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-seven 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.
- Clinical Laboratory Technology - Examinations
- Notice to Those Awaiting Availability of the CLT Examinations (including permit holders, others with applications on file who meet all requirements except examination, etc.)
Licensure in New York State as a Clinical Laboratory Technologist or a Certified Clinical Laboratory Technician or a Cytotechnologist requires successful completion of the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Board of Registry examination for Medical Technologist (Clinical Laboratory Technologist) or Medical Laboratory Technician (Certified Clinical Laboratory Technician) or Cytotechnologist. Applicants who are eligible to take the examination, including those who possess a limited permit and those who have met all but the examination requirement, may apply to ASCP to take the examination. The examination score for applicants who passed the generalist examination in each profession since September 1, 2001 may be accepted for licensure. Please see the examination requirements for Clinical Laboratory Technologist/Certified Clinical Laboratory Technician and Cytotechnologist. (May 12, 2008)
- Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
- The Commissioner of Education is proposing amendments to the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education relating to education, examination, experience, and endorsement provisions for licensure of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists. The amendments will be discussed by the New York State Board of Regents at their April 2008 meeting. The complete proposed amendments are available here. (April 4, 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 47 professions
- professional practice alerts, and
- meetings of the 29 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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