The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions; State level · New York
- Level
- Sector regulator
- Authority
- N.Y. Educ. Law Title VIII; Executive Order 202 series (Governor Cuomo); Executive Order 4 series (Governor Hochul)
- Effective
- Describes suspensions in force Mar. 7, 2020 through June 25, 2021 (Executive Order 202 series) and Nov. 26, 2021 through Feb. 21, 2023 (Executive Order 4 series) (read as 2020-03-07)
- End
- Executive Order 202 series expired June 25, 2021 (page text); Executive Order 4 series items expired Apr. 30, 2022 and Feb. 21, 2023 (read as 2021-06-25)
- In force
- Mar. 7, 2020 to June 25, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Health care ordersOther
- Addressees
- Title VIII health professionals licensed in other States, Canadian provinces or territories
- New York registered nurses, LPNs, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, physical therapists, social workers, psychologists and mental-health practitioners
- recent graduates of licensure-qualifying programs
- hospitals and nursing homes employing them
- Functions reached
- HR credentialing (out-of-State and graduate practice authorizations for every Title VIII health profession, Mar. 2020 - June 25, 2021)
- WF workforce (scope-of-practice modifications for nurses and non-nursing staff)
- TM telehealth
- CB patients
- Collection
- State health licensing boards AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS
Operative words
In response to the COVID-19 emergency disaster, the Governor has issued Executive Orders (EO) that impact licensed professionals.... Order 202 issued on March 7, 2020, and each successor Executive Order to Executive Order 202 have expired as of June 25, 2021. While the several exceptions and authorizations relevant to the Title VIII statutes and regulations contained within Executive Order 202 and each successor Executive Order to Executive Order 202 have now expired, Title VIII professionals should return to [full compliance]... Temporary Suspension and Modification of Education law and Regulations to the extent necessary to allow registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and nurse practitioners licensed and in current good standing in any state in the United States to practice in New York State without civil or criminal penalty related to lack of licensure... [and to allow] registered professional nurses, licensed practical nurses, nurse practitioners, specialist assistants, respiratory therapists, respiratory therapist technicians, pharmacists, clinical nurse specialists, dentists, dental hygienists, registered dental [assistants],... licensed clinical social workers, licensed master social workers, podiatrists, physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, creative arts therapists, psychoanalysts and psychologists who have an unencumbered license and are currently in good standing in New [York...]
Enforcement
N.Y. Educ. Law § 6512 (unauthorized practice) suspended only within the terms of each Executive Order; § 6509 misconduct
Notes
The licensing authority's own catalogue of the Governor's Title VIII suspensions and their June 25, 2021 expiration; it establishes what was and was not in force for the New York health professions on June 30 and July 1, 2021
Retrieval noteThe page is the Office's own publication (rendered Sept. 26, 2026 from the live site), but it describes the Governor's Executive Orders rather than reproducing them.