniform Certified Public Accountancy (CPA) Examination.
Statement of Problem: Mr. Dietz is an applicant for licensure as a certified public accountant through endorsement of his license from Pennsylvania issued in July 1979. Pennsylvania experienced a fire in their archives in 1994 and lost some examination records, including Mr. Dietz’ records.
The Pennsylvania Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs has sent a letter explaining that they can confirm that Mr. Dietz successfully passed all sections of the Uniform CPA Examination with a score of 75 or higher; however, they cannot verify the date he passed the first section of the Examination or his individual scores for each section of the Examination. Pennsylvania regulations in effect in 1979 allowed candidates an unlimited amount of time to pass the final section of the Examination once a candidate passed the initial section. New York regulations in effect at the time required a candidate to pass all four sections of the Examination within a three-year period.
Given Pennsylvania’s assurance that Mr. Dietz passed all sections of the Examination, the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Public Accountancy supports his petition that he has passed 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) Passed all four sections as a Pennsylvania candidate. |
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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: June 23, 2009
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY
09-09-07
Mor Gil-Hefetz
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(Baruch College, New York, New York, MBA in Accountancy, February 2007)
Petition for: Acceptance of passing grades on the Uniform Certified Public Accountancy (CPA) Examination.
Statement of Problem: Mor Gil-Hafetz, an applicant for licensure as a certified public accountant, passed all four parts of the Uniform CPA Examination; however, she exceeded the 18-month conditioning requirement by 5 months.
Ms. Gil-Hafetz received conditional credit for passing the Auditing and Attestation (AUD) section in November 2006. She needed to pass the remaining three sections of the Examination by June 2008 to retain credit for AUD. She passed the Regulation (REG) section in January 2008 and the Business Environment and Concepts (BEC) section in April 2008, both within the conditioning period. She attempted the Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR) section in May 2008 and August 2008, before passing in November 2008, five months after she lost credit for AUD.
Ms. Gil-Hafetz was diagnosed with an illness and underwent treatment six months after she passed her first section of the Examination. Based on medical documentation and her continued efforts to pass the FAR section, the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Public Accountancy supports Ms. Gil-Hafetz 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) November 2006: Auditing and Attestation (passing score). (b) January 2008: Regulation (passing score). (c) April 2008: Business Environment and Concepts (passing score). (d) May and August 2008: Financial Accounting and Reporting (failing score). (e)November 2008: 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: June 23, 2009
DENTISTRY
09-03-50
Xiomara Restrepo-Jaramillo
Rochester, New York 14623
(Universidad de Valle, Cali, Colombia, Doctor of Odontology, May 2001)
Petition for: Acceptance of education.
Statement of Problem: Commissioner’s Regulations require the completion of two years of pre-professional education with required subjects prior to matriculation into the professional dental program. Dr. Restrepo-Jaramillo completed one year of pre-professional education and covered all the required pre-professional subject areas except for general chemistry and organic chemistry. After graduating from dental school, Dr. Restrepo-Jaramillo completed the one-year Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Program at Eastman Dental Center. The Acting Executive Secretary of the State Board for Dentistry recommends that this program fulfill the pre-professional deficiencies. Commissioner’s Regulations allow the Committee on the Professions to accept up to 30 semester hours of study completed after the professional program toward the pre-profesional requirement.
Additionally, Dr. Restrepo-Jaramillo did not complete the two academic years of study required in an accredited dental school program culminating in certification that the applicant has achieved the level of knowledge and clinical proficiency expected of a graduate of that school. Such study is required for applicants completing a program of dental education in an unregistered or unaccredited dental school. Dr. Restrepo -Jaramillo enrolled in the two-year advanced program in general dentistry at the Eastman Dental Center of the University of Rochester and successfully completed the program in June 2008. This program is acknowledged by the State Board for Dentistry as the substantial equivalent of the two-year program required in regulation.
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APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS: |
QUALIFICATIONS: |
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Section 61 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education requires: |
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(1) Not less than 60 semester hours of pre-professional education including courses in general chemistry, organic chemistry, biology or zoology, and physics. |
(1)(a) One year of pre-professional education, including courses in biology and physics, from 1995-1996 at the Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia. (1)(b) One-year Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Program at Eastman Dental Center, Rochester, New York, July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006. |
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(2) Four academic years of dental education culminating in a degree in an acceptable dental school. |
(2) Four years of acceptable dental education culminating in the degree of Doctor of Odontology, Universidad de Valle, Cali, Colombia, May 2001. |
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(3) Two academic years of study in an accredited dental school program culminating in certification that the applicant has achieved the level of knowledge and clinical proficiency expected of a graduate of that school. |
(3) Two-year advanced program in general dentistry at the University of Rochester, Eastman Dental Center, Rochester, New York, completed June 2008. |
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(4) Satisfactory scores on Parts I and II of the National Dental Board Examinations. |
(4) Satisfactory scores on Parts I and II of the National Dental Board Examinations. |
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(5) Acceptable clinically-based dental residency program of at least one year’s duration. |
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(6) United States citizen or alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States. |
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(7) Evidence of the required course in the identification and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment. |
(7) Completed the required course in the identification and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment. |
RECOMMENDATION: The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence with the Acting Executive Secretary of the State Board for Dentistry, recommends that the applicant's successful completion of the advanced program in general dentistry at the University of Rochester be accepted as the substantial equivalent of the required two academic years of dental study in a registered or accredited dental school program. In addition, the Committee approves the one-year Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Program at Eastman Dental Center as fulfilling the pre-professional education deficiencies.
Board of Regents: June 23, 2009
DENTISTRY
09-04-50
Rossarin Mitsumoto
Sleepy Hollow, New York 10591
(Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Doctor of Dental Surgery, March 2000)
Petition for: Acceptance of education.
Statement of Problem: Commissioner’s Regulations require that an applicant for licensure who has graduated from a program of dental education in an unregistered or unaccredited dental school must complete two academic years of study in an accredited dental school program. This program must culminate in certification from the dental school that the applicant has achieved the level of knowledge and clinical proficiency expected of a graduate of that school. Dr. Mitsumoto enrolled in the two-year advanced program in general dentistry at the Eastman Dental Center of the University of Rochester and will successfully complete the program in June 2009. This program is acknowledged by the State Board for Dentistry as the substantial equivalent of the two-year program required in regulation.
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APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS: |
QUALIFICATIONS: |
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Section 61 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education requires: |
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(1) Not less than 60 semester hours of pre-professional education including courses in general chemistry, organic chemistry, biology or zoology, and physics. |
(1) Two years of pre-professional education including courses in general chemistry, organic chemistry, biology or zoology and physics, Mahidol University, 1994-1995. |
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(2) Four academic years of dental education culminating in a degree in an acceptable dental school. |
(2) Four years of acceptable dental education culminating in the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery, March 2000. |
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(3) Two academic years of study in an accredited dental school program culminating in certification that the applicant has achieved the level of knowledge and clinical proficiency expected of a graduate of that school. |
(3) Two-year advanced program in general dentistry at the University of Rochester, Eastman Dental Center, Rochester, New York, to be completed June 2009. |
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(4) Satisfactory scores on Parts I and II of the National Dental Board Examinations. |
(4) Satisfactory scores on Parts I and II of the National Dental Board Examinations. |
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(5) Acceptable clinically-based dental residency program of at least one year’s duration. |
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(6) United States citizen or alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States. |
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(7) Evidence of the required course in the identification and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment. |
(7) Completed the required course in the identification and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment. |
RECOMMENDATION: The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence with the Acting Executive Secretary of the State Board for Dentistry, recommends that the applicant's successful completion of the advanced program in general dentistry at the University of Rochester be accepted as the substantial equivalent of the required two academic years of dental study in a registered or accredited dental school program.
Board of Regents: June 23, 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 |
QUALIFICATIONS |
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09-62-60C Asma Arif Troy, NY 12180 |
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09-63-60C Kervin Arroyo Torres West Haven, CT 06516 |
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09-64-60C Naeem Chaudhry Howard Beach, NY 11414 |
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09-65-60C Ashlesh Dani Fishkill, NY 12424-2281 |
(1)B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 12/17/93. (2) License #227978, issued on 4/3/03. |
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09-66-60C Mrunalini Deshmukh Brooklyn, NY 11209-2701 |
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09-67-60C Lazar Feygin Brooklyn, NY 11230 |
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09-68-60C Manoj Kumar Cortland, NY 13045 |
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09-69-60C Michelle Lozano Jericho, NY 11753
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09-70-60C Rolando Rojas Wallkill, NY
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09-71-60C Lisa Yablon New York, NY 10025 |
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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.