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§ 6526. Exempt persons. The following persons under the following\nlimitations may practice medicine within the state without a license:\n 1. Any physician who is employed as a resident in a public hospital,\nprovided such practice is limited to such hospital and is under the\nsupervision of a licensed physician;\n 2. Any physician who is licensed in a bordering state and who resides\nnear a border of this state, provided such practice is limited in this\nstate to the vicinity of such border and provided such physician does\nnot maintain an office or place to meet patients or receive calls within\nthis state;\n 3. Any physician who is licensed in another state or country and who\nis meeting a physician licensed in this state, for purposes of\nconsultation, provided such practice is li
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§ 6526. Exempt persons. The following persons under the following\nlimitations may practice medicine within the state without a license:\n 1. Any physician who is employed as a resident in a public hospital,\nprovided such practice is limited to such hospital and is under the\nsupervision of a licensed physician;\n 2. Any physician who is licensed in a bordering state and who resides\nnear a border of this state, provided such practice is limited in this\nstate to the vicinity of such border and provided such physician does\nnot maintain an office or place to meet patients or receive calls within\nthis state;\n 3. Any physician who is licensed in another state or country and who\nis meeting a physician licensed in this state, for purposes of\nconsultation, provided such practice is limited to such consultation;\n 4. Any physician who is licensed in another state or country, who is\nvisiting a medical school or teaching hospital in this state to receive\nmedical instruction for a period not to exceed six months or to conduct\nmedical instruction, provided such practice is limited to such\ninstruction and is under the supervision of a licensed physician;\n 5. Any physician who is authorized by a foreign government to practice\nin relation to its diplomatic, consular or maritime staffs, provided\nsuch practice is limited to such staffs;\n 6. Any commissioned medical officer who is serving in the United\nStates armed forces or public health service or any physician who is\nemployed in the United States Veterans Administration, provided such\npractice is limited to such service or employment;\n 7. Any intern who is employed by a hospital and who is a graduate of a\nmedical school in the United States or Canada, provided such practice is\nlimited to such hospital and is under the supervision of a licensed\nphysician; or\n 8. Any medical student who is performing a clinical clerkship or\nsimilar function in a hospital and who is matriculated in a medical\nschool which meets standards satisfactory to the department, provided\nsuch practice is limited to such clerkship or similar function in such\nhospital.\n 9. Any dentist or dental school graduate eligible for licensure in the\nstate who administers anesthesia as part of a hospital residency program\nestablished for the purpose of training dentists in anesthesiology.\n 10. (a) Any physician who is licensed and in good standing in another\nstate or territory, and who has a written agreement to provide medical\nservices to athletes and team personnel of a United States sports team\nrecognized by the United States Olympic committee or an out-of-state\nsecondary school, institution of postsecondary education, or\nprofessional athletic organization sports team, may provide medical\nservices to such athletes and team personnel at a discrete sanctioned\nteam sporting event in this state as defined by the commissioner in\nregulations, provided such services are provided only to such athletes\nand team personnel at the discrete sanctioned team sporting event. Any\nsuch medical services shall be provided only five days before through\nthree days after each discrete sanctioned team sporting event.\n (b) Any person practicing as a physician in New York state pursuant to\nthis subdivision shall be subject to the personal and subject matter\njurisdiction and disciplinary and regulatory authority of the board of\nregents and the state board for professional medical conduct established\npursuant to section two hundred thirty of the public health law as if he\nor she is a licensee and as if the exemption pursuant to this\nsubdivision is a license. Such individual shall comply with applicable\nprovisions of this title, the public health law, the rules of the board\nof regents, the state board for professional medical conduct established\npursuant to section two hundred thirty of the public health law, and the\nregulations of the commissioner and the commissioner of health, relating\nto professional misconduct, disciplinary proceedings and penalties for\nprofessional misconduct.\n