2006 New York Code - Qualifications Of Applicants For Licensure.

 
    §  2896-c. Qualifications of applicants for licensure. 1. An applicant
  shall be eligible for a license as provided in this article upon payment
  to the department of  an  application  fee  of  forty  dollars  and  the
  submission  of  satisfactory  evidence, verified by oath or affirmation,
  that the applicant:
    (a) is at least twenty-one years of age;
    (b) is of good moral character and suitability;
    (c) has successfully completed  a  four-year  course  of  study  in  a
  secondary  school  approved  by  the  board  of regents or been issued a
  certificate of equivalency; and
    (d) has satisfactorily completed a course of study  in  the  field  of
  institutional  administration  approved  by  the  board  or  in a school
  licensed  by  the  state  department  of  education  as  maintaining   a
  satisfactory  standard,  or  an  equivalent  combination of instruction,
  training or experience as determined by the board, or the equivalent  of
  such  a  course  of  study  in  a  college  as  determined  by the state
  department of education; and
    (e) has passed an examination as specified  in  section  two  thousand
  eight hundred ninety-six-d of this title.
    2. An applicant who is denied licensure only because of his failure to
  meet  the  requirements  of paragraphs (c) and (d) of subdivision one of
  this section may petition the  board  for  reconsideration  and  may  be
  licensed  provided  that  he  possesses  educational  qualifications  or
  experience in  nursing  home  administration  which  are  at  least  the
  equivalent  of  the  satisfactory  completion  of  an approved course of
  study,  and  such  extended  practical  experience   in   nursing   home
  administration  or in a related health administration activity as may be
  acceptable to the board.