§ 6507. Administration by the education department. 1. The\ncommissioner and the department shall administer the admission to and\nthe practice of the professions.\n 2. In administering, the commissioner may:\n a. Promulgate regulations, except that no regulations shall be\npromulgated concerning article 131-A of this chapter;\n b. Conduct investigations;\n c. Issue subpoenas;\n d. Grant immunity from prosecution in accordance with section 50.20 of\nthe criminal procedure law to anyone subpoenaed in any investigation or\nhearing conducted pursuant to this title; and\n e. Excuse, for cause acceptable to the commissioner, the failure to\nregister with the department. Such excuse shall validate and authorize\nsuch practitioner's right to practice pending registration.\n 3. The department assisted by the board for each profession, shall:\n a. Establish standards for preprofessional and professional education,\nexperience and licensing examinations as required to implement the\narticle for each profession. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,\nthe commissioner shall establish standards requiring that all persons\napplying, on or after January first, nineteen hundred ninety-one,\ninitially, or for the renewal of, a license, registration or limited\npermit to be a physician, chiropractor, dentist, registered nurse,\npodiatrist, optometrist, psychiatrist, psychologist, licensed master\nsocial worker, licensed clinical social worker, licensed creative arts\ntherapist, licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed mental\nhealth counselor, licensed psychoanalyst, dental hygienist, licensed\nbehavior analyst, certified behavior analyst assistant, or athletic\ntrainer shall, in addition to all the other licensure, certification or\npermit requirements, have completed two hours of coursework or training\nregarding the identification and reporting of child abuse and\nmaltreatment. The coursework or training shall be obtained from an\ninstitution or provider which has been approved by the department to\nprovide such coursework or training. The coursework or training shall\ninclude information regarding the physical and behavioral indicators of\nchild abuse and maltreatment and the statutory reporting requirements\nset out in sections four hundred thirteen through four hundred twenty of\nthe social services law, including but not limited to, when and how a\nreport must be made, what other actions the reporter is mandated or\nauthorized to take, the legal protections afforded reporters, and the\nconsequences for failing to report. Such coursework or training may also\ninclude information regarding the physical and behavioral indicators of\nthe abuse of individuals with developmental disabilities and voluntary\nreporting of abused or neglected adults to the office for people with\ndevelopmental disabilities or the local adult protective services unit.\nEach applicant shall provide the department with documentation showing\nthat he or she has completed the required training. The department shall\nprovide an exemption from the child abuse and maltreatment training\nrequirements to any applicant who requests such an exemption and who\nshows, to the department's satisfaction, that there would be no need\nbecause of the nature of his or her practice for him or her to complete\nsuch training;\n b. Review qualifications in connection with licensing requirements;\nand\n c. Provide for licensing examinations and reexaminations.\n 4. The department shall:\n a. Register or approve educational programs designed for the purpose\nof providing professional preparation which meet standards established\nby the department.\n b. Issue licenses, registrations, and limited permits to qualified\napplicants;\n c. (i) Issue a certificate of authority to a qualified professional\nservice corporation being organized under section fifteen hundred three\nof the business corporation law or to a university faculty practice\ncorporation being organize
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