§ 2896-c. Qualifications of applicants for licensure. 1. An applicant\nshall be eligible for a license as provided in this article upon payment\nto the department of an application fee of forty dollars and the\nsubmission of satisfactory evidence, verified by oath or affirmation,\nthat the applicant:\n (a) is at least twenty-one years of age;\n (b) is of good moral character and suitability;\n (c) has successfully completed a four-year course of study in a\nsecondary school approved by the board of regents or been issued a\ncertificate of equivalency; and\n (d) has satisfactorily completed a course of study in the field of\ninstitutional administration approved by the board or in a school\nlicensed by the state department of education as maintaining a\nsatisfactory standard, or an equivalent combination of instruction,\ntraining or experience as determined by the board, or the equivalent of\nsuch a course of study in a college as determined by the state\ndepartment of education; and\n (e) has passed an examination as specified in section two thousand\neight hundred ninety-six-d of this title.\n 2. An applicant who is denied licensure only because of his failure to\nmeet the requirements of paragraphs (c) and (d) of subdivision one of\nthis section may petition the board for reconsideration and may be\nlicensed provided that he possesses educational qualifications or\nexperience in nursing home administration which are at least the\nequivalent of the satisfactory completion of an approved course of\nstudy, and such extended practical experience in nursing home\nadministration or in a related health administration activity as may be\nacceptable to the board.\n
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