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FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: (I) EACH MEMBER OF SUCH LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
MUST BE LICENSED PURSUANT TO TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW TO PRAC-
TICE HIS OR HER PROFESSION IN THIS STATE; (II) EACH MEMBER SHALL ONLY
PRACTICE HIS OR HER PROFESSION AS SPECIFIED IN HIS OR HER RESPECTIVE
PROFESSIONAL ENABLING STATUE UNDER TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW; AND
(III) ANY CLINICAL INTEGRATION OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES UNDER THIS
SECTION SHALL NOT ALTER, EXPAND OR CURTAIL THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF ANY
OF THE MEMBERS; PROVIDED FURTHER THAT: (A) NO MEMBER SHALL, DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY, INTERFERE WITH THE CLINICAL JUDGMENT OR LEGITIMATE CLINICAL
PRACTICE OF ANOTHER MEMBER; AND (B) NO MEMBER SHALL ORDER OR DIRECT
ANOTHER MEMBER TO PRACTICE BEYOND THE SCOPE OF HIS OR HER LICENSE. With
respect to a professional service limited liability company formed to
provide dental services as such services are defined in article 133 of
the education law, each member of such limited liability company must be
licensed pursuant to article 133 of the education law to practice
dentistry in this state. With respect to a professional service limited
liability company formed to provide veterinary services as such services
are defined in article 135 of the education law, each member of such
limited liability company must be licensed pursuant to article 135 of
the education law to practice veterinary medicine in this state. With
respect to a professional service limited liability company formed to
provide professional engineering, land surveying, architectural, land-
scape architectural and/or geological services as such services are
defined in article 145, article 147 and article 148 of the education
law, each member of such limited liability company must be licensed
pursuant to article 145, article 147 and/or article 148 of the education
law to practice one or more of such professions in this state. [With
respect to a professional service limited liability company formed to
provide licensed clinical social work services as such services are
defined in article 154 of the education law, each member of such limited
liability company shall be licensed pursuant to article 154 of the
education law to practice licensed clinical social work in this state.]
With respect to a professional service limited liability company formed
to provide creative arts therapy services as such services are defined
in article 163 of the education law, each member of such limited liabil-
ity company must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education
law to practice creative arts therapy in this state. With respect to a
professional service limited liability company formed to provide
marriage and family therapy services as such services are defined in
article 163 of the education law, each member of such limited liability
company must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to
practice marriage and family therapy in this state. With respect to a
professional service limited liability company formed to provide mental
health counseling services as such services are defined in article 163
of the education law, each member of such limited liability company must
be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice
mental health counseling in this state. With respect to a professional
service limited liability company formed to provide psychoanalysis
services as such services are defined in article 163 of the education
law, each member of such limited liability company must be licensed
pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice psychoanalysis
in this state. With respect to a professional service limited liability
company formed to provide applied behavior analysis services as such
services are defined in article 167 of the education law, each member of
such limited liability company must be licensed or certified pursuant to
article 167 of the education law to practice applied behavior analysis
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in this state. In addition to engaging in such profession or
professions, a professional service limited liability company may engage
in any other business or activities as to which a limited liability
company may be formed under section two hundred one of this chapter.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a professional
service limited liability company (i) authorized to practice law may
only engage in another profession or business or activities or (ii)
which is engaged in a profession or other business or activities other
than law may only engage in the practice of law, to the extent not
prohibited by any other law of this state or any rule adopted by the
appropriate appellate division of the supreme court or the court of
appeals.
§ 2. Subdivision (b) of section 1207 of the limited liability company
law, as amended by chapter 475 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read
as follows:
(b) With respect to a professional service limited liability company
formed to provide medical services as such services are defined in arti-
cle 131 of the education law, each member of such limited liability
company must be licensed pursuant to article 131 of the education law to
practice medicine in this state. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF
THIS SECTION, ANY PERSON LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 131 OF THE EDUCA-
TION LAW TO PRACTICE MEDICINE AND ANY PERSON LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTI-
CLES 132, 137, 140, 141, 143, 144, 153, 154, 155 OR 156 OR SUBDIVISION 3
OF SECTION 6902 OF ARTICLE 139 OF THE EDUCATION LAW MAY FORM, OR CAUSE
TO BE FORMED, A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY TO
PROVIDE MULTIDISCIPLINARY SERVICES WITH ONE OR MORE LICENSED PROFES-
SIONALS, SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: (I) EACH MEMBER OF SUCH
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY MUST BE LICENSED PURSUANT TO TITLE EIGHT OF
THE EDUCATION LAW TO PRACTICE HIS OR HER PROFESSION IN THIS STATE; (II)
EACH MEMBER SHALL ONLY PRACTICE HIS OR HER PROFESSION AS SPECIFIED IN
HIS OR HER RESPECTIVE PROFESSIONAL ENABLING STATUTE UNDER TITLE EIGHT OR
THE EDUCATION LAW; AND (III) ANY CLINICAL INTEGRATION OF PROFESSIONAL
PRACTICES UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL NOT ALTER, EXPAND OR CURTAIL THE
SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF ANY OF THE MEMBERS; PROVIDED FURTHER THAT: (A) NO
MEMBER SHALL, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, INTERFERE WITH THE CLINICAL JUDGE-
MENT OR LEGITIMATE CLINICAL PRACTICE OF ANOTHER MEMBER; AND (B) NO
MEMBER SHALL ORDER OR DIRECT ANOTHER MEMBER TO PRACTICE BEYOND THE SCOPE
OF HIS OR HER LICENSE. With respect to a professional service limited
liability company formed to provide dental services as such services are
defined in article 133 of the education law, each member of such limited
liability company must be licensed pursuant to article 133 of the educa-
tion law to practice dentistry in this state. With respect to a profes-
sional service limited liability company formed to provide veterinary
services as such services are defined in article 135 of the education
law, each member of such limited liability company must be licensed
pursuant to article 135 of the education law to practice veterinary
medicine in this state. With respect to a professional service limited
liability company formed to provide professional engineering, land
surveying, architectural, landscape architectural and/or geological
services as such services are defined in article 145, article 147 and
article 148 of the education law, each member of such limited liability
company must be licensed pursuant to article 145, article 147 and/or
article 148 of the education law to practice one or more of such
professions in this state. [With respect to a professional service
limited liability company formed to provide licensed clinical social
work services as such services are defined in article 154 of the educa-
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tion law, each member of such limited liability company shall be
licensed pursuant to article 154 of the education law to practice
licensed clinical social work in this state.] With respect to a profes-
sional service limited liability company formed to provide creative arts
therapy services as such services are defined in article 163 of the
education law, each member of such limited liability company must be
licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice crea-
tive arts therapy in this state. With respect to a professional service
limited liability company formed to provide marriage and family therapy
services as such services are defined in article 163 of the education
law, each member of such limited liability company must be licensed
pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice marriage and
family therapy in this state. With respect to a professional service
limited liability company formed to provide mental health counseling
services as such services are defined in article 163 of the education
law, each member of such limited liability company must be licensed
pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice mental health
counseling in this state. With respect to a professional service limited
liability company formed to provide psychoanalysis services as such
services are defined in article 163 of the education law, each member of
such limited liability company must be licensed pursuant to article 163
of the education law to practice psychoanalysis in this state. With
respect to a professional service limited liability company formed to
provide applied behavior analysis services as such services are defined
in article 167 of the education law, each member of such limited liabil-
ity company must be licensed or certified pursuant to article 167 of the
education law to practice applied behavior analysis in this state.
§ 3. Subdivision (a) of section 1301 of the limited liability company
law, as amended by chapter 475 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read
as follows:
(a) "Foreign professional service limited liability company" means a
professional service limited liability company, whether or not denomi-
nated as such, organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than
this state, (i) each of whose members and managers, if any, is a profes-
sional authorized by law to render a professional service within this
state and who is or has been engaged in the practice of such profession
in such professional service limited liability company or a predecessor
entity, or will engage in the practice of such profession in the profes-
sional service limited liability company within thirty days of the date
such professional becomes a member, or each of whose members and manag-
ers, if any, is a professional at least one of such members is author-
ized by law to render a professional service within this state and who
is or has been engaged in the practice of such profession in such
professional service limited liability company or a predecessor entity,
or will engage in the practice of such profession in the professional
service limited liability company within thirty days of the date such
professional becomes a member, or (ii) authorized by, or holding a
license, certificate, registration or permit issued by the licensing
authority pursuant to, the education law to render a professional
service within this state; except that all members and managers, if any,
of a foreign professional service limited liability company that
provides health services in this state shall be licensed in this state.
With respect to a foreign professional service limited liability company
which provides veterinary services as such services are defined in arti-
cle 135 of the education law, each member of such foreign professional
service limited liability company shall be licensed pursuant to article
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135 of the education law to practice veterinary medicine. With respect
to a foreign professional service limited liability company which
provides medical services as such services are defined in article 131 of
the education law, each member of such foreign professional service
limited liability company must be licensed pursuant to article 131 of
the education law to practice medicine in this state. NOTWITHSTANDING
ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SECTION, ANY PERSON LICENSED PURSUANT TO
ARTICLE 131 OF THE EDUCATION LAW TO PRACTICE MEDICINE AND ANY PERSON
LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLES 132, 137, 140, 141, 143, 144, 153, 154,
155 OR 156 OR SUBDIVISION 3 OF SECTION 6902 OF ARTICLE 139 OF THE EDUCA-
TION LAW MAY FORM, OR CAUSE TO BE FORMED, A FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY TO PROVIDE MULTIDISCIPLINARY SERVICES WITH ONE
OR MORE LICENSED PROFESSIONALS, SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: (I)
EACH MEMBER OF SUCH LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY MUST BE LICENSED PURSUANT
TO TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW TO PRACTICE HIS OR HER PROFESSION IN
THIS STATE; (II) EACH MEMBER SHALL ONLY PRACTICE HIS OR HER PROFESSION
AS SPECIFIED IN HIS OR HER RESPECTIVE PROFESSIONAL ENABLING STATUTE
UNDER TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW; AND (III) ANY CLINICAL INTE-
GRATION OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL NOT ALTER,
EXPAND OR CURTAIL THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF ANY OF THE MEMBERS; PROVIDED
FURTHER THAT: (A) NO MEMBER SHALL, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, INTERFERE
WITH THE CLINICAL JUDGMENT OR LEGITIMATE CLINICAL PRACTICE OF ANOTHER
MEMBER; AND (B) NO MEMBER SHALL ORDER OR DIRECT ANOTHER MEMBER TO PRAC-
TICE BEYOND THE SCOPE OF HIS OR HER LICENSE. With respect to a foreign
professional service limited liability company which provides dental
services as such services are defined in article 133 of the education
law, each member of such foreign professional service limited liability
company must be licensed pursuant to article 133 of the education law to
practice dentistry in this state. With respect to a foreign professional
service limited liability company which provides professional engineer-
ing, land surveying, geologic, architectural and/or landscape architec-
tural services as such services are defined in article 145, article 147
and article 148 of the education law, each member of such foreign
professional service limited liability company must be licensed pursuant
to article 145, article 147 and/or article 148 of the education law to
practice one or more of such professions in this state. [With respect to
a foreign professional service limited liability company which provides
licensed clinical social work services as such services are defined in
article 154 of the education law, each member of such foreign profes-
sional service limited liability company shall be licensed pursuant to
article 154 of the education law to practice clinical social work in
this state.] With respect to a foreign professional service limited
liability company which provides creative arts therapy services as such
services are defined in article 163 of the education law, each member of
such foreign professional service limited liability company must be
licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice crea-
tive arts therapy in this state. With respect to a foreign professional
service limited liability company which provides marriage and family
therapy services as such services are defined in article 163 of the
education law, each member of such foreign professional service limited
liability company must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the educa-
tion law to practice marriage and family therapy in this state. With
respect to a foreign professional service limited liability company
which provides mental health counseling services as such services are
defined in article 163 of the education law, each member of such foreign
professional service limited liability company must be licensed pursuant
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to article 163 of the education law to practice mental health counseling
in this state. With respect to a foreign professional service limited
liability company which provides psychoanalysis services as such
services are defined in article 163 of the education law, each member of
such foreign professional service limited liability company must be
licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice
psychoanalysis in this state. With respect to a foreign professional
service limited liability company which provides applied behavior analy-
sis services as such services are defined in article 167 of the educa-
tion law, each member of such foreign professional service limited
liability company must be licensed or certified pursuant to article 167
of the education law to practice applied behavior analysis in this
state.
§ 4. Paragraph (a) of section 1503 of the business corporation law, as
amended by chapter 475 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as
follows:
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, (I) one or more indi-
viduals duly authorized by law to render the same professional service
within the state may organize, or cause to be organized, a professional
service corporation for pecuniary profit under this article for the
purpose of rendering the same professional service, except that one or
more individuals duly authorized by law to practice professional engi-
neering, architecture, landscape architecture, land surveying or geology
within the state may organize, or cause to be organized, a professional
service corporation or a design professional service corporation for
pecuniary profit under this article for the purpose of rendering such
professional services as such individuals are authorized to practice,
AND (II) ONE OR MORE INDIVIDUALS LICENSED TO PRACTICE PURSUANT TO ARTI-
CLE 131 AND ONE OR MORE INDIVIDUALS LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLES 132,
137, 140, 141, 143, 144, 153, 154, 155 OR 156 OR SUBDIVISION 3 OF
SECTION 6902 OF ARTICLE 139 OF TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW MAY
ORGANIZE, OR CAUSE TO BE ORGANIZED, FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES ONLY, A
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CORPORATION FORMED FOR PECUNIARY PROFIT UNDER THIS
ARTICLE FOR THE PURPOSE OF RENDERING MULTIDISCIPLINARY SERVICES WITHIN
SUCH A CORPORATION AS SUCH INDIVIDUALS ARE AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE INDI-
VIDUALLY IN HIS OR HER RESPECTIVE PROFESSIONS, SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING
CONDITIONS: (A) INDIVIDUAL WHO ORGANIZES, OR CAUSES TO ORGANIZE, SUCH
CORPORATION MUST BE LICENSED PURSUANT TO TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION
LAW TO PRACTICE HIS OR HER PROFESSION IN THIS STATE; (B) EACH MEMBER
SHALL ONLY PRACTICE HIS OR HER PROFESSION AS SPECIFIED IN HIS OR HER
RESPECTIVE PROFESSIONAL ENABLING STATUTE UNDER TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCA-
TION LAW; AND (C) ANY CLINICAL INTEGRATION OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES
UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL NOT ALTER, EXPAND OR CURTAIL THE SCOPE OF PRAC-
TICE OF ANY OF THE MEMBERS; (D) NO INDIVIDUAL SHALL, DIRECTLY OR INDI-
RECTLY, INTERFERE WITH THE CLINICAL JUDGMENT OR LEGITIMATE CLINICAL
PRACTICE OF ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL; AND (E) NO INDIVIDUAL SHALL ORDER OR
DIRECT ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL TO PRACTICE BEYOND THE SCOPE OF HIS OR HER
LICENSE.
§ 5. Subdivision (q) of section 121-1500 of the partnership law, as
amended by chapter 475 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as
follows:
(q) Each partner of a registered limited liability partnership formed
to provide medical services in this state must be licensed pursuant to
article 131 of the education law to practice medicine in this state [and
each]. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SECTION, ANY PERSON
LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 131 OF THE EDUCATION LAW TO PRACTICE MEDI-
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CINE AND ANY PERSON LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLES 132, 137, 140, 141,
143, 144, 153, 154, 155 OR 156 SUBDIVISION 3 OF SECTION 6902 OF ARTICLE
139 OF THE EDUCATION LAW MAY FORM, OR CAUSE TO BE FORMED, A REGISTERED
LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP TO PROVIDE MULTIDISCIPLINARY SERVICES WITH
ONE OR MORE LICENSED PROFESSIONALS, SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
(I) EACH PARTNER OF SUCH LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP MUST BE LICENSED
PURSUANT TO TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW TO PRACTICE HIS OR HER
PROFESSION IN THIS STATE; (II) EACH PARTNER SHALL ONLY PRACTICE HIS OR
HER PROFESSION AS SPECIFIED IN HIS OR HER RESPECTIVE PROFESSIONAL ENABL-
ING STATUTE UNDER TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW; AND (III) ANY CLIN-
ICAL INTEGRATION OF THE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL
NOT ALTER, EXPAND OR CURTAIL THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF ANY OF THE PART-
NERS; PROVIDED FURTHER THAT: (A) NO PARTNER SHALL, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECT-
LY, INTERFERE WITH THE CLINICAL JUDGMENT OR LEGITIMATE CLINICAL PRACTICE
OF ANOTHER PARTNER; AND (B) NO PARTNER SHALL ORDER OR DIRECT ANOTHER
PARTNER TO PRACTICE BEYOND THE SCOPE OF HIS OR HER LICENSE. EACH part-
ner of a registered limited liability partnership formed to provide
dental services in this state must be licensed pursuant to article 133
of the education law to practice dentistry in this state. Each partner
of a registered limited liability partnership formed to provide veteri-
nary services in this state must be licensed pursuant to article 135 of
the education law to practice veterinary medicine in this state. Each
partner of a registered limited liability partnership formed to provide
professional engineering, land surveying, geological services, architec-
tural and/or landscape architectural services in this state must be
licensed pursuant to article 145, article 147 and/or article 148 of the
education law to practice one or more of such professions in this state.
[Each partner of a registered limited liability partnership formed to
provide licensed clinical social work services in this state must be
licensed pursuant to article 154 of the education law to practice clin-
ical social work in this state.] Each partner of a registered limited
liability partnership formed to provide creative arts therapy services
in this state must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education
law to practice creative arts therapy in this state. Each partner of a
registered limited liability partnership formed to provide marriage and
family therapy services in this state must be licensed pursuant to arti-
cle 163 of the education law to practice marriage and family therapy in
this state. Each partner of a registered limited liability partnership
formed to provide mental health counseling services in this state must
be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice
mental health counseling in this state. Each partner of a registered
limited liability partnership formed to provide psychoanalysis services
in this state must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education
law to practice psychoanalysis in this state. Each partner of a regis-
tered limited liability partnership formed to provide applied behavior
analysis service in this state must be licensed or certified pursuant to
article 167 of the education law to practice applied behavior analysis
in this state.
§ 6. Subdivision (q) of section 121-1502 of the partnership law, as
amended by chapter 475 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as
follows:
(q) Each partner of a foreign limited liability partnership which
provides medical services in this state must be licensed pursuant to
article 131 of the education law to practice medicine in the state [and
each]. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SECTION, ANY PERSON
LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 131 OF THE EDUCATION LAW TO PRACTICE MEDI-
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CINE AND ANY PERSON LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLES 132, 137, 140, 141,
143, 144, 153, 154, 155 OR 156 OR SUBDIVISION 3 OF SECTION 6902 OF ARTI-
CLE 139 OF THE EDUCATION LAW MAY FORM, OR CAUSE TO BE FORMED, A FOREIGN
LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP TO PROVIDE MULTIDISCIPLINARY SERVICES WITH
ONE OR MORE LICENSED PROFESSIONALS, SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
(I) EACH PARTNER OF SUCH FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP MUST BE
LICENSED PURSUANT TO TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW TO PRACTICE HIS OR
HER PROFESSION IN THIS STATE; (II) EACH PARTNER SHALL ONLY PRACTICE HIS
OR HER PROFESSION AS SPECIFIED IN HIS OR HER RESPECTIVE PROFESSIONAL
ENABLING STATUTE UNDER TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW; AND (III) ANY
CLINICAL INTEGRATION OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL
NOT ALTER, EXPAND OR CURTAIL THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF ANY OF THE PART-
NERS; PROVIDED FURTHER THAT: (A) NO PARTNER SHALL, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECT-
LY, INTERFERE WITH THE CLINICAL JUDGMENT OR LEGITIMATE CLINICAL PRACTICE
OF ANOTHER PARTNER; AND (B) NO PARTNER SHALL ORDER OR DIRECT ANOTHER
PARTNER TO PRACTICE BEYOND THE SCOPE OF HIS OR HER LICENSE. EACH partner
of a foreign limited liability partnership which provides dental
services in the state must be licensed pursuant to article 133 of the
education law to practice dentistry in this state. Each partner of a
foreign limited liability partnership which provides veterinary service
in the state shall be licensed pursuant to article 135 of the education
law to practice veterinary medicine in this state. Each partner of a
foreign limited liability partnership which provides professional engi-
neering, land surveying, geological services, architectural and/or land-
scape architectural services in this state must be licensed pursuant to
article 145, article 147 and/or article 148 of the education law to
practice one or more of such professions. [Each partner of a foreign
limited liability partnership which provides licensed clinical social
work services in this state must be licensed pursuant to article 154 of
the education law to practice licensed clinical social work in this
state.] Each partner of a foreign limited liability partnership which
provides creative arts therapy services in this state must be licensed
pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice creative arts
therapy in this state. Each partner of a foreign limited liability part-
nership which provides marriage and family therapy services in this
state must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to
practice marriage and family therapy in this state. Each partner of a
foreign limited liability partnership which provides mental health coun-
seling services in this state must be licensed pursuant to article 163
of the education law to practice mental health counseling in this state.
Each partner of a foreign limited liability partnership which provides
psychoanalysis services in this state must be licensed pursuant to arti-
cle 163 of the education law to practice psychoanalysis in this state.
Each partner of a foreign limited liability partnership which provides
applied behavior analysis services in this state must be licensed or
certified pursuant to article 167 of the education law to practice
applied behavior analysis in this state.
§ 7. Section 6509-a of the education law, as amended by chapter 555 of
the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
§ 6509-a. Additional definition of professional misconduct; limited
application. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this article
or of any other provision of law to the contrary, the license or regis-
tration of a person subject to the provisions of articles one hundred
thirty-two, one hundred thirty-three, one hundred thirty-six, one
hundred thirty-seven, one hundred thirty-nine, one hundred forty-one,
one hundred forty-three, one hundred forty-four, one hundred fifty-six,
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one hundred fifty-nine and one hundred sixty-four of this chapter may be
revoked, suspended or annulled or such person may be subject to any
other penalty provided in section sixty-five hundred eleven of this
article in accordance with the provisions and procedure of this article
for the following:
That any person subject to the above enumerated articles, has directly
or indirectly requested, received or participated in the division,
transference, assignment, rebate, splitting or refunding of a fee for,
or has directly requested, received or profited by means of a credit or
other valuable consideration as a commission, discount or gratuity in
connection with the furnishing of professional care, or service, includ-
ing x-ray examination and treatment, or for or in connection with the
sale, rental, supplying or furnishing of clinical laboratory services or
supplies, x-ray laboratory services or supplies, inhalation therapy
service or equipment, ambulance service, hospital or medical supplies,
physiotherapy or other therapeutic service or equipment, artificial
limbs, teeth or eyes, orthopedic or surgical appliances or supplies,
optical appliances, supplies or equipment, devices for aid of hearing,
drugs, medication or medical supplies or any other goods, services or
supplies prescribed for medical diagnosis, care or treatment under this
chapter, except payment, not to exceed thirty-three and one-third per
centum of any fee received for x-ray examination, diagnosis or treat-
ment, to any hospital furnishing facilities for such examination, diag-
nosis or treatment. Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit
such persons from practicing as partners, in groups or as a professional
corporation or as a university faculty practice corporation nor from
pooling fees and moneys received, either by the partnerships, profes-
sional corporations, university faculty practice corporations or groups
by the individual members thereof, for professional services furnished
by any individual professional member, or employee of such partnership,
corporation or group, nor shall the professionals constituting the part-
nerships, corporations or groups be prohibited from sharing, dividing or
apportioning the fees and moneys received by them or by the partnership,
corporation or group in accordance with a partnership or other agree-
ment; provided that no such practice as partners, corporations or in
groups or pooling of fees or moneys received or shared, division or
apportionment of fees shall be permitted with respect to care and treat-
ment under the workers' compensation law except as expressly authorized
by the workers' compensation law. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION
SHALL PROHIBIT A MULTIDISCIPLINARY SERVICES PRACTICE FORMED PURSUANT TO
SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED THREE OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY
COMPANY LAW, SUBDIVISION (B) OF SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED SEVEN OF THE
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW, SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION THIRTEEN
HUNDRED ONE OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW, PARAGRAPH (A) OF
SECTION FIFTEEN HUNDRED THREE OF THE BUSINESS CORPORATION LAW, SUBDIVI-
SION (Q) OF SECTION 121-1500 OF THE PARTNERSHIP LAW, OR SUBDIVISION (Q)
OF SECTION 121-1502 OF THE PARTNERSHIP LAW FROM POOLING FEES OR MONIES
RECEIVED. Nothing contained in this chapter shall prohibit a medical or
dental expense indemnity corporation pursuant to its contract with the
subscriber from prorationing a medical or dental expense indemnity
allowance among two or more professionals in proportion to the services
rendered by each such professional at the request of the subscriber,
provided that prior to payment thereof such professionals shall submit
both to the medical or dental expense indemnity corporation and to the
subscriber statements itemizing the services rendered by each such
professional and the charges therefor.
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§ 8. Subdivision 19 of section 6530 of the education law, as added by
chapter 606 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows:
19. Permitting any person to share in the fees for professional
services, other than: a partner, employee, associate in a professional
firm or corporation, professional subcontractor or consultant authorized
to practice medicine, [or] a legally authorized trainee practicing under
the supervision of a licensee, OR AN AUTHORIZED PROFESSIONAL LICENSED
PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE, ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO, ONE
HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN, ONE HUNDRED FORTY, ONE HUNDRED FORTY-ONE, ONE
HUNDRED FORTY-THREE, ONE HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR, ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE,
ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR, ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE, ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX OR
ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE OR SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION SIXTY NINE
HUNDRED TWO OF ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE OF THIS CHAPTER PROVIDING
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN THE SAME PRACTICE. This prohibition shall
include any arrangement or agreement whereby the amount received in
payment for furnishing space, facilities, equipment or personnel
services used by a licensee constitutes a percentage of, or is otherwise
dependent upon, the income or receipts of the licensee from such prac-
tice, except as otherwise provided by law with respect to a facility
licensed pursuant to article twenty-eight of the public health law or
article thirteen of the mental hygiene law;
§ 9. Section 6531 of the education law, as amended by chapter 555 of
the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
§ 6531. Additional definition of professional misconduct, limited
application. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this article
or any other provisions of law to the contrary, the license or registra-
tion of a person subject to the provisions of this article and article
one hundred thirty-one-B of this chapter may be revoked, suspended, or
annulled or such person may be subject to any other penalty provided in
section two hundred thirty-a of the public health law in accordance with
the provisions and procedures of this article for the following:
That any person subject to the above-enumerated articles has directly
or indirectly requested, received or participated in the division,
transference, assignment, rebate, splitting, or refunding of a fee for,
or has directly requested, received or profited by means of a credit or
other valuable consideration as a commission, discount or gratuity, in
connection with the furnishing of professional care or service, includ-
ing x-ray examination and treatment, or for or in connection with the
sale, rental, supplying, or furnishing of clinical laboratory services
or supplies, x-ray laboratory services or supplies, inhalation therapy
service or equipment, ambulance service, hospital or medical supplies,
physiotherapy or other therapeutic service or equipment, artificial
limbs, teeth or eyes, orthopedic or surgical appliances or supplies,
optical appliances, supplies, or equipment, devices for aid of hearing,
drugs, medication, or medical supplies, or any other goods, services, or
supplies prescribed for medical diagnosis, care, or treatment under this
chapter, except payment, not to exceed thirty-three and one-third
percent of any fee received for x-ray examination, diagnosis, or treat-
ment, to any hospital furnishing facilities for such examination, diag-
nosis, or treatment. Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit
such persons from practicing as partners, in groups or as a professional
corporation or as a university faculty practice corporation, nor from
pooling fees and moneys received, either by the partnerships, profes-
sional corporations, or university faculty practice corporations or
groups by the individual members thereof, for professional services
furnished by an individual professional member, or employee of such
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partnership, corporation, or group, nor shall the professionals consti-
tuting the partnerships, corporations or groups be prohibited from shar-
ing, dividing, or apportioning the fees and moneys received by them or
by the partnership, corporation, or group in accordance with a partner-
ship or other agreement; provided that no such practice as partners,
corporations, or groups, or pooling of fees or moneys received or
shared, division or apportionment of fees shall be permitted with
respect to and treatment under the workers' compensation law. NOTHING
CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION SHALL PROHIBIT A MULTIDISCIPLINARY SERVICES
PRACTICE FORMED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED
THREE OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW, SUBDIVISION (B) OF SECTION
TWELVE HUNDRED SEVEN OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW, SUBDIVISION
(A) OF SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED ONE OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
LAW, PARAGRAPH (A) OF SECTION FIFTEEN HUNDRED THREE OF THE BUSINESS
CORPORATION LAW, SUBDIVISION (Q) OF SECTION 121-1500 OF THE PARTNERSHIP
LAW, OR SUBDIVISION (Q) OF SECTION 121-1502 OF THE PARTNERSHIP LAW FROM
POOLING FEES OR MONIES RECEIVED. Nothing contained in this chapter shall
prohibit a corporation licensed pursuant to article forty-three of the
insurance law pursuant to its contract with the subscribed from prora-
tioning a medical or dental expenses indemnity allowance among two or
more professionals in proportion to the services rendered by each such
professional at the request of the subscriber, provided that prior to
payment thereof such professionals shall submit both to the corporation
licensed pursuant to article forty-three of the insurance law and to the
subscriber statements itemizing the services rendered by each such
professional and the charges therefor.
§ 10. Subdivision 1 of section 2801 of the public health law, as
amended by section 1 of subpart B of part S of chapter 57 of the laws of
2018, is amended to read as follows:
1. "Hospital" means a facility or institution engaged principally in
providing services by or under the supervision of a physician or, in the
case of a dental clinic or dental dispensary, of a dentist, or, in the
case of a midwifery birth center, of a midwife, for the prevention,
diagnosis or treatment of human disease, pain, injury, deformity or
physical condition, including, but not limited to, a general hospital,
public health center, diagnostic center, treatment center, dental clin-
ic, dental dispensary, rehabilitation center other than a facility used
solely for vocational rehabilitation, nursing home, tuberculosis hospi-
tal, chronic disease hospital, maternity hospital, midwifery birth
center, lying-in-asylum, out-patient department, out-patient lodge,
dispensary and a laboratory or central service facility serving one or
more such institutions, but the term hospital shall not include an
institution, sanitarium or other facility engaged principally in provid-
ing services for the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of mental disa-
bility and which is subject to the powers of visitation, examination,
inspection and investigation of the department of mental hygiene except
for those distinct parts of such a facility which provide hospital
service. The provisions of this article shall not apply to a facility or
institution engaged principally in providing services by or under the
supervision of the bona fide members and adherents of a recognized reli-
gious organization whose teachings include reliance on spiritual means
through prayer alone for healing in the practice of the religion of such
organization and where services are provided in accordance with those
teachings OR TO A MULTIDISCIPLINARY SERVICES PRACTICE FORMED PURSUANT TO
SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED THREE OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY
COMPANY LAW, SUBDIVISION (B) OF SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED SEVEN OF THE
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LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW, SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION THIRTEEN
HUNDRED ONE OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW, PARAGRAPH (A) OF
SECTION FIFTEEN HUNDRED THREE OF THE BUSINESS CORPORATION LAW, SUBDIVI-
SION (Q) OF SECTION 121-1500 OF THE PARTNERSHIP LAW, OR SUBDIVISION (Q)
OF SECTION 121-1502 OF THE PARTNERSHIP LAW. No provision of this arti-
cle or any other provision of law shall be construed to: (a) limit the
volume of mental health or substance use disorder services that can be
provided by a provider of primary care services licensed under this
article and authorized to provide integrated services in accordance with
regulations issued by the commissioner in consultation with the commis-
sioner of the office of mental health and the commissioner of the office
of alcoholism and substance abuse services, including regulations issued
pursuant to subdivision seven of section three hundred sixty-five-l of
the social services law or part L of chapter fifty-six of the laws of
two thousand twelve; (b) require a provider licensed pursuant to article
thirty-one of the mental hygiene law or certified pursuant to article
thirty-two of the mental hygiene law to obtain an operating certificate
from the department if such provider has been authorized to provide
integrated services in accordance with regulations issued by the commis-
sioner in consultation with the commissioner of the office of mental
health and the commissioner of the office of alcoholism and substance
abuse services, including regulations issued pursuant to subdivision
seven of section three hundred sixty-five-l of the social services law
or part L of chapter fifty-six of the laws of two thousand twelve.
§ 10-a. Subdivision 1 of section 2801 of the public health law, as
amended by section 1 of part Z of chapter 57 of the laws of 2019, is
amended to read as follows:
1. "Hospital" means a facility or institution engaged principally in
providing services by or under the supervision of a physician or, in the
case of a dental clinic or dental dispensary, of a dentist, or, in the
case of a midwifery birth center, of a midwife, for the prevention,
diagnosis or treatment of human disease, pain, injury, deformity or
physical condition, including, but not limited to, a general hospital,
public health center, diagnostic center, treatment center, dental clin-
ic, dental dispensary, rehabilitation center other than a facility used
solely for vocational rehabilitation, nursing home, tuberculosis hospi-
tal, chronic disease hospital, maternity hospital, midwifery birth
center, lying-in-asylum, out-patient department, out-patient lodge,
dispensary and a laboratory or central service facility serving one or
more such institutions, but the term hospital shall not include an
institution, sanitarium or other facility engaged principally in provid-
ing services for the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of mental disa-
bility and which is subject to the powers of visitation, examination,
inspection and investigation of the department of mental hygiene except
for those distinct parts of such a facility which provide hospital
service. The provisions of this article shall not apply to a facility or
institution engaged principally in providing services by or under the
supervision of the bona fide members and adherents of a recognized reli-
gious organization whose teachings include reliance on spiritual means
through prayer alone for healing in the practice of the religion of such
organization and where services are provided in accordance with those
teachings OR TO A MULTIDISCIPLINARY SERVICES PRACTICE FORMED PURSUANT TO
SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED THREE OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY
COMPANY LAW, SUBDIVISION (B) OF SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED SEVEN OF THE
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW, SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION THIRTEEN
HUNDRED ONE OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW, PARAGRAPH (A) OF
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SECTION FIFTEEN HUNDRED THREE OF THE BUSINESS CORPORATION LAW, SUBDIVI-
SION (Q) OF SECTION 121-1500 OF THE PARTNERSHIP LAW, OR SUBDIVISION (Q)
OF SECTION 121-1502 OF THE PARTNERSHIP LAW. No provision of this arti-
cle or any other provision of law shall be construed to: (a) limit the
volume of mental health, substance use disorder services or develop-
mental disability services that can be provided by a provider of primary
care services licensed under this article and authorized to provide
integrated services in accordance with regulations issued by the commis-
sioner in consultation with the commissioner of the office of mental
health, the commissioner of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse
services and the commissioner of the office for people with develop-
mental disabilities, including regulations issued pursuant to subdivi-
sion seven of section three hundred sixty-five-l of the social services
law or part L of chapter fifty-six of the laws of two thousand twelve;
(b) require a provider licensed pursuant to article thirty-one of the
mental hygiene law or certified pursuant to article sixteen or article
thirty-two of the mental hygiene law to obtain an operating certificate
from the department if such provider has been authorized to provide
integrated services in accordance with regulations issued by the commis-
sioner in consultation with the commissioner of the office of mental
health, the commissioner of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse
services and the commissioner of the office for people with develop-
mental disabilities, including regulations issued pursuant to subdivi-
sion seven of section three hundred sixty-five-l of the social services
law or part L of chapter fifty-six of the laws of two thousand twelve.
§ 11. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law; provided, however, that section ten-a of this act
shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as section 1
of part Z of chapter 57 of the laws of 2019, takes effect.