1. (1) Alternative route one. An applicant may qualify for a license as a psychoanalyst through meeting the following alternative requirements. The applicant shall:

   1. (i) file an application for licensure by January 1, 2006 and pay the fee for the initial license and the fee for the first registration period, as prescribed in section 8405(3)(g) of the Education Law;
   2. (ii) be of good moral character as determined by the department;
   3. (iii) be at least 21 years of age;
   4. (iv) have completed a master's or higher degree program in any field that is registered by the department pursuant to Part 52 of this Title, or is an equivalent program as determined by the department;

   5. (v) have completed coursework at a psychoanalytic institute chartered by the Board of Regents or an institution authorized by its charter or by authorization of the Board of Regents to confer degrees in New York State, or equivalent coursework, that is substantially equivalent to coursework required in a master's degree program in a health or mental health field of study. The course of study shall include at least 15 clock hours of classroom instruction in each of the following areas:

      1. (a) personality development;
      2. (b) psychoanalytic theory;
      3. (c) practice techniques, including dreams and symbolic processes;
      4. (d) analysis of resistance, transference, and countertransference;
      5. (e) case seminars on clinical practice;
      6. (f) psychoanalytic research methodology;
      7. (g) professional ethics;
   6. (vi) have completed at least 150 clock hours of personal psychoanalysis;
   7. (vii) have completed at least 100 clock hours of supervised analysis of the applicant's psychoanalytic cases; and
   8. (viii) have engaged in the practice of psychoanalysis, as defined in section 8405(1) of the Education Law, for at least 1,500 clock hours.

2. (2) Alternative route two. An applicant may qualify for a license as a psychoanalyst through meeting the following alternative requirements. The applicant shall:

   1. (i) file an application for licensure by January 1, 2006 and pay the fee for the initial license and the fee for the first registration period, as prescribed in section 8405(3)(g) of the Education Law;
   2. (ii) be of good moral character as determined by the department;
   3. (iii) be at least 21 years of age;
   4. (iv) have completed a baccalaureate or higher degree program in any field that is registered by the department pursuant to Part 52 of this Title, or is an equivalent program as determined by the department;

   5. (v) have completed coursework at a psychoanalytic institute chartered by the Board of Regents or an institution authorized by its charter or by authorization of the Board of Regents to confer degrees in New York State, or equivalent coursework, of at least 15 clock hours of classroom instruction in each of the following areas:

      1. (a) personality development;
      2. (b) psychoanalytic theory;
      3. (c) practice techniques, including dreams and symbolic processes;
      4. (d) analysis of resistance, transference, and countertransference; and
      5. (e) psychoanalytic research methodology;
   6. (vi) have completed at least 150 clock hours of personal psychoanalysis;
   7. (vii) have engaged in the practice of psychoanalysis, as defined in section 8405(1) of the Education Law, on a full-time basis for seven years or the part-time equivalent. For purposes of this subparagraph, practice on a full-time basis shall mean 800 clock hours in the practice of psychoanalysis, earned over a 52-week period; and
   8. (viii) have submitted certifications from three individuals who meet the qualifications for supervisors of the experience requirement, as prescribed in section 79-12.3(c)(2), endorsing the applicant's good professional ethics and clinical competence to practice psychoanalysis. Such certifications shall be submitted on forms prescribed by the department.

3. (b) In accordance with section 8411(2)(b) of the Education Law, an applicant who meets all requirements for licensure as a psychoanalyst, as prescribed in section 8405(3) of the Education Law, except for the examination requirement, may qualify for a license as a psychoanalyst through meeting the requirements of this subdivision, provided that the applicant files the licensure application with the department and pays the required fees by January 1, 2006 and meets all of the other requirements on or before December 31, 2006. The applicant shall:

   1. (1) file an application for licensure by January 1, 2006 and pay the fee for the initial license and the fee for the first registration period, as prescribed in section 8405(3)(g) of the Education Law;
   2. (2) meet all requirements for the license as a psychoanalyst prescribed in section 8405(3) of the Education Law, except the examination requirement; and

   3. (3) either:

      1. (i) have certification or registration by a national certifying or registering body for psychoanalysts, acceptable to the department. To be acceptable to the department, the national certifying or registering body must be recognized nationwide as an organization that certifies or registers psychoanalysts throughout the United States based upon a review of their qualifications to practice psychoanalysis and must have adequate standards for the review of the applicant's qualifications for practicing psychoanalysis, as determined by the department. Such standards must include standards for the review of the applicant's education and experience for practicing psychoanalysis and may include an examination requirement. For use under this subdivision, such certification or registration need not be current but shall not have been revoked for misconduct and/or unethical activities. For documentation of the applicant's certification or registration status to be sufficient, the national certifying or registering body must submit documentation verifying the applicant's certification or registration status directly to the department; or
      2. (ii) if there is no national certifying or registering body for psychoanalysts acceptable to the department as prescribed in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, have engaged in the practice of psychoanalysis, as defined in section 8405(1) of the Education Law, on a full- time basis for five years of the immediately preceding eight years prior to application for licensure. For purposes of this subparagraph, practice on a full-time basis shall mean 800 clock hours in the practice of psychoanalysis, earned over a 52-week period.

(a) Alternative requirements.

In accordance with section 8411(2)(a) of the Education Law, an applicant who does not meet the requirements for licensure as a psychoanalyst as prescribed in section 8405(3) of the Education Law, may qualify for a license as a psychoanalyst through meeting the alternative requirements prescribed in either paragraph (1) or (2) of this subdivision, provided that the applicant files the licensure application with the department and pays the required fees by January 1, 2006 and meets all of the other requirements on or before December 31, 2006.