Ny professional licensing board

The Education Law requires that individual licensees periodically register with the Department and pay a fee in order to actively practice or use a professional title within NYS.

Certification requests can only be submitted by the licensee and can only be sent to the licensee or the licensing authority of another state or jurisdiction. The Department also issues written verification of licensure confirming an individual is licensed in NYS and their registration status. You can view an official online verification of any New York State professional license at no cost by using our Online Verification Service.

The Board of Regents , on the recommendation of the Commissioner of Education, appoints a State Board for each licensed profession to advise and assist the Board of Regents and the State Education Department on matters of professional regulation. The Board of Regents also appoints a Committee for Professional Assistance to advise them on matters relating to practice by professional licensees with alcohol or other drug abuse problems.

The 29 State Boards for the Professions and the Committee for Professional Assistance are comprised of professional members and one or more representatives of the general public. In addition, Board and Committee composition should reflect the State's regions, cultural diversity, and the various aspects of the professions.

Professional board members must be New York State-licensed professionals who are residents of the State. For many boards, professional member appointees must have at least five years of experience. Committee members are not required to be licensed professionals. Every State Board must also have at least one public representative and in some cases up to five public members , who is a consumer of services of the profession s on which the board advises.

The individual must be a New York State resident and meet various requirements to ensure that the public perspective is not compromised. The New York State Education Department NYSED or the Department discovered a recent data security incident that may have involved the personally identifiable information of certain professional licensure candidates and those who were eligible for certain professional permits.

Please note that no unauthorized access has been confirmed, nor has any unauthorized use of this data been reported to NYSED. The Department is providing this notification out of an abundance of caution.

NYSED took immediate action to remove all access to the information and has since instituted appropriate corrective action to ensure all data NYSED possesses is secure. Additional information is available on our dedicated web page.